New American Standard Bible 1995

1 Kings 2:13-22

13Now Adonijahאֲדֹנִיָּ֣הוּ'a.do.ni.Ya.huH138the sonבֶן־ven-H1121of Haggithחַגֵּ֗יתcha.GeitH2294cameוַיָּבֹ֞אvai.ya.Vo'H935to BathshebaH1339the motherאֵם־'em-H517of Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֔הshe.lo.MohH8010.And she saidוַתֹּ֖אמֶרva.To.merH559, “Do you comeבֹּאֶ֑ךָbo.'E.khaH935peacefullyהֲשָׁל֣וֹםha.sha.LomH7965?”And he saidוַיֹּ֖אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Peacefullyשָׁלֽוֹם׃sha.LomH7965.”

14Then he saidוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “I have somethingדָּבָ֥רda.VarH1697to sayto you.” And she saidוַתֹּ֖אמֶרva.To.merH559, “Speakדַּבֵּֽר׃da.BerH1696.”

15So he saidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “You knowיָדַ֙עַתְּ֙ya.Da.'atH3045thatthe kingdomהַמְּלוּכָ֔הha.me.lu.KhahH4410was mine andthat allכָֽל־khol-H3605Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֛לYis.ra.'ElH3478expectedשָׂ֧מוּ פְּנֵיהֶ֖םSa.mu pe.nei.HemH7760 H6440me to be kingלִמְלֹ֑ךְlim.LokhH4427;however, the kingdomהַמְּלוּכָה֙ha.me.lu.KhahH4410has turnedוַתִּסֹּ֤בva.ti.SoH5437aboutH5437and becomeH1961my brother’sלְאָחִ֔יle.'a.ChiH251,for it was his from the Lordמֵיְהוָ֖הme.Yah.wehH3068.

16Nowוְעַתָּ֗הve.'a.TahH6258I am makingשֹׁאֵ֣לsho.'ElH7592oneאַחַת֙'a.ChatH259requestשְׁאֵלָ֤הshe.'e.LahH7596of you; do notrefuseתָּשִׁ֖בִיta.Shi.viH7725me.” And she saidוַתֹּ֥אמֶרva.To.merH559to him, “Speakדַּבֵּֽר׃da.BerH1696.”

17Then he saidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Pleaseנָא֙na'H4994speakאִמְרִי־'im.ri-H559to Solomonלִשְׁלֹמֹ֣הlish.lo.MohH8010the kingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428, for he will notrefuseיָשִׁ֖יבya.ShivH7725you, that he may giveוְיִתֶּן־ve.yi.ten-H5414meAbishagאֲבִישַׁ֥ג'a.vi.ShagH49the Shunammiteהַשּׁוּנַמִּ֖יתha.shu.na.MitH7767as a wifeלְאִשָּֽׁה׃le.'i.ShahH802.”

18BathshebaH1339saidוַתֹּ֥אמֶרva.To.merH559, “VeryH2896wellH2896;I will speakאֲדַבֵּ֥ר'a.da.BerH1696to the kingהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428for you.”

19So BathshebaH1339wentוַתָּבֹ֤אva.ta.Vo'H935to Kingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֔הshe.lo.MohH8010to speakלְדַבֶּר־le.da.ber-H1696to him for Adonijahאֲדֹנִיָּ֑הוּ'a.do.ni.Ya.huH138.And the kingהַמֶּ֨לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428aroseוַיָּקָם֩vai.ya.KamH6965to meetלִקְרָאתָ֜הּlik.ra.TahH7122her, bowedוַיִּשְׁתַּ֣חוּvai.yish.Ta.chuH7812before her, and satוַיֵּ֙שֶׁב֙vai.Ye.shevH3427on his throneכִּסְא֔וֹkis.'OH3678; then hehad a throneכִּסֵּא֙ki.Se'H3678setוַיָּ֤שֶׂםvai.Ya.semH7760for the king’sהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428motherלְאֵ֣םle.'EmH517, andshe satוַתֵּ֖שֶׁבva.Te.shevH3427on his rightלִֽימִינֽוֹ׃li.mi.noH3225.

20Then she saidוַתֹּ֗אמֶרva.To.merH559, “I am makingשֹׁאֶ֣לֶתsho.'E.letH7592oneאַחַ֤ת'a.ChatH259smallקְטַנָּה֙ke.ta.NahH6996requestשְׁאֵלָ֨הshe.'e.LahH7596of you; do notrefuseתָּ֖שֶׁבTa.shevH7725me.” And the kingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428saidוַיֹּֽאמֶר־vai.yo.mer-H559to her, “Askשַׁאֲלִ֣יsha.'a.LiH7592,my motherאִמִּ֔י'i.MiH517, for I will notrefuseאָשִׁ֖יב'a.ShivH7725you.”

21So she saidוַתֹּ֕אמֶרva.To.merH559, “Let Abishagאֲבִישַׁ֣ג'a.vi.ShagH49the Shunammiteהַשֻּׁנַמִּ֑יתha.shu.na.MitH7767be givenיֻתַּ֖ןyu.TanH5414to Adonijahלַאֲדֹנִיָּ֥הוּla.'a.do.ni.Ya.huH138your brotherאָחִ֖יךָ'a.Chi.khaH251as a wifeלְאִשָּֽׁה׃le.'i.ShahH802.”

22Kingהַמֶּ֨לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֜הshe.lo.MohH8010answeredוַיַּעַן֩vai.ya.'AnH6030and saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to his motherלְאִמּ֗וֹle.'i.MoH517, “And whyוְלָמָה֩ve.la.MahH4100are you askingשֹׁאֶ֜לֶתsho.'E.letH7592Abishagאֲבִישַׁ֤ג'a.vi.ShagH49the Shunammiteהַשֻּׁנַמִּית֙ha.shu.na.MitH7767for Adonijahלַאֲדֹ֣נִיָּ֔הוּla.'a.Do.ni.Ya.huH138?Askוְשַֽׁאֲלִי־ve.sha.'a.li-H7592for him also the kingdomהַמְּלוּכָ֔הha.me.lu.KhahH4410--for he is my olderהַגָּד֣וֹלha.ga.DolH1419brotherאָחִ֖י'a.ChiH251--even for him, forAbiatharוּלְאֶבְיָתָ֣רu.le.'ev.ya.TarH54the priestהַכֹּהֵ֔ןha.ko.HenH3548,and for Joabוּלְיוֹאָ֖בu.le.yo.'AvH3097the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Zeruiahצְרוּיָֽה׃ פtze.ru.YahH6870!”

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