New American Standard Bible 2020

1 Kings 1:42-48

42While he was stillעוֹדֶ֣נּוּo.De.nuH5750speakingמְדַבֵּ֔רme.da.BerH1696,beholdוְהִנֵּ֧הve.hi.NehH2009,JonathanH3083the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Abiatharאֶבְיָתָ֥ר'ev.ya.TarH54the priestהַכֹּהֵ֖ןha.ko.HenH3548cameH935.Then Adonijahאֲדֹנִיָּ֙הוּ֙'a.do.ni.Ya.huH138saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “ComeH935inH935, foryou are a valiantחַ֛יִלCha.yilH2428manאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376and you bringH1319goodוְט֥וֹבve.TovH2896newsתְּבַשֵּֽׂר׃te.va.SerH1319.”

43But JonathanH3083repliedוַיַּ֙עַן֙vai.Ya.'anH6030to Adonijahלַאֲדֹנִיָּ֑הוּla.'a.do.ni.Ya.huH138, “On the contraryאֲבָ֕ל'a.ValH61!Our lordאֲדֹנֵ֥ינוּ'a.do.Nei.nuH113Kingהַמֶּֽלֶךְ־ha.Me.lekh-H4428Davidדָּוִ֖דda.VidH1732has madeהִמְלִ֥יךְhim.LikhH4427Solomonשְׁלֹמֹֽה׃she.lo.MohH8010kingH4428!

44The kingהַ֠מֶּלֶךְHa.Me.lekhH4428has also sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֣חvai.yish.LachH7971with him Zadokצָד֨וֹקtza.DokH6659the priestהַכֹּהֵ֜ןha.ko.HenH3548,Nathanנָתָ֣ןna.TanH5416the prophetהַנָּבִ֗יאha.na.Vi'H5030,Benaiahוּבְנָיָ֙הוּ֙u.ve.na.Ya.huH1141the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Jehoiadaיְה֣וֹיָדָ֔עye.Ho.ya.Da'H3077,the Cherethitesוְהַכְּרֵתִ֖יve.ha.ke.re.TiH3774,and the Pelethitesוְהַפְּלֵתִ֑יve.ha.pe.le.TiH6432;and they have mountedוַיַּרְכִּ֣בוּvai.yar.Ki.vuH7392him on the king’sהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428muleפִּרְדַּ֥תpir.DatH6506.

45Furthermore, Zadokצָד֣וֹקtza.DokH6659the priestהַכֹּהֵ֣ןha.ko.HenH3548and Nathanוְנָתָן֩ve.na.TanH5416the prophetהַנָּבִ֨יאha.na.Vi'H5030have anointedוַיִּמְשְׁח֣וּvai.yim.she.ChuH4886him kingלְמֶ֜לֶךְle.Me.lekhH4428in Gihonבְּגִח֗וֹןbe.gi.ChonH1521,and they have comeH5927upH5927from thereמִשָּׁם֙mi.ShamH8033rejoicingשְׂמֵחִ֔יםse.me.ChimH8056,so that the cityהַקִּרְיָ֑הha.kir.YahH7151is goingH1949wildH1949.Thisה֥וּאhu'H1931is the noiseהַקּ֖וֹלha.KolH6963whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834you have heardשְׁמַעְתֶּֽם׃she.ma'.TemH8085.

46BesidesH1571,Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֔הshe.lo.MohH8010has evenH1571takenH3427his seatH3427on the throneכִּסֵּ֥אki.Se'H3678of the kingdomהַמְּלוּכָֽה׃ha.me.lu.KhahH4410.

47Moreoverוְגַם־ve.gam-H1571,the king’sהַמֶּ֗לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428servantsעַבְדֵ֣י'av.DeiH5650cameבָּ֜אוּBa.'uH935to blessלְ֠בָרֵךְLe.va.rekhH1288our lordאֲדֹנֵ֜ינוּ'a.do.Nei.nuH113Kingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Davidדָּוִד֮da.VidH1732,sayingלֵאמֹר֒le.MorH559, ‘Mayyour Godאֱלֹהִ֜ים'e.lo.hei.chaH430makeיֵיטֵ֨בyei.TevH3190the nameשֵׁ֤םshemH8034of Solomonשְׁלֹמֹה֙she.lo.MohH8010betterH3190thanH4480your nameמִשְּׁמֶ֔ךָmi.she.Me.khaH8034,and his throneכִּסְא֖וֹkis.'OH3678greaterוִֽיגַדֵּ֥לvi.ga.DelH1431thanH4480your throneמִכִּסְאֶ֑ךָmi.kis.'E.khaH3678!’ Andthe kingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428bowedH2331himself on the bedהַמִּשְׁכָּֽב׃ha.mish.KavH4904.

48The kingהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428has alsoוְגַם־ve.gam-H1571saidאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559thisכָּ֖כָהKa.khahH3602: ‘Blessedבָּר֨וּךְba.RukhH1288be the Lordיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068,the Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478,whoאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834has grantedנָתַ֥ןna.TanH5414one to sitיֹשֵׁ֥בyo.ShevH3427on my throneכִּסְאִ֖יkis.'IH3678todayהַיּ֛וֹםhai.YomH3117while my own eyesוְעֵינַ֥יve.'ei.NaiH5869seeרֹאֽוֹת׃ro.'otH7200it.’”

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