1 Kings 1
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1 Kings 1:5-9

5Then AdonijahH138 the sonH1121 of HaggithH2294 exaltedH4984 himself, sayingH559, I will be kingH4427: and he preparedH6213 him chariotsH7393 and horsemenH6571, and fiftyH2572 menH376 to runH7323 beforeH6440 him.1 6And his fatherH1 had not displeasedH6087 him at any timeH3117 in sayingH559, Why hast thou done soH6213? and he also was a veryH3966 goodlyH8389H2896 man; and his mother bareH3205 him afterH310 AbsalomH53.2 7And he conferredH1697 with JoabH3097 the sonH1121 of ZeruiahH6870, and with AbiatharH54 the priestH3548: and they followingH310 AdonijahH138 helpedH5826 him.34 8But ZadokH6659 the priestH3548, and BenaiahH1141 the sonH1121 of JehoiadaH3077, and NathanH5416 the prophetH5030, and ShimeiH8096, and ReiH7472, and the mighty menH1368 which belonged to DavidH1732, were not with AdonijahH138. 9And AdonijahH138 slewH2076 sheepH6629 and oxenH1241 and fat cattleH4806 by the stoneH68 of ZohelethH2120, which is byH681 En–rogelH5883, and calledH7121 all his brethrenH251 the king’sH4428 sonsH1121, and all the menH582 of JudahH3063 the king’sH4428 servantsH5650:5

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  1. 1. 1 Kings 1:5 be king: Heb. reign. ↩
  2. 2. 1 Kings 1:6 at any…: Heb. from his days. ↩
  3. 3. 1 Kings 1:7 he…: Heb. his words were with. ↩
  4. 4. 1 Kings 1:7 following…: Heb. helped after Adonijah. ↩
  5. 5. 1 Kings 1:9 En–rogel: or, the well Rogel. ↩

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