1 Kings Chapter 1
Revised Version 1895
2Wherefore hisservantsעֲבָדָ֗יו'a.va.DavH5650saidוַיֹּ֧אמְרוּvai.Yo.me.ruH559unto him,LetH1961there besoughtיְבַקְשׁ֞וּye.vak.ShuH1245for mylordלַאדֹנִ֤יla.do.NiH113thekingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428ayoungנַעֲרָ֣הna.'a.RahH5291virginבְתוּלָ֔הve.tu.LahH1330: andletH1961herH1961standוְעָֽמְדָה֙ve.'a.me.DahH5975beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440thekingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428, andcherishH2436him; andletH1961herH1961lieוְשָׁכְבָ֣הve.sha.khe.VahH7901in thybosomבְחֵיקֶ֔ךָve.chei.Ke.chaH2436, that mylordלַאדֹנִ֥יla.do.NiH113thekingהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428may getheatוְחַ֖םve.ChamH2552.
3SoH935theysoughtוַיְבַקְשׁוּ֙vay.vak.ShuH1245for afairיָפָ֔הya.FahH3303damselthroughoutH3605allH3605the coasts ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478, andfoundוַֽיִּמְצְא֗וּvai.yim.tze.'UH4672Abishagאֲבִישַׁג֙'a.vi.ShagH49theShunammiteהַשּׁ֣וּנַמִּ֔יתha.Shu.na.MitH7767, andbroughtH935herH3605to thekingלַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃la.Me.lekhH4428.
5ThenAdonijahוַאֲדֹנִיָּ֧הva.'a.do.ni.YahH138thesonבֶן־ven-H1121ofHaggithחַגִּ֛יתcha.GitH2294exaltedhimselfH6440,sayingלֵאמֹ֖רle.MorH559, I will bekingאֶמְלֹ֑ךְ'em.LokhH4427: and hepreparedוַיַּ֣עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213himchariotsרֶ֚כֶבRe.khevH7393andhorsemenוּפָ֣רָשִׁ֔יםu.Fa.ra.ShimH6571, andfiftyוַחֲמִשִּׁ֥יםva.cha.mi.ShimH2572menאִ֖ישׁ'ishH376torunרָצִ֥יםra.TzimH7323beforeH6440him.
6And hisfatherאָבִ֤יו'a.VivH1hadnotוְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-H3808displeased him atanyוְגַם־ve.gam-H1571time insayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559,Whyמַדּ֖וּעַma.Du.a'H4069hast thoudoneH6213soH6213? and he was also averyמְאֹ֔דme.'OdH3966goodly man; and he wasbornיָלְדָ֖הYal.dahH3205afterאַחֲרֵ֥י'a.cha.ReiH310Absalomאַבְשָׁלֽוֹם׃'av.sha.LomH53.
7And heconferredדְבָרָ֔יוde.va.RavH1697withJoabיוֹאָ֣בyo.'AvH3097thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofZeruiahצְרוּיָ֔הtze.ru.YahH6870, and withAbiatharאֶבְיָתָ֣ר'ev.ya.TarH54thepriestהַכֹּהֵ֑ןha.ko.HenH3548: and theyfollowingאַחֲרֵ֖י'a.cha.ReiH310Adonijahאֲדֹנִיָּֽה׃'a.do.ni.YahH138helpedוַֽיַּעְזְר֔וּvai.ya'.ze.RuH5826him.
8ButZadokוְצָד֣וֹקve.tza.DokH6659thepriestהַ֠כֹּהֵןHa.ko.henH3548, andBenaiahוּבְנָיָ֨הוּu.ve.na.Ya.huH1141thesonבֶן־ven-H1121ofJehoiadaיְהוֹיָדָ֜עye.ho.ya.Da'H3077, andNathanוְנָתָ֤ןve.na.TanH5416theprophetהַנָּבִיא֙ha.na.Vi'H5030, andShimeiוְשִׁמְעִ֣יve.shim.'IH8096, andReiוְרֵעִ֔יve.re.'IH7472, and themightyוְהַגִּבּוֹרִ֖יםve.hag.gi.bo.RimH1368menH1368whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834belongedהָי֖וּha.YuH1961toDavidלְדָוִ֑דle.da.VidH1732, werenotלֹ֥אlo'H3808withAdonijahאֲדֹנִיָּֽהוּ׃'a.do.ni.Ya.huH138.
9AndAdonijahאֲדֹנִיָּ֗הוּ'a.do.ni.Ya.huH138slewsheepצֹ֤אןtzonH6629andoxenוּבָקָר֙u.va.KarH1241andfatlingsוּמְרִ֔יאu.me.Ri'H4806by thestoneאֶ֣בֶן'E.venH68ofZohelethהַזֹּחֶ֔לֶתha.zo.Che.letH2120,whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834isbesideאֵ֖צֶל'E.tzelH681En-rogelH5883; and hecalledוַיִּקְרָ֗אvai.yik.Ra'H7121allכָּל־kol-H3605hisbrethrenאֶחָיו֙'e.ChavH251theking’sהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428sonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121, andallוּלְכָל־u.le.khol-H3605themenH376ofJudahיְהוּדָ֖הye.hu.DahH3063theking’sהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428servantsעַבְדֵ֥י'av.DeiH5650:
11ThenNathanנָתָ֗ןna.TanH5416spake unto Bath-sheba themotherאֵם־'em-H517ofSolomonשְׁלֹמֹה֙she.lo.MohH8010,sayingH559, Hast thounotהֲל֣וֹאha.Lo'H3808heardשָׁמַ֔עַתְּsha.Ma.'atH8085thatAdonijahאֲדֹנִיָּ֣הוּ'a.do.ni.Ya.huH138thesonבֶן־ven-H1121ofHaggithחַגִּ֑יתcha.GitH2294dothreignמָלַ֖ךְma.LakhH4427, andDavidדָוִ֖דda.VidH1732ourlordוַאֲדֹנֵ֥ינוּva.'a.do.Nei.nuH113knoweth itnotלֹ֥אlo'H3808?
12Nowוְעַתָּ֕הve.'a.TahH6258thereforecomeH4994,letH4994meH4994, IprayH4994thee,giveאִיעָצֵ֥ךְ'i.'a.TzekhH3289theecounselעֵצָ֑ה'e.TzahH6098, that thou mayestsaveוּמַלְּטִי֙u.ma.le.TiH4422thineownH5315lifeנַפְשֵׁ֔ךְnaf.ShekhH5315, and thelifeנֶ֥פֶשׁNe.feshH5315of thysonבְּנֵ֖ךְbe.NekhH1121Solomonשְׁלֹמֹֽה׃she.lo.MohH8010.
13Goוּבֹ֣אִי׀u.Vo.'iH935andgetH935thee in untokingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Davidדָּוִ֗דda.VidH1732, andsayוְאָמַ֤רְתְּve.'a.MartH559unto him, Didstnotהֲלֹֽא־ha.lo'-H3808thou, mylordאֲדֹנִ֣י'a.do.NiH113, Okingהַמֶּ֗לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,swearנִשְׁבַּ֤עְתָּnish.Ba'.taH7650unto thinehandmaidלַאֲמָֽתְךָ֙la.'a.ma.te.KhaH519,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, AssuredlySolomonשְׁלֹמֹ֤הshe.lo.MohH8010thysonבְנֵךְ֙ve.neKhH1121shallreignיִמְלֹ֣ךְyim.LokhH4427afterאַחֲרַ֔י'a.cha.RaiH310meH413, and he shallsitיֵשֵׁ֣בye.ShevH3427uponעַל־'al-H5921mythroneכִּסְאִ֑יkis.'IH3678?whyוּמַדּ֖וּעַu.ma.Du.a'H4069then dothAdonijahאֲדֹנִיָֽהוּ׃'a.do.ni.Ya.huH138reignמָלַ֥ךְma.LakhH4427?
15And Bath-shebawentוַתָּבֹ֨אva.ta.Vo'H935in unto thekingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428intoאֶל־'el-H413thechamberהַחַ֔דְרָהha.Chad.rahH2315: and thekingוְהַמֶּ֖לֶךְve.ha.Me.lekhH4428wasveryמְאֹ֑דme.'OdH3966oldזָקֵ֣ןza.KenH2204; andAbishagוַֽאֲבִישַׁג֙va.'a.vi.ShagH49theShunammiteהַשּׁ֣וּנַמִּ֔יתha.Shu.na.MitH7767ministeredמְשָׁרַ֖תme.sha.RatH8334unto thekingהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428.
17Andsheוְה֖וּאve.Hu'H1931saidH559unto him, MylordH3068, thou swarest by theLORDH3068thyGodאֱלֹהֶ֙יךָ֙'e.lo.Hei.khaH430unto thinehandmaidלַֽאֲמָתֶ֔ךָla.'a.ma.Te.khaH519,sayingH559, AssuredlySolomonשְׁלֹמֹ֥הshe.lo.MohH8010thysonבְנֵ֖ךְve.NekhH1121shallreignיִמְלֹ֣ךְyim.LokhH4427afterאַחֲרָ֑י'a.cha.RaiH310meH5921, and he shahsitיֵשֵׁ֥בye.ShevH3427uponH5921mythroneכִּסְאִֽי׃kis.'IH3678.
19and he hath slainoxenשׁ֥וֹרShorH7794andfatlingsוּֽמְרִיא־u.me.ri'-H4806andsheepוְצֹאן֮ve.tzoNH6629inabundanceלָרֹב֒la.RoH7230, and hathcalledוַיִּקְרָא֙vai.yik.Ra'H7121allלְכָל־le.kholH3605thesonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of thekingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428, andAbiatharוּלְאֶבְיָתָר֙u.le.'ev.ya.TarH54thepriestהַכֹּהֵ֔ןha.ko.HenH3548, andJoabוּלְיֹאָ֖בu.le.yo.'AvH3097thecaptainשַׂ֣רsarH8269of thehostהַצָּבָ֑אha.tza.Va'H6635: butSolomonוְלִשְׁלֹמֹ֥הve.lish.lo.MohH8010thyservantעַבְדְּךָ֖'av.de.KhaH5650hath henotלֹ֥אlo'H3808calledקָרָֽא׃ka.Ra'H7121.
20And thou, mylordאֲדֹנִ֣י'a.do.NiH113thekingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428, theeyesעֵינֵ֥י'ei.NeiH5869ofallכָל־khol-H3605Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478areuponH5921thee, that thou shouldesttellלְהַגִּ֣ידle.ha.GidH5046them who shallsitיֵשֵׁ֛בye.ShevH3427on thethroneכִּסֵּ֥אki.Se'H3678of mylordאֲדֹנִֽי־'a.do.ni-H113thekingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428afterאַחֲרָֽיו׃'a.cha.RavH310him.
21Otherwise it shallcomeוְהָיָ֕הve.ha.YahH1961topassוְהָיִ֗יתִיve.ha.Yi.tiH1961, when mylordאֲדֹנִֽי־'a.do.ni-H113thekingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428shallsleepכִּשְׁכַ֥בkish.KhavH7901with hisfathersאֲבֹתָ֑יו'a.vo.TavH1, that I and mysonוּבְנִ֥יu.ve.NiH1121Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֖הshe.lo.MohH8010shall be countedoffendersחַטָּאִֽים׃cha.ta.'ImH2400.
23And theytoldוַיַּגִּ֤ידוּvai.ya.Gi.duH5046thekingלַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙la.Me.lekhH4428,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559,Beholdהִנֵּ֖הhi.NehH2009,Nathanנָתָ֣ןna.TanH5416theprophetהַנָּבִ֑יאha.na.Vi'H5030. And when he wascomeוַיָּבֹא֙vai.ya.Vo'H935inbeforeH6440thekingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428, hebowedוַיִּשְׁתַּ֧חוּvai.yish.Ta.chuH7812himselfH7812beforeH6440thekingלַמֶּ֛לֶךְla.Me.lekhH4428with hisfaceH6440to thegroundאָֽרְצָה׃'A.re.tzahH776.
24AndNathanנָתָן֒na.TanH5416saidוַיֹּאמֶר֮vai.yo.MerH559, Mylordאֲדֹנִ֣י'a.do.NiH113, Okingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428, hast thousaidאָמַ֔רְתָּ'a.Mar.taH559,Adonijahאֲדֹנִיָּ֖הוּ'a.do.ni.Ya.huH138shallreignיִמְלֹ֣ךְyim.LokhH4427afterאַחֲרָ֑י'a.cha.RaiH310meH5921, and he shallsitיֵשֵׁ֥בye.ShevH3427uponH5921mythroneכִּסְאִֽי׃kis.'IH3678?
25For he isgoneH3381downH3381thisdayהַיּ֗וֹםhai.YomH3117, and hath slainoxenשׁ֥וֹרShorH7794andfatlingsוּֽמְרִיא־u.me.ri'-H4806andsheepוְצֹאן֮ve.tzoNH6629inabundanceלָרֹב֒la.RoH7230, and hathcalledוַיִּקְרָא֩vai.yik.Ra'H7121allלְכָל־le.kholH3605theking’sהַמֶּ֜לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428sonsבְּנֵ֨יbe.NeiH1121, and thecaptainsוּלְשָׂרֵ֤יu.le.sa.ReiH8269of thehostהַצָּבָא֙ha.tza.Va'H6635, andAbiatharוּלְאֶבְיָתָ֣רu.le.'ev.ya.TarH54thepriestהַכֹּהֵ֔ןha.ko.HenH3548; and,beholdוְהִנָּ֛םve.hi.NamH2009, theyeatאֹכְלִ֥ים'o.khe.LimH398anddrinkוְשֹׁתִ֖יםve.sho.TimH8354beforeלְפָנָ֑יוle.fa.NavH6440him, andsayH559,GodH559savekingהַמֶּ֥לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Adonijahאֲדֹנִיָּֽהוּ׃'a.do.ni.Ya.huH138.
26ButmeH7121,evenH3808meH7121thyservantעַ֠בְדֶּךָ'Av.de.khaH5650, andZadokוּלְצָדֹ֨קu.le.tza.DokH6659thepriestהַכֹּהֵ֜ןha.ko.HenH3548, andBenaiahוְלִבְנָיָ֧הוּve.liv.na.Ya.huH1141thesonבֶן־ven-H1121ofJehoiadaיְהוֹיָדָ֛עye.ho.ya.Da'H3077, and thyservantעַבְדְּךָ֖'av.de.KhaH5650Solomonוְלִשְׁלֹמֹ֥הve.lish.lo.MohH8010, hath henotH3808calledH7121.
27Is thisthingהַדָּבָ֣רha.da.VarH1697doneנִהְיָ֖הnih.YahH1961by mylordאֲדֹנִ֣י'a.do.NiH113thekingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428, and thou hastnotוְלֹ֤אve.Lo'H3808shewed unto thyservantsעַבְדְּךָ֔av.dei.khaH5650who shouldsitיֵשֵׁ֛בye.ShevH3427on thethroneכִּסֵּ֥אki.Se'H3678of mylordאֲדֹנִֽי־'a.do.ni-H113thekingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428afterאַחֲרָֽיו׃ ס'a.cha.RavH310him?
30verily as I sware unto thee by theLORDבַּיהוָ֨הba.Yah.wehH3068, theGodאֱלֹהֵ֤י'e.lo.HeiH430ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, AssuredlySolomonשְׁלֹמֹ֤הshe.lo.MohH8010thysonבְנֵךְ֙ve.neKhH1121shallreignיִמְלֹ֣ךְyim.LokhH4427afterאַחֲרַ֔י'a.cha.RaiH310meH5921, and he shallsitיֵשֵׁ֥בye.ShevH3427uponH5921mythroneכִּסְאִ֖יkis.'IH3678in mysteadתַּחְתָּ֑יtach.TaiH8478; verilysoכֵּ֥ןkenH3651will Idoאֶעֱשֶׂ֖ה'e.'e.SehH6213thisdayהַיּ֥וֹםhai.YomH3117:
31Then Bath-shebabowedוַתִּשְׁתַּ֖חוּva.tish.Ta.chuH7812withherH559faceאַפַּ֙יִם֙'a.Pa.yimH639to theearthאֶ֔רֶץ'E.retzH776, anddidH7812obeisance to thekingלַמֶּ֑לֶךְla.Me.lekhH4428, andsaidH559, Let mylordאֲדֹנִ֛י'a.do.NiH113kingהַמֶּ֥לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Davidדָּוִ֖דda.VidH1732liveיְחִ֗יye.ChiH2421foreverלְעֹלָֽם׃ פle.'o.LamH5769.
32Andkingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Davidדָּוִ֗דda.VidH1732saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶר׀vai.Yo.merH559,Callקִרְאוּ־kir.'u-H7121meH6440Zadokלְצָד֤וֹקle.tza.DokH6659thepriestהַכֹּהֵן֙ha.ko.HenH3548, andNathanוּלְנָתָ֣ןu.le.na.TanH5416theprophetהַנָּבִ֔יאha.na.Vi'H5030, andBenaiahוְלִבְנָיָ֖הוּve.liv.na.Ya.huH1141thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofJehoiadaיְהוֹיָדָ֑עye.ho.ya.Da'H3077. And theycameוַיָּבֹ֖אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935beforeH6440thekingהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428.
33And thekingהַמֶּ֜לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto them,Takeקְח֤וּke.ChuH3947withyouאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834theservantsעַבְדֵ֣י'av.DeiH5650of yourlordאֲדֹנֵיכֶ֔ם'a.do.nei.KhemH113, andcauseוְהִרְכַּבְתֶּם֙ve.hir.kav.TemH7392Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֣הshe.lo.MohH8010mysonבְנִ֔יve.NiH1121torideH7392uponעַל־'al-H5921mineH5973ownH5973mute, andbringH3381himdownוְהוֹרַדְתֶּ֥םve.ho.rad.TemH3381toGihonגִּחֽוֹן׃gi.ChonH1521:
34and letZadokצָד֨וֹקtza.DokH6659thepriestהַכֹּהֵ֜ןha.ko.HenH3548andNathanוְנָתָ֧ןve.na.TanH5416theprophetהַנָּבִ֛יאha.na.Vi'H5030anointוּמָשַׁ֣חu.ma.ShachH4886him therekingלְמֶ֖לֶךְle.Me.lekhH4428overIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478: andblowוּתְקַעְתֶּם֙u.te.ka'.TemH8628ye with thetrumpetבַּשּׁוֹפָ֔רba.sho.FarH7782, andsayוַאֲמַרְתֶּ֕םva.'a.mar.TemH559,GodH559savekingהַמֶּ֥לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Solomonשְׁלֹמֹֽה׃she.lo.MohH8010.
35Then ye shallcomeוּבָא֙u.Va'H935upוַעֲלִיתֶ֣םva.'a.li.TemH5927afterאַחֲרָ֗יו'a.cha.RavH310him, and he shallcomeH935andsitוְיָשַׁ֣בve.ya.ShavH3427uponH5921mythroneכִּסְאִ֔יkis.'IH3678; for he shall bekingיִמְלֹ֖ךְyim.LokhH4427in mysteadתַּחְתָּ֑יtach.TaiH8478: and I haveappointedצִוִּ֙יתִי֙tzi.Vi.tiH6680him to beprinceנָגִ֔ידna.GidH5057overIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478and overJudahיְהוּדָֽה׃ye.hu.DahH3063.
37As theLORDH3068hath been with mylordH3068thekingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,evenH3651soכֵּ֖ןkenH3651be he withSolomonשְׁלֹמֹ֑הshe.lo.MohH8010, andmakeוִֽיגַדֵּל֙vi.ga.DelH1431histhroneכִּסְא֔וֹkis.'OH3678greaterH1431thanH4428thethroneמִ֨כִּסֵּ֔אmi.ki.Se'H3678of mylordH3068kingהַמֶּ֥לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Davidדָּוִֽד׃da.VidH1732.
38SoH3381Zadokצָד֣וֹקtza.DokH6659thepriestהַ֠כֹּהֵןHa.ko.henH3548, andNathanוְנָתָ֨ןve.na.TanH5416theprophetהַנָּבִ֜יאha.na.Vi'H5030, andBenaiahוּבְנָיָ֣הוּu.ve.na.Ya.huH1141thesonבֶן־ven-H1121ofJehoiadaיְהוֹיָדָ֗עye.ho.ya.Da'H3077, and the Cherethites and thePelethitesוְהַפְּלֵתִ֔יve.ha.pe.le.TiH6432,wentH3381downוַיֵּ֣רֶדvai.Ye.redH3381, and causedSolomonשְׁלֹמֹ֔הshe.lo.MohH8010torideוַיַּרְכִּ֙בוּ֙vai.yar.Ki.vuH7392uponH5921kingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428David’sדָּוִ֑דda.VidH1732muleפִּרְדַּ֖תpir.DatH6506, andbroughtH3381him toGihonגִּחֽוֹן׃gi.ChonH1521.
39AndZadokצָד֨וֹקtza.DokH6659thepriestהַכֹּהֵ֜ןha.ko.HenH3548tookוַיִּקַּח֩vai.yi.KachH3947thehornקֶ֤רֶןKe.renH7161ofoilהַשֶּׁ֙מֶן֙ha.She.menH8081outמִן־min-H4480of theTentהָאֹ֔הֶלha.'O.helH168, andanointedוַיִּמְשַׁ֖חvai.yim.ShachH4886Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֑הshe.lo.MohH8010. And theyblewוַֽיִּתְקְעוּ֙vai.yit.ke.'UH8628thetrumpetבַּשּׁוֹפָ֔רba.sho.FarH7782; andallכָּל־kol-H3605thepeopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971saidH559,GodH559savekingהַמֶּ֥לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Solomonשְׁלֹמֹֽה׃she.lo.MohH8010.
40Andallכָל־khol-H3605thepeopleהָעָם֙ha.'AmH5971cameH5927upH5927afterאַֽחֲרָ֔יו'a.cha.RavH310him, and thepeopleוְהָעָם֙ve.ha.'AmH5971piped with pipes, andrejoicedוּשְׂמֵחִ֖יםu.se.me.ChimH8056withgreatגְדוֹלָ֑הge.do.LahH1419joyשִׂמְחָ֣הsim.ChahH8057,soH5927that theearthהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776rent with thesoundבְּקוֹלָֽם׃be.ko.LamH6963of them.
41AndAdonijahאֲדֹנִיָּ֗הוּ'a.do.ni.Ya.huH138andallוְכָל־ve.kholH3605theguestsH7121that were with himheardוַיִּשְׁמַ֣עvai.yish.Ma'H8085it as they hadmadeH7121anendכִּלּ֣וּki.LuH3615ofeatingלֶאֱכֹ֑לle.'e.KholH398. And whenJoabיוֹאָב֙yo.'AvH3097heardוַיִּשְׁמַ֤עvai.yish.Ma'H8085thesoundק֣וֹלKolH6963of thetrumpetהַשּׁוֹפָ֔רha.sho.FarH7782, hesaidוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, Wherefore is thisnoiseקֽוֹל־kol-H6963of thecityהַקִּרְיָ֖הha.kir.YahH7151being in anuproarהוֹמָֽה׃ho.MahH1993?
42Whileעוֹדֶ֣נּוּo.De.nuH5750he yet spake,beholdוְהִנֵּ֧הve.hi.NehH2009,Jonathanיוֹנָתָ֛ןyo.na.TanH3129thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofAbiatharאֶבְיָתָ֥ר'ev.ya.TarH54thepriestהַכֹּהֵ֖ןha.ko.HenH3548cameבָּ֑אBa'H935: andAdonijahאֲדֹנִיָּ֙הוּ֙'a.do.ni.Ya.huH138saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Comeבֹּ֔אBo'H935in; for thou art aworthyחַ֛יִלCha.yilH2428manאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376, and bringestgoodוְט֥וֹבve.TovH2896tidingsתְּבַשֵּֽׂר׃te.va.SerH1319.
44and thekingהַ֠מֶּלֶךְHa.Me.lekhH4428hathsentוַיִּשְׁלַ֣חvai.yish.LachH7971with himZadokצָד֨וֹקtza.DokH6659thepriestהַכֹּהֵ֜ןha.ko.HenH3548, andNathanנָתָ֣ןna.TanH5416theprophetהַנָּבִ֗יאha.na.Vi'H5030, andBenaiahוּבְנָיָ֙הוּ֙u.ve.na.Ya.huH1141thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofJehoiadaיְה֣וֹיָדָ֔עye.Ho.ya.Da'H3077, and theCherethitesוְהַכְּרֵתִ֖יve.ha.ke.re.TiH3774and thePelethitesוְהַפְּלֵתִ֑יve.ha.pe.le.TiH6432, and they havecausedאִתּֽוֹ־'i.tov-H854him torideוַיַּרְכִּ֣בוּvai.yar.Ki.vuH7392uponעַ֖ל'alH5921theking’sהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428muleפִּרְדַּ֥תpir.DatH6506:
45andZadokצָד֣וֹקtza.DokH6659thepriestהַכֹּהֵ֣ןha.ko.HenH3548andNathanוְנָתָן֩ve.na.TanH5416theprophetהַנָּבִ֨יאha.na.Vi'H5030haveanointedוַיִּמְשְׁח֣וּvai.yim.she.ChuH4886himkingלְמֶ֜לֶךְle.Me.lekhH4428inGihonבְּגִח֗וֹןbe.gi.ChonH1521: and they arecomeH5927upH5927from thencerejoicingשְׂמֵחִ֔יםse.me.ChimH8056,soH5927that thecityהַקִּרְיָ֑הha.kir.YahH7151rang again. This is thenoiseהַקּ֖וֹלha.KolH6963that ye haveheardשְׁמַעְתֶּֽם׃she.ma'.TemH8085.
47Andmoreoverוְגַם־ve.gam-H1571theking’sהַמֶּ֗לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428servantsעַבְדֵ֣י'av.DeiH5650cameבָּ֜אוּBa.'uH935toblessלְ֠בָרֵךְLe.va.rekhH1288ourlordאֲדֹנֵ֜ינוּ'a.do.Nei.nuH113kingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Davidדָּוִד֮da.VidH1732,sayingלֵאמֹר֒le.MorH559, ThyGodאֱלֹהִ֜ים'e.lo.hei.chaH430makeוִֽיגַדֵּ֥לvi.ga.DelH1431thenameשֵׁ֤םshemH8034ofSolomonשְׁלֹמֹה֙she.lo.MohH8010betterיֵיטֵ֨בyei.TevH3190thanH5921thynameמִשְּׁמֶ֔ךָmi.she.Me.khaH8034, andmakeH1431histhroneכִּסְא֖וֹkis.'OH3678greaterH1431thanH5921thythroneמִכִּסְאֶ֑ךָmi.kis.'E.khaH3678, and thekingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428bowedוַיִּשְׁתַּ֥חוּvai.yish.Ta.chuH7812himselfH7812uponH5921thebedהַמִּשְׁכָּֽב׃ha.mish.KavH4904.
48And alsothusכָּ֖כָהKa.khahH3602saidאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559thekingהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,Blessedבָּר֨וּךְba.RukhH1288be theLORDיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068, theGodאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478,whichאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834hathgivenנָתַ֥ןna.TanH5414one tositיֹשֵׁ֥בyo.ShevH3427on mythroneכִּסְאִ֖יkis.'IH3678thisdayהַיּ֛וֹםhai.YomH3117, mineeyesוְעֵינַ֥יve.'ei.NaiH5869evenוְגַם־ve.gam-H1571seeingרֹאֽוֹת׃ro.'otH7200it.
50AndAdonijahוַאֲדֹ֣נִיָּ֔הוּva.'a.Do.ni.Ya.huH138fearedיָרֵ֖אya.Re'H3372becauseמִפְּנֵ֣יmi.pe.NeiH6440ofSolomonשְׁלֹמֹ֑הshe.lo.MohH8010; and hearoseH6965, andwentH6965, andcaughtH2388holdוַֽיַּחֲזֵ֖קvai.ya.cha.ZekH2388on thehornsבְּקַרְנ֥וֹתbe.kar.NotH7161of thealtarהַמִּזְבֵּֽחַ׃ha.miz.Be.achH4196.
51And it wastoldH5046Solomonלִשְׁלֹמֹה֙lish.lo.MohH8010,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559,Beholdהִנֵּה֙hi.NehH2009,Adonijahאֲדֹ֣נִיָּ֔הוּ'a.Do.ni.Ya.huH138fearethkingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֑הshe.lo.MohH8010: for,loוְ֠הִנֵּהVe.hi.nehH2009, he hath laidholdאָחַ֞ז'a.ChazH270on thehornsבְּקַרְנ֤וֹתbe.kar.NotH7161of thealtarהַמִּזְבֵּ֙חַ֙ha.miz.Be.achH4196,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559,LetH5046kingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֔הshe.lo.MohH8010swearיִשָּֽׁבַֽע־yi.sha.va'-H7650untomeH5046thisdayכַיּוֹם֙khai.yOmH3117that he wiltnotאִם־'im-H518slayיָמִ֥יתya.MitH4191hisservantעַבְדּ֖וֹav.DoH5650with theswordבֶּחָֽרֶב׃be.Cha.revH2719.
52AndSolomonשְׁלֹמֹ֔הshe.lo.MohH8010saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Ifאִ֚ם'imH518he shall shewhimselfH3808aworthyחַ֔יִלCha.yilH2428manלְבֶן־le.ven-H1121, there shallnotH3808anhairמִשַּׂעֲרָת֖וֹmi.sa.'a.ra.ToH8185of himfallיִפֹּ֥לyi.PolH5307to theearthאָ֑רְצָה'A.re.tzahH776: butifוְאִם־ve.'im-H518wickednessרָעָ֥הra.'AhH7451befoundתִמָּצֵא־ti.ma.tze'-H4672in him, he shalldieוָמֵֽת׃va.MetH4191.
53SoH7971kingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֗הshe.lo.MohH8010sentH7971, and theybroughtH935himdownוַיֹּרִדֻ֙הוּ֙vai.yo.ri.Du.huH3381from thealtarהַמִּזְבֵּ֔חַha.miz.Be.achH4196. And hecameH935anddidוַיִּשְׁתַּ֖חוּvai.yish.Ta.chuH7812obeisance tokingלַמֶּ֣לֶךְla.Me.lekhH4428Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֑הshe.lo.MohH8010: andSolomonשְׁלֹמֹ֖הshe.lo.MohH8010saidוַיֹּֽאמֶר־vai.yo.mer-H559unto him,GoH935to thinehouseלְבֵיתֶֽךָ׃ פle.vei.Te.khaH1004.
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