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1 Kings 1:1-10

1NowH3117kingוְהַמֶּ֤לֶךְve.ha.Me.lekhH4428Davidדָּוִד֙da.VidH1732wasoldזָקֵ֔ןza.KenH2204and stricken inyearsH3117; and theycoveredוַיְכַסֻּ֙הוּ֙vay.kha.Su.huH3680him withclothesבַּבְּגָדִ֔יםba.be.ga.DimH899, but he gatnoוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808heat.

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.

4And the damsel wasveryמְאֹ֑דme.'OdH3966fairיָפָ֣הya.FahH3303; andsheH3808cherished thekingלַמֶּ֤לֶךְla.Me.lekhH4428, andministeredוַתְּשָׁ֣רְתֵ֔הוּva.te.Sha.re.Te.huH8334to him; but thekingוְהַמֶּ֖לֶךְve.ha.Me.lekhH4428knewיְדָעָֽהּ׃ye.da.'AhH3045herוַתְּהִ֨יva.te.HiH1961notH3808.

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:

10butNathanנָתָן֩na.TanH5416theprophetהַנָּבִ֨יאha.na.Vi'H5030, andBenaiahוּבְנָיָ֜הוּu.ve.na.Ya.huH1141, and themightyהַגִּבּוֹרִ֛יםha.gi.bo.RimH1368menH1368, andSolomonשְׁלֹמֹ֥הshe.lo.MohH8010hisbrotherאָחִ֖יו'a.ChivH251, hecalledקָרָֽא׃ka.Ra'H7121notלֹ֥אlo'H3808.

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