Revised Version 1895

1 Kings 1:2-15

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.

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?

14Beholdהִנֵּ֗הhi.NehH2009,whileעוֹדָ֛ךְo.DakhH5750thou yet talkest there with thekingהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428, I also willcomeאָב֣וֹא'a.Vo'H935inafterאַחֲרַ֔יִךְ'a.cha.Ra.yikhH310thee, andconfirmוּמִלֵּאתִ֖יu.mi.le.TiH4390thywordsדְּבָרָֽיִךְ׃de.va.Ra.yikhH1697.

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.

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