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1 Kings 1:22-45

22And,loוְהִנֵּ֛הve.hi.NehH2009,whileעוֹדֶ֥נָּהo.De.nahH5750sheעִם־'im-H5973yettalkedמְדַבֶּ֖רֶתme.da.Be.retH1696with thekingהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,Nathanוְנָתָ֥ןve.na.TanH5416theprophetהַנָּבִ֖יאha.na.Vi'H5030cameבָּֽא׃Ba'H935in.

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?

28Thenkingהַמֶּ֤לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Davidדָּוִד֙da.VidH1732answeredH559andsaidH559,CallH7121meH6440Bath-sheba. AndsheH7121cameH935intoH935theking’sהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428presenceH6440, andstoodוַֽתַּעֲמֹ֖דva.ta.'a.ModH5975beforeH6440thekingהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428.

29And thekingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428sware, andsaidוַיֹּאמַ֑רvai.yo.MarH559, As theLORDיְהוָ֕הYah.wehH3068liveth, who hathredeemedפָּדָ֥הpa.DahH6299mysoulנַפְשִׁ֖יnaf.ShiH5315outH3605ofallH3605adversityצָרָֽה׃tza.RahH6869,

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.

36AndBenaiahבְּנָיָ֧הוּbe.na.Ya.huH1141thesonבֶן־ven-H1121ofJehoiadaיְהֽוֹיָדָ֛עye.ho.ya.Da'H3077answeredH559thekingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428, andsaidH559,Amenאָמֵ֑ן'a.MenH543: theLORDH3068, theGodאֱלֹהֵ֖י'e.lo.HeiH430of mylordH3068thekingהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428,sayH559soכֵּ֚ןkenH3651too.

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.

43AndJonathanיוֹנָתָ֔ןyo.na.TanH3129answeredH559andsaidH559toAdonijahלַאֲדֹנִיָּ֑הוּla.'a.do.ni.Ya.huH138, Verily ourlordאֲדֹנֵ֥ינוּ'a.do.Nei.nuH113kingהַמֶּֽלֶךְ־ha.Me.lekh-H4428Davidדָּוִ֖דda.VidH1732hath madeSolomonשְׁלֹמֹֽה׃she.lo.MohH8010kingH4428:

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.

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