Revised Version 1895

1 Kings 2:13-22

13ThenAdonijahאֲדֹנִיָּ֣הוּ'a.do.ni.Ya.huH138thesonבֶן־ven-H1121ofHaggithחַגֵּ֗יתcha.GeitH2294cameH935to Bath-sheba themotherאֵם־'em-H517ofSolomonשְׁלֹמֹ֔הshe.lo.MohH8010. AndsheH517saidוַתֹּ֖אמֶרva.To.merH559, Comest thoupeaceablyהֲשָׁל֣וֹםha.sha.LomH7965? And hesaidוַיֹּ֖אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Peaceablyשָׁלֽוֹם׃sha.LomH7965.

14HesaidH559moreoverדַּבֵּֽר׃da.BerH1696, I have somewhat tosayH559unto thee. And shesaidH559,SayH559on.

15And hesaidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, Thou knowest that thekingdomהַמְּלוּכָ֔הha.me.lu.KhahH4410was mine, and thatallכָֽל־khol-H3605Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֛לYis.ra.'ElH3478setשָׂ֧מוּSa.muH7760theirfacesH6440onmeH6440, that I shouldreignלִמְלֹ֑ךְlim.LokhH4427: howbeit thekingdomהַמְּלוּכָה֙ha.me.lu.KhahH4410isturnedוַתִּסֹּ֤בva.ti.SoH5437aboutH1961, and isbecomeH1961mybrother’sלְאָחִ֔יle.'a.ChiH251: for it was his from theLORDמֵיְהוָ֖הme.Yah.wehH3068.

16Andnowוְעַתָּ֗הve.'a.TahH6258Iaskשֹׁאֵ֣לsho.'ElH7592onepetitionשְׁאֵלָ֤הshe.'e.LahH7596of thee, denymeאֵלָ֖יו'e.LavH413notאַל־'al-H408. AndsheH7596saidH559unto him,SayH559on.

17And hesaidH559,SpeakH559, Iprayנָא֙na'H4994thee, untoSolomonלִשְׁלֹמֹ֣הlish.lo.MohH8010thekingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428, (for he willnotלֹֽא־lo'-H3808sayH559thee nay,) that hegiveוְיִתֶּן־ve.yi.ten-H5414meH5414Abishagאֲבִישַׁ֥ג'a.vi.ShagH49theShunammiteהַשּׁוּנַמִּ֖יתha.shu.na.MitH7767towifeלְאִשָּֽׁה׃le.'i.ShahH802.

18And Bath-shebasaidוַתֹּ֥אמֶרva.To.merH559,Wellט֑וֹבTovH2896; I willspeakאֲדַבֵּ֥ר'a.da.BerH1696for thee unto thekingהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428.

19Bath-sheba thereforewentוַתָּבֹ֤אva.ta.Vo'H935untokingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֔הshe.lo.MohH8010, tospeakלְדַבֶּר־le.da.ber-H1696unto him forAdonijahאֲדֹנִיָּ֑הוּ'a.do.ni.Ya.huH138. And thekingהַמֶּ֨לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428roseH6965upH6965tomeetH7125herH413, andbowedH7812himselfH7812untoherH413, andsatוַיֵּ֙שֶׁב֙vai.Ye.shevH3427downוַיִּשְׁתַּ֣חוּvai.yish.Ta.chuH7812on histhroneכִּסְא֔וֹkis.'OH3678, andcausedH6965athroneכִּסֵּא֙ki.Se'H3678to besetוַיָּ֤שֶׂםvai.Ya.semH7760for theking’sהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428motherלְאֵ֣םle.'EmH517; andsheH517satוַתֵּ֖שֶׁבva.Te.shevH3427on hisrightלִֽימִינֽוֹ׃li.mi.noH3225handH3225.

20Thensheכִּ֥יkiH3588saidוַתֹּ֗אמֶרva.To.merH559, Iaskשֹׁאֶ֣לֶתsho.'E.letH7592onesmallקְטַנָּה֙ke.ta.NahH6996petitionשְׁאֵלָ֨הshe.'e.LahH7596of thee; denymeH6440notH3808. And thekingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428saidוַיֹּֽאמֶר־vai.yo.mer-H559untoherH7592,Askשַׁאֲלִ֣יsha.'a.LiH7592on, mymotherאִמִּ֔י'i.MiH517: for I willnotH3808deny thee.

21And shesaidוַתֹּ֕אמֶרva.To.merH559,LetH5414Abishagאֲבִישַׁ֣ג'a.vi.ShagH49theShunammiteהַשֻּׁנַמִּ֑יתha.shu.na.MitH7767begivenH5414toAdonijahלַאֲדֹנִיָּ֥הוּla.'a.do.ni.Ya.huH138thybrotherאָחִ֖יךָ'a.Chi.khaH251towifeלְאִשָּֽׁה׃le.'i.ShahH802.

22Andkingהַמֶּ֨לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֜הshe.lo.MohH8010answeredH559andsaidH559unto hismotherלְאִמּ֗וֹle.'i.MoH517, Andwhyוְלָמָה֩ve.la.MahH4100dost thouaskשֹׁאֶ֜לֶתsho.'E.letH7592Abishagאֲבִישַׁ֤ג'a.vi.ShagH49theShunammiteהַשֻּׁנַמִּית֙ha.shu.na.MitH7767forAdonijahלַאֲדֹ֣נִיָּ֔הוּla.'a.Do.ni.Ya.huH138?askוְשַֽׁאֲלִי־ve.sha.'a.li-H7592for him thekingdomהַמְּלוּכָ֔הha.me.lu.KhahH4410also; for he ismineמִמֶּ֑נִּיmi.Me.niH4480elderהַגָּד֣וֹלha.ga.DolH1419brotherאָחִ֖י'a.ChiH251;evenכִּ֛יkiH3588for him, and forAbiatharוּלְאֶבְיָתָ֣רu.le.'ev.ya.TarH54thepriestהַכֹּהֵ֔ןha.ko.HenH3548, and forJoabוּלְיוֹאָ֖בu.le.yo.'AvH3097thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofZeruiahצְרוּיָֽה׃ פtze.ru.YahH6870.

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