Revised Version 1895

1 Kings 2:16-28

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.

23Thenkingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֔הshe.lo.MohH8010sware by theLORDבַּֽיהוָ֖הba.Yah.wehH3068,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559,Godאֱלֹהִים֙'E.lo.HimH430doH6213soH6213tomeH5315, andmoreיוֹסִ֔יףyo.SifH3254also,ifכִּ֣יkiH3588Adonijahאֲדֹ֣נִיָּ֔הוּ'a.Do.ni.Ya.huH138havenotהַזֶּֽה׃ha.ZehH2088spokenדִּבֶּר֙di.BerH1696thiswordהַדָּבָ֖רha.da.VarH1697againstH1696hisownבְנַפְשׁ֔וֹve.naf.ShoH5315lifeH5315.

24Nowוְעַתָּ֗הve.'a.TahH6258therefore as theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068liveth, who hathestablishedH3559meH5921, andsetH3559meH5921on thethroneכִּסֵּא֙ki.Se'H3678ofDavidדָּוִ֣דda.VidH1732myfatherאָבִ֔י'a.ViH1, and who hathmadeעָֽשָׂה־'a.sah-H6213meH5921anhouseבַּ֖יִתBa.yitH1004, as hepromisedדִּבֵּ֑רdi.BerH1696,surelyכִּ֣יkiH3588Adonijahאֲדֹנִיָּֽהוּ׃'a.do.ni.Ya.huH138shall beputיוּמַ֖תyu.MatH4191todeathH4191thisdayהַיּ֔וֹםhai.YomH3117.

25Andkingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֔הshe.lo.MohH8010sentוַיִּשְׁלַח֙vai.yish.LachH7971by thehandבְּיַ֖דbe.YadH3027ofBenaiahבְּנָיָ֣הוּbe.na.Ya.huH1141thesonבֶן־ven-H1121ofJehoiadaיְהוֹיָדָ֑עye.ho.ya.Da'H3077; and hefellH6293uponH6293him, that hediedוַיָּמֹֽת׃ סvai.ya.MotH4191.

26And untoAbiatharוּלְאֶבְיָתָ֨רu.le.'ev.ya.TarH54thepriestהַכֹּהֵ֜ןha.ko.HenH3548saidאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559thekingהַמֶּ֗לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428, Get thee toAnathothעֲנָתֹת֙'a.na.TotH6068, unto thineownאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376fieldsשָׂדֶ֔יךָsa.Dei.khaH7704; for thou art worthy ofdeathאֲמִיתֶ֗ךָ'a.mi.Te.khaH4191: but I willnotלֹ֣אlo'H3808at this timeputH4191thee todeathH4191,becauseH3588thou barest thearkאֲר֨וֹן'a.RonH727of theLordאֲדֹנָ֤י'a.do.NaiH136GODH136beforeלִפְנֵי֙lif.NeiH6440Davidדָּוִ֣דda.VidH1732myfatherאָבִ֔י'a.ViH1, andbecauseH3588thou wastafflictedH5921inallבְּכֹ֥לbe.KholH3605whereinאֲשֶֽׁר־'a.Sher-H834myfatherאָבִֽי׃'a.ViH1wasafflictedH5921.

27SoH1961Solomonשְׁלֹמֹה֙she.lo.MohH8010thrustoutוַיְגָ֤רֶשׁvay.Ga.reshH1644Abiatharאֶבְיָתָ֔ר'ev.ya.TarH54frombeingH1961priestכֹּהֵ֖ןko.HenH3548unto theLORDלַֽיהוָ֑הla.Yah.wehH3068; that he mightfulfillלְמַלֵּא֙le.ma.Le'H4390thewordדְּבַ֣רde.VarH1697of theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834he spake concerning thehouseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004ofEliעֵלִ֖י'e.LiH5941inShilohבְּשִׁלֹֽה׃ פbe.shi.LohH7887.

28And thetidingsוְהַשְּׁמֻעָה֙ve.ha.she.mu.'AhH8052cameבָּ֣אָהBa.'ahH935toJoabיוֹאָ֔בyo.'AvH3097: forJoabיוֹאָ֗בyo.'AvH3097hadturnedנָטָה֙na.TahH5186afterאַחֲרֵ֣י'a.cha.ReiH310Adonijahאֲדֹנִיָּ֔ה'a.do.ni.YahH138,thoughכִּ֣יkiH3588heturnedנָטָ֑הna.TahH5186notלֹ֣אlo'H3808afterוְאַחֲרֵ֥יve.'a.cha.ReiH310Absalomאַבְשָׁל֖וֹם'av.sha.LomH53. AndJoabיוֹאָב֙yo.'AvH3097fledוַיָּ֤נָסvai.Ya.nosH5127unto theTentאֹ֣הֶל'O.helH168of theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068, andcaughtH2388holdוַֽיַּחֲזֵ֖קvai.ya.cha.ZekH2388on thehornsבְּקַרְנ֥וֹתbe.kar.NotH7161of thealtarהַמִּזְבֵּֽחַ׃ha.miz.Be.achH4196.

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