Revised Webster's Bible

1 Kings 1

1Nowkingוְהַמֶּ֤לֶךְve.ha.Me.lekhH4428Davidדָּוִד֙da.VidH1732wasoldזָקֵ֔ןza.KenH2204andadvancedבָּ֖אba'H935inyearsבַּיָּמִ֑יםbai.ya.MimH3117; and theycoveredוַיְכַסֻּ֙הוּ֙vay.kha.Su.huH3680him withclothesבַּבְּגָדִ֔יםba.be.ga.DimH899, but he could not getwarmH3179.

2Therefore hisservantsעֲבָדָ֗יו'a.va.DavH5650saidוַיֹּ֧אמְרוּvai.Yo.me.ruH559to him, Let there besoughtיְבַקְשׁ֞וּye.vak.ShuH1245for mylordלַאדֹנִ֤יla.do.NiH113thekingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428ayoungנַעֲרָ֣הna.'a.RahH5291virginבְתוּלָ֔הve.tu.LahH1330: and let herstandוְעָֽמְדָה֙ve.'a.me.DahH5975beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440thekingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428, and let hercherishסֹכֶ֑נֶתso.Khe.netH5532him, and let herlieוְשָׁכְבָ֣הve.sha.khe.VahH7901in thybosomבְחֵיקֶ֔ךָve.chei.Ke.chaH2436, that mylordלַאדֹנִ֥יla.do.NiH113thekingהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428may getwarmוְחַ֖םve.ChamH2552.

3So theysoughtוַיְבַקְשׁוּ֙vay.vak.ShuH1245for afairיָפָ֔הya.FahH3303damselנַעֲרָ֣הna.'a.RahH5291throughout all thelandגְּב֣וּלge.VulH1366ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478, andfoundוַֽיִּמְצְא֗וּvai.yim.tze.'UH4672Abishagאֲבִישַׁג֙'a.vi.ShagH49aShunammiteהַשּׁ֣וּנַמִּ֔יתha.Shu.na.MitH7767, andbroughtוַיָּבִ֥אוּvai.ya.Vi.'uH935her to thekingלַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃la.Me.lekhH4428.

4And thedamselוְהַֽנַּעֲרָ֖הve.ha.na.'a.RahH5291wasveryמְאֹ֑דme.'OdH3966fairיָפָ֣הya.FahH3303, andcherishedסֹכֶ֙נֶת֙so.Khe.netH5532thekingלַמֶּ֤לֶךְla.Me.lekhH4428, andministeredוַתְּשָׁ֣רְתֵ֔הוּva.te.Sha.re.Te.huH8334to him: but thekingוְהַמֶּ֖לֶךְve.ha.Me.lekhH4428knewיְדָעָֽהּ׃ye.da.'AhH3045her not.

5ThenAdonijahוַאֲדֹנִיָּ֧הva.'a.do.ni.YahH138thesonבֶן־ven-H1121ofHaggithחַגִּ֛יתcha.GitH2294exaltedH4984himself,sayingלֵאמֹ֖רle.MorH559, I will bekingאֶמְלֹ֑ךְ'em.LokhH4427: and hepreparedוַיַּ֣עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213himchariotsרֶ֚כֶבRe.khevH7393andhorsemenוּפָ֣רָשִׁ֔יםu.Fa.ra.ShimH6571, andfiftyוַחֲמִשִּׁ֥יםva.cha.mi.ShimH2572menאִ֖ישׁ'ishH376torunרָצִ֥יםra.TzimH7323beforeלְפָנָֽיו׃le.fa.NavH6440him.

6And hisfatherאָבִ֤יו'a.VivH1had notdispleasedעֲצָב֨וֹa.tza.VoH6087him at anytimeמִיָּמָיו֙mi.ya.MavH3117insayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, Why hast thou donesoעָשִׂ֑יתָ'a.Si.taH6213? and he also was averyמְאֹ֔דme.'OdH3966handsomeטֽוֹב־ תֹּ֙אַר֙tov- to.'arH2896 H8389man ; and his motherboreיָלְדָ֖הYal.dahH3205himafterאַחֲרֵ֥י'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 the mightymenוְהַגִּבּוֹרִ֖יםve.hag.gi.bo.RimH1368who belonged toDavidלְדָוִ֑דle.da.VidH1732, were not withAdonijahאֲדֹנִיָּֽהוּ׃'a.do.ni.Ya.huH138.

9AndAdonijahאֲדֹנִיָּ֗הוּ'a.do.ni.Ya.huH138slewוַיִּזְבַּ֣חvai.yiz.BachH2076sheepצֹ֤אןtzonH6629andoxenוּבָקָר֙u.va.KarH1241and fatcattleוּמְרִ֔יאu.me.Ri'H4806by thestoneאֶ֣בֶן'E.venH68ofZohelethהַזֹּחֶ֔לֶתha.zo.Che.letH2120, which isbyאֵ֖צֶל'E.tzelH681EnrogelH5883, andinvitedוַיִּקְרָ֗אvai.yik.Ra'H7121all hisbrethrenאֶחָיו֙'e.ChavH251theking’sהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428sonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121, and all themenאַנְשֵׁ֥י'an.SheiH582ofJudahיְהוּדָ֖הye.hu.DahH3063theking’sהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428servantsעַבְדֵ֥י'av.DeiH5650:

10ButNathanנָתָן֩na.TanH5416theprophetהַנָּבִ֨יאha.na.Vi'H5030, andBenaiahוּבְנָיָ֜הוּu.ve.na.Ya.huH1141, and the mightymenהַגִּבּוֹרִ֛יםha.gi.bo.RimH1368, andSolomonשְׁלֹמֹ֥הshe.lo.MohH8010hisbrotherאָחִ֖יו'a.ChivH251, hecalledקָרָֽא׃ka.Ra'H7121not.

11ThereforeNathanנָתָ֗ןna.TanH5416spokeוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toBathshebaH1339themotherאֵם־'em-H517ofSolomonשְׁלֹמֹה֙she.lo.MohH8010,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, Hast thou notheardשָׁמַ֔עַתְּsha.Ma.'atH8085thatAdonijahאֲדֹנִיָּ֣הוּ'a.do.ni.Ya.huH138thesonבֶן־ven-H1121ofHaggithחַגִּ֑יתcha.GitH2294dothreignמָלַ֖ךְma.LakhH4427, andDavidדָוִ֖דda.VidH1732ourlordוַאֲדֹנֵ֥ינוּva.'a.do.Nei.nuH113knowethיָדָֽע׃ya.Da'H3045it not?

12Now thereforecomeH3212, let me, I pray thee, give theecounselאִיעָצֵ֥ךְ עֵצָ֑ה'i.'a.Tzekh 'e.TzahH3289 H6098, that thou mayestsaveוּמַלְּטִי֙u.ma.le.TiH4422thy ownlifeנַפְשֵׁ֔ךְnaf.ShekhH5315, and thelifeנֶ֥פֶשׁNe.feshH5315of thysonבְּנֵ֖ךְbe.NekhH1121Solomonשְׁלֹמֹֽה׃she.lo.MohH8010.

13GoH3212and enterinוּבֹ֣אִי׀u.Vo.'iH935tokingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Davidדָּוִ֗דda.VidH1732, andsayוְאָמַ֤רְתְּve.'a.MartH559to him, Didst not thou, mylordאֲדֹנִ֣י'a.do.NiH113, Okingהַמֶּ֗לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,swearנִשְׁבַּ֤עְתָּnish.Ba'.taH7650to thyhandmaidלַאֲמָֽתְךָ֙la.'a.ma.te.KhaH519,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559,Assuredlyכִּֽי־ki-H3588Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֤הshe.lo.MohH8010thysonבְנֵךְ֙ve.neKhH1121shallreignיִמְלֹ֣ךְyim.LokhH4427afterאַחֲרַ֔י'a.cha.RaiH310me, and he shallsitיֵשֵׁ֣בye.ShevH3427upon mythroneכִּסְאִ֑יkis.'IH3678? why then dothAdonijahאֲדֹנִיָֽהוּ׃'a.do.ni.Ya.huH138reignמָלַ֥ךְma.LakhH4427?

14Behold, while thou art yettalkingמְדַבֶּ֥רֶתme.da.Be.retH1696there with thekingהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428, I will also comeinאָב֣וֹא'a.Vo'H935afterאַחֲרַ֔יִךְ'a.cha.Ra.yikhH310thee, andconfirmוּמִלֵּאתִ֖יu.mi.le.TiH4390thywordsדְּבָרָֽיִךְ׃de.va.Ra.yikhH1697.

15AndBathshebaH1339wentוַתָּבֹ֨אva.ta.Vo'H935to thekingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428into thechamberהַחַ֔דְרָהha.Chad.rahH2315: and thekingוְהַמֶּ֖לֶךְve.ha.Me.lekhH4428wasveryמְאֹ֑דme.'OdH3966oldזָקֵ֣ןza.KenH2204; andAbishagוַֽאֲבִישַׁג֙va.'a.vi.ShagH49theShunammiteהַשּׁ֣וּנַמִּ֔יתha.Shu.na.MitH7767ministeredמְשָׁרַ֖תme.sha.RatH8334to thekingהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428.

16AndBathshebaH1339bowedוַתִּקֹּ֣דva.ti.KodH6915, and didobeisanceוַתִּשְׁתַּ֖חוּva.tish.Ta.chuH7812to thekingלַמֶּ֑לֶךְla.Me.lekhH4428. And thekingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428saidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, What wouldest thou?

17And shesaidוַתֹּ֣אמֶרva.To.merH559to him, Mylordאֲדֹנִי֙'a.do.NiH113, thou didstswearנִשְׁבַּ֜עְתָּnish.Ba'.taH7650by theLORDבַּֽיהוָ֤הba.Yah.wehH3068thyGodאֱלֹהֶ֙יךָ֙'e.lo.Hei.khaH430to thyhandmaidלַֽאֲמָתֶ֔ךָla.'a.ma.Te.khaH519, saying, AssuredlySolomonשְׁלֹמֹ֥הshe.lo.MohH8010thysonבְנֵ֖ךְve.NekhH1121shallreignיִמְלֹ֣ךְyim.LokhH4427afterאַחֲרָ֑י'a.cha.RaiH310me, and he shallsitיֵשֵׁ֥בye.ShevH3427upon mythroneכִּסְאִֽי׃kis.'IH3678.

18And now, behold,Adonijahאֲדֹנִיָּ֖ה'a.do.ni.YahH138reignethמָלָ֑ךְma.LakhH4427; and now, mylordאֲדֹנִ֥י'a.do.NiH113thekingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428, thouknowestיָדָֽעְתָּ׃ya.Da.'e.taH3045it not:

19And he hathslainוַ֠יִּזְבַּחVai.yiz.bachH2076oxenשׁ֥וֹרShorH7794and fatcattleוּֽמְרִיא־u.me.ri'-H4806andsheepוְצֹאן֮ve.tzoNH6629inabundanceלָרֹב֒la.RoH7230, and hathinvitedוַיִּקְרָא֙vai.yik.Ra'H7121all thesonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of thekingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428, andAbiatharוּלְאֶבְיָתָר֙u.le.'ev.ya.TarH54thepriestהַכֹּהֵ֔ןha.ko.HenH3548, andJoabוּלְיֹאָ֖בu.le.yo.'AvH3097thecaptainשַׂ֣רsarH8269of thehostהַצָּבָ֑אha.tza.Va'H6635: butSolomonוְלִשְׁלֹמֹ֥הve.lish.lo.MohH8010thyservantעַבְדְּךָ֖'av.de.KhaH5650hath he notinvitedקָרָֽא׃ka.Ra'H7121.

20And thou, mylordאֲדֹנִ֣י'a.do.NiH113, Okingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428, theeyesעֵינֵ֥י'ei.NeiH5869of allIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478are upon thee, that thou shouldesttellלְהַגִּ֣ידle.ha.GidH5046them who shallsitיֵשֵׁ֛בye.ShevH3427on thethroneכִּסֵּ֥אki.Se'H3678of mylordאֲדֹנִֽי־'a.do.ni-H113thekingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428afterאַחֲרָֽיו׃'a.cha.RavH310him.

21Otherwise it shall come to pass, when mylordאֲדֹנִֽי־'a.do.ni-H113thekingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428shallsleepכִּשְׁכַ֥בkish.KhavH7901with hisfathersאֲבֹתָ֑יו'a.vo.TavH1, that I and mysonוּבְנִ֥יu.ve.NiH1121Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֖הshe.lo.MohH8010shall be countedoffendersחַטָּאִֽים׃cha.ta.'ImH2400.

22And, lo, while she was yettalkingמְדַבֶּ֖רֶתme.da.Be.retH1696with thekingהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,Nathanוְנָתָ֥ןve.na.TanH5416theprophetהַנָּבִ֖יאha.na.Vi'H5030also cameinבָּֽא׃Ba'H935.

23And theytoldוַיַּגִּ֤ידוּvai.ya.Gi.duH5046thekingלַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙la.Me.lekhH4428,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, BeholdNathanנָתָ֣ןna.TanH5416theprophetהַנָּבִ֑יאha.na.Vi'H5030. And when he had comeinוַיָּבֹא֙vai.ya.Vo'H935beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440thekingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428, hebowedוַיִּשְׁתַּ֧חוּvai.yish.Ta.chuH7812himself before thekingלַמֶּ֛לֶךְla.Me.lekhH4428with hisfaceאַפָּ֖יו'a.PavH639to 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.RaiH310me, and he shallsitיֵשֵׁ֥בye.ShevH3427upon mythroneכִּסְאִֽי׃kis.'IH3678?

25For he hath gonedownיָרַ֣דya.RadH3381thisdayהַיּ֗וֹםhai.YomH3117, and hathslainוַ֠יִּזְבַּחVai.yiz.bachH2076oxenשׁ֥וֹרShorH7794and fatcattleוּֽמְרִיא־u.me.ri'-H4806andsheepוְצֹאן֮ve.tzoNH6629inabundanceלָרֹב֒la.RoH7230, and hathinvitedוַיִּקְרָא֩vai.yik.Ra'H7121all theking’sהַמֶּ֜לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428sonsבְּנֵ֨יbe.NeiH1121, and thecaptainsוּלְשָׂרֵ֤יu.le.sa.ReiH8269of thehostהַצָּבָא֙ha.tza.Va'H6635, andAbiatharוּלְאֶבְיָתָ֣רu.le.'ev.ya.TarH54thepriestהַכֹּהֵ֔ןha.ko.HenH3548; and, behold, theyeatאֹכְלִ֥ים'o.khe.LimH398anddrinkוְשֹׁתִ֖יםve.sho.TimH8354beforeלְפָנָ֑יוle.fa.NavH6440him, andsayוַיֹּ֣אמְר֔וּvai.Yo.me.RuH559, Godsaveיְחִ֖יye.ChiH2421kingהַמֶּ֥לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Adonijahאֲדֹנִיָּֽהוּ׃'a.do.ni.Ya.huH138.

26But me, even me thyservantעַ֠בְדֶּךָ'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 he notinvitedקָרָֽא׃ka.Ra'H7121.

27Is thisthingהַדָּבָ֣רha.da.VarH1697doneנִהְיָ֖הnih.YahH1961by mylordאֲדֹנִ֣י'a.do.NiH113thekingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428, and thou hast notshownהוֹדַ֙עְתָּ֙ho.Da'.taH3045it to thyservantעַבְדְּךָ֔av.dei.khaH5650, who shouldsitיֵשֵׁ֛בye.ShevH3427on thethroneכִּסֵּ֥אki.Se'H3678of mylordאֲדֹנִֽי־'a.do.ni-H113thekingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428afterאַחֲרָֽיו׃ ס'a.cha.RavH310him?

28Thenkingהַמֶּ֤לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Davidדָּוִד֙da.VidH1732answeredוַיַּ֨עַןvai.Ya.'anH6030andsaidוַיֹּ֔אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Callקִרְאוּ־kir.'u-H7121meBathshebaH1339. And shecameוַתָּבֹא֙va.ta.Vo'H935into theking’sהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428presenceלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440, andstoodוַֽתַּעֲמֹ֖דva.ta.'a.ModH5975beforeלִפְנֵ֥יlif.NeiH6440thekingהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428.

29And thekingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428sworeוַיִּשָּׁבַ֥עvai.yi.sha.Va'H7650, andsaidוַיֹּאמַ֑רvai.yo.MarH559, As theLORDיְהוָ֕הYah.wehH3068livethחַי־chai-H2416, that hathredeemedפָּדָ֥הpa.DahH6299mysoulנַפְשִׁ֖יnaf.ShiH5315out of alldistressצָרָֽה׃tza.RahH6869,

30Even as Isworeנִשְׁבַּ֨עְתִּיnish.Ba'.tiH7650to thee by theLORDבַּיהוָ֨הba.Yah.wehH3068Godאֱלֹהֵ֤י'e.lo.HeiH430ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, AssuredlySolomonשְׁלֹמֹ֤הshe.lo.MohH8010thysonבְנֵךְ֙ve.neKhH1121shallreignיִמְלֹ֣ךְyim.LokhH4427afterאַחֲרַ֔י'a.cha.RaiH310me, and he shallsitיֵשֵׁ֥בye.ShevH3427upon mythroneכִּסְאִ֖יkis.'IH3678in my stead; even so will I certainlydoאֶעֱשֶׂ֖ה'e.'e.SehH6213thisdayהַיּ֥וֹםhai.YomH3117.

31ThenBathshebaH1339bowedוַתִּקֹּ֨דva.ti.KodH6915with herfaceאַפַּ֙יִם֙'a.Pa.yimH639to theearthאֶ֔רֶץ'E.retzH776, and didreverenceוַתִּשְׁתַּ֖חוּva.tish.Ta.chuH7812to thekingלַמֶּ֑לֶךְla.Me.lekhH4428, andsaidוַתֹּ֕אמֶרva.To.merH559, Let mylordאֲדֹנִ֛י'a.do.NiH113kingהַמֶּ֥לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Davidדָּוִ֖דda.VidH1732liveיְחִ֗יye.ChiH2421foreverלְעֹלָֽם׃ פle.'o.LamH5769.

32Andkingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Davidדָּוִ֗דda.VidH1732saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶר׀vai.Yo.merH559,Callקִרְאוּ־kir.'u-H7121meZadokלְצָד֤וֹקle.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.'uH935beforeלִפְנֵ֥יlif.NeiH6440thekingהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428.

33Thekingהַמֶּ֜לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428alsosaidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to them,Takeקְח֤וּke.ChuH3947with you theservantsעַבְדֵ֣י'av.DeiH5650of yourlordאֲדֹנֵיכֶ֔ם'a.do.nei.KhemH113, and causeSolomonשְׁלֹמֹ֣הshe.lo.MohH8010mysonבְנִ֔יve.NiH1121torideוְהִרְכַּבְתֶּם֙ve.hir.kav.TemH7392upon my ownmuleהַפִּרְדָּ֖הha.pir.DahH6506, and bring himdownוְהוֹרַדְתֶּ֥םve.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, Godsaveיְחִ֖יye.ChiH2421kingהַמֶּ֥לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Solomonשְׁלֹמֹֽה׃she.lo.MohH8010.

35Then ye shall comeupוַעֲלִיתֶ֣םva.'a.li.TemH5927afterאַחֲרָ֗יו'a.cha.RavH310him, that he maycomeוּבָא֙u.Va'H935andsitוְיָשַׁ֣בve.ya.ShavH3427upon mythroneכִּסְאִ֔יkis.'IH3678; for he shall bekingיִמְלֹ֖ךְyim.LokhH4427in my stead: and I haveappointedצִוִּ֙יתִי֙tzi.Vi.tiH6680him to berulerנָגִ֔ידna.GidH5057overIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478and overJudahיְהוּדָֽה׃ye.hu.DahH3063.

36AndBenaiahבְּנָיָ֧הוּbe.na.Ya.huH1141thesonבֶן־ven-H1121ofJehoiadaיְהֽוֹיָדָ֛עye.ho.ya.Da'H3077answeredוַיַּ֨עַןvai.Ya.'anH6030thekingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428, andsaidוַיֹּ֣אמֶר׀vai.Yo.merH559,Amenאָמֵ֑ן'a.MenH543: theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068Godאֱלֹהֵ֖י'e.lo.HeiH430of mylordאֲדֹנִ֥י'a.do.NiH113thekingהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428sayיֹאמַ֣רyo.MarH559so too .

37As theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068hath been with mylordאֲדֹנִ֣י'a.do.NiH113thekingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428, even so let him be withSolomonשְׁלֹמֹ֑הshe.lo.MohH8010, andmakeוִֽיגַדֵּל֙vi.ga.DelH1431histhroneכִּסְא֔וֹkis.'OH3678greaterH1431than thethroneמִ֨כִּסֵּ֔אmi.ki.Se'H3678of mylordאֲדֹנִ֖י'a.do.NiH113kingהַמֶּ֥לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Davidדָּוִֽד׃da.VidH1732.

38SoZadokצָד֣וֹקtza.DokH6659thepriestהַ֠כֹּהֵןHa.ko.henH3548, andNathanוְנָתָ֨ןve.na.TanH5416theprophetהַנָּבִ֜יאha.na.Vi'H5030, andBenaiahוּבְנָיָ֣הוּu.ve.na.Ya.huH1141thesonבֶן־ven-H1121ofJehoiadaיְהוֹיָדָ֗עye.ho.ya.Da'H3077, and theCherethitesוְהַכְּרֵתִי֙ve.ha.ke.re.TiH3774, and thePelethitesוְהַפְּלֵתִ֔יve.ha.pe.le.TiH6432, wentdownוַיֵּ֣רֶדvai.Ye.redH3381, and causedSolomonשְׁלֹמֹ֔הshe.lo.MohH8010torideוַיַּרְכִּ֙בוּ֙vai.yar.Ki.vuH7392uponkingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428David’sדָּוִ֑דda.VidH1732muleפִּרְדַּ֖תpir.DatH6506, andbroughtH3212him toGihonגִּחֽוֹן׃gi.ChonH1521.

39AndZadokצָד֨וֹקtza.DokH6659thepriestהַכֹּהֵ֜ןha.ko.HenH3548tookוַיִּקַּח֩vai.yi.KachH3947anhornקֶ֤רֶןKe.renH7161ofoilהַשֶּׁ֙מֶן֙ha.She.menH8081out of thetabernacleהָאֹ֔הֶלha.'O.helH168, andanointedוַיִּמְשַׁ֖חvai.yim.ShachH4886Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֑הshe.lo.MohH8010. And theyblewוַֽיִּתְקְעוּ֙vai.yit.ke.'UH8628thetrumpetבַּשּׁוֹפָ֔רba.sho.FarH7782; and all thepeopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971saidוַיֹּֽאמְרוּ֙vai.yo.me.RuH559, Godsaveיְחִ֖יye.ChiH2421kingהַמֶּ֥לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Solomonשְׁלֹמֹֽה׃she.lo.MohH8010.

40And all thepeopleהָעָם֙ha.'AmH5971cameupוַיַּעֲל֤וּvai.ya.'a.LuH5927afterאַֽחֲרָ֔יו'a.cha.RavH310him, and thepeopleוְהָעָם֙ve.ha.'AmH5971pipedמְחַלְּלִ֣יםme.cha.le.LimH2490withpipesבַּחֲלִלִ֔יםba.cha.li.LimH2485, andrejoicedוּשְׂמֵחִ֖יםu.se.me.ChimH8056withgreatגְדוֹלָ֑הge.do.LahH1419joyשִׂמְחָ֣הsim.ChahH8057, so that theearthהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776shookוַתִּבָּקַ֥עva.ti.ba.Ka'H1234with thesoundבְּקוֹלָֽם׃be.ko.LamH6963of them.

41AndAdonijahאֲדֹנִיָּ֗הוּ'a.do.ni.Ya.huH138and all theguestsהַקְּרֻאִים֙ha.ke.ru.'ImH7121that were with himheardוַיִּשְׁמַ֣עvai.yish.Ma'H8085it as they hadfinishedכִּלּ֣וּki.LuH3615eatingלֶאֱכֹ֑לle.'e.KholH398. And whenJoabיוֹאָב֙yo.'AvH3097heardוַיִּשְׁמַ֤עvai.yish.Ma'H8085thesoundק֣וֹלKolH6963of thetrumpetהַשּׁוֹפָ֔רha.sho.FarH7782, hesaidוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, Why is thisnoiseקֽוֹל־kol-H6963of thecityהַקִּרְיָ֖הha.kir.YahH7151being in anuproarהוֹמָֽה׃ho.MahH1993?

42And while he yetspokeמְדַבֵּ֔רme.da.BerH1696, behold,Jonathanיוֹנָתָ֛ןyo.na.TanH3129thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofAbiatharאֶבְיָתָ֥ר'ev.ya.TarH54thepriestהַכֹּהֵ֖ןha.ko.HenH3548cameבָּ֑אBa'H935: andAdonijahאֲדֹנִיָּ֙הוּ֙'a.do.ni.Ya.huH138saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to him, Comeinבֹּ֔אBo'H935; for thou art avaliantחַ֛יִלCha.yilH2428manאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376 H381, andbringestH1319goodוְט֥וֹבve.TovH2896tidingsH1319.

43AndJonathanיוֹנָתָ֔ןyo.na.TanH3129answeredוַיַּ֙עַן֙vai.Ya.'anH6030andsaidוַיֹּ֖אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toAdonijahלַאֲדֹנִיָּ֑הוּla.'a.do.ni.Ya.huH138,Verilyאֲבָ֕ל'a.ValH61ourlordאֲדֹנֵ֥ינוּ'a.do.Nei.nuH113kingהַמֶּֽלֶךְ־ha.Me.lekh-H4428Davidדָּוִ֖דda.VidH1732hath madeSolomonשְׁלֹמֹֽה׃she.lo.MohH8010kingהִמְלִ֥יךְhim.LikhH4427.

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.TiH3774, and thePelethitesוְהַפְּלֵתִ֑יve.ha.pe.le.TiH6432, and they have caused him torideוַיַּרְכִּ֣בוּvai.yar.Ki.vuH7392upon theking’sהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428muleפִּרְדַּ֥תpir.DatH6506:

45AndZadokצָד֣וֹקtza.DokH6659thepriestהַכֹּהֵ֣ןha.ko.HenH3548andNathanוְנָתָן֩ve.na.TanH5416theprophetהַנָּבִ֨יאha.na.Vi'H5030haveanointedוַיִּמְשְׁח֣וּvai.yim.she.ChuH4886himkingלְמֶ֜לֶךְle.Me.lekhH4428inGihonבְּגִח֗וֹןbe.gi.ChonH1521: and they havecomeוַיַּעֲל֤וּvai.ya.'a.LuH5927from thererejoicingשְׂמֵחִ֔יםse.me.ChimH8056, so that thecityהַקִּרְיָ֑הha.kir.YahH7151is in anuproarוַתֵּהֹ֖םva.te.HomH1949. This is thenoiseהַקּ֖וֹלha.KolH6963that ye haveheardשְׁמַעְתֶּֽם׃she.ma'.TemH8085.

46And alsoSolomonשְׁלֹמֹ֔הshe.lo.MohH8010sittethיָשַׁ֣בya.ShavH3427on thethroneכִּסֵּ֥אki.Se'H3678of thekingdomהַמְּלוּכָֽה׃ha.me.lu.KhahH4410.

47And moreover theking’sהַמֶּ֗לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428servantsעַבְדֵ֣י'av.DeiH5650cameבָּ֜אוּBa.'uH935toblessלְ֠בָרֵךְLe.va.rekhH1288ourlordאֲדֹנֵ֜ינוּ'a.do.Nei.nuH113kingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Davidדָּוִד֮da.VidH1732,sayingלֵאמֹר֒le.MorH559,Godאֱלֹהִ֜ים'e.lo.hei.chaH430make thenameשֵׁ֤םshemH8034ofSolomonשְׁלֹמֹה֙she.lo.MohH8010betterיֵיטֵ֨בyei.TevH3190than thynameמִשְּׁמֶ֔ךָmi.she.Me.khaH8034, andmakeוִֽיגַדֵּ֥לvi.ga.DelH1431histhroneכִּסְא֖וֹkis.'OH3678greaterH1431than thythroneמִכִּסְאֶ֑ךָmi.kis.'E.khaH3678. And thekingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428bowedוַיִּשְׁתַּ֥חוּvai.yish.Ta.chuH7812himself upon thebedהַמִּשְׁכָּֽב׃ha.mish.KavH4904.

48And also thussaidאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559thekingהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,Blessedבָּר֨וּךְba.RukhH1288be theLORDיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478, who hathgivenנָתַ֥ןna.TanH5414one tositיֹשֵׁ֥בyo.ShevH3427on mythroneכִּסְאִ֖יkis.'IH3678thisdayהַיּ֛וֹםhai.YomH3117, myeyesוְעֵינַ֥יve.'ei.NaiH5869evenseeingרֹאֽוֹת׃ro.'otH7200it .

49And all theguestsהַ֨קְּרֻאִ֔יםha.ke.ru.'ImH7121that were withAdonijahלַאֲדֹנִיָּ֑הוּla.'a.do.ni.Ya.huH138wereafraidוַיֶּֽחֶרְדוּ֙vai.ye.cher.DuH2729, andaroseוַיָּקֻ֔מוּvai.ya.Ku.muH6965, andwentH3212everymanאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376hiswayלְדַרְכּֽוֹ׃le.dar.KoH1870.

50AndAdonijahוַאֲדֹ֣נִיָּ֔הוּva.'a.Do.ni.Ya.huH138fearedיָרֵ֖אya.Re'H3372becauseמִפְּנֵ֣יmi.pe.NeiH6440ofSolomonשְׁלֹמֹ֑הshe.lo.MohH8010, andaroseוַיָּ֣קָםvai.Ya.komH6965, andwentH3212, and caughtholdוַֽיַּחֲזֵ֖קvai.ya.cha.ZekH2388on thehornsבְּקַרְנ֥וֹתbe.kar.NotH7161of thealtarהַמִּזְבֵּֽחַ׃ha.miz.Be.achH4196.

51And it wastoldוַיֻּגַּ֤דvai.yu.GadH5046Solomonלִשְׁלֹמֹה֙lish.lo.MohH8010,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, Behold,Adonijahאֲדֹ֣נִיָּ֔הוּ'a.Do.ni.Ya.huH138fearethיָרֵ֖אya.Re'H3372kingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֑הshe.lo.MohH8010: for, lo, he hath caughtholdאָחַ֞ז'a.ChazH270on thehornsבְּקַרְנ֤וֹתbe.kar.NotH7161of thealtarהַמִּזְבֵּ֙חַ֙ha.miz.Be.achH4196,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, Letkingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֔הshe.lo.MohH8010swearיִשָּֽׁבַֽע־yi.sha.va'-H7650to me todayכַיּוֹם֙khai.yOmH3117that he will notslayיָמִ֥יתya.MitH4191hisservantעַבְדּ֖וֹav.DoH5650with theswordבֶּחָֽרֶב׃be.Cha.revH2719.

52AndSolomonשְׁלֹמֹ֔הshe.lo.MohH8010saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, If he will show himself aworthyחַ֔יִלCha.yilH2428manלְבֶן־le.ven-H1121, there shall not anhairמִשַּׂעֲרָת֖וֹmi.sa.'a.ra.ToH8185of himfallיִפֹּ֥לyi.PolH5307to theearthאָ֑רְצָה'A.re.tzahH776: but ifwickednessרָעָ֥הra.'AhH7451shall befoundתִמָּצֵא־ti.ma.tze'-H4672in him, he shalldieוָמֵֽת׃va.MetH4191.

53Sokingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֗הshe.lo.MohH8010sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֞חvai.yish.LachH7971, and they brought himdownוַיֹּרִדֻ֙הוּ֙vai.yo.ri.Du.huH3381from thealtarהַמִּזְבֵּ֔חַha.miz.Be.achH4196. And hecameוַיָּבֹ֕אvai.ya.Vo'H935andbowedוַיִּשְׁתַּ֖חוּvai.yish.Ta.chuH7812himself tokingלַמֶּ֣לֶךְla.Me.lekhH4428Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֑הshe.lo.MohH8010: andSolomonשְׁלֹמֹ֖הshe.lo.MohH8010saidוַיֹּֽאמֶר־vai.yo.mer-H559to him,GoH3212to thyhouseלְבֵיתֶֽךָ׃ פle.vei.Te.khaH1004.

Commentaries on 1 Kings 1

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