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1 Kings 1:2-15

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.

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