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1 Kings 1:22-45

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.

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