mkjv - 1Kings:1:28-53

mkjv@1Kings:1:28 @ And David answered and said, Call Bathsheba. And she came into the king's presence, and stood before the king.

mkjv@1Kings:1:29 @ And the king swore, and said, [As] the LORD lives, who has redeemed my soul out of all distress,

mkjv@1Kings:1:30 @ surely as I swore to you by the LORD God of Israel, saying, Surely Solomon your son shall reign after me, and he shall sit on my throne in my place, even so I will do today.

mkjv@1Kings:1:31 @ And Bathsheba bowed [her] face [to] the earth, even kneeling to the king, and said, Let my lord King David live forever.

mkjv@1Kings:1:32 @ And King David said, Call Zadok the priest to me, and Nathan the prophet, and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada. And they came before the king.

mkjv@1Kings:1:33 @ The king also said to them, Take with you the servants of your lord, and cause Solomon my son to ride on my own mule, and bring him down to Gihon.

mkjv@1Kings:1:34 @ And let Zadok the priest and Nathan the prophet anoint him king over Israel there. And blow with the ram's horn, and say, Let King Solomon live.

mkjv@1Kings:1:35 @ And you shall come up after him, and let him come and sit upon my throne. For he shall reign in my place. And I have appointed him to be ruler over Israel and over Judah.

mkjv@1Kings:1:36 @ And Benaiah the son of Jehoiada answered the king, and said, Amen. May the LORD God of my lord the king say so.

mkjv@1Kings:1:37 @ As the LORD has been with my lord the king, even so may He be with Solomon, and make his throne greater than the throne of my lord king David.

mkjv@1Kings:1:38 @ And Zadok the priest, and Nathan the prophet, and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, and the Cherethites and the Pelethites, went down and caused Solomon to ride upon king David's mule, and brought him to Gihon.

mkjv@1Kings:1:39 @ And Zadok the priest took a horn of oil out of the Tabernacle and anointed Solomon. And they blew the ram's horn, and all the people said, Let King Solomon live!

mkjv@1Kings:1:40 @ And all the people came up after him, and the people piped with pipes, and rejoiced [with] great joy, so that the earth was torn with their sound.

mkjv@1Kings:1:41 @ And Adonijah heard, and all the invited guests with him. And they stopped eating. And Joab heard the sound of the ram's horn, and said, What is this noise roaring from the city?

mkjv@1Kings:1:42 @ And he was still speaking, and behold, Jonathan the son of Abiathar the priest came. And Adonijah said to him, Come in, for you [are] a mighty man and you bring good news.

mkjv@1Kings:1:43 @ And Jonathan answered and said to Adonijah, Truly our lord King David has made Solomon king.

mkjv@1Kings:1:44 @ And the king has sent with him Zadok the priest, and Nathan the prophet, and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, and the Cherethites, and the Pelethites, and they have caused him to ride upon the king's mule.

mkjv@1Kings:1:45 @ And Zadok the priest and Nathan the prophet have anointed him king in Gihon. And they have come up from there rejoicing, so that the city is roaring. This [is] the noise that you heard.

mkjv@1Kings:1:46 @ And also Solomon sits on the throne of the kingdom.

mkjv@1Kings:1:47 @ And also the king's servants came to bless our lord king David, saying, May God make the name of Solomon better than your name, and make his throne greater than your throne. And the king bowed himself upon the bed.

mkjv@1Kings:1:48 @ And also the king said, Blessed [is] the LORD God of Israel, who has given one to sit on my throne today, my eyes even seeing [it].

mkjv@1Kings:1:49 @ And all those who were invited by Adonijah trembled and arose and left, each to his way.

mkjv@1Kings:1:50 @ And Adonijah feared because of Solomon, and arose and went and caught hold on the horns of the altar.

mkjv@1Kings:1:51 @ And it was told to Solomon, saying, Behold, Adonijah fears King Solomon. For, lo, he has caught hold on the horns of the altar, saying, Let king Solomon swear to me today that he will not kill his servant with the sword.

mkjv@1Kings:1:52 @ And Solomon said, If he becomes a son of virtue, not a hair of his head shall fall to the earth. But if wickedness shall be found in him, then he shall die.

mkjv@1Kings:1:53 @ And King Solomon sent, and they brought him down from the altar. And he came and bowed himself to king Solomon. And Solomon said to him, Go to your house.