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Now king David was old ,
stricken in years ;
and they covered him with clothes ,
but he could not become warm .
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Wherefore his servants said unto him ,
Let them seek out for my lord the king a young virgin ,
and let her stand before the king ,
and let her be an attendant on him ;
and let her lie in thy bosom ,
that my lord the king may become warm .
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So they sought for a fair maiden throughout all the territory of Israel ;
and they found Abishag the Shunammite ,
and brought her to the king .
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And the maiden was exceedingly fair ;
and she became an attendant on the king ,
and ministered to him ;
but the king knew her not .
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And Adoniyah the son of Chaggith exalted himself ,
saying ,
I shall be king :
and he procured himself a chariot and horsemen ,
and fifty men who ran before him .
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And his father had never grieved him in all his life by saying ,
Why hast thou done so ?
and he also was of a very goodly form ;
and his mother had born him after Abshalom .
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And he had conferences with Joab the son of Zeruyah ,
and with Ebyathar the priest :
and they ,
following Adoniyah ,
helped him .
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But Zadok the priest ,
and Benayahu the son of Yehoyada ,
and Nathan the prophet ,
and Shim
i ,
and Re
i ,
and the mighty men that belonged to David ,
were not with Adoniyah .
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And Adoniyah slaughtered sheep and oxen and fatted cattle by the stone Zocheleth ,
which is by
En
rogel ;
and he invited all his brothers the king
s sons ,
and all the men of Judah the king
s servants ;
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But Nathan the prophet ,
and Benayahu ,
and the mighty men ,
and Solomon his brother ,
he invited not .
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And Nathan spoke unto Bath
sheba
the mother of Solomon ,
saying ,
Hast thou not heard that Adoniyah the son of Chaggith is become king ,
and David our lord knoweth it not ?
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And now come ,
let me ,
I pray thee ,
give thee counsel ,
that thou mayest save thy own life ,
and the life of thy son Solomon .
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Go and get thee in unto king David ,
and say unto him ,
Didst not thou ,
my lord ,
O king ,
swear unto thy hand
maid ,
saying ,
Assuredly ,
Solomon thy son shall reign after me ,
and only he shall sit upon my throne ?
why then is Adoniyah become king ?
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And ,
lo ,
while thou shalt be yet speaking there with the king ,
I myself will come in after thee ,
and confirm thy words .
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And Bath
sheba
went in unto the king into the chamber ,
and the king was very old ;
and Abishag the Shunammite was ministering unto the king .
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And Bath
sheba
bowed ,
and prostrated herself unto the king :
and the king said ,
What wouldst thou ?
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And she said unto him ,
My lord ,
thou thyself didst swear by the Lord thy God unto thy hand
maid ,
Assuredly ,
Solomon thy son shall reign after me ,
and only he shall sit upon my throne .
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And now ,
behold ,
Adoniyah is become king ;
and now ,
my lord ,
O king ,
thou knowest it not :
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And he hath slaughtered oxen and fatted cattle and sheep in abundance ,
and hath invited all the sons of the king ,
and Ebyathar the priest ,
and Joab the captain of the army ;
but Solomon thy servant hath he not invited .
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And as for thee ,
my lord ,
O king ,
the eyes of all Israel are upon thee ,
to tell them ,
who shall sit on the throne of my lord the king after him .
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Otherwise it would come to pass ,
when my lord the king sleepeth with his fathers ,
that I and my son Solomon may be counted offenders .
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And ,
lo ,
while she was yet speaking with the king ,
Nathan the prophet also came in .
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And they told the king ,
saying ,
Behold ,
here is Nathan the prophet :
and when he was come in before the king ,
he prostrated himself before the king with his face to the ground .
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And Nathan said ,
My lord ,
O king ,
hast thou then said ,
Adoniyah shall reign after me ,
and he shall sit upon my throne ?
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For he is gone down this day ,
and hath slaughtered oxen and fatted cattle and sheep in abundance ,
and hath invited all the king
s sons ,
and the captains of the army ,
and Ebyathar the priest :
and ,
behold ,
they are eating and drinking before him ,
and they say ,
Long live king Adoniyah .
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But as for me ,
me thy servant ,
and Zadok the priest ,
and Benayahu the son of Yehoyada ,
and thy servant Solomon ,
hath he not invited .
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Can it be that this hath been done by order of my lord the king ,
and thou hast not informed thy servant ,
who should sit on the throne of my lord the king after him ?
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Then answered king David ,
and said ,
Call me Bath
sheba ;
and she came into the king
s presence ,
and stood before the king .
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And the king swore and said ,
As the Lord liveth ,
that hath redeemed my soul out of all distress ,
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Even as I have sworn unto thee by the Lord the God of Israel ,
saying ,
Assuredly Solomon thy son shall reign after me ,
and only he shall sit upon my throne in my stead :
even so will I certainly do this day .
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Then did Bath
sheba
bow herself with her face to the earth ,
and prostrate herself unto the king ;
and she said ,
May my lord ,
the king David ,
live for ever !
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And king David said ,
Call unto me Zadok the priest ,
and Nathan the prophet ,
and Benayahu the son of Yehoyada .
And they came before the king .
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And the king said unto them ,
Take with you the servants of your lord ,
and cause Solomon my son to ride upon my own mule ,
and conduct him down to Gichon :
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And let Zadok the priest with Nathan the prophet anoint him there as king over Israel ;
and blow ye with the cornet ,
and say ,
Long live king Solomon .
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Then shall ye go up after him ,
and he shall come and sit upon my throne ;
and he shall be king in my stead :
and him have I ordained to be ruler over Israel and over Judah .
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And Benayahu the son of Yehoyada
answered the king ,
and said ,
Amen :
May thus say the Eternal the God of my lord the king .
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As the Eternal hath been with my lord the king ,
even so may he be with Solomon ,
and may he make his throne greater than the throne of my lord the king David .
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Thereupon Zadok the priest ,
and Nathan the prophet ,
and Benayahu the son of Yehoyada ,
and the Kerethites ,
and the Pelethites ,
went down ,
and caused Solomon to ride upon king David
s mule ,
and conducted him to Gichon .
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And Zadok the priest took the horn of oil out of the tabernacle ,
and anointed Solomon .
And they blew with the cornet ;
and all the people said ,
Long live king Solomon .
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And all the people went up after him ,
and the people blew on flutes ,
and rejoiced with great joy ,
so that the earth was rent at their noise .
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And Adoniyah and all the guests that were with him heard it as they had just finished eating :
and when Joab heard the sound of the cornet ,
he said ,
Wherefore is this noise of the city in an uproar ?
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And while he was yet speaking ,
behold ,
Jonathan the son of Ebyathar the priest came in :
and Adoniyah said ,
Come in ;
for thou art a worthy man ,
and must bring good tidings .
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And Jonathan answered and said to Adoniyah ,
Alas ,
no ;
our lord king David hath made Solomon king ;
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And the king hath sent with him Zadok the priest ,
and Nathan the prophet ,
and Benayahu the son of Yehoyada ,
and the Kerethites ,
and the Pelethites ,
and they have caused him to ride upon the king
s mule ;
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And Zadok the priest and Nathan the prophet have anointed him as king on the Gichon ;
and they are come up from there rejoicing ,
and the city hath been set in commotion .
This is the noise that ye have heard .
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And Solomon hath also sat on the kingly throne .
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And also the king
s servants are come to bless our lord king David ,
saying ,
May God make the name of Solomon more famous than thy name ,
and make his throne greater than thy throne :
and the king hath bowed himself upon the bed .
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And also thus hath the king said ,
Blessed be the Lord the God of Israel ,
who hath given this day one who sitteth on my throne ,
while my eyes see it .
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And all the guests that were with Adoniyah were terrified ,
and rose up ,
and went ,
every man ,
on his own way .
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And Adoniyah was afraid because of Solomon ;
and he arose ,
and went ,
and caught hold on the horns of the altar .
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And it was told unto Solomon ,
saying ,
Behold ,
Adoniyah feareth king Solomon ;
and ,
behold ,
he hath caught hold on the horns of the altar ,
saying ,
Let king Solomon swear unto me today that he will not slay his servant with the sword .
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And Solomon said ,
If he will become a worthy man ,
there shall not a hair of his fall to the earth ;
but if any wrong shall be found on him ,
then shall he die .
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So king Solomon sent ,
and they brought him down from the altar ;
and he came and bowed himself to king Solomon ;
and Solomon said unto him ,
Go to thy house .
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