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ylt @1Kings:1:1 @And king David [is ] old , entering into days , and they cover him with garments , and he hath no heat , ylt @1Kings:1:2 @and his servants say to him , 'Let them seek for my lord the king a young woman , a virgin , and she hath stood before the king , and is to him a companion , and hath lain in thy bosom , and my lord the king hath heat .' ylt @1Kings:1:3 @And they seek a fair young woman in all the border of Israel , and find Abishag the Shunammite , and bring her in to the king , ylt @1Kings:1:4 @and the young woman [is ] very very fair , and she is to the king a companion , and serveth him , and the king hath not known her . ylt @1Kings:1:5 @And Adonijah son of Haggith is lifting himself up , saying , 'I do reign ;' and he prepareth for himself a chariot and horsemen , and fifty men running before him , ylt @1Kings:1:6 @and his father hath not grieved him [all ] his days , saying , 'Wherefore thus hast thou done ?' and he also [is ] of a very good form , and [his mother ] bare him after Absalom . ylt @1Kings:1:7 @And his words are with Joab son of Zeruiah , and with Abiathar the priest , and they help after Adonijah ; ylt @1Kings:1:8 @and Zadok the priest , and Benaiah son of Jehoiada , and Nathan the prophet , and Shimei , and Rei , and the mighty ones whom David hath , have not been with Adonijah . ylt @1Kings:1:9 @And Adonijah sacrificeth sheep and oxen and fatlings near the stone of Zoheleth , that [is ] by En-Rogel , and calleth all his brethren , sons of the king , and for all the men of Judah , servants of the king ; ylt @1Kings:1:10 @and Nathan the prophet , and Benaiah , and the mighty ones , and Solomon his brother , he hath not called . ylt @1Kings:1:11 @And Nathan speaketh unto Bath-Sheba , mother of Solomon , saying , 'Hast thou not heard that Adonijah son of Haggith hath reigned , and our lord David hath not known ? ylt @1Kings:1:12 @and now , come , let me counsel thee , I pray thee , and deliver thy life , and the life of thy son Solomon ; ylt @1Kings:1:13 @go and enter in unto king David , and thou hast said unto him , Hast thou not , my lord , O king , sworn to thy handmaid , saying , Surely Solomon thy son doth reign after me , and he doth sit on my throne ? and wherefore hath Adonijah reigned ? ylt @1Kings:1:14 @Lo , thou are yet speaking there with the king , and I come in after thee , and have completed thy words .' ylt @1Kings:1:15 @And Bath-Sheba cometh in unto the king , to the inner chamber , and the king [is ] very aged , and Abishag the Shunammite is serving the king : ylt @1Kings:1:16 @and Bath-Sheba boweth and doth obeisance to the king , and the king saith , 'What -- to thee ?' ylt @1Kings:1:17 @And she saith to him , 'My lord , thou hast sworn by Jehovah thy God to thy handmaid : Surely Solomon thy son doth reign after me , and he doth sit on my throne ; ylt @1Kings:1:18 @and now , lo , Adonijah hath reigned , and now , my lord , O king , thou hast not known ; ylt @1Kings:1:19 @and he sacrificeth ox , and fatling , and sheep in abundance , and calleth for all the sons of the king , and for Abiathar the priest , and for Joab head of the host -- and for Solomon thy servant he hath not called . ylt @1Kings:1:20 @And thou , my lord , O king , the eyes of all Israel [are ] on thee , to declare to them who doth sit on the throne of my lord the king after him ; ylt @1Kings:1:21 @and it hath been , when my lord the king lieth with his fathers , that I have been , I and my son Solomon -- [reckoned ] sinners .' ylt @1Kings:1:22 @And lo , she is yet speaking with the king , and Nathan the prophet hath come in ; ylt @1Kings:1:23 @and they declare to the king , saying , 'Lo , Nathan the prophet ;' and he cometh in before the king , and boweth himself to the king , on his face to the earth . ylt @1Kings:1:24 @And Nathan saith , 'My lord , O king , thou hast said , Adonijah doth reign after me , and he doth sit on my throne ; ylt @1Kings:1:25 @for he hath gone down to-day , and doth sacrifice ox , and fatling , and sheep , in abundance , and calleth for all the sons of the king , and for the heads of the host , and for Abiathar the priest , and lo , they are eating and drinking before him , and they say , Let king Adonijah live ! ylt @1Kings:1:26 @'And for me -- me , thy servant , and for Zadok the priest , and for Benaiah , son of Jehoiada , and for Solomon thy servant , he hath not called ; ylt @1Kings:1:27 @if from my lord the king this thing hath been , then thou hast not caused thy servant to know who doth sit on the throne of my lord the king after him .' ylt @1Kings:1:28 @And king David answereth and saith , 'Call for me for Bath-Sheba ;' and she cometh in before the king , and standeth before the king . ylt @1Kings:1:29 @And the king sweareth and saith , 'Jehovah liveth , who hath redeemed my soul out of all adversity ; ylt @1Kings:1:30 @surely as I sware to thee by Jehovah , God of Israel , saying , Surely Solomon thy son doth reign after me , and he doth sit on my throne in my stead ; surely so I do this day .' ylt @1Kings:1:31 @And Bath-Sheba boweth -- face to the earth -- and doth obeisance to the king , and saith , 'Let my lord , king David , live to the age .' ylt @1Kings:1:32 @And king David saith , 'Call for me for Zadok the priest , and for Nathan the prophet , and for Benaiah son of Jehoiada ;' and they come in before the king . ylt @1Kings:1:33 @And the king saith to them , 'Take with you the servants of your lord , and ye have caused Solomon my son to ride on mine own mule , and caused him to go down unto Gihon , ylt @1Kings:1:34 @and anointed him there hath Zadok the priest -- and Nathan the prophet -- for king over Israel , and ye have blown with a trumpet , and said , Let king Solomon live ; ylt @1Kings:1:35 @and ye have come up after him , and he hath come in and hath sat on my throne , and he doth reign in my stead , and him I have appointed to be leader over Israel , and over Judah .' ylt @1Kings:1:36 @And Benaiah son of Jehoiada answereth the king , and saith , 'Amen ! so doth Jehovah , God of my lord the king , say ; ylt @1Kings:1:37 @as Jehovah hath been with my lord the king , so is He with Solomon , and doth make his throne greater than the throne of my lord king David .' ylt @1Kings:1:38 @And Zadok the priest goeth down , and Nathan the prophet , and Benaiah son of Jehoiada , and the Cherethite , and the Pelethite , and they cause Solomon to ride on the mule of king David , and cause him to go unto Gihon , ylt @1Kings:1:39 @and Zadok the priest taketh the horn of oil out of the tent , and anointeth Solomon , and they blow with a trumpet , and all the people say , 'Let king Solomon live .' ylt @1Kings:1:40 @And all the people come up after him , and the people are piping with pipes , and rejoicing -- great joy , and the earth rendeth with their voice . ylt @1Kings:1:41 @And Adonijah heareth , and all those called , who [are ] with him , and they have finished to eat , and Joab heareth the noise of the trumpet , and saith , 'Wherefore [is ] the noise of the city roaring ?' ylt @1Kings:1:42 @He is yet speaking , and lo , Jonathan son of Abiathar the priest hath come in , and Adonijah saith , 'Come in , for a man of valour thou [art ], and thou bearest good tidings .' ylt @1Kings:1:43 @And Jonathan answereth and saith to Adonijah , 'Verily our lord king David hath caused Solomon to reign , ylt @1Kings:1:44 @and the king sendeth with him Zadok the priest , and Nathan the prophet , and Benaiah son of Jehoiada , and the Cherethite , and the Pelethite , and they cause him to ride on the king 's mule , ylt @1Kings:1:45 @and they anoint him -- Zadok the priest and Nathan the prophet -- for king in Gihon , and are come up thence rejoicing , and the city is moved ; it [is ] the noise that ye have heard . ylt @1Kings:1:46 @'And also Solomon hath sat on the throne of the kingdom , ylt @1Kings:1:47 @and also the servants of the king have come into bless our lord king David , saying , Thy God doth make the name of Solomon better than thy name , and his throne greater than thy throne ; and the king boweth himself on the bed , ylt @1Kings:1:48 @and also thus hath the king said , Blessed [is ] Jehovah , God of Israel , who hath given to-day [one ] sitting on my throne , and mine eyes seeing .' ylt @1Kings:1:49 @And they tremble , and rise -- all those called who [are ] for Adonijah -- and go , each on his way ; ylt @1Kings:1:50 @and Adonijah feareth because of Solomon , and riseth , and goeth , and layeth hold on the horns of the altar . ylt @1Kings:1:51 @And it is declared to Solomon , saying , 'Lo , Adonijah feareth king Solomon , and lo , he hath laid hold on the horns of the altar , saying , Let king Solomon swear to me as to-day -- he doth not put to death his servant by the sword .' ylt @1Kings:1:52 @And Solomon saith , 'If he becometh a virtuous man -- there doth not fall of his hair to the earth , and if evil is found in him -- then he hath died .' ylt @1Kings:1:53 @And king Solomon sendeth , and they bring him down from off the altar , and he cometh in and boweth himself to king Solomon , and Solomon saith to him , 'Go to thy house .' ylt @1Kings:2:1 @And draw near do the days of David to die , and he chargeth Solomon his son , saying , ylt @1Kings:2:2 @'I am going in the way of all the earth , and thou hast been strong , and become a man , ylt @1Kings:2:3 @and kept the charge of Jehovah thy God , to walk in His ways , to keep His statutes , His commands , and His judgments , and His testimonies , as it is written in the law of Moses , so that thou dost wisely all that thou dost , and whithersoever thou turnest , ylt @1Kings:2:4 @so that Jehovah doth establish His word which He spake unto me , saying , If thy sons observe their way to walk before Me in truth , with all their heart , and with all their soul ; saying , There is not cut off a man of thine from the throne of Israel . ylt @1Kings:2:5 @'And also , thou hast known that which he did to me -- Joab son of Zeruiah -- that which he did to two heads of the hosts of Israel , to Abner son of Ner , and to Amasa son of Jether -- that he slayeth them , and maketh the blood of war in peace , and putteth the blood of war in his girdle , that [is ] on his loins , and in his sandals that [are ] on his feet ; ylt @1Kings:2:6 @and thou hast done according to thy wisdom , and dost not let his old age go down in peace to Sheol . ylt @1Kings:2:7 @'And to the sons of Barzillai the Gileadite thou dost do kindness , and they have been among those eating at thy table , for so they drew near unto me in my fleeing from the face of Absalom thy brother . ylt @1Kings:2:8 @'And lo , with thee [is ] Shimei son of Gera , the Benjamite of Bahurim , and he reviled me -- a grievous reviling -- in the day of my going to Mahanaim ; and he hath come down to meet me at the Jordan , and I swear to him by Jehovah , saying , I do not put thee to death by the sword ; ylt @1Kings:2:9 @and now , acquit him not , for a wise man thou [art ], and thou hast known that which thou dost to him , and hast brought down his old age with blood to Sheol .' ylt @1Kings:2:10 @And David lieth down with his fathers , and is buried in the city of David , ylt @1Kings:2:11 @and the days that David hath reigned over Israel [are ] forty years , in Hebron he hath reigned seven years , and in Jerusalem he hath reigned thirty and three years . ylt @1Kings:2:12 @And Solomon hath sat on the throne of David his father , and his kingdom is established greatly , ylt @1Kings:2:13 @and Adonijah son of Haggith cometh in unto Bath-Sheba , mother of Solomon , and she saith , 'Is thy coming peace ?' and he saith , 'Peace .' ylt @1Kings:2:14 @And he saith , 'I have a word unto thee ,' and she saith , 'Speak .' ylt @1Kings:2:15 @And he saith , 'Thou hast known that the kingdom was mine , and towards me set their faces had all Israel for reigning , and the kingdom is turned round about , and is my brother 's , for from Jehovah it was his ; ylt @1Kings:2:16 @and now , one petition I am asking of thee -- turn not back my face ;' and she saith unto him , 'Speak .' ylt @1Kings:2:17 @And he saith , 'Speak , I pray thee , to Solomon the king , for he doth not turn back thy face , and he doth give to me Abishag the Shunammite for a wife .' ylt @1Kings:2:18 @And Bath-Sheba saith , 'Good ; I do speak for thee unto the king .' ylt @1Kings:2:19 @And Bath-Sheba cometh in unto king Solomon to speak to him for Adonijah , and the king riseth to meet her , and boweth himself to her , and sitteth on his throne , and placeth a throne for the mother of the king , and she sitteth at his right hand . ylt @1Kings:2:20 @And she saith , 'One small petition I ask of thee , turn not back my face ;' and the king saith to her , 'Ask , my mother , for I do not turn back thy face .' ylt @1Kings:2:21 @And she saith , 'Let Abishag the Shunammite be given to Adonijah thy brother for a wife .' ylt @1Kings:2:22 @And king Solomon answereth and saith to his mother , 'And why art thou asking Abishag the Shunammite for Adonijah ? also ask for him the kingdom -- for he [is ] mine elder brother -- even for him , and for Abiathar the priest , and for Joab son of Zeruiah .' ylt @1Kings:2:23 @And king Solomon sweareth by Jehovah , saying , 'Thus doth God to me , and thus He doth add -- surely against his soul hath Adonijah spoken this word ; ylt @1Kings:2:24 @and now , Jehovah liveth , who hath established me , and causeth me to sit on the throne of David my father , and who hath made for me an house as He spake -- surely to-day is Adonijah put to death .' ylt @1Kings:2:25 @And king Solomon sendeth by the hand of Benaiah son of Jehoiada , and he falleth upon him , and he dieth . ylt @1Kings:2:26 @And to Abiathar the priest said the king , 'To Anathoth go , unto thy fields ; for a man of death thou [art ], but in this day I do not put thee to death , because thou hast borne the ark of the Lord Jehovah before David my father , and because thou wast afflicted in all that my father was afflicted in .' ylt @1Kings:2:27 @And Solomon casteth out Abiathar from being priest to Jehovah , to fulfil the word of Jehovah which He spake concerning the house of Eli in Shiloh . ylt @1Kings:2:28 @And the report hath come unto Joab -- for Joab hath turned aside after Adonijah , though after Absalom he did not turn aside -- and Joab fleeth unto the tent of Jehovah , and layeth hold on the horns of the altar . ylt @1Kings:2:29 @And it is declared to king Solomon that Joab hath fled unto the tent of Jehovah , and lo , near the altar ; and Solomon sendeth Benaiah son of Jehoiada , saying , 'Go , fall upon him .' ylt @1Kings:2:30 @And Benaiah cometh in unto the tent of Jehovah , and saith unto him , 'Thus said the king , Come out ;' and he saith , 'Nay , but here I die .' And Benaiah bringeth back the king word , saying , 'Thus spake Joab , yea , thus he answered me .' ylt @1Kings:2:31 @And the king saith to him , 'Do as he hath spoken , and fall upon him , and thou hast buried him , and turned aside the causeless blood which Joab shed , from off me , and from off the house of my father ; ylt @1Kings:2:32 @and Jehovah hath turned back his blood on his own head , who hath fallen on two men more righteous and better than he , and slayeth them with the sword , -- and my father David knew not -- Abner son of Ner , head of the host of Israel , and Amasa son of Jether , head of the host of Judah ; ylt @1Kings:2:33 @yea , turned back hath their blood on the head of Joab , and on the head of his seed to the age ; and for David , and for his seed , and for his house , and for his throne , there is peace unto the age , from Jehovah .' ylt @1Kings:2:34 @And Benaiah son of Jehoiada goeth up and falleth upon him , and putteth him to death , and he is buried in his own house in the wilderness , ylt @1Kings:2:35 @and the king putteth Benaiah son of Jehoiada in his stead over the host , and Zadok the priest hath the king put in the stead of Abiathar . ylt @1Kings:2:36 @And the king sendeth and calleth for Shimei , and saith to him , 'Build for thee a house in Jerusalem , and thou hast dwelt there , and dost not go out thence any where ; ylt @1Kings:2:37 @and it hath been , in the day of thy going out , and thou hast passed over the brook Kidron , thou dost certainly know that thou dost surely die -- thy blood is on thy head .' ylt @1Kings:2:38 @And Shimei saith to the king , 'The word [is ] good ; as my lord the king hath spoken so doth thy servant do ;' and Shimei dwelleth in Jerusalem many days . ylt @1Kings:2:39 @And it cometh to pass , at the end of three years , that flee do two of the servants of Shimei unto Achish son of Maachah , king of Gath , and they declare to Shimei , saying , 'Lo , thy servants [are ] in Gath ;' ylt @1Kings:2:40 @and Shimei riseth , and saddleth his ass , and goeth to Gath , unto Achish , to seek his servants , and Shimei goeth and bringeth his servants from Gath . ylt @1Kings:2:41 @And it is declared to Solomon that Shimei hath gone from Jerusalem to Gath , and doth return , ylt @1Kings:2:42 @and the king sendeth and calleth for Shimei , and saith unto him , 'Have I not caused thee to swear by Jehovah -- and I testify against thee , saying , In the day of thy going out , and thou hast gone anywhere , thou dost certainly know that thou dost surely die ; and thou sayest unto me , The word I have heard [is ] good ? ylt @1Kings:2:43 @and wherefore hast thou not kept the oath of Jehovah , and the charge that I charged upon thee ?' ylt @1Kings:2:44 @And the king saith unto Shimei , 'Thou hast known all the evil that thy heart hath known , which thou didest to David my father , and Jehovah hath turned back thine evil on thy head , ylt @1Kings:2:45 @and king Solomon [is ] blessed , and the throne of David is established before Jehovah unto the age .' ylt @1Kings:2:46 @And the king chargeth Benaiah son of Jehoiada , and he goeth out and falleth on him , and he dieth , and the kingdom is established in the hand of Solomon . ylt @1Kings:3:1 @And Solomon joineth in marriage with Pharaoh king of Egypt , and taketh the daughter of Pharaoh , and bringeth her in unto the city of David , till he completeth to build his own house , and the house of Jehovah , and the wall of Jerusalem round about .

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