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Now king David was old and stricken in years ;
and they covered him with clothes ,
but he gat no heat .
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Wherefore his servants said unto him ,
Let there be sought for my lord the king a young virgin :
and let her stand before the king ,
and let her cherish him ,
and let her lie in thy bosom ,
that my lord the king may get heat .
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So they sought for a fair damsel throughout all the coasts of Israel Yisra #
el #,
and found Abishag a Shunammite ,
and brought her to the king .
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And the damsel was very fair ,
and cherished the king ,
and ministered to him :
but the king knew her not .
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Then Adonijah the son of Haggith exalted himself ,
saying ,
I will be king :
and he prepared him chariots and horsemen ,
and fifty men to run before him .
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And his father had not displeased him at any time in saying ,
Why hast thou done so ?
and he also was a very goodly towb #
man ;
and his mother bare him after Absalom .
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And he conferred with Joab the son of Zeruiah ,
and with Abiathar the priest :
and they following Adonijah helped him .
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But Zadok the priest ,
and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada ,
and Nathan the prophet ,
and Shimei Shim #
iy #,
and Rei Re #
iy #,
and the mighty men which belonged to David ,
were not with Adonijah .
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And Adonijah slew sheep and oxen and fat cattle by the stone of Zoheleth ,
which is by Enrogel #
Eyn ,
and called all his brethren the kings sons ,
and all the men of Judah the kings servants :
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But Nathan the prophet ,
and Benaiah ,
and the mighty men ,
and Solomon his brother ,
he called not .
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Wherefore Nathan spake unto Bathsheba Bath-Sheba #
the mother of Solomon ,
saying ,
Hast thou not heard that Adonijah the son of Haggith doth reign ,
and David our lord knoweth it not ?
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Now therefore come ,
let me ,
I pray thee ,
give thee counsel ya #,
that thou mayest save thine 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 thine handmaid ,
saying ,
Assuredly Solomon thy son shall reign after me ,
and he shall sit upon my throne ?
why then doth Adonijah reign ?
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Behold ,
while thou yet talkest there with the king ,
I also will come in after thee ,
and confirm thy words .
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And Bathsheba Bath-Sheba #
went in unto the king into the chamber :
and the king was very old ;
and Abishag the Shunammite ministered unto the king .
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And Bathsheba Bath-Sheba #
bowed ,
and did obeisance unto the king .
And the king said ,
What wouldest thou ?
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And she said unto him ,
My lord ,
thou swarest by the LORD thy God unto thine handmaid ,
saying ,
Assuredly Solomon thy son shall reign after me ,
and he shall sit upon my throne .
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And now ,
behold ,
Adonijah reigneth ;
and now ,
my lord the king ,
thou knowest it not :
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And he hath slain oxen and fat cattle and sheep in abundance ,
and hath called all the sons of the king ,
and Abiathar the priest ,
and Joab the captain of the host :
but Solomon thy servant hath he not called .
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And thou ,
my lord ,
O king ,
the eyes of all Israel are upon thee ,
that thou shouldest tell them who shall sit on the throne of my lord the king after him .
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Otherwise it shall come to pass ,
when my lord the king shall sleep with his fathers ,
that I and my son Solomon shall be counted offenders .
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And ,
lo ,
while she yet talked with the king ,
Nathan the prophet also came in .
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And they told the king ,
saying ,
Behold Nathan the prophet .
And when he was come in before the king ,
he bowed himself before the king with his face to the ground .
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And Nathan said ,
My lord ,
O king ,
hast thou said ,
Adonijah shall reign after me ,
and he shall sit upon my throne ?
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For he is gone down this day ,
and hath slain oxen and fat cattle and sheep in abundance ,
and hath called all the kings sons ,
and the captains of the host ,
and Abiathar the priest ;
and ,
behold ,
they eat and drink before him ,
and say ,
God save king Adonijah .
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But me ,
even me thy servant ,
and Zadok the priest ,
and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada ,
and thy servant Solomon ,
hath he not called .
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Is this thing done by my lord the king ,
and thou hast not shewed it unto thy servant ,
who should sit on the throne of my lord the king after him ?
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Then king David answered and said ,
Call me Bathsheba Bath-Sheba #.
And she came into the kings presence ,
and stood before the king .
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And the king sware ,
and said ,
As the LORD liveth ,
that hath redeemed my soul out of all distress ,
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Even as I sware unto thee by the LORD God of Israel Yisra #
el #,
saying ,
Assuredly Solomon thy son shall reign after me ,
and he shall sit upon my throne in my stead ;
even so will I certainly do this day .
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Then Bathsheba Bath-Sheba #
bowed with her face to the earth ,
and did reverence to the king ,
and said ,
Let my lord king David live for ever .
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And king David said ,
Call me Zadok the priest ,
and Nathan the prophet ,
and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada .
And they came before the king .
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The king also said unto them ,
Take with you the servants of your lord ,
and cause Solomon my son to ride upon mine own mule ,
and bring him down to Gihon :
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And let Zadok the priest and Nathan the prophet anoint him there king over Israel Yisra #
el #:
and blow ye with the trumpet ,
and say ,
God save king Solomon .
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Then ye shall come up after him ,
that he may come and sit upon my throne ;
for he shall be king in my stead :
and I have appointed him to be ruler over Israel and over Judah .
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And Benaiah the son of Jehoiada answered the king ,
and said ,
Amen :
the LORD God of my lord the king say so too .
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As the LORD hath been with my lord the king ,
even so be he with Solomon ,
and make #
his throne greater than the throne of my lord king David .
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So 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 Davids mule ,
and brought him to Gihon .
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And Zadok the priest took an horn of oil out of the tabernacle ,
and anointed Solomon .
And they blew the trumpet ;
and all the people said ,
God save king Solomon .
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And all the people came up after him ,
and the people piped with pipes ,
and rejoiced with great joy ,
so that the earth rent with the sound of them .
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And Adonijah and all the guests that were with him heard it as they had made an end of eating .
And when Joab heard the sound of the trumpet ,
he said ,
Wherefore is this noise of the city being in an uproar ?
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And while he yet spake ,
behold ,
Jonathan the son of Abiathar the priest came :
and Adonijah said unto him ,
Come in ;
for thou art a valiant man # #
Iysh-Chayil #,
and bringest #
good tidings .
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And Jonathan answered and said to Adonijah ,
Verily 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 Benaiah the son of Jehoiada ,
and the Cherethites ,
and the Pelethites ,
and they have caused him to ride upon the kings mule :
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And Zadok the priest and Nathan the prophet have anointed him king in Gihon :
and they are come up from thence rejoicing ,
so that the city rang again .
This is the noise that ye have heard .
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And also Solomon sitteth on the throne of the kingdom .
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And moreover the kings servants came to bless our lord king David ,
saying ,
God make the name of Solomon better than thy name ,
and make #
his throne greater than thy throne .
And the king bowed himself upon the bed .
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And also thus said the king ,
Blessed be the LORD God of Israel Yisra #
el #,
which hath given one to sit on my throne this day ,
mine eyes even seeing it .
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And all the guests that were with Adonijah were afraid ,
and rose up ,
and went every man his way .
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And Adonijah feared because of Solomon ,
and arose ,
and went ,
and caught hold on the horns of the altar .
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And it was told Solomon ,
saying ,
Behold ,
Adonijah feareth king Solomon :
for ,
lo ,
he hath caught hold on the horns of the altar ,
saying ,
Let king Solomon swear unto me to day that he will not slay his servant with the sword .
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And Solomon said ,
If he will shew himself a worthy man ,
there shall not an hair of him fall to the earth :
but if wickedness shall be found in him ,
he shall 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 thine house .
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