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Now king David was old and advanced in years ;
and they covered him with clothes ,
but he got no heat .
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Wherefore his servants said to 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 borders of Israel ,
and found Abishag a Shunamite ,
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 man ;
and his mother bore 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 ,
and Rei ,
and the mighty men who 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 En-rogel ,
and called all his brethren the king '
s sons ,
and all the men of Judah the king '
s 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 spoke to 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 ,
that thou mayest save thy own life ,
and the life of thy son Solomon .
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Go ,
and enter in to king David ,
and say to him ,
Didst not thou ,
my lord ,
O king ,
swear to thy 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 art yet talking there with the king ,
I will also come in after thee ,
and confirm thy words .
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And Bath-sheba went to the king into the chamber :
and the king was very old ;
and Abishag the Shunamite ministered to the king .
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And Bath-sheba bowed ,
and did obeisance to the king .
And the king said ,
What wouldst thou ?
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And she said to him ,
My lord ,
thou didst swear by the LORD thy God to thy 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 shouldst 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 was yet talking 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 had 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 hath gone down this day ,
and hath slain oxen ,
and fat cattle ,
and sheep in abundance ,
and hath called all the king '
s 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 shown it to thy servant ,
who should sit on the throne of my lord the king after him ?