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1
Now King
David
was old,
advanced
in age;
and they covered
him with clothes,
but he could not keep warm.
2
So his servants
said
to him, "Let them seek
a young
virgin
for my lord
the king
,
and let her attend
the king
and become
his nurse;
and let her lie
in your bosom,
that my lord
the king
may keep warm."
3
So they searched
for a beautiful
girl
throughout all
the territory
of Israel,
and found
Abishag
the Shunammite,
and brought
her to the king.
4
The girl
was very
beautiful;
and she became
the king's
nurse
and served
him, but the king
did not cohabit
with her.
5
Now Adonijah
the son
of Haggith
exalted
himself, saying,
"I will be king."
So he prepared
for himself chariots
and horsemen
with fifty
men
to run
before
him.
6
His father
had never
crossed
him at any
time
by asking,
"Why
have you done
so?"
And he was also
a very
handsome
man,
and he was born
after
Absalom.
7
He had conferred
with Joab
the son
of Zeruiah
and with Abiathar
the priest;
and following
Adonijah
they helped
him.
8
But Zadok
the priest,
Benaiah
the son
of Jehoiada,
Nathan
the prophet,
Shimei,
Rei,
and the mighty men
who
belonged to David,
were not with Adonijah.
9
Adonijah
sacrificed
sheep
and oxen
and fatlings
by the stone
of Zoheleth,
which
is beside
En-rogel;
and he invited
all
his brothers,
the king's
sons,
and
all
the men
of Judah,
the king's
servants.
10
But he did not invite
Nathan
the prophet,
Benaiah,
the mighty men,
and Solomon
his brother.
11
Then Nathan
spoke
to Bathsheba
the mother
of Solomon,
saying,
"Have you not heard
that Adonijah
the son
of Haggith
has become king,
and David
our lord
does not know
it?
12
"So now
come,
please
let me give
you counsel
and save
your life
and the life
of your son
Solomon.
13
"Go
at once
to King
David
and say
to him, 'Have you not, my lord,
O king,
sworn
to your maidservant,
saying,
"Surely
Solomon
your son
shall be king
after
me, and he shall sit
on my throne
"? Why
then has Adonijah
become king?'
14
"Behold,
while you are still
there
speaking
with the king,
I will come
in after
you and confirm
your words."
15
So Bathsheba
went
in to the king
in the bedroom.
Now the king
was very
old,
and Abishag
the Shunammite
was ministering
to the king.
16
Then Bathsheba
bowed
and prostrated
herself before the king.
And the king
said,
"What
do you wish?"
17
She said
to him, "My lord,
you swore
to your maidservant
by the LORD
your God,
saying, 'Surely
your son
Solomon
shall be king
after
me and he shall sit
on my throne.'
18
"Now,
behold,
Adonijah
is king;
and now,
my lord
the king,
you do not know
it.
19
"He has sacrificed
oxen
and fatlings
and sheep
in abundance,
and has invited
all
the sons
of the king
and Abiathar
the priest
and Joab
the commander
of the army,
but he has not invited
Solomon
your servant.
20
"As for you now, my lord
the king
,
the eyes
of all
Israel
are on you, to tell
them who
shall sit
on the throne
of my lord
the king
after
him.
21
"Otherwise it will come
about, as soon as my lord
the king
sleeps
with his fathers,
that I and my son
Solomon
will be considered offenders."
22
Behold,
while she was still
speaking
with the king,
Nathan
the prophet
came
in.
23
They told
the king,
saying,
"Here
is Nathan
the prophet."
And when he came
in before
the king,
he prostrated
himself before the king
with his face
to the ground.
24
Then Nathan
said,
"My lord
the king,
have you
said,
'Adonijah
shall be king
after
me, and he shall sit
on my throne '?
25
"For he has gone down
today
and has sacrificed
oxen
and fatlings
and sheep
in abundance,
and has invited
all
the king's
sons
and the commanders
of the army
and Abiathar
the priest,
and behold,
they are eating
and drinking
before
him; and they say,
'
Long live
King
Adonijah!'
26
"But me, even me your servant,
and Zadok
the priest
and Benaiah
the son
of Jehoiada
and your servant
Solomon,
he has not invited.
27
"Has this
thing
been done
by my lord
the king
,
and you have not shown
to your servants
who
should sit
on the throne
of my lord
the king
after
him?"
28
Then King
David
said,
"Call
Bathsheba
to me." And she came
into the king's
presence
and stood
before
the king.
29
The king
vowed
and said,
"As the LORD
lives,
who
has redeemed
my life
from all
distress,
30
surely
as I vowed
to you by the LORD
the God
of Israel,
saying,
'Your
so
n
Solomon
shall be king
after
me, and he shall sit
on my throne
in my place';
I will indeed
do
so
this
day."
31
Then Bathsheba
bowed
with her face
to the ground,
and prostrated
herself before the king
and said,
"May my lord
King
David
live
forever."
32
Then King
David
said,
"Call
to me Zadok
the priest,
Nathan
the prophet,
and Benaiah
the son
of Jehoiada."
And they came
into the king's
presence.
33
The king
said
to them, "Take
with you the servants
of your lord,
and have my son
Solomon
ride
on my own mule,
and bring him down
to Gihon.
34
"Let Zadok
the priest
and Nathan
the prophet
anoint
him there
as king
over
Israel,
and blow
the trumpet
and say,
'
Long live
King
Solomon!'
35
"Then you shall come
up after
him, and he shall come
and sit
on my throne
and be king
in my place;
for I have appointed
him to be ruler
over
Israel
and Judah."
36
Benaiah
the son
of Jehoiada
answered
the king
and said,
"Amen!
Thus
may the LORD,
the God
of my lord
the king
,
say.
37
"As the LORD
has been
with my lord
the king,
so
may He be with Solomon,
and make
his throne
greater
than
the throne
of my lord
King
David!"
38
So Zadok
the priest,
Nathan
the prophet,
Benaiah
the son
of Jehoiada,
the Cherethites,
and the Pelethites
went down
and had Solomon
ride
on King
David's
mule,
and brought
him to Gihon.
39
Zadok
the priest
then took
the horn
of oil
from the tent
and anointed
Solomon.
Then they blew
the trumpet,
and all
the people
said,
"Long live
King
Solomon!"
40
All
the people
went
up after
him, and
the people
were playing
on flutes
and rejoicing
with great
joy,
so that the earth
shook
at their noise.
41
Now Adonijah
and all
the guests
who
were with him
heard
it as they finished
eating.
When Joab
heard
the sound
of the trumpet,
he said,
"Why
is the city
making such an uproar?"
42
While he was still
speaking,
behold,
Jonathan
the son
of Abiathar
the priest
came.
Then Adonijah
said,
"Come
in, for you are a valiant
man
and bring
good
news."
43
But Jonathan
replied
to Adonijah,
"No!
Our lord
King
David
has made
Solomon
king.
44
"The king
has also sent
with him Zadok
the priest,
Nathan
the prophet,
Benaiah
the son
of Jehoiada,
the Cherethites,
and the Pelethites;
and they have made him ride
on the king's
mule.
45
"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 in an uproar.
This
is the noise
which
you have heard.
46
"Besides,
Solomon
has even
taken his seat
on the throne
of the kingdom.
47
"Moreover,
the king's
servants
came
to bless
our lord
King
David,
saying,
'
May your God
make
the name
of Solomon
better
than
your name
and his throne
greater
than
your throne!'
And the king
bowed
himself on the bed.
48
"The king
has also
said
thus,
'Blessed
be the LORD,
the God
of Israel,
who
has granted
one to sit
on my throne
today
while my own eyes
see
it.'"
49
Then all
the guests
of Adonijah
were terrified;
and they arose
and each
went
on his way.
50
And Adonijah
was afraid
of Solomon,
and he arose,
went
and took hold
of the horns
of the altar.
51
Now it was told
Solomon
,
saying,
"Behold,
Adonijah
is afraid
of King
Solomon
,
for behold,
he has taken hold
of the horns
of the altar,
saying,
'Let King
Solomon
swear
to me today
that he will not put
his servant
to death
with the sword.'"
52
Solomon
said,
"If
he is a worthy
man,
not one of his hairs
will fall
to the ground;
but if
wickedness
is found
in him, he will die."
53
So King
Solomon
sent,
and they brought him down
from the altar.
And he came
and prostrated
himself before King
Solomon
,
and
Solomon
said
to him, "Go
to your house."
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