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I KINGS ยท Chapter 1
1:1 Now king David was old and stricken in years; and they covered him
with clothes, but he got no heat.
1:2 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 your bosom, that my lord the king may
get heat.
1:3 So they sought for a fair damsel throughout all the coasts of Israel,
and found Abishag a Shunammite, and brought her to the king.
1:4 And the damsel was very fair, and cherished the king, and ministered
to him: but the king had sexual contact with her not.
1:5 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.
1:6 And his father had not displeased him at any time in saying, Why
have you done so? and he also was a very goodly man; and his mother bare
him after Absalom.
1:7 And he conferred with Joab the son of Zeruiah, and with Abiathar
the priest: and they following Adonijah helped him.
1:8 But Zadok the priest, and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, and Nathan
the prophet, and Shimei, and Rei, and the mighty men which belonged to
David, were not with Adonijah.
1:9 And Adonijah slew sheep and oxen and fat cattle by the stone of
Zoheleth, which is by Enrogel, and called all his brethren the king's sons,
and all the men of Judah the king's servants:
1:10 But Nathan the prophet, and Benaiah, and the mighty men, and Solomon
his brother, he called not.
1:11 Wherefore Nathan spoke unto Bathsheba the mother of Solomon, saying,
Have you not heard that Adonijah the son of Haggith does reign, and David
our lord knows it not?
1:12 Now therefore come, let me, I pray you, give you counsel, that
you may save your own life, and the life of your son Solomon.
1:13 Go and get you in unto king David, and say unto him, Did not you,
my lord, O king, swear unto your handmaid, saying, Assuredly Solomon your
son shall reign after me, and he shall sit upon my throne? why then does
Adonijah reign?
1:14 Behold, while you yet talk there with the king, I also will come
in after you, and confirm your words.
1:15 And Bathsheba went in unto the king into the chamber: and the
king was very old; and Abishag the Shunammite ministered unto the king.
1:16 And Bathsheba bowed, and did reverence unto the king. And the
king said, What would you?
1:17 And she said unto him, My lord, you sware by the LORD your God
unto your handmaid, saying, Assuredly Solomon your son shall reign after
me, and he shall sit upon my throne.
1:18 And now, behold, Adonijah reigns; and now, my lord the king, you
know it not:
1:19 And he has slain oxen and fat cattle and sheep in abundance, and
has called all the sons of the king, and Abiathar the priest, and Joab
the captain of the host: but Solomon your servant has he not called.
1:20 And you, my lord, O king, the eyes of all Israel are upon you,
that you should tell them who shall sit on the throne of my lord the king
after him.
1:21 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.
1:22 And, lo, while she yet talked with the king, Nathan the prophet
also came in.
1:23 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.
1:24 And Nathan said, My lord, O king, have you said, Adonijah shall
reign after me, and he shall sit upon my throne?
1:25 For he is gone down this day, and has slain oxen and fat cattle
and sheep in abundance, and has 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.
1:26 But me, even me your servant, and Zadok the priest, and Benaiah
the son of Jehoiada, and your servant Solomon, has he not called.
1:27 Is this thing done by my lord the king, and you have not showed
it unto your servant, who should sit on the throne of my lord the king
after him?
1:28 Then king David answered and said, Call me Bathsheba. And she
came into the king's presence, and stood before the king.
1:29 And the king swore, and said, As the LORD lives, that has redeemed
my soul out of all distress,
1:30 Even as I swore unto you by the LORD God of Israel, saying, Assuredly
Solomon your son shall reign after me, and he shall sit upon my throne
in my position; even so will I certainly do this day.
1:31 Then Bathsheba bowed with her face to the earth, and did reverence
to the king, and said, Let my lord king David live for ever.
1:32 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.
1:33 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:
1:34 And let Zadok the priest and Nathan the prophet anoint him there
king over Israel: and blow all of you with the trumpet, and say, God save
king Solomon.
1:35 Then all of you shall come up after him, that he may come and
sit upon my throne; for he shall be king in my position: and I have appointed
him to be ruler over Israel and over Judah.
1:36 And Benaiah the son of Jehoiada answered the king, and said, Amen:
the LORD God of my lord the king say so too.
1:37 As the LORD has 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.
1:38 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 David's mule, and brought him to Gihon.
1:39 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.
1:40 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.
1:41 And Adonijah and all the guest 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?
1:42 And while he yet spoke, behold, Jonathan the son of Abiathar the
priest came; and Adonijah said unto him, Come in; for you are a valiant
man, and bring good tidings.
1:43 And Jonathan answered and said to Adonijah, Verily our lord king
David has made Solomon king.
1:44 And the king has 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 king's mule:
1:45 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 all of you have heard.
1:46 And also Solomon sits on the throne of the kingdom.
1:47 And moreover the king's servants came to bless our lord king David,
saying, God make the name of Solomon better than your name, and make his
throne greater than your throne. And the king bowed himself upon the bed.
1:48 And also thus said the king, Blessed be the LORD God of Israel,
which has given one to sit on my throne this day, mine eyes even seeing
it.
1:49 And all the guest that were with Adonijah were afraid, and rose
up, and went every man his way.
1:50 And Adonijah feared because of Solomon, and arose, and went, and
caught hold on the horns of the altar.
1:51 And it was told Solomon, saying, Behold, Adonijah fears king Solomon:
for, lo, he has 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.
1:52 And Solomon said, If he will show 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.
1:53 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 your house.
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