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1
Now king
David
was old
and
stricken
in years
;
and they covered
him with clothes
, but he gat no heat.
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 thy bosom
,
that my lord
the king
may get heat
.
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
.
4
And the damsel
was
very
fair
,
and cherished
the king
,
and ministered
to him: but
the king
knew
her not.
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.
6
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
bare
him after
Absalom
.
7
And he conferred
with Joab
the son
of Zeruiah
,
and with Abiathar
the priest
:
and they following
Adonijah
helped
him
.
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
.
9
And Adonijah
slew
sheep
and oxen
and fat cattle
by the stone
of Zoheleth
,
which
is
by
Enrogel
,
and c
all
ed
all
his brethren
the king's
sons
,
and
all
the men
of Judah
the king's
servants
:
10
But Nathan
the prophet
,
and Benaiah
,
and the mighty men
,
and Solomon
his brother
,
he called
not.
11
Wherefore Nathan
spake
unto Bathsheba
the mother
of Solomon
,
saying
,
Hast thou not heard
that Adonijah
the son
of Haggith
doth reign
,
and David
our lord
knoweth
it
not?
12
Now therefore
come
, let me, I pray thee,
give
thee
counsel
,
that thou mayest save
thine own life
,
and the life
of thy son
Solomon
.
13
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
?
14
Behold
, while thou yet talkest
there
with the king
,
I also will come in
after
thee, and confirm
thy words
.
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
.
16
And Bathsheba
bowed
,
and did obeisance
unto the king
.
And the king
said
,
What
wouldest thou?
17
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
.
18
And now,
behold
, Adonijah
reigneth
;
and now
, my lord
the king
,
thou knowest
it
not:
19
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
.
20
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.
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
.
22
And, lo, while she yet talked
with the king
,
Nathan
the prophet
also came in
.
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
.
24
And Nathan
said
,
My lord
,
O king
,
hast thou
said
,
Adonijah
shall reign
after
me, and he shall sit upon my throne?
25
For he is gone down
this day
,
and hath slain
oxen
and fat cattle
and sheep
in abundance
,
and hath c
all
ed
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
.
26
But me,
even
me thy servant,
and Zadok
the priest
, and Benaiah
the son
of Jehoiada
,
and thy servant
Solomon
,
hath he not called
.
27
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?
28
Then king
David
answered
and said
,
Call
me Bathsheba
.
And she came
into
the king
's
presence
,
and stood
before
the king
.
29
And the king
sware
,
and said
,
As
the LORD
liveth
,
that hath redeemed
my soul
out of
all
distress
,
30
Even as I sware
unto thee by the LORD
God
of Israel
,
saying
,
Assuredly Solomon
thy
so
n
shall reign
after
me, and he shall sit
upon my throne
in my stead; even
so
will I certainly do
this
day
.
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
.
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
.
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
:
34
And let Zadok
the priest
and Nathan
the prophet
anoint
him
there
king
over
Israel
:
and blow
ye with the trumpet
,
and say
,
God save
king
Solomon
.
35
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
.
36
And Benaiah
the son
of Jehoiada
answered
the king
,
and said
,
Amen
:
the LORD
God
of my lord
the king
say
so
too
.
37
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
.
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
.
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
.
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.
41
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
?
42
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
, and bringest
good
tidings
.
43
And Jonathan
answered
and said
to Adonijah
,
Verily
our lord
king
David
hath made Solomon
king
.
44
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 king's
mule
:
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 ye have heard
.
46
And also Solomon
sitteth
on the throne
of the kingdom
.
47
And moreover the
king
's
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
.
48
And also
thus
said
the king
,
Blessed
be
the LORD
God
of Israel
,
which hath given
one
to sit
on my throne
this day
,
mine eyes
even seeing
it
.
49
And
all
the guests
that
were
with Adonijah
were afraid
,
and rose up
, and
went
every man
his way
.
50
And Adonijah
feared
because
of Solomon
,
and arose
, and
went
,
and caught hold
on the horns
of the altar
.
51
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
.
52
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.
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 thine house
.
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