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1KI-1:1 Now king David was old [and] stricken in years; and they
covered him with clothes, but he gat no heat.
1KI-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 thy
bosom, that my lord the king may get heat.
1KI-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.
1KI-1:4 And the damsel [was] very fair, and cherished the king,
and ministered to him: but the king knew her not.
1KI-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.
1KI-1:6 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.
1KI-1:7 And he conferred with Joab the son of Zeruiah, and with
Abiathar the priest: and they following Adonijah helped [him].
1KI-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.
1KI-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:
1KI-1:10 But Nathan the prophet, and Benaiah, and the mighty men,
and Solomon his brother, he called not.
1KI-1:11 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?
1KI-1:12 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.
1KI-1:13 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?
1KI-1:14 Behold, while thou yet talkest there with the king, I
also will come in after thee, and confirm thy words.
1KI-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.
1KI-1:16 And Bathsheba bowed, and did obeisance unto the king.
And the king said, What wouldest thou?
1KI-1:17 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.
1KI-1:18 And now, behold, Adonijah reigneth; and now, my lord
the king, thou knowest [it] not:
1KI-1:19 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.
1KI-1:20 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.
1KI-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.
1KI-1:22 And, lo, while she yet talked with the king, Nathan the
prophet also came in.
1KI-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.
1KI-1:24 And Nathan said, My lord, O king, hast thou said,
Adonijah shall reign after me, and he shall sit upon my throne?
1KI-1:25 For he is 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.
1KI-1:26 But me, [even] me thy servant, and Zadok the priest,
and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, and thy servant Solomon, hath
he not called.
1KI-1:27 Is this thing done by my lord the king, and thou hast
not showed [it] unto thy servant, who should sit on the throne
of my lord the king after him?
1KI-1:28 Then king David answered and said, Call me Bathsheba.
And she came into the king's presence, and stood before the king.
1KI-1:29 And the king sware, and said, [As] the LORD liveth,
that hath redeemed my soul out of all distress,
1KI-1:30 Even as I sware unto thee by the LORD God of Israel,
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.
1KI-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.
1KI-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.
1KI-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:
1KI-1:34 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.
1KI-1:35 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.
1KI-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].
1KI-1:37 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.
1KI-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.
1KI-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.
1KI-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.
1KI-1:41 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?
1KI-1:42 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.
1KI-1:43 And Jonathan answered and said to Adonijah, Verily our
lord king David hath made Solomon king.
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