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.

1KI-1:44 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:

1KI-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

ye have heard.

1KI-1:46 And also Solomon sitteth on the throne of the kingdom.

1KI-1:47 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.

1KI-1:48 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].

1KI-1:49 And all the guests that [were] with Adonijah were

afraid, and rose up, and went every man his way.

1KI-1:50 And Adonijah feared because of Solomon, and arose, and

went, and caught hold on the horns of the altar.

1KI-1:51 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.

1KI-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.

1KI-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 thine house.

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