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The First book of
The Kings
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
En-rogel,
and
called
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
Bath-sheba
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
Bath-sheba
went
in
unto
the
king
into
the
chamber:
and
the
king
was
very
old;
and
Abishag
the
Shunammite
ministered
unto
the
king.
16
And
Bath-sheba
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
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.
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
Bath-sheba.
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
son
shall
reign
after
me,
and
he
shall
sit
upon
my
throne
in
my
stead;
even
so
will
I
certainly
do
this
day.
31
Then
Bath-sheba
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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