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 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 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 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 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
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
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.
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 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 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 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 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
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
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.
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 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 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 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 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
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
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.
