These words, which I am ordering you today, are to be on your heart; and you are to teach them carefully to your children. You are to talk about them when you sit at home, when you are traveling on the road, when you lie down and when you get up. (Deuteronomy 6:6-7)
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King James Version (1769 Pure Cambridge Edition) and JPS Tanakh (1917).
Both texts are in the public domain. Some original names have been restored
1 Kings 1
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Now King was old and stricken in years; and they covered him with clothes, but he could get no heat.
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- 2 Wherefore his servants said unto him: ‘Let there be sought for my lord the a young virgin; and let her stand before the , and be a companion unto him; and let her lie in thy bosom, that my lord the may get heat.’
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So they sought for a fair damsel throughout all the borders of , and found Abishag the Shunammite, and brought her to the .
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And the damsel was very fair; and she became a companion unto the , and ministered to him; but the knew her not.
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- 5 Now 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 grieved him all his life in saying: ‘Why hast thou done so?’ and he was also a very goodly man; and he was born after .
- 7 And he conferred with Joab the son of Zeruiah, and with Abiathar the ; and they following Adonijah helped him.
- 8 But Zadok the , and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, and Nathan the , and Shimei, and Rei, and the mighty men that belonged to , were not with Adonijah.
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And Adonijah slew sheep and oxen and fatlings by the stone of Zoheleth, which is beside En-rogel; and he called all his brethren the king’s sons, and all the men of the king’s servants;
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but Nathan the , and Benaiah, and the mighty men, and his brother, he called not.
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Then Nathan spoke unto Bath-sheba the mother of , saying: ‘Hast thou not heard that Adonijah the son of Haggith doth reign, and our lord knoweth it not?
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- 12 Now therefore come, let me, I pray thee, give thee counsel, that thou mayest thine own life, and the life of thy son .
- 13 Go and get thee in unto , and say unto him: Didst not thou, my lord, O , swear unto thy handmaid, saying: Assuredly thy son shall reign after me, and he shall sit upon my throne? why then doth Adonijah reign?
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Behold, while thou yet talkest there with the , I also will come in after thee, and confirm thy words.’
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And Bath-sheba went in unto the into the chamber.—Now the was very old; and Abishag the Shunammite ministered unto the .—
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And Bath-sheba bowed, and prostrated herself unto the . And the said: ‘What wouldest thou?’
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And she said unto him: ‘My lord, thou didst swear by thy unto thy handmaid: Assuredly thy son shall reign after me, and he shall sit upon my throne.
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And now, behold, Adonijah reigneth; and thou, my lord the , knowest it not.
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And he hath slain oxen and fatlings and sheep in abundance, and hath called all the sons of the , and Abiathar, the , and Joab the captain of the host; but thy hath he not called.
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- 20 And thou, my lord the , the eyes of all are upon thee, that thou shouldest tell them who shall sit on the throne of my lord the after him.
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Otherwise it will come to pass, when my lord the shall sleep with his fathers, that I and my son shall be counted offenders.’
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And, lo, while she yet talked with the , Nathan the came in.
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And they told the , saying: ‘Behold Nathan the .’ And when he was come in before the , he bowed down before the with his to the ground.
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And Nathan said: ‘My lord, O , hast thou said: Adonijah shall reign after me, and he shall sit upon my throne?
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- 25 For he is gone down this day, and hath slain oxen and fatlings and sheep in abundance, and hath called all the king’s sons, and the captains of the host, and Abiathar the ; and, behold, they eat and drink before him, and say: Long live Adonijah.
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But me, even me thy , and Zadok the , and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, and thy hath he not called.
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Is this thing done by my lord the , and thou hast not declared unto thy who should sit on the throne of my lord the after him?’
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- 28 Then answered and said: ‘Call me Bath-sheba.’ And she came into the king’s presence, and stood before the .
- 29 And the swore and said: ‘As liveth, who hath redeemed my out of all adversity,
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verily as I swore unto thee by , the of , saying: Assuredly thy son shall reign after me, and he shall sit upon my throne in my stead; verily so will I do this day.’
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- 31 Then Bath-sheba bowed with her to the earth, and prostrated herself to the , and said: ‘Let my lord live for ever.’
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And said: ‘Call me Zadok the , and Nathan the , and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada.’ And they came before the .
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- 33 And the said unto them: ‘Take with you the servants of your lord, and cause my son to ride upon mine own mule, and bring him down to Gihon.
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And let Zadok the and Nathan the anoint him there over ; and blow ye with the horn, and say: Long live .
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Then ye shall come up after him, and he shall come and sit upon my throne; for he shall be in my stead; and I have appointed him to be prince over and over .’
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- 36 And Benaiah the son of Jehoiada answered the , and said: ‘; so say , the of my lord the .
- 37 As hath been with my lord the , even so be He with , and make his throne greater than the throne of my lord .’
- 38 So Zadok the , and Nathan the , and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, and the Cherethites and the Pelethites, went down, and caused to ride upon David’s mule, and brought him to Gihon.
- 39 And Zadok the took the horn of oil out of the Tent, and anointed . And they blew the ram’s horn; and all the people said: ‘Long live .’
- 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 horn, he said: ‘Wherefore is this noise of the city being in an uproar?’
- 42 While he yet spoke, behold, the son of Abiathar the came; and Adonijah said: ‘Come in; for thou art a worthy man, and bringest good tidings.’
- 43 And answered and said to Adonijah: ‘Verily our lord hath made .
- 44 And the hath sent with him Zadok the , and Nathan the , and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, and the Cherethites and the Pelethites, and they have caused him to ride upon the king’s mule.
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And Zadok the and Nathan the have anointed him in Gihon; and they are come up from thence rejoicing, so that the city is in an uproar. This is the noise that ye have heard.
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And also sitteth on the throne of the .
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And moreover the king’s servants came to our lord , saying: make the of better than thy , and make his throne greater than thy throne; and the bowed down upon the bed.
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And also thus said the : Blessed be , the of , who hath given one to sit on my throne this day, mine eyes even seeing it.’
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1 Kings 3:6 Psalm 132:11-12 1 Chronicles 29:10 Psalm 103:1-2 Proverbs 17:6 Ephesians 1:3 Luke 1:68-69 Psalm 128:5-6 Daniel 4:34 Psalm 145:2 Psalm 41:13 2 Samuel 24:3 Luke 1:46-47 1 Chronicles 17:17 2 Samuel 7:12 1 Chronicles 17:11-14 Nehemiah 9:5 1 Chronicles 29:20 Genesis 14:20 1 Peter 1:3 Psalm 34:1 Psalm 72:17-19 -
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And all the guests of Adonijah were afraid, and rose up, and went every man his way.
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And Adonijah feared because of ; and he arose, and went, and caught hold on the horns of the .
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- 51 And it was told , saying: ‘Behold, Adonijah feareth ; for, lo, he hath laid hold on the horns of the , saying: Let swear unto me first of all that he will not slay his with the sword.’
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And said: ‘If he shall show himself a worthy man, there shall not a hair of him fall to the earth; but if wickedness be found in him, he shall die.’
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So sent, and they brought him down from the . And he came and prostrated himself before ; and said unto him: ‘Go to thy house.’
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