1
Now the days of David drew nigh that he should die; and he charged Solomon his son, saying,
h{m{l.vt08010 -t,a w;c.y;w t.Wm'lt04191 diw'dt01732 -yem.y .Wb.r.qiY;wt07126 ? r{maelt0559 w{n.b
2
I go the way of all the earth: be thou strong therefore, and shew thyself a man;
'tyIy'h.w 'T.q;z'x.wt02388 #,r'a'ht0776 -l'K .$,r,d.Bt01870 .$el{ht01980 yik{n'a ? vyia.lt0376
3
And keep the charge of the LORD thy God, to walk in his ways, to keep his statutes, and his commandments, and his judgments, and his testimonies, as it is written in the law of Moses, that thou mayest prosper in all that thou doest, and whithersoever thou turnest thyself:
t,k,l'lt07919 '$y,h{l/at0430 h'wh.yt03068 t,r,m.vimt08104 -t,a 'T.r;m'v.wt08104 ? wy'j'P.vim.Wt04941 wy't{w.cim wy't{QUx r{m.vilt04931 wy'k'r.diB ? lyiK.f;T !;[;m.l h,v{mt04872 t;rw{t.Bt08451 b.Wt'K;K wy't{w.de[.wt05715 ? h,n.piTt06437 r,v]a -l'K tea.w h,f][;T r,v]a -l'K tea ? ~'v
4
That the LORD may continue his word which he spake concerning me, saying, If thy children take heed to their way, to walk before me in truth with all their heart and with all their soul, there shall not fail thee (said he) a man on the throne of Israel.
r,BiDt01697 r,v]a w{r'b.Dt01696 -t,a h'wh.yt03068 ~yiq'y !;[;m.l ? ~'K.r;D -t,a '$y,n'b .Wr.m.vIyt08104 -mia r{maelt0559 y;l'[ ? ~'v.p;nt05315 -l'k.b.W ~'b'b.lt03824 -l'k.B t,m/a,Bt0571 y;n'p.lt06440 t,k,l'l ? lea'r.fIyt03478 aeSiKt03678 l;[em vyiat0376 '$.l ter'KIyt03772 -a{l r{maelt0559
5
Moreover thou knowest also what Joab the son of Zeruiah did to me, and what he did to the two captains of the hosts of Israel, unto Abner the son of Ner, and unto Amasa the son of Jether, whom he slew, and shed the blood of war in peace, and put the blood of war upon his girdle that was about his loins, and in his shoes that were on his feet.
b'aw{yt03097 yil h'f'[t06213 -r,v]at03478 tea 'T.[;d'y h'T;a ~;g.w ? tw{a.bict06635 yer'f -yen.vilt08147 h'f'[ r,v]a h'y.Wr.ct06870 -n,B ? r,t,yt03500 -n,b a'f'm][;l.w rent05369 -n,B ren.b;a.l lea'r.fIy ? !eTiY;wt05414 ~{l'v.Bt07965 h'm'x.limt04421 -yem.D ~,f'Y;w ~eg.r;h;Y;wt02026 ? w{l][;n.b.Wt05275 wy'n.t'm.B r,v]a w{t'r{g]x;B h'm'x.limt04421 yem.D ? wy'l.g;r.Bt07272 r,v]a
6
Do therefore according to thy wisdom, and let not his hoar head go down to the grave in peace.
~{l'v.Bt07965 w{t'byeft07872 derw{t -a{l.w '$,t'm.k'x.Kt02451 'tyif'[.w ? l{a.v
7
But shew kindness unto the sons of Barzillai the Gileadite, and let them be of those that eat at thy table: for so they came to me when I fled because of Absalom thy brother.
.Wy'h.w d,s,xt02617 -h,f][;T yid'[.liG;ht01569 y;Liz.r;bt01271 yen.bil.wt053 ? yix.r'b.Bt01272 y;lea .Wb.r'qt01121 !ek -yiK '$,n'x.lUvt07979 yel.k{a.Bt0398 ? '$yix'at0251 ~w{l'v.b;a yen.Pim
8
And, behold, thou hast with thee Shimei the son of Gera, a Benjamite of Bahurim, which cursed me with a grievous curse in the day when I went to Mahanaim: but he came down to meet me at Jordan, and I sware to him by the LORD, saying, I will not put thee to death with the sword.
yinyim.y;ht01145 -n,b a'reGt01617 -n,b yi[.mivt08096 '$.Mi[ heNih.w ? ~w{y.Bt03117 t,c,r.min h'l'l.qt07043 yin;l.liq a.Wh.wt03068 ~yirUx;Bimt0980 ? !eD.r;Y;ht03381 yita'r.qilt07125 d;r'yt03383 -a.Wh.w ~Iy'n]x;mt04266 yiT.k,l ? b,r'x,Bt02719 '$.tyim]a -mia r{maelt0559 h'why;b w{l [;b'V,a'wt07650
9
Now therefore hold him not guiltless: for thou art a wise man, and knowest what thou oughtest to do unto him; but his hoar head bring thou down to the grave with blood.
'T.[;d'y.w h'T'a ~'k'xt02450 vyiat0376 yiK .WheQ;n.Tt05352 -l;a h'T;[.w ? w{t'byeft07872 -t,a 'T.d;rw{h.w w{L -h,f][;T r,v]a tea ? lw{a.vt07585 ~'d.Bt01818
10
So David slept with his fathers, and was buried in the city of David.
ryi[.Bt05892 reb'QiY;wt06912 wy't{b]at01 -mi[ diw'Dt01732 b;K.viY;wt07901 ? diw'Dt01732
11
And the days that David reigned over Israel were forty years: seven years reigned he in Hebron, and thirty and three years reigned he in Jerusalem.
~yi['B.r;at0705 lea'r.fIyt03478 -l;[ diw'Dt01732 .$;l'mt04427 r,v]a ~yim'Y;h.w ? ~i;l'v.Wryib.Wt03389 ~yin'v [;b,vt07651 .$;l'mt04427 !w{r.b,x.Bt02275 h'n'vt08141 ? ~yin'v v{l'v.w ~yiv{l.vt07969 .$;l'mt04427
12
Then sat Solomon upon the throne of David his father; and his kingdom was established greatly.
!{KiT;wt04438 wyib'at01 diw'Dt01732 aeSiKt03678 -l;[ b;v'yt03427 h{m{l.v.Wt08010 ? d{a.mt03966 w{tUk.l;m
13
And Adonijah the son of Haggith came to Bathsheba the mother of Solomon. And she said, Comest thou peaceably? And he said, Peaceably.
[;b,v -t;B -l,a ]tyeG;xt02294 -n,b .Wh'Yin{d]at0138 a{b'Y;w ? r,ma{Y;wt0559 '$,a{B ~w{l'v]ht07965 r,ma{T;wt0559 h{m{l.vt08010 -mea ? ~w{l'vt07965
14
He said moreover, I have somewhat to say unto thee. And she said, Say on.
reB;Dt01697 r,ma{T;wt0559 .$Iy'lea yil r'b'Dt01696 r,ma{Y;wt0559
15
And he said, Thou knowest that the kingdom was mine, and that all Israel set their faces on me, that I should reign: howbeit the kingdom is turned about, and is become my brother's: for it was his from the LORD.
h'k.Wl.M;ht04410 h't.y'h yil -yiK .T;[;d'y .T;a r,ma{Y;wt0559 ? b{SiT;w .${l.milt04427 ~,hyen.P lea'r.fIyt03478 -l'k .Wm'f y;l'[.w ? h't.y'h h'wh.yemt03068 yiK yix'a.lt0251 yih.T;w h'k.Wl.M;ht04410 ? w{L
16
And now I ask one petition of thee, deny me not. And she said unto him, Say on.
yibiv'T -l;a .$'Tiaem lea{vt07592 yik{n'a t;x;a h'lea.vt07596 h'T;[.w ? reB;Dt01696 wy'lea r,ma{T;wt0559 y'n'P -t,a
17
And he said, Speak, I pray thee, unto Solomon the king, (for he will not say thee nay,) that he give me Abishag the Shunammite to wife.
byiv'yt049 -a{l yiK .$,l,M;h(fort04428(for h{m{l.vil a'n -yir.miat0559 r,ma{Y;w ? tyiM;n.WV;ht07767 g;vyib]a -t,a yil -n,TIy.w .$Iy'n'P -t,a) ? h'Via.l
18
And Bathsheba said, Well; I will speak for thee unto the king.
'$y,l'[ reB;d]at01696 yik{n'a bw{j [;b,v -t;B r,ma{T;wt0559 ? .$,l,M;ht04428 -l,a