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Then Nathan spoke to Bathsheba the mother of Solomon, saying, "Have you not heard that Adonijah the son of Haggith has become king, and David our lord does not know it?
h{m{l.vt08010 -mea [;b,v -t;B -l,a !'t'n r,ma{Y;wt0559 ? tyiG;xt02294 -n,b .Wh'Yin{d]at0138 .$;l'mt04427 yiK .T;[;m'vt08085 aw{l]h r{maelt0559 ? ['d'y a{l diw'dt01732 .Wnyen{d]a;w
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"So now come, please let me give you counsel and save your life and the life of your son Solomon.
.$ev.p;nt05315 -t,a yij.L;m.Wt04422 h'ce[t06098 a'n .$ec'[yia yik.l h'T;[.w ? h{m{l.vt08010 .$en.B v,p,nt05315 -t,a.w
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"Go at once to King David and say to him, 'Have you not, my lord, O king, sworn to your maidservant, saying, "Surely Solomon your son shall be king after me, and he shall sit on my throne "? Why then has Adonijah become king?'
wy'lea .T.r;m'a.wt0559 diw'Dt01732 .$,l,M;ht04428 -l,a yia{b.Wt0935 yik.lt03588 ? '$.t'm]a;l 'T.[;B.vint07650 .$,l,M;ht04428 yin{d]a h'T;a -a{l]h ? a.Wh.w y;r]x;at0310 .${l.mIyt04427 .$en.b h{m{l.vt08010 -yiK r{maelt0559 ? ].Wh'yin{d]at0138 .$;l'mt04427 ;[.WD;m.W yia.siKt03678 -l;[ beveyt03427
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"Behold, while you are still there speaking with the king, I will come in after you and confirm your words."
yin]a;w .$,l,M;ht04428 -mi[ ~'v t,r,B;d.mt01696 .$'dw{[ heNih ? .$Iy'r'b.Dt01697 -t,a yitaeLim.Wt04390 .$Iy;r]x;at0310 aw{b'at0935
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So Bathsheba went in to the king in the bedroom. Now the king was very old, and Abishag the Shunammite was ministering to the king.
h'r.d;x;ht04428 .$,l,M;ht02315 -l,at04428 [,b,v -t;b a{b'T;w ? .$,l,M;h -t,at04428 t;r'v.m tyiM;n.WV;ht08334 g;vyib]a;wt07767 d{a.mt049 !eq'zt03966 .$,l,M;h.w
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Then Bathsheba bowed and prostrated herself before the king. And the king said, "What do you wish?"
r,ma{Y;wt0559 .$,l,M;lt04428 .Wx;T.viT;w [;b,v -t;B d{QiT;w ? .$'L -h;m .$,l,M;ht04428
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She said to him, "My lord, you swore to your maidservant by the LORD your God, saying, 'Surely your son Solomon shall be king after me and he shall sit on my throne.'
'$y,h{l/at0430 h'why;Bt03068 'T.[;B.vint07650 h'T;a yin{d]a w{l r,ma{T;wt0559 ? a.Wh.w y'r]x;at0310 .${l.mIyt04427 .$en.b h{m{l.vt08010 -yiK '$,t'm]a;l ? yia.siKt03678 -l;[ beveyt03427
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"Now, behold, Adonijah is king; and now, my lord the king, you do not know it.
.$,l,M;ht04427 yin{d]a h'T;[.w .$'l'mt04428 h'Yin{d]at0138 heNih h'T;[.w ? 'T.['d'y a{l
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"He has sacrificed oxen and fatlings and sheep in abundance, and has invited all the sons of the king and Abiathar the priest and Joab the commander of the army, but he has not invited Solomon your servant.
a'r.qiY;wt07121 b{r'lt07230 !a{c.wt06629 -ayir.m.W rw{vt07794 x;B.ziY;wt02076 ? b'a{y.l.Wt054 !eh{K;ht03548 r't'y.b,a.l.W .$,l,M;ht04428 yen.B -l'k.l ? a'r'qt07121 a{l '$.D.b;[t05650 h{m{l.vil.wt08010 a'b'C;ht06635 r;f
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"As for you now, my lord the king, the eyes of all Israel are on you, to tell them who shall sit on the throne of my lord the king after him.
'$y,l'[ lea'r.fIyt03478 -l'k yenye[ .$,l,M;ht04428 yin{d]a h'T;a.w ? .$,l,M;ht04428 -yin{d]a aeSiKt03678 -l;[ beveyt03427 yim ~,h'l dyiG;h.l ? wy'r]x;at0310
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"Otherwise it will come about, as soon as my lord the king sleeps with his fathers, that I and my son Solomon will be considered offenders."
wy't{b]at01 -mi[ .$,l,M;ht04428 -yin{d]a b;k.viKt07901 h'y'h.w ? ~yia'J;xt02400 h{m{l.vt08010 yin.b.W yin]a yityIy'h.w
22
Behold, while she was still speaking with the king, Nathan the prophet came in.
!'t'n.wt05416 .$,l,M;ht04428 -mi[ t,r,B;d.mt01696 h'N,dw{[ heNih.w ? a'B ayib'N;ht05030
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They told the king, saying, "Here is Nathan the prophet." And when he came in before the king, he prostrated himself before the king with his face to the ground.
ayib'N;ht05030 !'t'n heNih r{maelt0559 .$,l,M;lt04428 .WdyiG;Y;w ? wy'P;a -l;[ .$,l,M;lt04428 .Wx;T.viY;w .$,l,M;ht04428 yen.pilt06440 a{b'Y;w ? h'c.r'a
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Then Nathan said, "My lord the king, have you said, 'Adonijah shall be king after me, and he shall sit on my throne '?
.Wh'Yin{d]at0138 'T.r;m'at0559 h'T;a .$,l,M;ht04428 yin{d]a !'t'n r,ma{Y;wt0559 ? yia.siKt03678 -l;[ beveyt03427 a.Wh.w y'r]x;at0310 .${l.mIyt04427
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"For he has gone down today and has sacrificed oxen and fatlings and sheep in abundance, and has invited all the king's sons and the commanders of the army and Abiathar the priest, and behold, they are eating and drinking before him; and they say, 'Long live King Adonijah!'
!a{c.wt06629 -ayir.m.W rw{vt07794 x;B.ziY;wt02076 ~w{Y;ht03117 d;r'yt03381 yiK ? a'b'C;ht06635 yer'f.l.W .$,l,M;ht04428 yen.B -l'k.l a'r.qiY;wt07121 b{r'lt07230 ? wy'n'p.lt06440 ~yit{v.w ~yil.k{a ~'Nih.w !eh{K;ht03548 r't'y.b,a.l.Wt054 ? .Wh'Yin{d]at0138 .$,l,M;ht04428 yix.y .Wr.ma{Y;wt0559
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"But me, even me your servant, and Zadok the priest and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada and your servant Solomon, he has not invited.
.Wh'y'n.bil.wt01141 !eh{K;ht03548 q{d'c.l.Wt06659 '$,D.b;[t05650 -yin]a yil.w ? a'r'qt07121 a{l '$.D.b;[t05650 h{m{l.vil.wt08010 ['d'yw{h.yt03077 -n,b
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"Has this thing been done by my lord the king, and you have not shown to your servants who should sit on the throne of my lord the king after him?"
h,Z;h r'b'D;ht01697 h'y.hin .$,l,M;ht04428 yin{d]a teaem ~ia ? aeSiKt03678 -l;[ beveyt03427 yim '$y,D.b;[t05650 -t,a 'T.[;dw{h a{l.w ? wy'r]x;at0310 .$,l,M;ht04428 -yin{d]a
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Then King David said, "Call Bathsheba to me." And she came into the king's presence and stood before the king.
[;b'v -t;b.l yil -.Wa.riqt07121 r,ma{Y;wt0559 diw'Dt01732 .$,l,M;ht04428 !;[;Y;w ? .$,l,M;ht04428 yen.pilt06440 d{m][;T;wt05975 .$,l,M;ht04428 yen.pilt06440 a{b'T;w
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The king vowed and said, "As the LORD lives, who has redeemed my life from all distress,
h'd'Pt06299 -r,v]a h'wh.yt03068 -y;xt02416 r;ma{Y;wt0559 .$,l,M;ht04428 [;b'ViY;wt07650 ? h'r'ct06869 -l'Kim yiv.p;nt05315 -t,a
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surely as I vowed to you by the LORD the God of Israel, saying, 'Your son Solomon shall be king after me, and he shall sit on my throne in my place '; I will indeed do so this day."
lea'r.fIyt03478 yeh{l/at0430 h'why;Bt03068 .$'l yiT.[;B.vint07650 r,v]a;K yiK ? a.Wh.w y;r]x;at0310 .${l.mIyt04427 .$en.b h{m{l.vt08010 -yiK r{maelt0559 ? ~w{Y;ht03117 h,f/[,a !eK yiK y'T.x;T yia.siKt03678 -l;[ beveyt03427 ? h,Z;h
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Then Bathsheba bowed with her face to the ground, and prostrated herself before the king and said, "May my lord King David live forever."
.$,l,M;lt04428 .Wx;T.viT;w #,r,at0776 ~Iy;P;a [;b,v -t;B d{QiT;w ? ~'l{[.lt05769 diw'Dt01732 .$,l,M;ht04428 yin{d]a yix.y r,ma{T;wt0559
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Then King David said, "Call to me Zadok the priest, Nathan the prophet, and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada." And they came into the king's presence.
!eh{K;ht03548 qw{d'c.lt06659 yil -.Wa.riqt07121 diw'Dt01732 .$,l,M;ht04428 r,ma{Y;wt0559 ? ['d'yw{h.yt03077 -n,B .Wh'y'n.bil.wt01141 ayib'N;ht05030 !'t'n.l.W ? .$,l,M;ht04428 yen.pilt06440 .Wa{b'Y;wt0935
33
The king said to them, "Take with you the servants of your lord, and have my son Solomon ride on my own mule, and bring him down to Gihon.
yed.b;[t05650 -t,a ~,k'Mi[ .Wx.q ~,h'l .$,l,M;ht04428 r,ma{Y;wt0559 ? h'D.riP;ht06506 -l;[ yin.b h{m{l.vt08010 -t,a ~,T.b;K.rih.wt07392 ~,kyen{d]a ? !w{xiGt01521 -l,a w{t{a ~,T.d;rw{h.w yil -r,v]a
34
"Let Zadok the priest and Nathan the prophet anoint him there as king over Israel, and blow the trumpet and say, 'Long live King Solomon!'
ayib'N;ht05030 !'t'n.wt05416 !eh{K;ht03548 qw{d'ct06659 ~'v w{t{a x;v'm.Wt04886 ? ~,T.r;m]a;wt0559 r'pw{V;Bt07782 ~,T.[;q.t.W lea'r.fIyt03478 -l;[ .$,l,m.lt04428 ? h{m{l.vt08010 .$,l,M;ht04428 yix.y
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"Then you shall come up after him, and he shall come and sit on my throne and be king in my place; for I have appointed him to be ruler over Israel and Judah."
yia.siKt03678 -l;[ b;v'y.wt03427 a'b.Wt0935 wy'r]x;at0310 ~,tyil][;w ? tw{y.hil yityi.Wic w{t{a.w y'T.x;T .${l.mIyt04427 a.Wh.w ? h'd.Wh.y -l;[.w lea'r.fIyt03478 -l;[ dyig'nt05057
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Benaiah the son of Jehoiada answered the king and said, "Amen! Thus may the LORD, the God of my lord the king, say.
.$,l,M;ht04428 -t,a ['d'yw{h.yt03077 -n,b .Wh'y'n.Bt01141 !;[;Y;w ? yin{d]a yeh{l/a h'wh.yt03068 r;ma{yt0559 !eK !em'a r,ma{Y;wt0559 ? .$,l,M;ht04428
37
"As the LORD has been with my lord the king, so may He be with Solomon, and make his throne greater than the throne of my lord King David!"
!eK .$,l,M;ht04428 yin{d]a -mi[ h'wh.yt03068 h'y'h r,v]a;K ? aeSiKimt03678 w{a.siKt03678 -t,a leD;gyiwt01431 h{m{l.vt08010 -mi[ yih.y ? diw'Dt01732 .$,l,M;ht04428 yin{d]a