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And Solomon sat on the throne of his father David, and his kingdom was established greatly.
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And Adonias the son of Aggith came in to Bersabee the mother of Solomon, and did obeisance to her: and she said, Dost thou enter peaceably? and he said, Peaceably:
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I have business with thee. And she said to him, Say on.
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And he said to her, Thou knowest that the kingdom was mine, and all Israel turned their face toward me for a king; but the kingdom was turned and became my brother's: for it was to him from the Lord.
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And now I make one request of thee, do not turn away thy face. And Bersabee said to him, Speak .
The Brenton translation of the Septuagint is in the public domain.