Now king{H4428} David{H1732} was old{H2204} and stricken{H935} in years;{H3117} and they covered{H3680} him with clothes,{H899} but he gat no heat.{H3179}

Wherefore his servants{H5650} said{H559} unto him, Let there be sought{H1245} for my lord{H113} the king{H4428} a young{H5291} virgin:{H1330} and let her stand{H5975} before{H6440} the king,{H4428} and cherish{H5532} him; and let her lie{H7901} in thy bosom,{H2436} that my lord{H113} the king{H4428} may get heat.{H2552}

So they sought{H1245} for a fair{H3303} damsel{H5291} throughout all the borders{H1366} of Israel,{H3478} and found{H4672} Abishag{H49} the Shunammite,{H7767} and brought{H935} her to the king.{H4428}

And the damsel{H5291} was very{H3966} fair;{H3303} and she cherished{H5532} the king,{H4428} and ministered{H8334} to him; but the king{H4428} knew{H3045} her not.

Then Adonijah{H138} the son{H1121} of Haggith{H2294} exalted{H4984} himself, saying,{H559} I will be king:{H4427} and he prepared{H6213} him chariots{H7393} and horsemen,{H6571} and fifty{H2572} men{H376} to run{H7323} before{H6440} him.

And his father{H1} had not displeased{H6087} him at any time{H3117} in saying,{H559} Why hast thou done so?{H6213} and he was also a very{H3966} goodly{H2896} man; and he was born{H3205} after{H310} Absalom.{H53}

And he conferred{H1697} with Joab{H3097} the son{H1121} of Zeruiah,{H6870} and with Abiathar{H54} the priest:{H3548} and they following{H310} Adonijah{H138} helped{H5826} him.

But Zadok{H6659} the priest,{H3548} and Benaiah{H1141} the son{H1121} of Jehoiada,{H3077} and Nathan{H5416} the prophet,{H5030} and Shimei,{H8096} and Rei,{H7472} and the mighty men{H1368} that belonged to David,{H1732} were not with Adonijah.{H138}

And Adonijah{H138} slew{H2076} sheep{H6629} and oxen{H1241} and fatlings{H4806} by the stone{H68} of Zoheleth,{H2120} which is beside{H681} En-rogel;{H5883} and he called{H7121} all his brethren,{H251} the king's{H4428} sons,{H1121} and all the men{H582} of Judah,{H3063} the king's{H4428} servants:{H5650}

but Nathan{H5416} the prophet,{H5030} and Benaiah,{H1141} and the mighty men,{H1368} and Solomon{H8010} his brother,{H251} he called{H7121} not.

Then Nathan{H5416} spake{H559} unto Bath-sheba{H1339} the mother{H517} of Solomon,{H8010} saying,{H559} Hast thou not heard{H8085} that Adonijah{H138} the son{H1121} of Haggith{H2294} doth reign,{H4427} and David{H1732} our lord{H113} knoweth{H3045} it not?

Now therefore come,{H3212} let me, I pray thee, give thee counsel,{H3289} that thou mayest save{H4422} thine own life,{H5315} and the life{H5315} of thy son{H1121} Solomon.{H8010}

Go{H3212} and get thee in{H935} unto king{H4428} David,{H1732} and say{H559} unto him, Didst not thou, my lord,{H113} O king,{H4428} swear{H7650} unto thy handmaid,{H519} saying,{H559} Assuredly{H3588} Solomon{H8010} thy son{H1121} shall reign{H4427} after{H310} me, and he shall sit{H3427} upon my throne?{H3678} why then doth Adonijah{H138} reign?{H4427}

Behold, while thou yet talkest{H1696} there with the king,{H4428} I also will come in{H935} after{H310} thee, and confirm{H4390} thy words.{H1697}

And Bath-sheba{H1339} went in{H935} unto the king{H4428} into the chamber:{H2315} and the king{H4428} was very{H3966} old;{H2204} and Abishag{H49} the Shunammite{H7767} was ministering{H8334} unto the king.{H4428}

And Bath-sheba{H1339} bowed,{H6915} and did obeisance{H7812} unto the king.{H4428} And the king{H4428} said,{H559} What wouldest thou?

And she said{H559} unto him, My lord,{H113} thou swarest{H7650} by Jehovah{H3068} thy God{H430} unto thy handmaid,{H519} saying, Assuredly Solomon{H8010} thy son{H1121} shall reign{H4427} after{H310} me, and he shall sit{H3427} upon my throne.{H3678}

And now, behold, Adonijah{H138} reigneth;{H4427} and thou, my lord{H113} the king,{H4428} knowest{H3045} it not:

and he hath slain{H2076} oxen{H7794} and fatlings{H4806} and sheep{H6629} in abundance,{H7230} and hath called{H7121} all the sons{H1121} of the king,{H4428} and Abiathar{H54} the priest,{H3548} and Joab{H3097} the captain{H8269} of the host;{H6635} but Solomon{H8010} thy servant{H5650} hath he not called.{H7121}

And thou, my lord{H113} the king,{H4428} the eyes{H5869} of all Israel{H3478} are upon thee, that thou shouldest tell{H5046} them who shall sit{H3427} on the throne{H3678} of my lord{H113} the king{H4428} after{H310} him.

Otherwise it will come to pass, when my lord{H113} the king{H4428} shall sleep{H7901} with his fathers,{H1} that I and my son{H1121} Solomon{H8010} shall be counted offenders.{H2400}

And, lo, while she yet talked{H1696} with the king,{H4428} Nathan{H5416} the prophet{H5030} came in.{H935}

And they told{H5046} the king,{H4428} saying,{H559} Behold, Nathan{H5416} the prophet.{H5030} And when he was come in{H935} before{H6440} the king,{H4428} he bowed{H7812} himself before the king{H4428} with his face{H639} to the ground.{H776}

And Nathan{H5416} said,{H559} My lord,{H113} O king,{H4428} hast thou said,{H559} Adonijah{H138} shall reign{H4427} after{H310} me, and he shall sit{H3427} upon my throne?{H3678}

For he is gone down{H3381} this day,{H3117} and hath slain{H2076} oxen{H7794} and fatlings{H4806} and sheep{H6629} in abundance,{H7230} and hath called{H7121} all the king's{H4428} sons,{H1121} and the captains{H8269} of the host,{H6635} and Abiathar{H54} the priest;{H3548} and, behold, they are eating{H398} and drinking{H8354} before{H6440} him, and say,{H559} [Long] live{H2421} king{H4428} Adonijah.{H138}

But me, even me thy servant,{H5650} and Zadok{H6659} the priest,{H3548} and Benaiah{H1141} the son{H1121} of Jehoiada,{H3077} and thy servant{H5650} Solomon,{H8010} hath he not called.{H7121}

Is this thing{H1697} done{H1961} by my lord{H113} the king,{H4428} and thou hast not showed{H3045} unto thy servants{H5650} who should sit{H3427} on the throne{H3678} of my lord{H113} the king{H4428} after{H310} him?

Then king{H4428} David{H1732} answered{H6030} and said,{H559} Call{H7121} to me Bath-sheba.{H1339} And she came{H935} into the king's{H4428} presence,{H6440} and stood{H5975} before{H6440} the king.{H4428}

And the king{H4428} sware,{H7650} and said,{H559} As Jehovah{H3068} liveth,{H2416} who hath redeemed{H6299} my soul{H5315} out of all adversity,{H6869}

verily as I sware{H7650} unto thee by Jehovah,{H3068} the God{H430} of Israel,{H3478} saying,{H559} Assuredly Solomon{H8010} thy son{H1121} shall reign{H4427} after{H310} me, and he shall sit{H3427} upon my throne{H3678} in my stead; verily so will I do{H6213} this day.{H3117}

Then Bath-sheba{H1339} bowed{H6915} with her face{H639} to the earth,{H776} and did obeisance{H7812} to the king,{H4428} and said,{H559} Let my lord{H113} king{H4428} David{H1732} live{H2421} for ever.{H5769}

And king{H4428} David{H1732} said,{H559} Call{H7121} to me Zadok{H6659} the priest,{H3548} and Nathan{H5416} the prophet,{H5030} and Benaiah{H1141} the son{H1121} of Jehoiada.{H3077} And they came{H935} before{H6440} the king.{H4428}

And the king{H4428} said{H559} unto them, Take{H3947} with you the servants{H5650} of your lord,{H113} and cause Solomon{H8010} my son{H1121} to ride{H7392} upon mine own mule,{H6506} and bring him down{H3381} to Gihon:{H1521}

and let Zadok{H6659} the priest{H3548} and Nathan{H5416} the prophet{H5030} anoint{H4886} him there king{H4428} over Israel;{H3478} and blow{H8628} ye the trumpet,{H7782} and say,{H559} [Long] live{H2421} king{H4428} Solomon.{H8010}

Then ye shall come up{H5927} after{H310} him, and he shall come{H935} and sit{H3427} upon my throne;{H3678} for he shall be king{H4427} in my stead; and I have appointed{H6680} him to be prince{H5057} over Israel{H3478} and over Judah.{H3063}

And Benaiah{H1141} the son{H1121} of Jehoiada{H3077} answered{H6030} the king,{H4428} and said,{H559} Amen:{H543} Jehovah,{H3068} the God{H430} of my lord{H113} the king,{H4428} say{H559} so [too].

As Jehovah{H3068} hath been with my lord{H3068} the king,{H4428} even so be he with Solomon,{H8010} and make{H1431} his throne{H3678} greater{H1431} than the throne{H3678} of my lord{H113} king{H4428} David.{H1732}

So Zadok{H6659} the priest,{H3548} and Nathan{H5416} the prophet,{H5030} and Benaiah{H1141} the son{H1121} of Jehoiada,{H3077} and the Cherethites{H3774} and the Pelethites,{H6432} went down,{H3381} and caused Solomon{H8010} to ride{H7392} upon king{H4428} David's{H1732} mule,{H6506} and brought{H3212} him to Gihon.{H1521}

And Zadok{H6659} the priest{H3548} took{H3947} the horn{H7161} of oil{H8081} out of the Tent,{H168} and anointed{H4886} Solomon.{H8010} And they blew{H8628} the trumpet;{H7782} and all the people{H5971} said,{H559} [Long] live{H2421} king{H4428} Solomon.{H8010}

And all the people{H5971} came up{H5927} after{H310} him, and the people{H5971} piped{H2490} with pipes,{H2485} and rejoiced{H8056} with great{H1419} joy,{H8057} so that the earth{H776} rent{H1234} with the sound{H6963} of them.

And Adonijah{H138} and all the guests{H7121} that were with him heard{H8085} it as they had made an end{H3615} of eating.{H398} And when Joab{H3097} heard{H8085} the sound{H6963} of the trumpet,{H7782} he said,{H559} Wherefore is this noise{H6963} of the city{H7151} being in an uproar?{H1993}

While he yet spake,{H1696} behold, Jonathan{H3129} the son{H1121} of Abiathar{H54} the priest{H3548} came:{H935} and Adonijah{H138} said,{H559} Come{H935} in;{H935} for thou art a worthy man,{H376} and bringest{H1319} good{H2896} tidings.{H1319}

And Jonathan{H3129} answered{H6030} and said{H559} to Adonijah,{H138} Verily{H61} our lord{H113} king{H4428} David{H1732} hath made Solomon{H8010} king:{H4427}

and the king{H4428} hath sent{H7971} with him Zadok{H6659} the priest,{H3548} and Nathan{H5416} the prophet,{H5030} and Benaiah{H1141} the son{H1121} of Jehoiada,{H3077} and the Cherethites{H3774} and the Pelethites;{H6432} and they have caused him to ride{H7392} upon the king's{H4428} mule;{H6506}

and Zadok{H6659} the priest{H3548} and Nathan{H5416} the prophet{H5030} have anointed{H4886} him king{H4428} in Gihon;{H1521} and they are come up{H5927} from thence rejoicing,{H8056} so that the city{H7151} rang again.{H1949} This is the noise{H6963} that ye have heard.{H8085}

And also Solomon{H8010} sitteth{H3427} on the throne{H3678} of the kingdom.{H4410}

And moreover the king's{H4428} servants{H5650} came{H935} to bless{H1288} our lord{H113} king{H4428} David,{H1732} saying,{H559} Thy God{H430} make the name{H8034} of Solomon{H8010} better{H3190} than thy name,{H8034} and make{H1431} his throne{H3678} greater{H1431} than thy throne:{H3678} and the king{H4428} bowed{H7812} himself upon the bed.{H4904}

And also thus said{H559} the king,{H4428} Blessed{H1288} be Jehovah,{H3068} the God{H430} of Israel,{H3478} who hath given{H5414} one to sit{H3427} on my throne{H3678} this day,{H3117} mine eyes{H5869} even seeing{H7200} it.

And all the guests{H7121} of Adonijah{H138} were afraid,{H2729} and rose up,{H6965} and went{H3212} every man{H376} his way.{H1870}

And Adonijah{H138} feared{H3372} because{H6440} of Solomon;{H8010} and he arose,{H6965} and went,{H3212} and caught hold{H2388} on the horns{H7161} of the altar.{H4196}

And it was told{H5046} Solomon,{H8010} saying,{H559} Behold, Adonijah{H138} feareth{H3372} king{H4428} Solomon;{H8010} for, lo, he hath laid hold{H270} on the horns{H7161} of the altar,{H4196} saying,{H559} Let king{H4428} Solomon{H8010} swear{H7650} unto me first{H3117} that he will not slay{H4191} his servant{H5650} with the sword.{H2719}

And Solomon{H8010} said,{H559} If he shall show himself a worthy{H2428} man,{H1121} there shall not a hair{H8185} of him fall{H5307} to the earth;{H776} but if wickedness{H7451} be found{H4672} in him, he shall die.{H4191}

So king{H4428} Solomon{H8010} sent,{H7971} and they brought him down{H3381} from the altar.{H4196} And he came{H935} and did obeisance{H7812} to king{H4428} Solomon;{H8010} and Solomon{H8010} said{H559} unto him, Go{H3212} to thy house.{H1004}