Now king{H4428} David{H1732} was old{H2204}{(H8804)} and stricken{H935}{(H8804)} in years{H3117}; and they covered{H3680}{(H8762)} him with clothes{H899}, but he gat no heat{H3179}{(H8799)}.

Wherefore his servants{H5650} said{H559}{(H8799)} unto him, Let there be sought{H1245}{(H8762)} for my lord{H113} the king{H4428} a young{H5291} virgin{H1330}: and let her stand{H5975}{(H8804)} before{H6440} the king{H4428}, and let her cherish{H5532}{(H8802)} him, and let her lie{H7901}{(H8804)} in thy bosom{H2436}, that my lord{H113} the king{H4428} may get heat{H2552}{(H8804)}.

So they sought{H1245}{(H8762)} for a fair{H3303} damsel{H5291} throughout all the coasts{H1366} of Israel{H3478}, and found{H4672}{(H8799)} Abishag{H49} a Shunammite{H7767}, and brought{H935}{(H8686)} her to the king{H4428}.

And the damsel{H5291} was very{H3966} fair{H3303}, and cherished{H5532}{(H8802)} the king{H4428}, and ministered{H8334}{(H8762)} to him: but the king{H4428} knew{H3045}{(H8804)} her not.

Then Adonijah{H138} the son{H1121} of Haggith{H2294} exalted{H4984}{(H8693)} himself, saying{H559}{(H8800)}, I will be king{H4427}{(H8799)}: and he prepared{H6213}{(H8799)} him chariots{H7393} and horsemen{H6571}, and fifty{H2572} men{H376} to run{H7323}{(H8801)} before{H6440} him.

And his father{H1} had not displeased{H6087}{(H8804)} him at any time{H3117} in saying{H559}{(H8800)}, Why hast thou done so{H6213}{(H8804)}? and he also was a very{H3966} goodly{H2896}{H8389} man; and his mother bare{H3205}{(H8804)} him 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}{(H8799)} 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} which belonged to David{H1732}, were not with Adonijah{H138}.

And Adonijah{H138} slew{H2076}{(H8799)} sheep{H6629} and oxen{H1241} and fat cattle{H4806} by the stone{H68} of Zoheleth{H2120}, which is by{H681} Enrogel{H5883}, and called{H7121}{(H8799)} 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}{(H8804)} not.

Wherefore Nathan{H5416} spake{H559}{(H8799)} unto Bathsheba{H1339} the mother{H517} of Solomon{H8010}, saying{H559}{(H8800)}, Hast thou not heard{H8085}{(H8804)} that Adonijah{H138} the son{H1121} of Haggith{H2294} doth reign{H4427}{(H8804)}, and David{H1732} our lord{H113} knoweth{H3045}{(H8804)} it not?

Now therefore come{H3212}{(H8798)}, let me, I pray thee, give thee counsel{H3289}{(H8799)}{H6098}, that thou mayest save{H4422}{(H8761)} thine own life{H5315}, and the life{H5315} of thy son{H1121} Solomon{H8010}.

Go{H3212}{(H8798)} and get thee in{H935}{(H8798)} unto king{H4428} David{H1732}, and say{H559}{(H8804)} unto him, Didst not thou, my lord{H113}, O king{H4428}, swear{H7650}{(H8738)} unto thine handmaid{H519}, saying{H559}{(H8800)}, Assuredly{H3588} Solomon{H8010} thy son{H1121} shall reign{H4427}{(H8799)} after{H310} me, and he shall sit{H3427}{(H8799)} upon my throne{H3678}? why then doth Adonijah{H138} reign{H4427}{(H8804)}?

Behold, while thou yet talkest{H1696}{(H8764)} there with the king{H4428}, I also will come in{H935}{(H8799)} after{H310} thee, and confirm{H4390}{(H8765)} thy words{H1697}.

And Bathsheba{H1339} went in{H935}{(H8799)} unto the king{H4428} into the chamber{H2315}: and the king{H4428} was very{H3966} old{H2204}{(H8804)}; and Abishag{H49} the Shunammite{H7767} ministered{H8334}{(H8764)} unto the king{H4428}.

And Bathsheba{H1339} bowed{H6915}{(H8799)}, and did obeisance{H7812}{(H8691)} unto the king{H4428}. And the king{H4428} said{H559}{(H8799)}, What wouldest thou?

And she said{H559}{(H8799)} unto him, My lord{H113}, thou swarest{H7650}{(H8738)} by the LORD{H3068} thy God{H430} unto thine handmaid{H519}, saying, Assuredly Solomon{H8010} thy son{H1121} shall reign{H4427}{(H8799)} after{H310} me, and he shall sit{H3427}{(H8799)} upon my throne{H3678}.

And now, behold, Adonijah{H138} reigneth{H4427}{(H8804)}; and now, my lord{H113} the king{H4428}, thou knowest{H3045}{(H8804)} it not:

And he hath slain{H2076}{(H8799)} oxen{H7794} and fat cattle{H4806} and sheep{H6629} in abundance{H7230}, and hath called{H7121}{(H8799)} 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}{(H8804)}.

And thou, my lord{H113}, O king{H4428}, the eyes{H5869} of all Israel{H3478} are upon thee, that thou shouldest tell{H5046}{(H8687)} them who shall sit{H3427}{(H8799)} on the throne{H3678} of my lord{H113} the king{H4428} after{H310} him.

Otherwise it shall come to pass, when my lord{H113} the king{H4428} shall sleep{H7901}{(H8800)} with his fathers{H1}, that I and my son{H1121} Solomon{H8010} shall be counted offenders{H2400}.

And, lo, while she yet talked{H1696}{(H8764)} with the king{H4428}, Nathan{H5416} the prophet{H5030} also came in{H935}{(H8804)}.

And they told{H5046}{(H8686)} the king{H4428}, saying{H559}{(H8800)}, Behold Nathan{H5416} the prophet{H5030}. And when he was come in{H935}{(H8799)} before{H6440} the king{H4428}, he bowed{H7812}{(H8691)} himself before the king{H4428} with his face{H639} to the ground{H776}.

And Nathan{H5416} said{H559}{(H8799)}, My lord{H113}, O king{H4428}, hast thou said{H559}{(H8804)}, Adonijah{H138} shall reign{H4427}{(H8799)} after{H310} me, and he shall sit{H3427}{(H8799)} upon my throne{H3678}?

For he is gone down{H3381}{(H8804)} this day{H3117}, and hath slain{H2076}{(H8799)} oxen{H7794} and fat cattle{H4806} and sheep{H6629} in abundance{H7230}, and hath called{H7121}{(H8799)} all the king's{H4428} sons{H1121}, and the captains{H8269} of the host{H6635}, and Abiathar{H54} the priest{H3548}; and, behold, they eat{H398}{(H8802)} and drink{H8354}{(H8802)} before{H6440} him, and say{H559}{(H8799)}, God save{H2421}{(H8799)} 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}{(H8804)}.

Is this thing{H1697} done{H1961}{(H8738)} by my lord{H113} the king{H4428}, and thou hast not shewed{H3045}{(H8689)} it unto thy servant{H5650}, who should sit{H3427}{(H8799)} on the throne{H3678} of my lord{H113} the king{H4428} after{H310} him?

Then king{H4428} David{H1732} answered{H6030}{(H8799)} and said{H559}{(H8799)}, Call{H7121}{(H8798)} me Bathsheba{H1339}. And she came{H935}{(H8799)} into the king's{H4428} presence{H6440}, and stood{H5975}{(H8799)} before{H6440} the king{H4428}.

And the king{H4428} sware{H7650}{(H8735)}, and said{H559}{(H8799)}, As the LORD{H3068} liveth{H2416}, that hath redeemed{H6299}{(H8804)} my soul{H5315} out of all distress{H6869},

Even as I sware{H7650}{(H8738)} unto thee by the LORD{H3068} God{H430} of Israel{H3478}, saying{H559}{(H8800)}, Assuredly Solomon{H8010} thy son{H1121} shall reign{H4427}{(H8799)} after{H310} me, and he shall sit{H3427}{(H8799)} upon my throne{H3678} in my stead; even so will I certainly do{H6213}{(H8799)} this day{H3117}.

Then Bathsheba{H1339} bowed{H6915}{(H8799)} with her face{H639} to the earth{H776}, and did reverence{H7812}{(H8691)} to the king{H4428}, and said{H559}{(H8799)}, Let my lord{H113} king{H4428} David{H1732} live{H2421}{(H8799)} for ever{H5769}.

And king{H4428} David{H1732} said{H559}{(H8799)}, Call{H7121}{(H8798)} 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}{(H8799)} before{H6440} the king{H4428}.

The king{H4428} also said{H559}{(H8799)} unto them, Take{H3947}{(H8798)} with you the servants{H5650} of your lord{H113}, and cause Solomon{H8010} my son{H1121} to ride{H7392}{(H8689)} upon mine own mule{H6506}, and bring him down{H3381}{(H8689)} to Gihon{H1521}:

And let Zadok{H6659} the priest{H3548} and Nathan{H5416} the prophet{H5030} anoint{H4886}{(H8804)} him there king{H4428} over Israel{H3478}: and blow{H8628}{(H8804)} ye with the trumpet{H7782}, and say{H559}{(H8804)}, God save{H2421}{(H8799)} king{H4428} Solomon{H8010}.

Then ye shall come up{H5927}{(H8804)} after{H310} him, that he may come{H935}{(H8804)} and sit{H3427}{(H8804)} upon my throne{H3678}; for he shall be king{H4427}{(H8799)} in my stead: and I have appointed{H6680}{(H8765)} him to be ruler{H5057} over Israel{H3478} and over Judah{H3063}.

And Benaiah{H1141} the son{H1121} of Jehoiada{H3077} answered{H6030}{(H8799)} the king{H4428}, and said{H559}{(H8799)}, Amen{H543}: the LORD{H3068} God{H430} of my lord{H113} the king{H4428} say{H559}{(H8799)} so too.

As the LORD{H3068} hath been with my lord{H113} the king{H4428}, even so be he with Solomon{H8010}, and make{H1431} his throne{H3678} greater{H1431}{(H8762)} 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}{(H8799)}, and caused Solomon{H8010} to ride{H7392}{(H8686)} upon king{H4428} David's{H1732} mule{H6506}, and brought{H3212}{(H8686)} him to Gihon{H1521}.

And Zadok{H6659} the priest{H3548} took{H3947}{(H8799)} an horn{H7161} of oil{H8081} out of the tabernacle{H168}, and anointed{H4886}{(H8799)} Solomon{H8010}. And they blew{H8628}{(H8799)} the trumpet{H7782}; and all the people{H5971} said{H559}{(H8799)}, God save{H2421}{(H8799)} king{H4428} Solomon{H8010}.

And all the people{H5971} came up{H5927}{(H8799)} after{H310} him, and the people{H5971} piped{H2490}{(H8764)} with pipes{H2485}, and rejoiced{H8056} with great{H1419} joy{H8057}, so that the earth{H776} rent{H1234}{(H8735)} with the sound{H6963} of them.

And Adonijah{H138} and all the guests{H7121}{(H8803)} that were with him heard{H8085}{(H8799)} it as they had made an end{H3615}{(H8765)} of eating{H398}{(H8800)}. And when Joab{H3097} heard{H8085}{(H8799)} the sound{H6963} of the trumpet{H7782}, he said{H559}{(H8799)}, Wherefore is this noise{H6963} of the city{H7151} being in an uproar{H1993}{(H8802)}?

And while he yet spake{H1696}{(H8764)}, behold, Jonathan{H3129} the son{H1121} of Abiathar{H54} the priest{H3548} came{H935}{(H8804)}: and Adonijah{H138} said{H559}{(H8799)} unto him, Come in{H935}{(H8798)}; for thou art a valiant{H2428} man{H376}{(H8676)}{H381}, and bringest{H1319} good{H2896} tidings{H1319}{(H8762)}.

And Jonathan{H3129} answered{H6030}{(H8799)} and said{H559}{(H8799)} to Adonijah{H138}, Verily{H61} our lord{H113} king{H4428} David{H1732} hath made Solomon{H8010} king{H4427}{(H8689)}.

And the king{H4428} hath sent{H7971}{(H8799)} 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}{(H8686)} upon the king's{H4428} mule{H6506}:

And Zadok{H6659} the priest{H3548} and Nathan{H5416} the prophet{H5030} have anointed{H4886}{(H8799)} him king{H4428} in Gihon{H1521}: and they are come up{H5927}{(H8799)} from thence rejoicing{H8056}, so that the city{H7151} rang again{H1949}{(H8735)}. This is the noise{H6963} that ye have heard{H8085}{(H8804)}.

And also Solomon{H8010} sitteth{H3427}{(H8804)} on the throne{H3678} of the kingdom{H4410}.

And moreover the king's{H4428} servants{H5650} came{H935}{(H8804)} to bless{H1288}{(H8763)} our lord{H113} king{H4428} David{H1732}, saying{H559}{(H8800)}, God{H430} make the name{H8034} of Solomon{H8010} better{H3190}{(H8686)} than thy name{H8034}, and make{H1431} his throne{H3678} greater{H1431}{(H8762)} than thy throne{H3678}. And the king{H4428} bowed{H7812}{(H8691)} himself upon the bed{H4904}.

And also thus said{H559}{(H8804)} the king{H4428}, Blessed{H1288}{(H8803)} be the LORD{H3068} God{H430} of Israel{H3478}, which hath given{H5414}{(H8804)} one to sit{H3427}{(H8802)} on my throne{H3678} this day{H3117}, mine eyes{H5869} even seeing{H7200}{(H8802)} it.

And all the guests{H7121}{(H8803)} that were with Adonijah{H138} were afraid{H2729}{(H8799)}, and rose up{H6965}{(H8799)}, and went{H3212}{(H8799)} every man{H376} his way{H1870}.

And Adonijah{H138} feared{H3372}{(H8804)} because{H6440} of Solomon{H8010}, and arose{H6965}{(H8799)}, and went{H3212}{(H8799)}, and caught hold{H2388}{(H8686)} on the horns{H7161} of the altar{H4196}.

And it was told{H5046}{(H8714)} Solomon{H8010}, saying{H559}{(H8800)}, Behold, Adonijah{H138} feareth{H3372}{(H8804)} king{H4428} Solomon{H8010}: for, lo, he hath caught hold{H270}{(H8804)} on the horns{H7161} of the altar{H4196}, saying{H559}{(H8800)}, Let king{H4428} Solomon{H8010} swear{H7650}{(H8735)} unto me to day{H3117} that he will not slay{H4191}{(H8686)} his servant{H5650} with the sword{H2719}.

And Solomon{H8010} said{H559}{(H8799)}, If he will shew himself a worthy{H2428} man{H1121}, there shall not an hair{H8185} of him fall{H5307}{(H8799)} to the earth{H776}: but if wickedness{H7451} shall be found{H4672}{(H8735)} in him, he shall die{H4191}{(H8804)}.

So king{H4428} Solomon{H8010} sent{H7971}{(H8799)}, and they brought him down{H3381}{(H8686)} from the altar{H4196}. And he came{H935}{(H8799)} and bowed{H7812}{(H8691)} himself to king{H4428} Solomon{H8010}: and Solomon{H8010} said{H559}{(H8799)} unto him, Go{H3212}{(H8798)} to thine house{H1004}.