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Igal
the son of
Nathan of Zobah, Bani
the Gadite,
Igal son of
Nathan of Zobah, Bani
the Gadite,
Zelek
the Ammonite, Nahari
the Beerothite, armourbearer to
Joab the son of Zeruiah,
Ira an Ithrite, Gareb an Ithrite,
Ira the Ithrite, Gareb the Ithrite,
Uriah the Hittite: thirty and seven in all.
and Uriah the Hittite. There were thirty-seven in all.
And again
the anger of
the LORD was
kindled against Israel, and he moved David against
them to say, Go, number Israel and Judah.
Again
the anger of
the LORD burned against Israel, and He
stirred up David against
them, saying, “Go and take a census of Israel and Judah.”
For
the king said to
Joab the captain of
the host, which was with him, Go now through all
the tribes of Israel, from
Dan even to Beer-
sheba, and number ye
the people, that I may know
the number of
the people.
So
the king said to
Joab the commander of his army, who was with him, “Go now throughout
the tribes of Israel from
Dan to
Beersheba and register
the troops, so that I may know
their number.”
And
Joab said unto
the king, Now
the LORD thy God add unto
the people, how many
soever they be, an
hundredfold, and that
the eyes of my lord
the king may see it: but why
doth my lord
the king delight in this thing?
But
Joab replied to
the king, “May
the LORD your God multiply
the troops a hundred times over, and may
the eyes of my lord
the king see it. But why does my lord
the king want to do such a thing?”
Notwithstanding
the king’s word prevailed against
Joab, and against
the captains of
the host. And
Joab and
the captains of
the host went out from
the presence of
the king, to number
the people of Israel.
Nevertheless,
the king’s word prevailed against
Joab and against
the commanders of
the army. So
Joab and
the commanders of
the army departed from
the presence of
the king to count
the troops of Israel.
And
they passed over Jordan, and pitched in Aroer, on
the right side of
the city that lieth in
the midst of
the river of
Gad, and toward Jazer:
They crossed
the Jordan and camped near Aroer, south of
the town in
the middle of
the valley, and proceeded toward
Gad and Jazer.
Then they came to
Gilead, and to
the land of Tahtim-hodshi; and
they came to
Dan-jaan, and about to Zidon,
Then they went to
Gilead and
the land of Tahtim-hodshi, and on to
Dan-jaan and around to
Sidon.
And came to
the strong hold of Tyre, and to all
the cities of
the Hivites, and of
the Canaanites: and
they went out to
the south of Judah, even to Beer-
sheba.
They went toward
the fortress of Tyre and all
the cities of
the Hivites and
Canaanites. Finally,
they went on to
the Negev of Judah, to
Beersheba.
So when they had gone through all the land, they came to Jerusalem at the end of nine months and twenty days.
At the end of nine months and twenty days, having gone through the whole land, they returned to Jerusalem.
And
Joab gave up
the sum of
the number of
the people unto
the king: and
there were in Israel eight hundred thousand
valiant men that drew
the sword; and
the men of Judah were five hundred thousand men.
And
Joab reported to
the king
the total number of
the troops. In Israel
there were 800,000 men of
valor who drew
the sword, and in Judah
there were 500,000.
And David’s heart
smote him after that he had numbered
the people. And David said unto
the LORD, I have
sinned greatly in that I have done: and now, I
beseech thee, O LORD, take away
the iniquity of thy servant; for I have done very
foolishly.
After David had numbered
the troops, his conscience was
stricken and he said to
the LORD, “I have
sinned greatly in what I have done. Now, O LORD, I
beg You to take away
the iniquity of Your servant, for I have acted very
foolishly.”
For when David was up in
the morning,
the word of
the LORD came unto
the prophet
Gad, David’s
seer, saying,
When David got up in
the morning, a revelation from
the LORD had come to
Gad the prophet, David’s
seer:
Go and say unto David, Thus saith the LORD, I offer thee three things; choose thee one of them, that I may do it unto thee.
“Go and tell David that this is what the LORD says: ‘I am offering you three options. Choose one of them, and I will carry it out against you.’”
So
Gad came to David, and told him, and said unto him, Shall seven years of famine come unto
thee in thy land? or
wilt thou
flee three months before thine enemies, while
they pursue
thee? or that
there be three days’
pestilence in thy land? now
advise, and see what answer I shall return to him that sent me.
So
Gad went and said to David, “Do you choose to
endure three years of famine in your land, three months of
fleeing the pursuit of your enemies, or three days of plague upon your land? Now
then, think it over and decide how I should reply to Him who sent me.”
And David said unto
Gad, I am in a great strait: let us fall now into
the hand of
the LORD; for his
mercies are great: and let me not fall into
the hand of man.
David answered
Gad, “I am deeply distressed. Please, let us fall into
the hand of
the LORD, for His
mercies are great; but do not let me fall into
the hands of men.”
So
the LORD sent a
pestilence upon Israel from
the morning even to
the time appointed: and
there died of
the people from
Dan even to Beer-
sheba seventy thousand men.
So
the LORD sent a plague upon Israel from that morning until
the appointed time, and seventy thousand of
the people from
Dan to
Beersheba died.
And when
the angel stretched out his hand upon Jerusalem to destroy it,
the LORD
repented him of
the evil, and said to
the angel that destroyed
the people, It is enough: stay now thine hand. And
the angel of
the LORD was by
the threshingplace of Araunah
the Jebusite.
But when
the angel stretched out his hand to destroy Jerusalem,
the LORD relented from
the calamity and said to
the angel who was destroying
the people, “Enough! Withdraw your hand now!” At that time
the angel of
the LORD was by
the threshing floor of Araunah
the Jebusite.
And David spake unto
the LORD when he saw
the angel that
smote the people, and said, Lo, I have
sinned, and I have done wickedly: but
these sheep, what have
they done? let thine hand, I pray
thee, be against me, and against my father’s house.
When David saw
the angel striking down
the people, he said to
the LORD, “Surely I,
the shepherd, have
sinned and acted wickedly. But
these sheep, what have
they done? Please, let Your hand fall upon me and my father’s house.”
And
Gad came that day to David, and said unto him, Go up, rear an altar unto
the LORD in
the threshingfloor of Araunah
the Jebusite.
And that day
Gad came to David and said to him, “Go up and build an altar to
the LORD on
the threshing floor of Araunah
the Jebusite.”
And David, according to
the saying of
Gad, went up as
the LORD commanded.
So David went up at
the word of
Gad, just as
the LORD had commanded.
And Araunah looked, and saw the king and his servants coming on toward him: and Araunah went out, and bowed himself before the king on his face upon the ground.
When Araunah looked out and saw the king and his servants coming toward him, he went out and bowed facedown before the king.
And Araunah said, Wherefore is my lord
the king come to his servant? And David said, To
buy the threshingfloor of
thee, to build an altar unto
the LORD, that
the plague may be stayed from
the people.
“Why has my lord
the king come to his servant?” Araunah said. “To
buy your
threshing floor,” David replied, “that I may build an altar to
the LORD, so that
the plague upon
the people may be
halted.”
And Araunah said unto David, Let my lord
the king take and offer up what seemeth good unto him: behold, here be oxen for burnt sacrifice, and
threshing instruments and other instruments of
the oxen for wood.
Araunah said to David, “My lord
the king may take whatever seems good and offer it up. Here are
the oxen for a burnt offering and
the threshing sledges and ox yokes for
the wood.
All these things did Araunah, as a king, give unto the king. And Araunah said unto the king, The LORD thy God accept thee.
O king, Araunah gives all these to the king.” He also said to the king, “May the LORD your God accept you.”
And
the king said unto Araunah,
Nay; but I will surely
buy it of
thee at a price: neither will I offer burnt offerings unto
the LORD my God of that which
doth cost me nothing. So David bought
the threshingfloor and
the oxen for fifty shekels of silver.
“No,” replied
the king, “I
insist on paying a price, for I will not offer to
the LORD my God burnt offerings that cost me nothing.” So David bought
the threshing floor and
the oxen for fifty shekels of silver.
And David built there an altar unto the LORD, and offered burnt offerings and peace offerings. So the LORD was intreated for the land, and the plague was stayed from Israel.
And
there he built an altar to
the LORD and offered burnt offerings and peace offerings.
Then the LORD answered
the prayers on behalf of
the land, and
the plague upon Israel was
halted.
Now king David was old and
stricken in years; and
they covered him with clothes, but he
gat no heat.
Now King David was old and well along in years, and though they covered him with blankets, he could not keep warm.
Wherefore his servants said unto him, Let
there be sought for my lord
the king a young virgin: and let her stand before
the king, and let her
cherish him, and let her lie in thy
bosom, that my lord
the king may get heat.
So his servants said to him, “Let us search for a young virgin for our lord the king, to attend to him and care for him and lie by his side to keep him warm.”
So
they sought for a fair
damsel throughout all
the coasts of Israel, and found
Abishag a Shunammite, and brought her to
the king.
Then they searched throughout Israel for a beautiful
girl, and
they found
Abishag the Shunammite and brought her to
the king.
And
the damsel was very fair, and
cherished the king, and ministered to him: but
the king knew her not.
The girl was unsurpassed in beauty; she cared for
the king and served him, but he had no relations with her.
Then Adonijah
the son of Haggith
exalted himself, saying, I will be king: and he prepared him
chariots and
horsemen, and fifty men to run before him.
At that time Adonijah, David’s son by Haggith, began to
exalt himself, saying, “I will be king!” And he acquired
chariots and
horsemen and fifty men to run
ahead of him.
And he conferred with
Joab the son of Zeruiah, and with
Abiathar the priest: and
they following Adonijah helped him.
So Adonijah conferred with
Joab son of Zeruiah and with
Abiathar the priest, who supported him.
But
Zadok the priest, and Benaiah
the son of Jehoiada, and
Nathan the prophet, and Shimei, and
Rei, and
the mighty men which belonged to David, were not with Adonijah.
But
Zadok the priest, Benaiah son of Jehoiada,
Nathan the prophet, Shimei,
Rei, and David’s mighty men would not join Adonijah.
And Adonijah
slew sheep and oxen and fat cattle by
the stone of Zoheleth, which is by En-rogel, and called all his brethren
the king’s sons, and all
the men of Judah
the king’s servants:
And Adonijah sacrificed sheep, oxen, and
fattened calves near
the stone of Zoheleth, which is next to En-rogel. He invited all his royal brothers and all
the men of Judah who were servants of
the king.
But
Nathan the prophet, and Benaiah, and
the mighty men, and Solomon his brother, he called not.
But he did not
invite Nathan the prophet, Benaiah,
the mighty men, or his brother Solomon.
Wherefore
Nathan spake unto Bath-
sheba the mother of Solomon, saying, Hast thou not heard that Adonijah
the son of Haggith
doth reign, and David our lord knoweth it not?
Then Nathan said to Bathsheba
the mother of Solomon, “Have you not heard that Adonijah son of Haggith has become king, and our lord David does not know it?
Now therefore come, let me, I pray thee, give thee counsel, that thou mayest save thine own life, and the life of thy son Solomon.
Now please, come and let me
advise you. Save your own life and
the life of your son Solomon.
Go and get
thee in unto king David, and say unto him,
Didst not thou, my lord, O king,
swear unto thine
handmaid, saying,
Assuredly Solomon thy son shall reign after me, and he shall sit upon my throne? why
then doth Adonijah reign?
Go at once to King David and say, ‘My lord
the king, did you not
swear to your
maidservant, “Surely your son Solomon will reign after me, and he will sit on my throne”? Why
then has Adonijah become king?’
Behold, while thou yet talkest
there with
the king, I also will come in after
thee, and
confirm thy words.
Then, while you are still
there speaking with
the king, I will come in after you and
confirm your words.”
And Bath-
sheba went in unto
the king into
the chamber: and
the king was very old; and
Abishag the Shunammite ministered unto
the king.
So Bathsheba went to see
the king in his
bedroom. Since
the king was very old,
Abishag the Shunammite was serving him.
And Bath-
sheba bowed, and did
obeisance unto
the king. And
the king said, What wouldest thou?
And Bathsheba bowed down in
homage to
the king, who asked, “What is your desire?”
And she said unto him, My lord, thou swarest by
the LORD thy God unto thine
handmaid, saying,
Assuredly Solomon thy son shall reign after me, and he shall sit upon my throne.
“My lord,” she replied, “you
yourself swore to your
maidservant by
the LORD your God: ‘Surely your son Solomon will reign after me, and he will sit on my throne.’
And now, behold, Adonijah reigneth; and now, my lord the king, thou knowest it not:
But now, behold, Adonijah has become king, and you, my lord the king, did not know it.
And he hath slain oxen and fat cattle and sheep in abundance, and hath called all
the sons of
the king, and
Abiathar the priest, and
Joab the captain of
the host: but Solomon thy servant hath he not called.
And he has sacrificed an abundance of oxen,
fattened calves, and sheep, and has invited all
the other sons of
the king, as well as
Abiathar the priest and
Joab the commander of
the army. But he did not
invite your servant Solomon.
And thou, my lord, O king, the eyes of all Israel are upon thee, that thou shouldest tell them who shall sit on the throne of my lord the king after him.
And as for you, my lord the king, the eyes of all Israel are upon you to tell them who will sit on the throne of my lord the king after him.
Otherwise it shall come to pass, when my lord the king shall sleep with his fathers, that I and my son Solomon shall be counted offenders.
Otherwise, when my lord the king rests with his fathers, I and my son Solomon will be counted as criminals.”
And, lo, while she yet talked with
the king,
Nathan the prophet also came in.
And just
then, while Bathsheba was still speaking with
the king,
Nathan the prophet arrived.
And
they told
the king, saying, Behold
Nathan the prophet. And when he was come in before
the king, he bowed himself before
the king with his face to
the ground.
So
the king was told, “
Nathan the prophet is here.” And
Nathan went in and bowed facedown before
the king.
And
Nathan said, My lord, O king, hast thou said, Adonijah shall reign after me, and he shall sit upon my throne?
“My lord
the king,” said
Nathan, “did you say, ‘Adonijah will reign after me, and he will sit on my throne’?
For he is gone down this day, and hath slain oxen and fat cattle and sheep in abundance, and hath called all
the king’s sons, and
the captains of
the host, and
Abiathar the priest; and, behold,
they eat and drink before him, and say, God save king Adonijah.
For
today he has gone down and sacrificed an abundance of oxen,
fattened calves, and sheep, and has invited all
the sons of
the king,
the commanders of
the army, and
Abiathar the priest. And behold,
they are eating and drinking before him, saying, ‘Long live King Adonijah!’
But me, even me thy servant, and
Zadok the priest, and Benaiah
the son of Jehoiada, and thy servant Solomon, hath he not called.
But me your servant he did not
invite, nor
Zadok the priest, nor Benaiah son of Jehoiada, nor your servant Solomon.
Is this thing done by my lord the king, and thou hast not shewed it unto thy servant, who should sit on the throne of my lord the king after him?
Has my lord the king let this happen without informing your servant who should sit on the throne after my lord the king?”
Then king David answered and said, Call me Bath-
sheba. And she came into
the king’s presence, and stood before
the king.
Then King David said, “Call in Bathsheba for me.” So she came into the king’s presence and stood before him.
And
the king
sware, and said, As
the LORD liveth, that hath redeemed my soul out of all distress,
And
the king
swore an oath, saying, “As surely as
the LORD lives, who has redeemed my life from all distress,
Even as I
sware unto
thee by
the LORD God of Israel, saying,
Assuredly Solomon thy son shall reign after me, and he shall sit upon my throne in my
stead; even so will I certainly do this day.
I will carry out this very day exactly what I
swore to you by
the LORD,
the God of Israel: Surely your son Solomon will reign after me, and he will sit on my throne in my place.”
Then Bath-
sheba bowed with her face to
the earth, and did reverence to
the king, and said, Let my lord king David live for ever.
Bathsheba bowed facedown in
homage to
the king and said, “May my lord King David live
forever!”
And king David said, Call me
Zadok the priest, and
Nathan the prophet, and Benaiah
the son of Jehoiada. And
they came before
the king.
Then King David said, “Call in for me
Zadok the priest,
Nathan the prophet, and Benaiah son of Jehoiada.” So
they came before
the king.
The king also said unto
them, Take with you
the servants of your lord, and cause Solomon my son to
ride upon mine own
mule, and bring him down to
Gihon:
“Take my servants with you,” said
the king. “Set my son Solomon on my own
mule and take him down to
Gihon.
And let
Zadok the priest and
Nathan the prophet
anoint him
there king over Israel: and blow ye with
the trumpet, and say, God save king Solomon.
There Zadok the priest and
Nathan the prophet are to
anoint him king over Israel. You are to blow
the ram’s horn and declare, ‘Long live King Solomon!’
Then ye shall come up after him, that he may come and sit upon my throne; for he shall be king in my
stead: and I have appointed him to be ruler over Israel and over Judah.
Then you shall go up with him, and he is to come and sit on my throne and reign in my place. For I have appointed him ruler over Israel and Judah.”
And Benaiah
the son of Jehoiada answered
the king, and said,
Amen:
the LORD God of my lord
the king say so too.
“
Amen,” replied Benaiah son of Jehoiada. “May
the LORD,
the God of my lord
the king, so declare it.
As the LORD hath been with my lord the king, even so be he with Solomon, and make his throne greater than the throne of my lord king David.
Just as the LORD was with my lord the king, so may He be with Solomon and make his throne even greater than that of my lord King David.”
So
Zadok the priest, and
Nathan the prophet, and Benaiah
the son of Jehoiada, and
the Cherethites, and
the Pelethites, went down, and caused Solomon to
ride upon king David’s
mule, and brought him to
Gihon.
Then Zadok the priest,
Nathan the prophet, and Benaiah son of Jehoiada, along with
the Cherethites and Pelethites, went down and set Solomon on King David’s
mule, and
they escorted him to
Gihon.
And
Zadok the priest took an horn of oil out of
the tabernacle, and
anointed Solomon. And
they blew the trumpet; and all
the people said, God save king Solomon.
Zadok the priest took
the horn of oil from
the tabernacle and
anointed Solomon.
Then they blew the ram’s horn, and all
the people proclaimed, “Long live King Solomon!”
And all
the people came up after him, and
the people piped with pipes, and
rejoiced with great joy, so that
the earth rent with
the sound of
them.
All
the people followed him, playing flutes and
rejoicing with such a great joy that
the earth was split by
the sound.
And Adonijah and all
the guests that were with him heard it as
they had made an end of eating. And when
Joab heard
the sound of
the trumpet, he said, Wherefore is this noise of
the city being in an
uproar?
Now Adonijah and all his guests were finishing
their feast when
they heard
the sound of
the ram’s horn. “Why is
the city in such a loud
uproar?” asked
Joab.
And while he yet spake, behold,
Jonathan the son of
Abiathar the priest came: and Adonijah said unto him, Come in; for thou art a
valiant man, and bringest good
tidings.
As he was speaking, suddenly
Jonathan the son of
Abiathar the priest arrived. “Come in,” said Adonijah, “for you are a man of
valor. You must be bringing good news.”
And
the king hath sent with him
Zadok the priest, and
Nathan the prophet, and Benaiah
the son of Jehoiada, and
the Cherethites, and
the Pelethites, and
they have caused him to
ride upon
the king’s
mule:
And with Solomon,
the king has sent
Zadok the priest,
Nathan the prophet, and Benaiah son of Jehoiada, along with
the Cherethites and Pelethites, and
they have set him on
the king’s
mule.
And
Zadok the priest and
Nathan the prophet have
anointed him king in
Gihon: and
they are come up from
thence rejoicing, so that
the city
rang again. This is
the noise that ye have heard.
Zadok the priest and
Nathan the prophet have
anointed him king at
Gihon, and
they have gone up from
there with
rejoicing that rings out in
the city. That is
the noise you hear.
And also Solomon sitteth on the throne of the kingdom.
Moreover, Solomon has taken his seat on the royal throne.
And moreover
the king’s servants came to
bless our lord king David, saying, God make
the name of Solomon better than thy name, and make his throne greater than thy throne. And
the king bowed himself upon
the bed.
The king’s servants have also gone to
congratulate our lord King David, saying, ‘May your God make
the name of Solomon more famous than your own name, and may He make his throne greater than your throne.’ And
the king has bowed in worship on his bed,
And also thus said the king, Blessed be the LORD God of Israel, which hath given one to sit on my throne this day, mine eyes even seeing it.
saying, ‘Blessed be
the LORD,
the God of Israel!
Today He has provided one to sit on my throne, and my eyes have seen it.’”
And all the guests that were with Adonijah were afraid, and rose up, and went every man his way.
At this, all the guests of Adonijah arose in terror and scattered.
And Adonijah feared because of Solomon, and arose, and went, and caught hold on the horns of the altar.
But Adonijah, in fear of Solomon, got up and went to take hold of the horns of the altar.
And it was told Solomon, saying, Behold, Adonijah feareth king Solomon: for, lo, he hath caught hold on
the horns of
the altar, saying, Let king Solomon
swear unto me to day that he will not
slay his servant with
the sword.
It was reported to Solomon: “Behold, Adonijah fears King Solomon, and he has taken hold of
the horns of
the altar, saying, ‘Let King Solomon first
swear to me not to put his servant to
the sword.’”
And Solomon said, If he will
shew himself a worthy man,
there shall not an hair of him fall to
the earth: but if wickedness shall be found in him, he shall die.
And Solomon replied, “If he is a man of character, not a single hair of his will fall to the ground. But if evil is found in him, he will die.”
So king Solomon sent, and they brought him down from the altar. And he came and bowed himself to king Solomon: and Solomon said unto him, Go to thine house.
So King Solomon summoned Adonijah down from the altar, and he came and bowed down before King Solomon, who said to him, “Go to your home.”
Now
the days of David drew
nigh that he should die; and he charged Solomon his son, saying,
As the time drew near for David to die, he charged his son Solomon,
I go
the way of all
the earth: be thou strong
therefore, and
shew thyself a man;
“I am about to go
the way of all
the earth. So be strong and prove
yourself a man.
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:
And keep
the charge of
the LORD your God to walk in His ways and to keep His statutes, commandments, ordinances, and decrees, as is written in
the Law of Moses, so that you may
prosper in all you do and wherever you turn,
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.
and so that
the LORD may
fulfill His promise to me: ‘If your descendants take
heed to walk faithfully before Me with all
their heart and soul, you will never fail to have a man on
the throne of Israel.’
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.
Moreover, you know what
Joab son of Zeruiah did to me—what he did to
Abner son of
Ner and
Amasa son of Jether,
the two commanders of
the armies of Israel. He killed
them in peacetime to
avenge the blood of war. He
stained with
the blood of war
the belt around his
waist and
the sandals on his feet.
Do
therefore according to thy wisdom, and let not his
hoar head go down to
the grave in peace.
So act according to your wisdom, and do not let his gray head go down to
Sheol in peace.
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.
But show loving devotion to
the sons of Barzillai
the Gileadite, and let
them be among those who eat at your table, because
they stood by me when I fled from your brother
Absalom.
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.
Keep an eye on Shimei
the son of
Gera,
the Benjamite from Bahurim who is with you. He called down bitter curses against me on
the day I went to
Mahanaim, but when he came down to meet me at
the Jordan, I
swore to him by
the LORD: ‘I will never put you to
the sword.’
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.
Now
therefore, do not hold him guiltless, for you are a wise man. You know what you ought to do to him to bring his gray head down to
Sheol in blood.”
So David
slept with his fathers, and was buried in
the city of David.
Then David rested with his fathers and was buried in the City of David.
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.
The length of David’s reign over Israel was forty years—seven years in
Hebron and thirty-three years in Jerusalem.
Then sat Solomon upon the throne of David his father; and his kingdom was established greatly.
So Solomon sat on the throne of his father David, and his kingdom was firmly established.
And Adonijah
the son of Haggith came to Bath-
sheba the mother of Solomon. And she said, Comest thou
peaceably? And he said,
Peaceably.
Now Adonijah son of Haggith went to Bathsheba
the mother of Solomon, and she asked, “Do you come in peace?” “
Yes, in peace,” he replied.
He said moreover, I have somewhat to say unto thee. And she said, Say on.
Then he said, “I have something to tell you.” “Say it,” she answered.
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.
“You know that
the kingship was mine,” he said. “All Israel expected that I should reign, but
the kingship has turned to my brother, for it has come to him from
the LORD.
And now I ask one petition of thee, deny me not. And she said unto him, Say on.
So now I have just one request of you; do not deny me.” “State your request,” she told him.
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.
Adonijah replied, “Please speak to King Solomon, since he will not turn you down. Let him give me
Abishag the Shunammite as my wife.”
And Bath-
sheba said, Well; I will speak for
thee unto
the king.
“Very well,” Bathsheba replied. “I will speak to the king for you.”
Bath-
sheba therefore went unto king Solomon, to speak unto him for Adonijah. And
the king rose up to meet her, and bowed himself unto her, and sat down on his throne, and caused a seat to be set for
the king’s mother; and she sat on his right hand.
So Bathsheba went to King Solomon to speak to him for Adonijah.
The king stood up to
greet her, bowed to her, and sat down on his throne.
Then the king had a throne brought for his mother, who sat down at his right hand.
