-
Now king
David was old and stricken in years; and they
covered him with clothes, but he gat no heat.
02 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.
03 So they sought for a fair damsel throughout
all the coasts of Israel, and found Abishag a
Shunammite, and brought her to the king.
04 And the damsel was very fair, and cherished
the king, and ministered to him: but the king
knew her not.
05 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.
06 And his father had not displeased him at any
time in saying, Why hast thou done so? and he
also was a very goodly man; and his mother bare
him after Absalom.
07 And he conferred with Joab the son of Zeruiah,
and with Abiathar the priest: and they following
Adonijah helped him.
08 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.
09 And Adonijah slew sheep and oxen and fat
cattle by the stone of Zoheleth, which is by
Enrogel, and called all his brethren the king's
sons, and all the men of Judah the king's
servants:
10 But Nathan the prophet, and Benaiah, and the
mighty men, and Solomon his brother, he called
not.
11 Wherefore Nathan spake unto Bathsheba the
mother of Solomon, saying, Hast thou not heard
that Adonijah the son of Haggith doth reign, and
David our lord knoweth it not?
12 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.
13 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?
14 Behold, while thou yet talkest there with the
king, I also will come in after thee, and confirm
thy words.
15 And Bathsheba went in unto the king into the
chamber: and the king was very old; and Abishag
the Shunammite ministered unto the king.
16 And Bathsheba bowed, and did obeisance unto
the king. And the king said, What wouldest thou?
17 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.
18 And now, behold, Adonijah reigneth; and now,
my lord the king, thou knowest it not:
19 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.
20 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.
21 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.
22 And, lo, while she yet talked with the king,
Nathan the prophet also came in.
23 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.
24 And Nathan said, My lord, O king, hast thou
said, Adonijah shall reign after me, and he shall
sit upon my throne?
25 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.
26 But me, even me thy servant, and Zadok the
priest, and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, and thy
servant Solomon, hath he not called.
27 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?
__________________________________ |
28 Then king David answered and said, Call me
Bathsheba. And she came into the king's presence,
and stood before the king.
29 And the king sware, and said, As the Lord
liveth, that hath redeemed my soul out of all
distress,
30 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.
31 Then Bathsheba bowed with her face to the
earth, and did reverence to the king, and said,
Let my lord king David live for ever.
32 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.
33 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:
34 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.
35 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.
36 And Benaiah the son of Jehoiada answered the
king, and said, Amen: the Lord God of my lord the
king say so too.
37 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.
38 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.
39 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.
40 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.
41 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?
42 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.
43 And Jonathan answered and said to Adonijah,
Verily our lord king David hath made Solomon
king.
44 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:
45 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.
46 And also Solomon sitteth on the throne of the
kingdom.
47 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.
48 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.
49 And all the guests that were with Adonijah
were afraid, and rose up, and went every man his
way.
50 And Adonijah feared because of Solomon, and
arose, and went, and caught hold on the horns of
the altar.
51 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 today that he will
not slay his servant with the sword.
52 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.
53 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.
__________________________________ |
