Dual Panel1Now King<4428> David<1732> was old<2204>, advanced<935> in age<3117>; and they covered<3680> him with clothes<899>, but he could not keep<2552> warm<2552>.
2So his servants<5650> said<559> to him, "Let them seek<1245> a young<5291> virgin<1330> for my lord<113> the king<4428>, and let her attend<5975><6440> the king<4428> and become<1961> his nurse<5532>; and let her lie<7901> in your bosom<2436>, that my lord<113> the king<4428> may keep<2552> warm<2552>."
3So they searched<1245> for a beautiful<3303> girl<5291> throughout all<3605> the territory<1366> of Israel<3478>, and found<4672> Abishag<49> the Shunammite<7767>, and brought<935> her to the king<4428>.
4The girl<5291> was very<3966> beautiful<3303>; and she became<1961> the king's<4428> nurse<5532> and served<8334> him, but the king<4428> did not cohabit<3045> with her.
5Now Adonijah<138> the son<1121> of Haggith<2294> exalted<5375> himself, saying<559>, "I will be king<4427>." So he prepared<6213> for himself chariots<7393> and horsemen<6571> with fifty<2572> men<376> to run<7323> before<6440> him.
6His father<1> had never<3808> crossed<6087> him at any<4480> time<3117> by asking<559>, "Why<4069> have you done<6213> so<3602>?" And he was also<1571> a very<3966> handsome<2896><8389> man<2896>, and he was born<3205> after<310> Absalom<53>.
7He had conferred<1697> with Joab<3097> the son<1121> of Zeruiah<6870> and with Abiathar<54> the priest<3548>; and following<310> Adonijah<138> they helped<5826> him.
8But Zadok<6659> the priest<3548>, Benaiah<1141> the son<1121> of Jehoiada<3077>, Nathan<5416> the prophet<5030>, Shimei<8096>, Rei<7472>, and the mighty<1368> men<1368> who<834> belonged to David<1732>, were not with Adonijah<138>.
9Adonijah<138> sacrificed<2076> sheep<6629> and oxen<1241> and fatlings<4806> by the stone<68> of Zoheleth<2120>, which<834> is beside<681> En-rogel<5883>; and he invited<7121> all<3605> his brothers<251>, the king's<4428> sons<1121>, and all<3605> the men<376> of Judah<3063>, the king's<4428> servants<5650>.
10But he did not invite<7121> Nathan<5416> the prophet<5030>, Benaiah<1141>, the mighty<1368> men<1368>, and Solomon<8010> his brother<251>.
11Then Nathan<5416> spoke<559> to Bathsheba<1339> the mother<517> of Solomon<8010>, saying<559>, "Have you not heard<8085> that Adonijah<138> the son<1121> of Haggith<2294> has become<4427> king<4427>, and David<1732> our lord<113> does not know<3045> it?
12"So now<6258> come<1980>, please<4994> let me give<3289> you counsel<6098> and save<4422> your life<5315> and the life<5315> of your son<1121> Solomon<8010>.
13"Go<1980> at once<935> to King<4428> David<1732> and say<559> to him, 'Have you not, my lord<113>, O king<4428>, sworn<7650> to your maidservant<519>, saying<559>, "Surely<3588> Solomon<8010> your son<1121> shall be king<4427> after<310> me, and he shall sit<3427> on my throne<3678>"? Why<4069> then has Adonijah<138> become<4427> king<4427>?'
14"Behold<2009>, while you are still<5750> there<8033> speaking<1696> with the king<4428>, I will come<935> in after<310> you and confirm<4390> your words<1697>."
15So Bathsheba<1339> went<935> in to the king<4428> in the bedroom<2315>. Now the king<4428> was very<3966> old<2204>, and Abishag<49> the Shunammite<7767> was ministering<8334> to the king<4428>.
16Then Bathsheba<1339> bowed<6915> and prostrated<7812> herself before the king<4428>. And the king<4428> said<559>, "What<4100> do you wish?"
17She said<559> to him, "My lord<113>, you swore<7650> to your maidservant<519> by the LORD<3068> your God<430>, saying, 'Surely<3588> your son<1121> Solomon<8010> shall be king<4427> after<310> me and he shall sit<3427> on my throne<3678>.'
18"Now<6258>, behold<2009>, Adonijah<138> is king<4427>; and now<6258>, my lord<113> the king<4428>, you do not know<3045> it.
19"He has sacrificed<2076> oxen<7794> and fatlings<4806> and sheep<6629> in abundance<7230>, and has invited<7121> all<3605> the sons<1121> of the king<4428> and Abiathar<54> the priest<3548> and Joab<3097> the commander<8269> of the army<6635>, but he has not invited<7121> Solomon<8010> your servant<5650>.
20"As for you now, my lord<113> the king<4428>, the eyes<5869> of all<3605> Israel<3478> are on you, to tell<5046> them who<4310> shall sit<3427> on the throne<3678> of my lord<113> the king<4428> after<310> him.
21"Otherwise it will come<1961> about, as soon as my lord<113> the king<4428> sleeps<7901> with his fathers<1>, that I and my son<1121> Solomon<8010> will be considered offenders<2400>."
22Behold<2009>, while she was still<5750> speaking<1696> with the king<4428>, Nathan<5416> the prophet<5030> came<935> in.
23They told<5046> the king<4428>, saying<559>, "Here<2009> is Nathan<5416> the prophet<5030>." And when he came<935> in before<6440> the king<4428>, he prostrated<7812> himself before the king<4428> with his face<639> to the ground<776>.
24Then Nathan<5416> said<559>, "My lord<113> the king<4428>, have you said<559>, 'Adonijah<138> shall be king<4427> after<310> me, and he shall sit<3427> on my throne<3678>'?
25"For he has gone<3381> down<3381> today<3117> and has sacrificed<2076> oxen<7794> and fatlings<4806> and sheep<6629> in abundance<7230>, and has invited<7121> all<3605> the king's<4428> sons<1121> and the commanders<8269> of the army<6635> and Abiathar<54> the priest<3548>, and behold<2009>, they are eating<398> and drinking<8354> before<6440> him; and they say<559>, 'Long live<2421> King<4428> Adonijah<138>!'
26"But me, even me your servant<5650>, and Zadok<6659> the priest<3548> and Benaiah<1141> the son<1121> of Jehoiada<3077> and your servant<5650> Solomon<8010>, he has not invited<7121>.
27"Has this<2088> thing<1697> been<1961> done<1961> by my lord<113> the king<4428>, and you have not shown<3045> to your servants<5650> who<4310> should sit<3427> on the throne<3678> of my lord<113> the king<4428> after<310> him?"
28Then King<4428> David<1732> said<559>, "Call<7121> Bathsheba<1339> to me." And she came<935> into the king's<4428> presence<6440> and stood<5975> before<6440> the king<4428>.
29The king<4428> vowed<7650> and said<559>, "As the LORD<3068> lives<2416>, who<834> has redeemed<6299> my life<5315> from all<3605> distress<6869>,
30surely<3588> as I vowed<7650> to you by the LORD<3068> the God<430> of Israel<3478>, saying<559>, 'Your son<1121> Solomon<8010> shall be king<4427> after<310> me, and he shall sit<3427> on my throne<3678> in my place<8478>'; I will indeed<3588> do<6213> so<3651> this<2088> day<3117>."
31Then Bathsheba<1339> bowed<6915> with her face<639> to the ground<776>, and prostrated<7812> herself before the king<4428> and said<559>, "May my lord<113> King<4428> David<1732> live<2421> forever<5769>."
32Then King<4428> David<1732> said<559>, "Call<7121> to me Zadok<6659> the priest<3548>, Nathan<5416> the prophet<5030>, and Benaiah<1141> the son<1121> of Jehoiada<3077>." And they came<935> into the king's<4428> presence<6440>.
33The king<4428> said<559> to them, "Take<3947> with you the servants<5650> of your lord<113>, and have my son<1121> Solomon<8010> ride<7392> on my own mule<6506>, and bring<3381> him down<3381> to Gihon<1521>.
34"Let Zadok<6659> the priest<3548> and Nathan<5416> the prophet<5030> anoint<4886> him there<8033> as king<4428> over<5921> Israel<3478>, and blow<8628> the trumpet<7782> and say<559>, 'Long live<2421> King<4428> Solomon<8010>!'
35"Then you shall come<5927> up after<310> him, and he shall come<935> and sit<3427> on my throne<3678> and be king<4427> in my place<8478>; for I have appointed<6680> him to be ruler<5057> over<5921> Israel<3478> and Judah<3063>."
36Benaiah<1141> the son<1121> of Jehoiada<3077> answered<6030> the king<4428> and said<559>, "Amen<543>! Thus<3651> may the LORD<3068>, the God<430> of my lord<113> the king<4428>, say<559>.
37"As the LORD<3068> has been<1961> with my lord<113> the king<4428>, so<3651> may He be with Solomon<8010>, and make<1431> his throne<3678> greater<1431> than<4480> the throne<3678> of my lord<113> King<4428> David<1732>!"
38So Zadok<6659> the priest<3548>, Nathan<5416> the prophet<5030>, Benaiah<1141> the son<1121> of Jehoiada<3077>, the Cherethites<3774>, and the Pelethites<6432> went<3381> down<3381> and had Solomon<8010> ride<7392> on King<4428> David's<1732> mule<6506>, and brought<1980> him to Gihon<1521>.
39Zadok<6659> the priest<3548> then took<3947> the horn<7161> of oil<8081> from the tent<168> and anointed<4886> Solomon<8010>. Then they blew<8628> the trumpet<7782>, and all<3605> the people<5971> said<559>, "Long live<2421> King<4428> Solomon<8010>!"
40All<3605> the people<5971> went<5927> up after<310> him, and the people<5971> were playing<2490> on flutes<2485> and rejoicing<8056> with great<1419> joy<8057>, so that the earth<776> shook<1234> at their noise<6963>.
41Now Adonijah<138> and all<3605> the guests<7121> who<834> were with him heard<8085> it as they finished<3615> eating<398>. When Joab<3097> heard<8085> the sound<6963> of the trumpet<7782>, he said<559>, "Why<4069> is the city<7151> making<1993> such an uproar<1993>?"
42While he was still<5750> speaking<1696>, behold<2009>, Jonathan<3083> the son<1121> of Abiathar<54> the priest<3548> came<935>. Then Adonijah<138> said<559>, "Come<935> in, for you are a valiant<2428> man<376> and bring<1319> good<2896> news<1319>."
43But Jonathan<3083> replied<6030> to Adonijah<138>, "No<61>! Our lord<113> King<4428> David<1732> has made<4427> Solomon<8010> king<4428>.
44"The king<4428> has also sent<7971> with him Zadok<6659> the priest<3548>, Nathan<5416> the prophet<5030>, Benaiah<1141> the son<1121> of Jehoiada<3077>, the Cherethites<3774>, and the Pelethites<6432>; and they have made him ride<7392> on the king's<4428> mule<6506>.
45"Zadok<6659> the priest<3548> and Nathan<5416> the prophet<5030> have anointed<4886> him king<4428> in Gihon<1521>, and they have come<5927> up from there<8033> rejoicing<8056>, so that the city<7151> is in an uproar<1949>. This<1931> is the noise<6963> which<834> you have heard<8085>.
46"Besides<1571>, Solomon<8010> has even<1571> taken<3427> his seat<3427> on the throne<3678> of the kingdom<4410>.
47"Moreover<1571>, the king's<4428> servants<5650> came<935> to bless<1288> our lord<113> King<4428> David<1732>, saying<559>, 'May your God<430> make<3190> the name<8034> of Solomon<8010> better<3190> than<4480> your name<8034> and his throne<3678> greater<1431> than<4480> your throne<3678>!' And the king<4428> bowed<7812> himself on the bed<4904>.
48"The king<4428> has also<1571> said<559> thus<3602>, 'Blessed<1288> be the LORD<3068>, the God<430> of Israel<3478>, who<834> has granted<5414> one to sit<3427> on my throne<3678> today<3117> while my own eyes<5869> see<7200> it.'"
49Then all<3605> the guests<7121> of Adonijah<138> were terrified<2729>; and they arose<6965> and each<376> went<1980> on his way<1870>.
50And Adonijah<138> was afraid<3372> of Solomon<8010>, and he arose<6965>, went<1980> and took<2388> hold<2388> of the horns<7161> of the altar<4196>.
51Now it was told<5046> Solomon<8010>, saying<559>, "Behold<2009>, Adonijah<138> is afraid<3372> of King<4428> Solomon<8010>, for behold<2009>, he has taken<270> hold<270> of the horns<7161> of the altar<4196>, saying<559>, 'Let King<4428> Solomon<8010> swear<7650> to me today<3117> that he will not put<4191> his servant<5650> to death<4191> with the sword<2719>.'"
52Solomon<8010> said<559>, "If<518> he is a worthy<2428> man<1121>, not one of his hairs<8185> will fall<5307> to the ground<776>; but if<518> wickedness<7463> is found<4672> in him, he will die<4191>."
53So King<4428> Solomon<8010> sent<7971>, and they brought<3381> him down<3381> from the altar<4196>. And he came<935> and prostrated<7812> himself before King<4428> Solomon<8010>, and Solomon<8010> said<559> to him, "Go<1980> to your house<1004>."