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| 1[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 1King David was very old; even when they covered him with blankets, he could not get warm. |
| 2[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 2His servants advised him, "A young virgin must be found for our master, the king, to take care of the king's needs and serve as his nurse. She can also sleep with you and keep our master, the king, warm." |
| 3[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 3So they looked through all Israel for a beautiful young woman and found Abishag, a Shunammite, and brought her to the king. |
| 4[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 4The young woman was very beautiful; she became the king's nurse and served him, but the king did not have sexual relations with her. |
| 5[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 5Now Adonijah, son of David and Haggith, was promoting himself, boasting, "I will be king!" He managed to acquire chariots and horsemen, as well as fifty men to serve as his royal guard. |
| 6[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 6(Now his father had never corrected him by saying, "Why do you do such things?" He was also very handsome and had been born right after Absalom.) |
| 7[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 7He collaborated with Joab son of Zeruiah and with Abiathar the priest, and they supported him. |
| 8[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 8But Zadok the priest, Benaiah son of Jehoiada, Nathan the prophet, Shimei, Rei, and David's elite warriors did not ally themselves with Adonijah. |
| 9[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 9Adonijah sacrificed sheep, cattle, and fattened steers at the Stone of Zoheleth near En Rogel. He invited all his brothers, the king's sons, as well as all the men of Judah, the king's servants. |
| 10[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 10But he did not invite Nathan the prophet, Benaiah, the elite warriors, or his brother Solomon. |
| 11[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 11Nathan said to Bathsheba, Solomon's mother, "Has it been reported to you that Haggith's son Adonijah has become king behind our master David's back? |
| 12[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 12Now let me give you some advice as to how you can save your life and your son Solomon's life. |
| 13[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 13Visit King David and say to him, 'My master, O king, did you not solemnly promise your servant, "Surely your son Solomon will be king after me; he will sit on my throne"? So why has Adonijah become king?' |
| 14[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 14While you are still there speaking to the king, I will arrive and verify your report." |
| 15[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 15So Bathsheba visited the king in his private quarters. (The king was very old, and Abishag the Shunammite was serving the king.) |
| 16[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 16Bathsheba bowed down on the floor before the king. The king said, "What do you want?" |
| 17[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 17She replied to him, "My master, you swore an oath to your servant by the LORD your God, 'Solomon your son will be king after me and he will sit on my throne.' |
| 18[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 18But now, look, Adonijah has become king! But you, my master the king, are not even aware of it! |
| 19[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 19He has sacrificed many cattle, steers, and sheep and has invited all the king's sons, Abiathar the priest, and Joab, the commander of the army, but he has not invited your servant Solomon. |
| 20[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 20Now, my master, O king, all Israel is watching anxiously to see who is named to succeed my master the king on the throne. |
| 21[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 21If a decision is not made, when my master the king is buried with his ancestors, my son Solomon and I will be considered state criminals." |
| 22[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 22Just then, while she was still speaking to the king, Nathan the prophet arrived. |
| 23[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 23The king was told, "Nathan the prophet is here." Nathan entered and bowed before the king with his face to the floor. |
| 24[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 24Nathan said, "My master, O king, did you announce, 'Adonijah will be king after me; he will sit on my throne'? |
| 25[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 25For today he has gone down and sacrificed many cattle, steers, and sheep and has invited all the king's sons, the army commanders, and Abiathar the priest. At this moment they are having a feast in his presence, and they have declared, 'Long live King Adonijah!' |
| 26[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 26But he did not invite me--your servant--or Zadok the priest, or Benaiah son of Jehoiada, or your servant Solomon. |
| 27[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 27Has my master the king authorized this without informing your servants who should succeed my master the king on his throne?" |
| 28[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 28King David responded, "Summon Bathsheba!" She came and stood before the king. |
| 29[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 29The king swore an oath: "As certainly as the LORD lives (he who has rescued me from every danger), |
| 30[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 30I will keep today the oath I swore to you by the LORD God of Israel: 'Surely Solomon your son will be king after me; he will sit in my place on my throne.'" |
| 31[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 31Bathsheba bowed down to the king with her face to the floor and said, "May my master, King David, live forever!" |
| 32[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 32King David said, "Summon Zadok the priest, Nathan the prophet, and Benaiah son of Jehoiada." They came before the king, |
| 33[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 33and he told them, "Take your master's servants with you, put my son Solomon on my mule, and lead him down to Gihon. |
| 34[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 34There Zadok the priest and Nathan the prophet will anoint him king over Israel; then blow the trumpet and declare, 'Long live King Solomon!' |
| 35[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 35Then follow him up as he comes and sits on my throne. He will be king in my place; I have decreed that he will be ruler over Israel and Judah." |
| 36[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 36Benaiah son of Jehoiada responded to the king: "So be it! May the LORD God of my master the king confirm it! |
| 37[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 37As the LORD is with my master the king, so may he be with Solomon, and may he make him an even greater king than my master King David!" |
| 38[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 38So Zadok the priest, Nathan the prophet, Benaiah son of Jehoiada, the Kerethites, and the Pelethites went down, put Solomon on King David's mule, and led him to Gihon. |
| 39[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 39Zadok the priest took a horn filled with olive oil from the tent and poured it on Solomon; the trumpet was blown and all the people declared, "Long live King Solomon!" |
| 40[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 40All the people followed him up, playing flutes and celebrating so loudly they made the ground shake. |
| 41[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 41Now Adonijah and all his guests heard the commotion just as they had finished eating. When Joab heard the sound of the trumpet, he asked, "Why is there such a noisy commotion in the city?" |
| 42[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 42As he was still speaking, Jonathan son of Abiathar the priest arrived. Adonijah said, "Come in, for an important man like you must be bringing good news." |
| 43[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 43Jonathan replied to Adonijah: "No! Our master King David has made Solomon king. |
| 44[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 44The king sent with him Zadok the priest, Nathan the prophet, Benaiah son of Jehoiada, the Kerethites, and the Pelethites and they put him on the king's mule. |
| 45[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 45Then Zadok the priest and Nathan the prophet anointed him king in Gihon. They went up from there rejoicing, and the city is in an uproar. That is the sound you hear. |
| 46[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 46Furthermore, Solomon has assumed the royal throne. |
| 47[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 47The king's servants have even come to congratulate our master King David, saying, 'May your God make Solomon more famous than you and make him an even greater king than you!' Then the king leaned on the bed |
| 48[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 48and said this: 'The LORD God of Israel is worthy of praise because today he has placed a successor on my throne and allowed me to see it.'" |
| 49[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 49All of Adonijah's guests panicked; they jumped up and rushed off their separate ways. |
| 50[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 50Adonijah feared Solomon, so he got up and went and grabbed hold of the horns of the altar. |
| 51[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 51Solomon was told, "Look, Adonijah fears you; see, he has taken hold of the horns of the altar, saying, 'May King Solomon solemnly promise me today that he will not kill his servant with the sword.'" |
| 52[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 52Solomon said, "If he is a loyal subject, not a hair of his head will be harmed, but if he is found to be a traitor, he will die." |
| 53[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 53King Solomon sent men to bring him down from the altar. He came and bowed down to King Solomon, and Solomon told him, "Go home." |
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