1vai·yik·re·vu ye·mei-da·vid la·mut; vay·tzav et-she·lo·moh ve·nov le·mor. 2a·no·chi ho·lech, be·de·rech kol-ha·'a·retz; ve·cha·zak·ta ve·ha·yi·ta le·'ish. 3ve·sha·mar·ta et-mish·me·ret ha·shem e·lo·hei·cha la·le·chet bid·ra·chav lish·mor chuk·ko·tav mitz·vo·tav u·mish·pa·tav ve·'e·de·vo·tav, kak·ka·tuv be·to·v·rat mo·sheh; le·ma·'an tas·kil et kol-a·sher ta·'a·seh, ve·'et kol-a·sher tif·neh sham. 4le·ma·'an ya·kim ha·shem et-de·va·rov a·sher dib·ber a·lai le·mor im-yish·me·ru va·nei·cha et-dar·kam la·le·chet le·fa·nai be·'e·met, be·chol-le·va·vam u·ve·chol-naf·sham; le·mor lo-yik·ka·ret le·cha ish, me·'al kis·se yis·ra·'el.

5ve·gam at·tah ya·da'·ta et a·sher-a·sah li yo·v·'av ben-tze·ru·yah a·sher a·sah lish·nei-sa·rei tziv·'o·vt yis·ra·'el le·'av·ner ben-ner ve·la·'a·ma·sa ven-ye·ter vai·ya·har·gem, vai·ya·sem de·mei-mil·cha·mah be·sha·lom; vai·yit·ten de·mei mil·cha·mah ba·cha·go·ra·tov a·sher be·ma·te·nav, u·ve·na·'a·lov a·sher be·rag·lav. 6ve·'a·si·ta ke·cha·che·ma·te·cha; ve·lo-to·v·red sei·va·tov be·sha·lom she·'ol. s 7ve·liv·nei var·zil·lai hag·gil·'a·di ta·'a·seh-che·sed, ve·hai·u be·'o·che·lei shul·cha·ne·cha; ki-chen ka·re·vu e·lai, be·va·re·chi mip·pe·nei av·sha·lo·vm a·chi·cha. 8ve·hin·neh im·me·cha shim·'i ven-ge·ra ven-hay·mi·ni mib·ba·chu·rim ve·hu kil·la·ni ke·la·lah nim·re·tzet, be·yo·vm lech·ti ma·cha·na·yim; ve·hu-ya·rad lik·ra·ti hai·yar·den, va·'e·sha·va lov va·shem le·mor, im-a·mi·te·cha be·cha·rev. 9ve·'at·tah al-te·nak·ke·hu, ki ish cha·cham at·tah; ve·ya·da'·ta et a·sher ta·'a·seh-lov, ve·ho·v·rad·ta et-sei·va·tov be·dam she·'o·vl.

10vai·yish·kav da·vid im-a·vo·tav; vai·yik·ka·ver be·'ir da·vid. f 11ve·hai·ya·mim a·sher ma·lach da·vid al-yis·ra·'el, ar·ba·'im sha·nah; be·chev·ro·vn ma·lach she·va sha·nim, u·vi·ru·sha·lim ma·lach, she·lo·shim ve·sha·losh sha·nim. 12u·she·lo·moh ya·shav al-kis·se da·vid a·viv; vat·tik·kon mal·chu·tov me·'od.

13vai·ya·vo a·do·ni·ya·hu ven-chag·geit el-bat-she·va em-she·lo·moh, vat·to·mer ha·sha·lo·vm bo·'e·cha; vai·yo·mer sha·lo·vm. 14vai·yo·mer da·var li e·la·yich; vat·to·mer dab·ber. 15vai·yo·mer at·te ya·da·'at·te ki-li ha·ye·tah ham·me·lu·chah, ve·'a·lai sa·mu chol-yis·ra·'el pe·nei·hem lim·loch; vat·tis·sov ham·me·lu·chah vat·te·hi le·'a·chi, ki me·ha·shem ha·ye·tah lov. 16ve·'at·tah she·'e·lah a·chat a·no·chi sho·'el me·'it·tach, al-ta·shi·vi et-pa·nai; vat·to·mer e·lav dab·ber. 17vai·yo·mer im·ri-na lish·lo·moh ham·me·lech, ki lo-ya·shiv et-pa·na·yich; ve·yit·ten-li et-a·vi·shag ha·shu·nam·mit le·'i·shah. 18vat·to·mer bat-she·va to·vv; a·no·chi a·dab·ber a·lei·cha el-ham·me·lech.

19vat·ta·vo vat-she·va el-ham·me·lech she·lo·moh, le·dab·ber-lov al-a·do·ni·ya·hu; vai·ya·kam ham·me·lech lik·ra·tah vai·yish·ta·chu lah vai·ye·shev al-kis·'ov, vai·ya·sem kis·se le·'em ham·me·lech, vat·te·shev li·mi·nov. 20vat·to·mer she·'e·lah a·chat ke·tan·nah a·no·chi sho·'e·let me·'it·tach, al-ta·shev et-pa·nai; vai·yo·mer-lah ham·me·lech sha·'a·li im·mi, ki lo-a·shiv et-pa·na·yich. 21vat·to·mer yut·tan et-a·vi·shag ha·shu·nam·mit; la·'a·do·ni·ya·hu a·chi·cha le·'i·shah. 22vai·ya·'an ham·me·lech she·lo·moh vai·yo·mer le·'im·mov ve·la·mah at·te sho·'e·let et-a·vi·shag ha·shu·nam·mit la·'a·do·ni·ya·hu, ve·sha·'a·li-lov et-ham·me·lu·chah, ki hu a·chi hag·ga·do·vl mim·men·ni; ve·lov u·le·'ev·ya·tar hak·ko·hen, u·le·yo·v·'av ben-tze·ru·yah. f 23vai·yi·sha·va ham·me·lech she·lo·moh, ba·shem le·mor; koh ya·'a·seh-li e·lo·him ve·choh yo·v·sif, ki ve·naf·shov, dib·ber a·do·ni·ya·hu, et-had·da·var haz·zeh. 24ve·'at·tah chai-ha·shem a·sher he·chi·na·ni vai·yo·v·shi·vi·ni ch vai·yo·v·shi·va·ni k al-kis·se da·vid a·vi, va·'a·sher a·sah-li ba·yit ka·'a·sher dib·ber; ki hai·yo·vm, yu·mat a·do·ni·ya·hu. 25vai·yish·lach ham·me·lech she·lo·moh, be·yad be·na·ya·hu ven-ye·ho·v·ya·da; vai·yif·ga-bov vai·ya·mot. s

26u·le·'ev·ya·tar hak·ko·hen a·mar ham·me·lech a·na·tot lech al-sa·dei·cha, ki ish ma·vet at·tah; u·vai·yo·vm haz·zeh lo a·mi·te·cha ki-na·sa·ta et-a·ro·vn a·do·nai ha·shem lif·nei da·vid a·vi, ve·chi hit·'an·ni·ta, be·chol a·sher-hit·'an·nah a·vi. 27vay·ga·resh she·lo·moh et-ev·ya·tar, mih·yo·vt ko·hen la·shem; le·mal·le et-de·var ha·shem, a·sher dib·ber al-beit e·li be·shi·loh. f

28ve·ha·she·mu·'ah ba·'ah ad-yo·v·'av, ki yo·v·'av na·tah a·cha·rei a·do·ni·yah, ve·'a·cha·rei av·sha·lo·vm lo na·tah; vai·ya·nas yo·v·'av el-o·hel ha·shem, vai·ya·cha·zek be·kar·no·vt ham·miz·be·ach. 29vai·yug·gad lam·me·lech she·lo·moh ki nas yo·v·'av el-o·hel ha·shem, ve·hin·neh e·tzel ham·miz·be·ach; vai·yish·lach she·lo·moh et-be·na·ya·hu ven-ye·ho·v·ya·da le·mor lech pe·ga-bov. 30vai·ya·vo ve·na·ya·hu el-o·hel ha·shem vai·yo·mer e·lav koh-a·mar ham·me·lech tze, vai·yo·mer lo ki foh a·mut; vai·ya·shev be·na·ya·hu et-ham·me·lech da·var le·mor, koh-dib·ber yo·v·'av ve·choh a·na·ni. 31vai·yo·mer lov ham·me·lech a·seh ka·'a·sher dib·ber, u·fe·ga-bov u·ke·var·tov; va·ha·si·ro·ta de·mei chin·nam a·sher sha·fach yo·v·'av, me·'a·lai u·me·'al beit a·vi. 32ve·he·shiv ha·shem et-da·mov al-ro·shov a·sher pa·ga bish·nei-a·na·shim tzad·di·kim ve·to·vim mim·men·nu vai·ya·har·gem ba·che·rev, ve·'a·vi da·vid lo ya·da; et-av·ner ben-ner sar-tze·va yis·ra·'el, ve·'et-a·ma·sa ven-ye·ter sar-tze·va ye·hu·dah. 33ve·sha·vu de·mei·hem be·rosh yo·v·'av, u·ve·rosh zar·'ov le·'o·lam; u·le·da·vid u·le·zar·'ov u·le·vei·tov u·le·chis·'ov yih·yeh sha·lo·vm ad-o·v·lam me·'im ha·shem. 34vai·ya·'al be·na·ya·hu ben-ye·ho·v·ya·da, vai·yif·ga-bov vay·mi·te·hu; vai·yik·ka·ver be·vei·tov bam·mid·bar. 35vai·yit·ten ham·me·lech et-be·na·ya·hu ven-ye·ho·v·ya·da tach·tav al-ha·tza·va; ve·'et-tza·do·vk hak·ko·hen na·tan ham·me·lech, ta·chat ev·ya·tar.

36vai·yish·lach ham·me·lech vai·yik·ra le·shim·'i, vai·yo·mer lov be·neh-le·cha va·yit bi·ru·sha·lim, ve·ya·shav·ta sham; ve·lo-te·tze mi·sham a·neh va·'a·nah. 37ve·ha·yah be·yo·vm tze·te·cha ve·'a·var·ta et-na·chal kid·ro·vn, ya·do·a' te·da ki mo·vt ta·mut; da·me·cha yih·yeh ve·ro·she·cha. 38vai·yo·mer shim·'i lam·me·lech to·vv had·da·var, ka·'a·sher dib·ber a·do·ni ham·me·lech, ken ya·'a·seh av·de·cha; vai·ye·shev shim·'i bi·ru·sha·lim ya·mim rab·bim. s

39vay·hi mik·ketz sha·losh sha·nim, vai·yiv·re·chu she·nei-a·va·dim le·shim·'i, el-a·chish ben-ma·'a·chah me·lech gat; vai·yag·gi·du le·shim·'i le·mor, hin·neh a·va·dei·cha be·gat. 40vai·ya·kam shim·'i vai·ya·cha·vosh et-cha·mo·rov, vai·ye·lech ga·tah el-a·chish, le·vak·kesh et-a·va·dav; vai·ye·lech shim·'i, vai·ya·ve et-a·va·dav mig·gat. 41vai·yug·gad lish·lo·moh; ki-ha·lach shim·'i mi·ru·sha·lim gat vai·ya·shov. 42vai·yish·lach ham·me·lech vai·yik·ra le·shim·'i vai·yo·mer e·lav ha·lo·v hish·ba'·ti·cha va·shem va·'a·'id be·cha le·mor, be·yo·vm tze·te·cha ve·ha·lach·ta a·neh va·'a·nah, ya·do·a' te·da ki mo·vt ta·mut; vat·to·mer e·lai to·vv had·da·var sha·ma·'e·ti. 43u·mad·du·a' lo sha·mar·ta, et she·vu·'at ha·shem; ve·'et-ham·mitz·vah a·sher-tziv·vi·ti a·lei·cha. 44vai·yo·mer ham·me·lech el-shim·'i at·tah ya·da'·ta et kol-ha·ra·'ah a·sher ya·da le·va·ve·cha, a·sher a·si·ta le·da·vid a·vi; ve·he·shiv ha·shem et-ra·'a·te·cha be·ro·she·cha. 45ve·ham·me·lech she·lo·moh ba·ruch; ve·chis·se da·vid yih·yeh na·cho·vn lif·nei ha·shem ad-o·v·lam. 46vay·tzav ham·me·lech et-be·na·ya·hu ben-ye·ho·v·ya·da, vai·ye·tze vai·yif·ga-bov vai·ya·mot; ve·ham·mam·la·chah na·cho·v·nah be·yad-she·lo·moh.