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David in Old Age

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Now King^H4428 David^H1732 was^H2204 old^H2204, [fn]advanced^H935 in age^H3117; and they covered^H3680 him with garments^H899, but he could not keep^H2552 warm^H2552.

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1Ki 1:2 - So his servants^H5650 said^H559 to him, “Have them search^H1245 for a young^H5291 virgin^H1330 for my lord^H113 the king^H4428, and have her [fn]attend^H5975^H6440 the king^H4428 and become^H1961 his nurse^H5532; and have her lie^H7901 on your chest^H2436, so that my lord^H113 the king^H4428 may keep^H2552 warm^H2552.”

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1Ki 1:3 - So they searched^H1245 for a beautiful^H3303 girl^H5291 throughout^H3605 the territory^H1366 of Israel^H3478, and found^H4672 Abishag^H49 the Shunammite^H7767, and brought^H935 her to the king^H4428.

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1Ki 1:4 - The girl^H5291 was very^H3966 beautiful^H3303; and she became^H1961 the king’s^H4428 nurse^H5532 and served^H8334 him, but the king^H4428 did not [fn]become^H3045 intimate^H3045 with her.

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Now Adonijah^H138 the son^H1121 of Haggith^H2294 exalted^H5375 himself, saying^H559, “I will be^H4427 king^H4427.” So he prepared^H6213 for himself chariots^H7393 and horsemen^H6571, with fifty^H2572 men^H376 to run^H7323 before^H6440 him.

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1Ki 1:6 - And his father^H1 had never^H3808 rebuked^H6087 him at any^H4480 time^H3117 by asking^H559, “Why^H4069 have you done^H6213 so^H3602?” And he was also^H1571 a very^H3966 handsome^H2896^H8389 man, and [fn]he was born^H3205 after^H310 Absalom^H53.

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1Ki 1:7 - Now [fn]he had conferred^H1697^H1961 with Joab^H3097 the son^H1121 of Zeruiah^H6870 and with Abiathar^H54 the priest^H3548; and they allied^H5826^H310 themselves with Adonijah^H138.

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1Ki 1:8 - But Zadok^H6659 the priest^H3548, Benaiah^H1141 the son^H1121 of Jehoiada^H3077, Nathan^H5416 the prophet^H5030, Shimei^H8096, Rei^H7472, and the mighty^H1368 men^H1368 who^H834 belonged to David^H1732, were not with Adonijah^H138.

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Adonijah^H138 sacrificed^H2076 sheep^H6629, oxen^H1241, and fattened^H4806 steers^H4806 by the [fn]stone^H68 of Zoheleth^H2120, which^H834 is beside^H681 En-rogel^H5883; and he invited^H7121 all^H3605 his brothers^H251, the king’s^H4428 sons^H1121, and all^H3605 the men^H376 of Judah^H3063, the king’s^H4428 servants^H5650.

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1Ki 1:10 - But he did not invite^H7121 Nathan^H5416 the prophet^H5030, Benaiah^H1141, the mighty^H1368 men^H1368, or his brother^H251 Solomon^H8010.

Nathan and Bathsheba

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Then Nathan^H5416 spoke^H559 to Bathsheba^H1339 the mother^H517 of Solomon^H8010, saying^H559, “Have you not heard^H8085 that Adonijah^H138 the son^H1121 of Haggith^H2294 has become^H4427 king^H4427, and David^H1732 our lord^H113 does not know^H3045 it?

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1Ki 1:12 - “So now^H6258 come^H1980, please^H4994 let me give^H3289 you advice^H6098, and save^H4422 your life^H5315 and the life^H5315 of your son^H1121 Solomon^H8010.

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1Ki 1:13 - “Go^H1980 [fn]at once^H935 to King^H4428 David^H1732 and say^H559 to him, ‘Have you not, my lord^H113 the king^H4428, sworn^H7650 to your servant^H519, saying^H559, “Solomon^H8010 your son^H1121 certainly^H3588 shall be^H4427 king^H4427 after^H310 me, and he shall sit^H3427 on my throne^H3678”? Why^H4069 then has Adonijah^H138 become^H4427 king^H4427?’

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1Ki 1:14 - “Behold^H2009, while you are still^H5750 there^H8033 speaking^H1696 with the king^H4428, I will come^H935 in^H935 after^H310 you and confirm^H4390 your words^H1697.”

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So Bathsheba^H1339 entered^H935 to the king^H4428 in the bedroom^H2315. Now the king^H4428 was^H2204 very^H3966 old^H2204, and Abishag^H49 the Shunammite^H7767 was serving^H8334 the king^H4428.

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1Ki 1:16 - Then Bathsheba^H1339 bowed^H6915 and prostrated^H2331 herself [fn]before the king^H4428. And the king^H4428 said^H559, “What^H4100 [fn]is on your mind?”

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1Ki 1:17 - So she said^H559 to him, “My lord^H113, you yourself^H859 swore^H7650 to your servant^H519 by the LORD^H3068 your God^H430, saying, ‘Your son^H1121 Solomon^H8010 certainly^H3588 shall be^H4427 king^H4427 after^H310 me, and he shall sit^H3427 on my throne^H3678.’

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1Ki 1:18 - “But now^H6258, behold^H2009, Adonijah^H138 is^H4427 king^H4427; and now^H6258, my lord^H113 the king^H4428, you do not know^H3045 it.

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1Ki 1:19 - “He has sacrificed^H2076 oxen^H7794 and fattened^H4806 steers^H4806 and sheep^H6629 in abundance^H7230, and has invited^H7121 all^H3605 the sons^H1121 of the king^H4428, Abiathar^H54 the priest^H3548, and Joab^H3097 the commander^H8269 of the army^H6635, but he has not invited^H7121 Solomon^H8010 your servant^H5650.

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1Ki 1:20 - “And as for you, my lord^H113 the king^H4428, the eyes^H5869 of all^H3605 Israel^H3478 are upon you, to announce^H5046 to them who^H4310 shall sit^H3427 on the throne^H3678 of my lord^H113 the king^H4428 after^H310 him.

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1Ki 1:21 - “Otherwise it will come^H1961 about^H1961, as soon as my lord^H113 the king^H4428 [fn]lies^H7901 down^H7901 with his fathers^H1, that I and my son^H1121 Solomon^H8010 will be considered [fn]offenders^H2400.”

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And behold^H2009, while she was still^H5750 speaking^H1696 with the king^H4428, Nathan^H5416 the prophet^H5030 came^H935 in^H935.

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1Ki 1:23 - They informed^H5046 the king^H4428, saying^H559, “Nathan^H5416 the prophet^H5030 is here^H2009.” And when he came^H935 into the king’s presence^H6440, he prostrated^H2331 himself [fn]before the king^H4428 with his face^H639 to the ground^H776.

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1Ki 1:24 - Then Nathan^H5416 said^H559, “My lord^H113 the king^H4428, have you yourself^H859 said^H559, ‘Adonijah^H138 shall be^H4427 king^H4427 after^H310 me, and he shall sit^H3427 on my throne^H3678’?

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1Ki 1:25 - “For he has gone^H3381 down^H3381 today^H3117 and has sacrificed^H2076 oxen^H7794 and fattened^H4806 steers^H4806 and sheep^H6629 in abundance^H7230, and has invited^H7121 all^H3605 the king’s^H4428 sons^H1121, the commanders^H8269 of the army^H6635, and Abiathar^H54 the priest^H3548, and behold^H2009, they are eating^H398 and drinking^H8354 in his presence^H6440; and they say^H559, ‘Long live^H2421 King^H4428 Adonijah^H138!’

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1Ki 1:26 - “But me, even me your servant^H5650, Zadok^H6659 the priest^H3548, Benaiah^H1141 the son^H1121 of Jehoiada^H3077, and your servant^H5650 Solomon^H8010, he has not invited^H7121.

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1Ki 1:27 - “Has this^H2088 thing^H1697 been^H1961 done^H1961 by my lord^H113 the king^H4428, and you have not let your [fn]servants^H5650 know^H3045 who^H4310 shall sit^H3427 on the throne^H3678 of my lord^H113 the king^H4428 after^H310 him?”

(1Ch 29:22–25 )

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Then King^H4428 David^H1732 responded^H6030 and said^H559, “Summon^H7121 Bathsheba^H1339 to me.” And she came^H935 into the king’s^H4428 presence^H6440 and stood^H5975 before^H6440 the king^H4428.

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1Ki 1:29 - Then the king^H4428 vowed^H7650 and said^H559, “As the LORD^H3068 lives^H2416, who^H834 has redeemed^H6299 my life^H5315 from all^H3605 distress^H6869,

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1Ki 1:30 - certainly^H3588 as I vowed^H7650 to you by the LORD^H3068, the God^H430 of Israel^H3478, saying^H559, ‘Your son^H1121 Solomon^H8010 certainly^H3588 shall be^H4427 king^H4427 after^H310 me, and he shall sit^H3427 on my throne^H3678 in^H8478 my place^H8478’; I will indeed^H3588 do^H6213 so^H3651 this^H2088 day^H3117.”

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1Ki 1:31 - Then Bathsheba^H1339 bowed^H6915 with her face^H639 to the ground^H776, and prostrated^H2331 herself before the king^H4428 and said^H559, “May my lord^H113 King^H4428 David^H1732 live^H2421 forever^H5769.”

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Then King^H4428 David^H1732 said^H559, “Summon^H7121 to me Zadok^H6659 the priest^H3548, Nathan^H5416 the prophet^H5030, and Benaiah^H1141 the son^H1121 of Jehoiada^H3077.” And they came^H935 into the king’s^H4428 presence^H6440.

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1Ki 1:33 - And the king^H4428 said^H559 to them, “Take^H3947 with you the servants^H5650 of your lord^H113, and have my son^H1121 Solomon^H8010 ride^H7392 on my own mule^H6506, and bring^H3381 him down^H3381 to Gihon^H1521.

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1Ki 1:34 - “And have Zadok^H6659 the priest^H3548 and Nathan^H5416 the prophet^H5030 anoint^H4886 him there^H8033 as king^H4428 over^H5921 Israel^H3478, and blow^H8628 the trumpet^H7782 and say^H559, ‘Long live^H2421 King^H4428 Solomon^H8010!’

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1Ki 1:35 - “Then you shall come^H5927 up^H5927 after^H310 him, and he shall come^H935 and sit^H3427 on my throne^H3678, and he shall be^H4427 king^H4427 in^H8478 my place^H8478; for I have appointed^H6680 him to be ruler^H5057 over^H5921 Israel^H3478 and Judah^H3063.”

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1Ki 1:36 - Benaiah^H1141 the son^H1121 of Jehoiada^H3077 answered^H6030 the king^H4428 and said^H559, “Amen^H543! May the LORD^H3068, the God^H430 of my lord^H113 the king^H4428, say^H559 the same^H3651.

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1Ki 1:37 - “Just^H834 as^H834 the LORD^H3068 has been^H1961 with my lord^H113 the king^H4428, so^H3651 may He be with Solomon^H8010, and make^H1431 his throne^H3678 greater^H1431 than^H4480 the throne^H3678 of my lord^H113 King^H4428 David^H1732!”

Solomon Anointed King

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So Zadok^H6659 the priest^H3548, Nathan^H5416 the prophet^H5030, Benaiah^H1141 the son^H1121 of Jehoiada^H3077, the Cherethites^H3774, and the Pelethites^H6432 went^H3381 down^H3381 and had Solomon^H8010 ride^H7392 on King^H4428 David’s^H1732 mule^H6506, and brought^H1980 him to Gihon^H1521.

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1Ki 1:39 - And Zadok^H6659 the priest^H3548 then took^H3947 the horn^H7161 of oil^H8081 from the tent^H168 and anointed^H4886 Solomon^H8010. Then they blew^H8628 the trumpet^H7782, and all^H3605 the people^H5971 said^H559, “Long live^H2421 King^H4428 Solomon^H8010!”

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1Ki 1:40 - And all^H3605 the people^H5971 went^H5927 up^H5927 after^H310 him, and the people^H5971 were playing^H2490 on flutes^H2485 and rejoicing^H8056 with great^H1419 joy^H8057, so that the earth^H776 [fn]shook^H1234 at their noise^H6963.

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Now Adonijah^H138 and all^H3605 the guests^H7121 who^H834 were with him heard^H8085 this as they finished^H3615 eating^H398. When Joab^H3097 heard^H8085 the sound^H6963 of the trumpet^H7782, he said^H559, “Why^H4069 is the [fn]city^H7151 making^H1993 such an^H1993 uproar^H1993?”

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1Ki 1:42 - While he was still^H5750 speaking^H1696, behold^H2009, Jonathan^H3083 the son^H1121 of Abiathar^H54 the priest^H3548 came^H935. Then Adonijah^H138 said^H559, “Come^H935 in^H935, for you are a valiant^H2428 man^H376 and you bring^H1319 good^H2896 news^H1319.”

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1Ki 1:43 - But Jonathan^H3083 replied^H6030 to Adonijah^H138, “On the contrary^H61! Our lord^H113 King^H4428 David^H1732 has made^H4427 Solomon^H8010 king^H4428!

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1Ki 1:44 - “The king^H4428 has also sent^H7971 with him Zadok^H6659 the priest^H3548, Nathan^H5416 the prophet^H5030, Benaiah^H1141 the son^H1121 of Jehoiada^H3077, the Cherethites^H3774, and the Pelethites^H6432; and they have mounted^H7392 him on the king’s^H4428 mule^H6506.

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1Ki 1:45 - “Furthermore, Zadok^H6659 the priest^H3548 and Nathan^H5416 the prophet^H5030 have anointed^H4886 him king^H4428 in Gihon^H1521, and they have come^H5927 up^H5927 from there^H8033 rejoicing^H8056, so that the city^H7151 is going^H1949 wild^H1949. This^H1931 is the noise^H6963 which^H834 you have heard^H8085.

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1Ki 1:46 - “Besides^H1571, Solomon^H8010 has even^H1571 taken^H3427 his seat^H3427 on the throne^H3678 of the kingdom^H4410.

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1Ki 1:47 - “Moreover^H1571, the king’s^H4428 servants^H5650 came^H935 to bless^H1288 our lord^H113 King^H4428 David^H1732, saying^H559, ‘May your God^H430 make^H3190 the name^H8034 of Solomon^H8010 better^H3190 than^H4480 your name^H8034, and his throne^H3678 greater^H1431 than^H4480 your throne^H3678!’ And the king^H4428 bowed^H2331 himself on the bed^H4904.

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1Ki 1:48 - “The king^H4428 has also^H1571 said^H559 this^H3602: ‘Blessed^H1288 be the LORD^H3068, the God^H430 of Israel^H3478, who^H834 has granted^H5414 one to sit^H3427 on my throne^H3678 today^H3117 while my own eyes^H5869 see^H7200 it.’”

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Then all^H3605 the guests^H7121 of Adonijah^H138 trembled^H2729 and got^H6965 up^H6965, and each^H376 went^H1980 on his way^H1870.

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1Ki 1:50 - Adonijah^H138 also was^H3372 afraid^H3372 of Solomon^H8010, and he got^H6965 up^H6965, and went^H1980, and took^H2388 hold^H2388 of the horns^H7161 of the altar^H4196.

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1Ki 1:51 - Now it was reported^H5046 to Solomon^H8010, saying^H559, “Behold^H2009, Adonijah^H138 is^H3372 afraid^H3372 of King^H4428 Solomon^H8010, for behold^H2009, he has taken^H270 hold^H270 of the horns^H7161 of the altar^H4196, saying^H559, ‘May King^H4428 Solomon^H8010 swear^H7650 to me today^H3117 that he will not put^H4191 his servant^H5650 to^H4191 death^H4191 with the sword^H2719.’”

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1Ki 1:52 - And Solomon^H8010 said^H559, “If^H518 he is a worthy^H2428 man^H1121, not one of his hairs^H8185 will fall^H5307 to the ground^H776; but if^H518 wickedness^H7451 is found^H4672 in him, he will die^H4191.”

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1Ki 1:53 - So King^H4428 Solomon^H8010 sent^H7971 men, and they brought^H3381 him down^H3381 from the altar^H4196. And he came^H935 and prostrated^H2331 himself before King^H4428 Solomon^H8010, and Solomon^H8010 said^H559 to him, “Go^H1980 to your house^H1004.”

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