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The first book of the kings.

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Chapter 1.

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Now King David was old and stricken in
years, and they covered him with clothes,

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but he gat no heat.

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Wherefore his servants said unto him,
Let there be sought for my lord the king a

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young virgin, and let her stand before the
king, and let her cherish him,

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and let her lie in thy bosom, that my lord
the king may get heat.

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So they sought for a fair damsel
throughout all the coasts of Israel,

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and found Abushak, a Shunammite,
and brought her to the king.

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And the damsel was very fair, and
cherished the king, and ministered to him.

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But the king knew her not.

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Then Adonijah the son of Haggith exalted
himself, saying, I will be king.

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And he prepared him chariots and horsemen,
and fifty men to run before him.

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And his father had not displeased him at
any time in saying, Why hast thou done so?

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And he also was a very goodly man,
and his mother bare him after Absalom.

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And he conferred with Joab the son of
Zeruiah, and with Abiathar the priest.

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And they, following Adonijah, helped him.

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But Zadok the priest, and Benaiah the son
of Jehoiada, and Nathan the prophet,

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and Shimei, and Rehi, and the mighty men
which belonged to David, were not with

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Adonijah.

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And Adonijah slew sheep, and oxen,
and fat cattle, by the stone of Zohelet,

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which is by Enrogel, and called all his
brethren the king's sons, and all the men

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of Judah the king's servants.

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But Nathan the prophet, and Benaiah,
and the mighty men, and Solomon his

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brother, he called not.

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Wherefore Nathan spake unto Bathsheba,
the mother of Solomon, saying,

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Hast thou not heard that Adonijah the son
of Haggath doth reign, and David our lord

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knoweth it not?

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Now therefore come, let me, I pray thee,
give thee counsel, that thou mayest save

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thine own life, and the life of thy son
Solomon.

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Go, and get thee in unto king David,
and say unto him, Didst not thou,

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my lord, O king, swear unto thine
handmaid, saying, Assuredly Solomon thy

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son shall reign after me, and he shall sit
upon my throne?

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Why then doth Adonijah reign?

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Behold, while thou yet talkest there with
the king, I also will come in after thee,

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and confirm thy words.

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And Bathsheba went in unto the king into
the chamber, and the king was very old,

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and Abushag, the Shunammite, ministered
unto the king.

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And Bathsheba bowed, and did obeisance
unto the king.

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And the king said, What wouldst thou?

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And she said unto him, My lord,
thou swearest by the lord thy god unto

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thine handmaid, saying, Assuredly Solomon
thy son shall reign after me, and he shall

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sit upon my throne?

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And now behold, Adonijah reigneth.

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And now, my lord the king, thou knowest it
not, and he hath slain oxen and fat cattle

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and sheep in abundance, and hath called
all the sons of the king, and Abiathar the

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priest, and Joab, the captain of the host.

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But Solomon thy servant hath he not
called?

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And thou, my lord, O king, the eyes of all
Israel are upon thee, that thou shouldest

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tell them who shall sit on the throne of
my lord the king after him.

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Otherwise it shall come to pass,
when my lord the king shall sleep with his

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fathers, that I and my son Solomon shall
be counted offenders.

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And lo, while she yet talked with the
king, Nathan the prophet also came in.

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And they told the king, saying,
Behold Nathan the prophet.

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And when he was come in before the king,
he bowed himself before the king with his

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face to the ground.

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And Nathan said, My lord, O king,
hast thou said, Adonijah shall reign after

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me, and he shall sit upon my throne?

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For he has gone down this day,
and hath slain oxen and fat cattle and

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sheep in abundance, and hath called all
the king's sons, and the captains of the

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host, and Abiathar the priest.

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And behold, they eat and drink before him,
and say, God save king Adonijah,

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but me, even me thy servant, and Zadok the
priest, and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada,

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and thy servant Solomon hath he not
called?

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Is this thing done by my lord the king?

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And thou hast not showed it unto thy
servant, who should sit on the throne of

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my lord the king after him?

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Then king David answered and said,
Call me Bathsheba.

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And she came into the king's presence and
stood before the king.

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And the king swore and said, As the lord
liveth that hath redeemed my soul out of

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all distress, even as I swear unto thee by
the lord God of Israel, saying,

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Assuredly Solomon thy son shall reign
after me, and he shall sit upon my throne

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in my stead.

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Even so will I certainly do this day.

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Then Bathsheba bowed with her face to the
earth and did reverence to the king and

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said, Let my lord king David live for
ever.

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And king David said, Call me Zadok the
priest, and Nathan the prophet,

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and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada.

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And they came before the king.

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The king also said unto them, Take with
you the servants of your lord,

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and cause Solomon my son to ride upon mine
own mule, and bring him down to Gaon.

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And let Zadok the priest and Nathan the
prophet anoint him their king over Israel,

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and blow ye with a trumpet, and say,
God save king Solomon.

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Then ye shall come up after him,
that he may come and sit upon my throne,

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for he shall be king in my stead.

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And I have appointed him to be ruler over
Israel and over Judah.

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And Benaiah the son of Jehoiada answered
the king and said, Amen.

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The lord God of my lord the king say so
too.

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As the lord hath been with my lord the
king, even so be he with Solomon,

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and make his throne greater than the
throne of my lord king David.

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So Zadok the priest and Nathan the
prophet, and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada,

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and the Kurathites and the Pelathites went
down, and caused Solomon to ride upon king

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David's mule, and brought him to Gaon.

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And Zadok the priest took an horn of oil
out of the tabernacle, and anointed

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Solomon.

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And they blew the trumpet, and all the
people said, God save king Solomon.

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And all the people came up after him,
and the people piped with pipes,

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and rejoiced with great joy, so that the
earth rent with the sound of them.

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And Adonijah and all the guests that were
with him heard it as they had made an end

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of eating.

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And when Joab heard the sound of the
trumpet, he said, Wherefore is this noise

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of the city being in an uproar?

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And while he yet spake, behold,
Jonathan the son of Abiathar the priest

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came.

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And Adonijah said unto him, Come in,
for thou art a valiant man, and bringest

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good tidings.

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And Jonathan answered, and said to
Adonijah, Verily our lord king David hath

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made Solomon king, and the king hath sent
with him Zadok the priest, and Nathan the

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prophet, and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada,
and the Carathites, and the Pelathites.

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And they have caused him to ride upon the
king's mule.

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And Zadok the priest, and Nathan the
prophet have anointed him king in Gihon.

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And they are come up from thence
rejoicing, so that the city rang again.

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This is the noise that ye have heard.

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And also Solomon sitteth on the throne of
the kingdom.

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And moreover the king's servants came to
bless our lord king David, saying,

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God make the name of Solomon better than
thy name.

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And make his throne greater than thy
throne.

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And the king bowed himself upon the bed.

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And also thus said the king, Blessed be
the Lord God of Israel, which hath given

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one to sit on my throne this day,
mine eyes even seeing it.

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And all the guests that were with Adonijah
were afraid, and rose up, and went every

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man his way.

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And Adonijah feared because of Solomon,
and arose, and went, and caught hold on

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the horns of the altar.

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And it was told Solomon, saying,
Behold, Adonijah feareth king Solomon,

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for lo, he hath caught hold on the horns
of the altar, saying, Let king Solomon

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swear unto me today that he will not slay
his servant with the sword.

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And Solomon said, If he will show himself
a worthy man, there shall not a hair of

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him fall to the earth.

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But if wickedness shall be found in him,
he shall die.

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So king Solomon sent, and they brought him
down from the altar.

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And he came and bowed himself to king
Solomon.

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And Solomon said unto him, Go to thine
house.