I Kings 1

vehammelekh david zaqen ba bayyamim vayekhassuhu babbegadim velo yikham lo

King David was now old, advanced in years; and though they covered him with bedclothes, he never felt warm.

vayyomeru lo avadayw yevaqshu ladoni hammelekh na'arah vetulah ve'amedah lifne hammelekh utehi-lo sokhenet veshakhevah vekheqekha vekham ladoni hammelekh

His courtiers said to him, “Let a young virgin be sought for my lord the king, to wait upon Your Majesty and be his attendant; and let her lie in your bosom, and my lord the king will be warm.”

vayevaqshu na'arah yafah bekhol gevul yisra'el vayyimtse'u et-avishag hashunammit vayyavi'u otah lammelekh

So they looked for a beautiful young woman throughout the territory of Israel. They found Abishag the Shunammite and brought her to the king.

vehanna'arah yafah ad-me'od vattehi lammelekh sokhenet vattesharetehu vehammelekh lo yeda'ah

This young woman was exceedingly beautiful. She became the king’s attendant and waited upon him; but the king was not intimate with her.

va'adoniyyah ven-khaggit mitnasse lemor ani emlokh vayya'as lo rekhev ufarashim vakhamishim ish ratsim lefanayw

Now Adonijah son of Haggith went about boasting, “I will be king!” He provided himself with chariots and horses, and an escort of fifty outrunners.

velo-atsavo aviv miyyamayw lemor maddua kakhah asita vegam-hu tov-to'ar me'od ve'oto yaledah akhare avshalom

His father had never scolded him: “Why did you do that?” He was the one born after Absalom and, like him, was very handsome.

vayyihyu devarayw im yo'av ben-tseruyah ve'im evyatar hakkohen vayyazeru akhare adoniyyah

He conferred with Joab son of Zeruiah and with the priest Abiathar, and they supported Adonijah;

vetsadoq hakkohen uvenayahu ven-yehoyada venatan hannavi veshimi vere'i vehaggibborim asher ledavid lo hayu im-adoniyyahu

but the priest Zadok, Benaiah son of Jehoiada, the prophet Nathan, Shimei and Rei, and David’s own warriors did not side with Adonijah.

vayyizbakh adoniyyahu tson uvaqar umeri im even hazzokhelet asher-etsel en rogel vayyiqra et-kol-ekhayw bene hammelekh ulekhol-anshe yehudah avde hammelekh

Adonijah made a sacrificial feast of sheep, oxen, and fatlings at the Zoheleth stone that is near En-rogel; he invited all his brother princes and all the king’s courtiers of the tribe of Judah;

ve'et-natan hannavi uvenayahu ve'et-haggibborim ve'et-shelomoh akhiv lo qara

but he did not invite the prophet Nathan, or Benaiah, or the warriors, or his brother Solomon.

vayyomer natan el-bat-sheva em-shelomoh lemor halo shama'at ki malakh adoniyyahu ven-khaggit va'adonenu david lo yada

Then Nathan said to Bathsheba, Solomon’s mother, “You must have heard that Adonijah son of Haggith has assumed the kingship without the knowledge of our lord David.

ve'attah lekhi i'atsekh na etsah umalleti et-nafshekh ve'et-nefesh benekh shelomoh

Now take my advice, so that you may save your life and the life of your son Solomon.

lekhi uvo'i el-hammelekh david ve'amart elayw halo-attah adoni hammelekh nishbata la'amatekha lemor ki-shelomoh venekh yimlokh akharay vehu yeshev al-kisi umaddua malakh adoniyyahu

Go immediately to King David and say to him, ‘Did not you, O lord king, swear to your maidservant: “Your son Solomon shall succeed me as king, and he shall sit upon my throne”? Then why has Adonijah become king?’

hinneh odakh medabberet sham im-hammelekh va'ani avo akharayikh umilleti et-devarayikh

While you are still there talking with the king, I will come in after you and confirm your words.”

vattavo vat-sheva el-hammelekh hakhadrah vehammelekh zaqen me'od va'avishag hashunammit mesharat et-hammelekh

So Bathsheba went to the king in his chamber.—The king was very old, and Abishag the Shunammite was waiting on the king.—

vattiqqod bat-sheva vattishtakhu lammelekh vayyomer hammelekh mah-llakh

Bathsheba bowed low in homage to the king; and the king asked, “What troubles you?”

vattomer lo adoni attah nishbata ba-Adonai elohekha la'amatekha ki-shelomoh venekh yimlokh akharay vehu yeshev al-kisi

She answered him, “My lord, you yourself swore to your maidservant by the ETERNAL your God: ‘Your son Solomon shall succeed me as king, and he shall sit upon my throne.’

ve'attah hinneh adoniyyah malakh ve'attah adoni hammelekh lo yada'eta

Yet now Adonijah has become king, and you, my lord the king, know nothing about it.

vayyizbakh shor umeri-vetson larov vayyiqra lekhol-bene hammelekh ule'evyatar hakkohen uleyo'av sar hatsava velishlomoh avdekha lo qara

He has prepared a sacrificial feast of a great many oxen, fatlings, and sheep, and he has invited all the king’s sons and Abiathar the priest and Joab commander of the army; but he has not invited your servant Solomon.

ve'attah adoni hammelekh ene khol-yisra'el alekha lehaggid lahem mi yeshev al-kisse adoni-hammelekh akharayw

And so the eyes of all Israel are upon you, O lord king, to tell them who shall succeed my lord the king on the throne.

vehayah kishkhav adoni-hammelekh im-avotayw vehayiti ani uveni shelomoh khatta'im

Otherwise, when my lord the king rests with his ancestors, my son Solomon and I will be regarded as traitors.”

vehinneh odennah medabberet im-hammelekh venatan hannavi ba

She was still talking to the king when the prophet Nathan arrived.

vayyaggidu lammelekh lemor hinneh natan hannavi vayyavo lifne hammelekh vayyishtakhu lammelekh al-appayw aretsah

They announced to the king, “The prophet Nathan is here,” and he entered the king’s presence. Bowing low to the king with his face to the ground,

vayyomer natan adoni hammelekh attah amarta adoniyyahu yimlokh akharay vehu yeshev al-kisi

Nathan said, “O lord king, you must have said, ‘Adonijah shall succeed me as king and he shall sit upon my throne.’

ki yarad hayyom vayyizbakh shor umeri-vetson larov vayyiqra lekhol-bene hammelekh ulesare hatsava ule'evyatar hakkohen vehinnam okhelim veshotim lefanayw vayyomeru yekhi hammelekh adoniyyahu

For he has gone down today and prepared a sacrificial feast of a great many oxen, fatlings, and sheep. He invited all the king’s sons and the army officers and Abiathar the priest. At this very moment they are eating and drinking with him, and they are shouting, ‘Long live King Adonijah!’

veli ani-avdekha uletsadoq hakkohen velivnayahu ven-yehoyada velishlomoh avdekha lo qara

But he did not invite me your servant, or the priest Zadok, or Benaiah son of Jehoiada, or your servant Solomon.

im me'et adoni hammelekh nihyah haddavar hazzeh velo hodata et-[avdekha] (vdykh) mi yeshev al-kisse adoni-hammelekh akharayw

Can this decision have come from my lord the king, without your telling your servant who is to succeed to the throne of my lord the king?”

vayya'an hammelekh david vayyomer qiru-li levat-shava vattavo lifne hammelekh vatta'amod lifne hammelekh

King David’s response was: “Summon Bathsheba!” She entered the king’s presence and stood before the king.

vayyishava hammelekh vayyomar khay-Adonai asher-padah et-nafshi mikkol-tsarah

And the king took an oath, saying, “As GOD lives, who has rescued me from every trouble:

ki ka'asher nishbati lakh ba-Adonai elohe yisra'el lemor ki-shelomoh venekh yimlokh akharay vehu yeshev al-kisi takhtay ki ken e'eseh hayyom hazzeh

The oath I swore to you by the ETERNAL, the God of Israel, that your son Solomon should succeed me as king and that he should sit upon my throne in my stead, I will fulfill this very day!”

vattiqqod bat-sheva appayim erets vattishtakhu lammelekh vattomer yekhi adoni hammelekh david le'olam

Bathsheba bowed low in homage to the king with her face to the ground, and she said, “May my lord King David live forever!”

vayyomer hammelekh david qiru-li letsadoq hakkohen ulenatan hannavi velivnayahu ben-yehoyada vayyavo'u lifne hammelekh

Then King David said, “Summon to me the priest Zadok, the prophet Nathan, and Benaiah son of Jehoiada.” When they came before the king,

vayyomer hammelekh lahem qekhu immakhem et-avde adonekhem vehirkavtem et-shelomoh veni al-happirdah asher-li vehoradtem oto el-gikhon

the king said to them, “Take my loyal soldiers, and have my son Solomon ride on my mule and bring him down to Gihon.

umashakh oto sham tsadoq hakkohen venatan hannavi lemelekh al-yisra'el uteqatem bashofar va'amartem yekhi hammelekh shelomoh

Let the priest Zadok and the prophet Nathan anoint him there king over Israel, whereupon you shall sound the horn and shout, ‘Long live King Solomon!’

va'alitem akharayw uva veyashav al-kisi vehu yimlokh takhtay ve'oto tsivviti lihyot nagid al-yisra'el ve'al-yehudah

Then march up after him, and let him come in and sit on my throne. For he shall succeed me as king; him I designate to be ruler of Israel and Judah.”

vayya'an benayahu ven-yehoyada et-hammelekh vayyomer amen ken yomar Adonai elohe adoni hammelekh

Benaiah son of Jehoiada spoke up and said to the king, “Amen! And may the ETERNAL, the God of my lord the king, so ordain.

ka'asher hayah Adonai im-adoni hammelekh ken (yhy) [yihyeh] im-shelomoh vigaddel et-kiso mikkisse adoni hammelekh david

As GOD was with my lord the king, so may it be with Solomon; and may his throne be exalted even higher than the throne of my lord King David.”

vayyered tsadoq hakkohen venatan hannavi uvenayahu ven-yehoyada vehakkereti vehappeleti vayyarkivu et-shelomoh al-pirdat hammelekh david vayyolikhu oto al-gikhon

Then the priest Zadok, and the prophet Nathan, and Benaiah son of Jehoiada went down with the Cherethites and the Pelethites. They had Solomon ride on King David’s mule and they led him to Gihon.

vayyiqqakh tsadoq hakkohen et-qeren hashemen min-ha'ohel vayyimshakh et-shelomoh vayyitqe'u bashofar vayyomeru kol-ha'am yekhi hammelekh shelomoh

The priest Zadok took the horn of oil from the Tent and anointed Solomon. They sounded the horn and all the people shouted, “Long live King Solomon!”

vayya'alu khol-ha'am akharayw veha'am mekhallelim bakhalilim usemekhim simkhah gedolah vattibbaqa ha'arets beqolam

All the people then marched up behind him, playing on flutes and making merry till the earth was split open by the uproar.

vayyishma adoniyyahu vekhol-haqqeru'im asher itto vehem killu le'ekhol vayyishma yo'av et-qol hashofar vayyomer maddua qol-haqqiryah homah

Adonijah and all the guests who were with him, who had just finished eating, heard it. When Joab heard the sound of the horn, he said, “Why is the city in such an uproar?”

odennu medabber vehinneh yonatan ben-evyatar hakkohen ba vayyomer adoniyyahu bo ki ish khayil attah vetov tevasser

He was still speaking when the priest Jonathan son of Abiathar arrived. “Come in,” said Adonijah. “You are a worthy man, and you surely bring good news.”

vayya'an yonatan vayyomer la'adoniyyahu aval adonenu hammelekh-david himlikh et-shelomoh

But Jonathan replied to Adonijah, “Alas, our lord King David has made Solomon king!

vayyishlakh itto-hammelekh et-tsadoq hakkohen ve'et-natan hannavi uvenayahu ben-yehoyada vehakkereti vehappeleti vayyarkivu oto al pirdat hammelekh

The king sent with him the priest Zadok and the prophet Nathan and Benaiah son of Jehoiada, and the Cherethites and Pelethites. They had him ride on the king’s mule,

vayyimshekhu oto tsadoq hakkohen venatan hannavi lemelekh begikhon vayya'alu misham semekhim vattehom haqqiryah hu haqqol asher shematem

and the priest Zadok and the prophet Nathan anointed him king at Gihon. Then they came up from there making merry, and the city went into an uproar. That’s the noise you heard.

vegam yashav shelomoh al kisse hammelukhah

Further, Solomon seated himself on the royal throne;

vegam-ba'u avde hammelekh levarekh et-adonenu hammelekh david lemor yetev (lhykh) [elohim] et-shem shelomoh mishemekha vigaddel et-kiso mikkisekha vayyishtakhu hammelekh al-hammishkav

further, the king’s courtiers came to congratulate our lord King David, saying, ‘May God make the renown of Solomon even greater than yours, and may his throne be exalted even higher than yours!’ And the king bowed low on his couch.

vegam-kakhah amar hammelekh barukh Adonai elohe yisra'el asher natan hayyom yoshev al-kisi ve'enay ro'ot

And further, this is what the king said, ‘Praised be the ETERNAL, the God of Israel who has this day provided a successor to my throne, while my own eyes can see it.’”

vayyekherdu vayyaqumu kol-haqqeru'im asher la'adoniyyahu vayyelekhu ish ledarko

Thereupon, all of Adonijah’s guests rose in alarm and went off in every direction.

va'adoniyyahu yare mippene shelomoh vayyaqom vayyelekh vayyakhazeq beqarnot hammizbeakh

Adonijah, in fear of Solomon, went at once [to the Tent] and grasped the horns of the altar.

vayyuggad lishlomoh lemor hinneh adoniyyahu yare et-hammelekh shelomoh vehinneh akhaz beqarnot hammizbeakh lemor yishava-li khayyom hammelekh shelomoh im-yamit et-avdo bekharev

It was reported to Solomon: “Adonijah is in fear of King Solomon and has grasped the horns of the altar, saying, ‘Let King Solomon first swear to me that he will not put his servant to the sword.’”

vayyomer shelomoh im yihyeh leven-khayil lo-yippol missa'arato aretsah ve'im-ra'ah timmatse-vo vamet

Solomon said, “If he behaves worthily, not a hair of his head shall fall to the ground; but if he is caught in any offense, he shall die.”

vayyishlakh hammelekh shelomoh vayyoriduhu me'al hammizbeakh vayyavo vayyishtakhu lammelekh shelomoh vayyomer-lo shelomoh lekh levetekha

So King Solomon sent and had him taken down from the altar. He came and bowed before King Solomon, and Solomon said to him, “Go home.”