1:1 Now
King
David
was
old
and
advanced
in
years.
And
although
they
covered
him
with
clothes,
he
could
not
get
warm.
1:2 Therefore
his
servants
said
to
him,
"Let
a
young
woman
be
sought
for
my
lord
the
king,
and
let
her
wait
on
the
king
and
be
in
his
service.
Let
her
lie
in
your
arms,
that
my
lord
the
king
may
be
warm."
1:3 So
they
sought
for
a
beautiful
young
woman
throughout
all
the
territory
of
Israel,
and
found
Abishag
the
Shunammite,
and
brought
her
to
the
king.
1:4 The
young
woman
was
very
beautiful,
and
she
was
of
service
to
the
king
and
attended
to
him,
but
the
king
knew
her
not.
1:5 Now
Adonijah
the
son
of
Haggith
exalted
himself,
saying,
"I
will
be
king."
And
he
prepared
for
himself
chariots
and
horsemen,
and
fifty
men
to
run
before
him.
1:6 His
father
had
never
at
any
time
displeased
him
by
asking,
"Why
have
you
done
thus
and
so"
He
was
also
a
very
handsome
man,
and
he
was
born
next
after
Absalom.
1:7 He
conferred
with
Joab
the
son
of
Zeruiah
and
with
Abiathar
the
priest.
And
they
followed
Adonijah
and
helped
him.
1:8 But
Zadok
the
priest
and
Benaiah
the
son
of
Jehoiada
and
Nathan
the
prophet
and
Shimei
and
Rei
and
David's
mighty
men
were
not
with
Adonijah.
1:9 Adonijah
sacrificed
sheep,
oxen,
and
fattened
cattle
by
the
Serpent's
Stone,
which
is
beside
En-rogel,
and
he
invited
all
his
brothers,
the
king's
sons,
and
all
the
royal
officials
of
Judah,
1:10 but
he
did
not
invite
Nathan
the
prophet
or
Benaiah
or
the
mighty
men
or
Solomon
his
brother.
1:11 Then
Nathan
said
to
Bathsheba
the
mother
of
Solomon,
"Have
you
not
heard
that
Adonijah
the
son
of
Haggith
has
become
king
and
David
our
lord
does
not
know
it
1:12 Now
therefore
come,
let
me
give
you
advice,
that
you
may
save
your
own
life
and
the
life
of
your
son
Solomon.
1:13 Go
in
at
once
to
King
David,
and
say
to
him,
'Did
you
not,
my
lord
the
king,
swear
to
your
servant,
saying,
"Solomon
your
son
shall
reign
after
me,
and
he
shall
sit
on
my
throne"
Why
then
is
Adonijah
king'
1:14 Then
while
you
are
still
speaking
with
the
king,
I
also
will
come
in
after
you
and
confirm
your
words."
1:15 So
Bathsheba
went
to
the
king
in
his
chamber
(now
the
king
was
very
old,
and
Abishag
the
Shunammite
was
attending
to
the
king).
1:16 Bathsheba
bowed
and
paid
homage
to
the
king,
and
the
king
said,
"What
do
you
desire"
1:17 She
said
to
him,
"My
lord,
you
swore
to
your
servant
by
the
LORD
your
God,
saying,
'Solomon
your
son
shall
reign
after
me,
and
he
shall
sit
on
my
throne.'
1:18 And
now,
behold,
Adonijah
is
king,
although
you,
my
lord
the
king,
do
not
know
it.
1:19 He
has
sacrificed
oxen,
fattened
cattle,
and
sheep
in
abundance,
and
has
invited
all
the
sons
of
the
king,
Abiathar
the
priest,
and
Joab
the
commander
of
the
army,
but
Solomon
your
servant
he
has
not
invited.
1:20 And
now,
my
lord
the
king,
the
eyes
of
all
Israel
are
on
you,
to
tell
them
who
shall
sit
on
the
throne
of
my
lord
the
king
after
him.
1:21 Otherwise
it
will
come
to
pass,
when
my
lord
the
king
sleeps
with
his
fathers,
that
I
and
my
son
Solomon
will
be
counted
offenders."
1:22 While
she
was
still
speaking
with
the
king,
Nathan
the
prophet
came
in.
1:23 And
they
told
the
king,
"Here
is
Nathan
the
prophet."
And
when
he
came
in
before
the
king,
he
bowed
before
the
king,
with
his
face
to
the
ground.
1:24 And
Nathan
said,
"My
lord
the
king,
have
you
said,
'Adonijah
shall
reign
after
me,
and
he
shall
sit
on
my
throne'
1:25 For
he
has
gone
down
this
day
and
has
sacrificed
oxen,
fattened
cattle,
and
sheep
in
abundance,
and
has
invited
all
the
king's
sons,
the
commanders
of
the
army,
and
Abiathar
the
priest.
And
behold,
they
are
eating
and
drinking
before
him,
and
saying,
'Long
live
King
Adonijah!'
1:26 But
me,
your
servant,
and
Zadok
the
priest,
and
Benaiah
the
son
of
Jehoiada,
and
your
servant
Solomon
he
has
not
invited.
1:27 Has
this
thing
been
brought
about
by
my
lord
the
king
and
you
have
not
told
your
servants
who
should
sit
on
the
throne
of
my
lord
the
king
after
him"
1:28 Then
King
David
answered,
"Call
Bathsheba
to
me."
So
she
came
into
the
king's
presence
and
stood
before
the
king.
1:29 And
the
king
swore,
saying,
"As
the
LORD
lives,
who
has
redeemed
my
soul
out
of
every
adversity,
1:30 as
I
swore
to
you
by
the
LORD,
the
God
of
Israel,
saying,
'Solomon
your
son
shall
reign
after
me,
and
he
shall
sit
on
my
throne
in
my
place,'
even
so
will
I
do
this
day."
1:31 Then
Bathsheba
bowed
with
her
face
to
the
ground
and
paid
homage
to
the
king
and
said,
"May
my
lord
King
David
live
forever!"
1:32 King
David
said,
"Call
to
me
Zadok
the
priest,
Nathan
the
prophet,
and
Benaiah
the
son
of
Jehoiada."
So
they
came
before
the
king.
1:33 And
the
king
said
to
them,
"Take
with
you
the
servants
of
your
lord
and
have
Solomon
my
son
ride
on
my
own
mule,
and
bring
him
down
to
Gihon.
1:34 And
let
Zadok
the
priest
and
Nathan
the
prophet
there
anoint
him
king
over
Israel.
Then
blow
the
trumpet
and
say,
'Long
live
King
Solomon!'
1:35 You
shall
then
come
up
after
him,
and
he
shall
come
and
sit
on
my
throne,
for
he
shall
be
king
in
my
place.
And
I
have
appointed
him
to
be
ruler
over
Israel
and
over
Judah."
1:36 And
Benaiah
the
son
of
Jehoiada
answered
the
king,
"Amen!
May
the
LORD,
the
God
of
my
lord
the
king,
say
so.
1:37 As
the
LORD
has
been
with
my
lord
the
king,
even
so
may
he
be
with
Solomon,
and
make
his
throne
greater
than
the
throne
of
my
lord
King
David."
1:38 So
Zadok
the
priest,
Nathan
the
prophet,
and
Benaiah
the
son
of
Jehoiada,
and
the
Cherethites
and
the
Pelethites
went
down
and
had
Solomon
ride
on
King
David's
mule
and
brought
him
to
Gihon.
1:39 There
Zadok
the
priest
took
the
horn
of
oil
from
the
tent
and
anointed
Solomon.
Then
they
blew
the
trumpet,
and
all
the
people
said,
"Long
live
King
Solomon!"
1:40 And
all
the
people
went
up
after
him,
playing
on
pipes,
and
rejoicing
with
great
joy,
so
that
the
earth
was
split
by
their
noise.
1:41 Adonijah
and
all
the
guests
who
were
with
him
heard
it
as
they
finished
feasting.
And
when
Joab
heard
the
sound
of
the
trumpet,
he
said,
"What
does
this
uproar
in
the
city
mean"
1:42 While
he
was
still
speaking,
behold,
Jonathan
the
son
of
Abiathar
the
priest
came.
And
Adonijah
said,
"Come
in,
for
you
are
a
worthy
man
and
bring
good
news."
1:43 Jonathan
answered
Adonijah,
"No,
for
our
lord
King
David
has
made
Solomon
king,
1:44 and
the
king
has
sent
with
him
Zadok
the
priest,
Nathan
the
prophet,
and
Benaiah
the
son
of
Jehoiada,
and
the
Cherethites
and
the
Pelethites.
And
they
had
him
ride
on
the
king's
mule.
1:45 And
Zadok
the
priest
and
Nathan
the
prophet
have
anointed
him
king
at
Gihon,
and
they
have
gone
up
from
there
rejoicing,
so
that
the
city
is
in
an
uproar.
This
is
the
noise
that
you
have
heard.
1:46 Solomon
sits
on
the
royal
throne.
1:47 Moreover,
the
king's
servants
came
to
congratulate
our
lord
King
David,
saying,
'May
your
God
make
the
name
of
Solomon
more
famous
than
yours,
and
make
his
throne
greater
than
your
throne.'
And
the
king
bowed
himself
on
the
bed.
1:48 And
the
king
also
said,
'Blessed
be
the
LORD,
the
God
of
Israel,
who
has
granted
someone
to
sit
on
my
throne
this
day,
my
own
eyes
seeing
it.'"
1:49 Then
all
the
guests
of
Adonijah
trembled
and
rose,
and
each
went
his
own
way.
1:50 And
Adonijah
feared
Solomon.
So
he
arose
and
went
and
took
hold
of
the
horns
of
the
altar.
1:51 Then
it
was
told
Solomon,
"Behold,
Adonijah
fears
King
Solomon,
for
behold,
he
has
laid
hold
of
the
horns
of
the
altar,
saying,
'Let
King
Solomon
swear
to
me
first
that
he
will
not
put
his
servant
to
death
with
the
sword.'"
1:52 And
Solomon
said,
"If
he
will
show
himself
a
worthy
man,
not
one
of
his
hairs
shall
fall
to
the
earth,
but
if
wickedness
is
found
in
him,
he
shall
die."
1:53 So
King
Solomon
sent,
and
they
brought
him
down
from
the
altar.
And
he
came
and
paid
homage
to
King
Solomon,
and
Solomon
said
to
him,
"Go
to
your
house."