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Bible Doctrine
Study Guides
I Kings
Chapter 1
1
Now king David was old and stricken in years;
and
they covered him with clothes, but he had no heat.
2
Wherefore his servants said unto him,
Let
there be sought for my lord the king a young virgin
and
let her stand before the king,
and
let her cherish him,
and
let her lie in your bosom,
that
my lord the king may get heat.
3
So they sought for an extremely beautiful damsel
throughout
all the coasts of Israel,
and
found Abishag a Shunammite, and brought her to the king.
4
And the damsel was very beautiful,
and
cherished the king,
and
ministered to him
but
the king 'did not have sex with her'.
{idiom: literally 'knew her not'}
5
Then Adonijah the son of Haggith
exalted
himself, saying, I will be king
and
he prepared him chariots and horsemen,
and
fifty men to run before him.
6
And his father had not displeased him
at
any time in saying, Why have you done so?
And
he also was a very goodly man;
and
his mother bare him after Absalom.
7
And he conferred with Joab the son of Zeruiah,
and
with Abiathar the priest
and
they, following Adonijah, helped him.
8
But Zadok the priest, and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada,
and
Nathan the prophet, and Shimei, and Rei,
and
the mighty men who belonged to David,
were
not with Adonijah.
9
And Adonijah slew sheep and oxen and fat cattle
by
the stone of Zoheleth,
which
is by Enrogel,
and
called all his brethren the king's sons,
and
all the men of Judah the king's servants . . . 10
but
Nathan the prophet, and Benaiah, and the mighty men,
and
Solomon his brother, he called not.
11
Wherefore Nathan spoke unto Bathsheba
the
mother of Solomon, saying,
have
you not heard that Adonijah the son of Haggith does reign,
and
David our lord knows it not?
12
Now therefore come, let me, please/'I pray you',
give
you counsel,
that
you may save yours own life,
and
the life of your son Solomon.
13
Go and get you in unto king David, and say unto him,
Did
not you, my lord, O king,
swear
unto yours handmaid, saying,
Assuredly
Solomon your son shall reign after me,
and
he shall sit upon my throne?
Why
then does Adonijah reign?
14
Behold, while you yet talk there with the king,
I
also will come in after you,
and
confirm your words.
15
And Bathsheba went in unto the king into the chamber
and
the king was very old;
and
Abishag the Shunammite ministered unto the king.
16
And Bathsheba bowed, and did obeisance unto the king.
And
the king said, What do you desire?
17
And she said unto him,
My
lord, you swore by Jehovah/God your 'Elohiym/Godhead
unto
your handmaid, saying,
Assuredly
Solomon your son shall reign after me,
and
he shall sit upon my throne.
18
And now, behold, Adonijah reigns;
and
now, my lord the king, you know it not.
19
And he has slain oxen and fat cattle and sheep in abundance,
and
has called all the sons of the king,
and
Abiathar the priest, and Joab the captain of the army/host
but
Solomon your servant has he not called.
20
And you, my lord, O king,
the
eyes of all Israel are upon you,
that
you should tell them
who
shall sit on the throne of my lord the king after him.
21
Otherwise it shall come to pass,
when
my lord the king shall sleep with his fathers,
that
I and my son Solomon shall be counted offenders.
22
And, lo, while she yet talked with the king,
Nathan
the prophet also came in.
23
And they told the king, saying,
Behold
Nathan the prophet.
And
when he was come in before the king,
he
bowed himself before the king
with
his face to the ground.
24
And Nathan said, My lord, O king, have you said,
Adonijah
shall reign after me,
and
he shall sit upon my throne?
25
For he is gone down this day,
and
has slain oxen and fat cattle and sheep in abundance,
and
has called all the king's sons,
and
the captains of the army/host, and Abiathar the priest;
and,
behold, they eat and drink before him,
and
say, God save king Adonijah.
26
But me, even me your servant,
and
Zadok the priest, and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada,
and
your servant Solomon, has he not called.
27
Is this thing done by my lord the king,
and
you have not showed it unto your servant,
who
should sit on the throne of my lord the king after him?
28
Then king David answered and said,
Call
me Bathsheba.
And
she came into the king's presence,
and
stood before the king.
29
And the king swore, and said,
As
Jehovah/God lives,
Who
has redeemed my soul out of all distress, 30
even
as I swore unto you by Jehovah/God
'Elohiym/Godhead
of Israel, saying,
Assuredly
Solomon your son shall reign after me,
and
he shall sit upon my throne in my place/stead;
even
so will I certainly do this day.
31
Then Bathsheba bowed with her face to the earth,
and
did reverence to the king, and said,
Let
my lord king David live forever.
32
And king David said,
Call
me Zadok the priest, and Nathan the prophet,
and
Benaiah the son of Jehoiada.
And
they came before the king.
33
The king also said unto them,
Take
with you the servants of your lord,
and
cause Solomon my son to ride upon my own mule,
and
bring him down to Gihon 34
and
let Zadok the priest and Nathan the prophet
anoint
him there king over Israel
and
blow you with the trumpet,
and
say, 'May king Solomon live'.
{idiom meaning Solomon is the new king}
35
Then you shall come up after him,
that
he may come and sit upon my throne;
for
he shall be king in my place/stead
and
I have appointed him to be ruler over Israel
and
over Judah.
36
And Benaiah the son of Jehoiada answered the king,
and
said, Amen . . .
Jehovah/God
'Elohiym/Godhead
of
my lord the king say so too.
37
As Jehovah/God has been with my lord the king,
even
so be he with Solomon,
and
make his throne greater than
the
throne of my lord king David.
38
So Zadok the priest, and Nathan the prophet,
and
Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, and the Cherethites,
and
the Pelethites, went down,
and
caused Solomon to ride upon king David's mule,
and
brought him to Gihon.
39
And Zadok the priest took an horn of oil out of the tabernacle,
and
anointed Solomon.
And
they blew the trumpet;
and
all the people said, God save king Solomon.
40
And all the people came up after him,
and
the people piped with pipes,
and
rejoiced with great joy,
so
that the earth rent with the sound of them.
41
And Adonijah and all the guests
who
were with him heard it
as
they had made an end of eating.
And
when Joab heard the sound of the trumpet, he said,
Why
is this noise of the city being in an uproar?
42
And while he yet spoke, behold,
Jonathan
the son of Abiathar the priest came
and
Adonijah said unto him,
Come
in; for you are a valiant man,
and
bring good tidings.
43
And Jonathan answered and said to Adonijah,
Verily
our lord king David has made Solomon king.
44
And the king has sent with him Zadok the priest,
and
Nathan the prophet, and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada,
and
the Cherethites, and the Pelethites,
and
they have caused him to ride upon the king's mule:
45
And Zadok the priest and Nathan the prophet
have
anointed him king in Gihon
and
they are come up from thence rejoicing,
so
that the city rang again.
This
is the noise that you have heard.
46
And also Solomon sits on the throne of the kingdom.
47
And moreover the king's servants
came
to bless our lord king David, saying,
'Elohiym/Godhead
make the name of Solomon
better
than your name,
and
make his throne greater than your throne.
And
the king bowed himself upon the bed.
48
And also thus said the king,
Blessed
be Jehovah/God 'Elohiym/Godhead of Israel,
which
has given one to sit on my throne this day,
my
eyes even seeing it.
49
And all the guests who were with Adonijah were afraid,
and
rose up, and went every man his way.
50
And Adonijah feared because of Solomon,
and
arose, and went, and caught hold on the horns of the altar.
51
And it was told Solomon, saying,
Behold,
Adonijah fears king Solomon
for,
lo, he has caught hold on the horns of the altar, saying,
Let
king Solomon swear unto me today
that
he will not slay his servant with the sword.
52
And Solomon said, If he will show himself a worthy man,
there
shall not an hair of him fall to the earth
but
if wickedness shall be found in him, he shall die.
53
So king Solomon sent, and they brought him down from the altar.
And
he came and bowed himself to king Solomon
and
Solomon said unto him, Go to your house.
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