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1 Kings 1 (WEBP)

[1] Now King David was old and advanced in years; and they covered him with clothes, but he couldn’t keep warm.
[2] Therefore his servants said to him, “Let a young virgin be sought for my lord the king. Let her stand before the king, and cherish him; and let her lie in your bosom, that my lord the king may keep warm.”
[3] So they sought for a beautiful young lady throughout all the borders of Israel, and found Abishag the Shunammite, and brought her to the king.
[4] The young lady was very beautiful; and she cherished the king, and served him; but the king didn’t know her intimately.
[5] Then Adonijah the son of Haggith exalted himself, saying, “I will be king.” Then he prepared him chariots and horsemen, and fifty men to run before him.
[6] His father had not displeased him at any time in saying, “Why have you done so?” and he was also a very handsome man; and he was born after Absalom.
[7] He conferred with Joab the son of Zeruiah and with Abiathar the priest; and they followed Adonijah and helped him.
[8] But Zadok the priest, Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, Nathan the prophet, Shimei, Rei, and the mighty men who belonged to David, were not with Adonijah.
[9] Adonijah killed sheep, cattle, and fatlings by the stone of Zoheleth, which is beside En Rogel; and he called all his brothers, the king’s sons, and all the men of Judah, the king’s servants;
[10] but he didn’t call Nathan the prophet, and Benaiah, and the mighty men, and Solomon his brother.
[11] Then Nathan spoke to Bathsheba the mother of Solomon, saying, “Haven’t you heard that Adonijah the son of Haggith reigns, and David our lord doesn’t know it?
[12] Now therefore come, please let me give you counsel, that you may save your own life and your son Solomon’s life.
[13] Go in to King David, and tell him, ‘Didn’t you, my lord the king, swear to your servant, saying, “Assuredly Solomon your son shall reign after me, and he shall sit on my throne”? Why then does Adonijah reign?’
[14] Behold, while you are still talking there with the king, I will also come in after you and confirm your words.”
[15] Bathsheba went in to the king in his room. The king was very old; and Abishag the Shunammite was serving the king.
[16] Bathsheba bowed and showed respect to the king. The king said, “What would you like?”
[17] She said to him, “My lord, you swore by Yahweh your God to your servant, ‘Assuredly Solomon your son shall reign after me, and he shall sit on my throne.’
[18] Now, behold, Adonijah reigns; and you, my lord the king, don’t know it.
[19] He has slain cattle and fatlings and sheep in abundance, and has called all the sons of the king, Abiathar the priest, and Joab the captain of the army; but he hasn’t called Solomon your servant.
[20] You, my lord the king, the eyes of all Israel are on you, that you should tell them who will sit on the throne of my lord the king after him.
[21] Otherwise it will happen, when my lord the king sleeps with his fathers, that I and my son Solomon will be considered criminals.”
[22] Behold, while she was still talking with the king, Nathan the prophet came in.
[23] They told the king, saying, “Behold, Nathan the prophet!” When he had come in before the king, he bowed himself before the king with his face to the ground.
[24] Nathan said, “My lord, King, have you said, ‘Adonijah shall reign after me, and he shall sit on my throne’?
[25] For he has gone down today, and has slain cattle, fatlings, and sheep in abundance, and has called all the king’s sons, the captains of the army, and Abiathar the priest. Behold, they are eating and drinking before him, and saying, ‘Long live King Adonijah!’
[26] But he hasn’t called me, even me your servant, Zadok the priest, Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, and your servant Solomon.
[27] Was this thing done by my lord the king, and you haven’t shown to your servants who should sit on the throne of my lord the king after him?”
[28] Then King David answered, “Call Bathsheba in to me.” She came into the king’s presence and stood before the king.
[29] The king vowed and said, “As Yahweh lives, who has redeemed my soul out of all adversity,
[30] most certainly as I swore to you by Yahweh, the God of Israel, saying, ‘Assuredly Solomon your son shall reign after me, and he shall sit on my throne in my place;’ I will most certainly do this today.”
[31] Then Bathsheba bowed with her face to the earth and showed respect to the king, and said, “Let my lord King David live forever!”
[32] King David said, “Call to me Zadok the priest, Nathan the prophet, and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada.” They came before the king.
[33] The king said to them, “Take with you the servants of your lord, and cause Solomon my son to ride on my own mule, and bring him down to Gihon.
[34] Let Zadok the priest and Nathan the prophet anoint him there king over Israel. Blow the trumpet, and say, ‘Long live King Solomon!’
[35] Then come up after him, and he shall come and sit on my throne; for he shall be king in my place. I have appointed him to be prince over Israel and over Judah.”
[36] Benaiah the son of Jehoiada answered the king, and said, “Amen. May Yahweh, the God of my lord the king, say so.
[37] As Yahweh 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.”
[38] So Zadok the priest, Nathan the prophet, 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.
[39] Zadok the priest took the horn of oil from the Tent, and anointed Solomon. They blew the trumpet; and all the people said, “Long live King Solomon!”
[40] All the people came up after him, and the people piped with pipes, and rejoiced with great joy, so that the earth shook with their sound.
[41] Adonijah and all the guests who were with him heard it as they had finished eating. When Joab heard the sound of the trumpet, he said, “Why is this noise of the city being in an uproar?”
[42] While he yet spoke, behold, Jonathan the son of Abiathar the priest came; and Adonijah said, “Come in; for you are a worthy man, and bring good news.”
[43] Jonathan answered Adonijah, “Most certainly our lord King David has made Solomon king.
[44] The king has sent with him Zadok the priest, Nathan the prophet, Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, and the Cherethites and the Pelethites; and they have caused him to ride on the king’s mule.
[45] Zadok the priest and Nathan the prophet have anointed him king in Gihon. They have come up from there rejoicing, so that the city rang again. This is the noise that you have heard.
[46] Also, Solomon sits on the throne of the kingdom.
[47] Moreover the king’s servants came to bless our lord King David, saying, ‘May your God make the name of Solomon better than your name, and make his throne greater than your throne;’ and the king bowed himself on the bed.
[48] Also thus said the king, ‘Blessed be Yahweh, the God of Israel, who has given one to sit on my throne today, my eyes even seeing it.’”
[49] All the guests of Adonijah were afraid, and rose up, and each man went his way.
[50] Adonijah was afraid because of Solomon; and he arose, and went, and hung onto the horns of the altar.
[51] Solomon was told, “Behold, Adonijah fears King Solomon; for, behold, he is hanging onto the horns of the altar, saying, ‘Let King Solomon swear to me first that he will not kill his servant with the sword.’”
[52] Solomon said, “If he shows himself a worthy man, not a hair of his shall fall to the earth; but if wickedness is found in him, he shall die.”
[53] So King Solomon sent, and they brought him down from the altar. He came and bowed down to King Solomon; and Solomon said to him, “Go to your house.”

1 Kings 1:14 “Behold”, from “הִנֵּה”, means look at, take notice, observe, see, or gaze at. It is often used as an interjection.
1 Kings 1:17a “Yahweh” is God’s proper Name, sometimes rendered “Lord” (all caps) in other translations.
1 Kings 1:17b The Hebrew word rendered “God” is “אֱלֹהִ֑ים” (Elohim).

Scripture quotations are taken from The World English Bible™ of eBible.org, 2020 stable text edition. It is in the public domain.

King James w/Strong’s #s

1 Kings 1 (KJVS)

[1] Now king David was old and stricken in years; and they covered him with clothes, but he gat 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 thy bosom, that my lord the king may get heat.
[3] So they sought for a fair damsel throughout all the coasts of Israel, and found Abishag a Shunammite, and brought her to the king.
[4] And the damsel was very fair, and cherished the king, and ministered to him: but the king 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 hast thou 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 which 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 En-rogel, 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 spake unto Bath-sheba the mother of Solomon, saying, Hast thou not heard that Adonijah the son of Haggith doth reign, and David our lord knoweth it not?
[12] Now therefore come, let me, I pray thee, give thee counsel, that thou mayest save thine own life, and the life of thy son Solomon.
[13] Go and get thee in unto king David, and say unto him, Didst not thou, my lord, O king, swear unto thine handmaid, saying, Assuredly Solomon thy son shall reign after me, and he shall sit upon my throne? why then doth Adonijah reign?
[14] Behold, while thou yet talkest there with the king, I also will come in after thee, and confirm thy words.
[15] And Bath-sheba went in unto the king into the chamber: and the king was very old; and Abishag the Shunammite ministered unto the king.
[16] And Bath-sheba bowed, and did obeisance unto the king. And the king said, What wouldest thou?
[17] And she said unto him, My lord, thou swarest by the Lord thy God unto thine handmaid, saying, Assuredly Solomon thy son shall reign after me, and he shall sit upon my throne.
[18] And now, behold, Adonijah reigneth; and now, my lord the king, thou knowest it not:
[19] and he hath slain oxen and fat cattle and sheep in abundance, and hath called all the sons of the king, and Abiathar the priest, and Joab the captain of the host: but Solomon thy servant hath he not called.
[20] And thou, my lord, O king, the eyes of all Israel are upon thee, that thou shouldest 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, hast thou said, Adonijah shall reign after me, and he shall sit upon my throne?
[25] For he is gone down this day, and hath slain oxen and fat cattle and sheep in abundance, and hath called all the king’s sons, and the captains of the host, and Abiathar the priest; and, behold, they eat and drink before him, and say, God save king Adonijah.
[26] But me, even me thy servant, and Zadok the priest, and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, and thy servant Solomon, hath he not called.
[27] Is this thing done by my lord the king, and thou hast not shewed it unto thy servant, who should sit on the throne of my lord the king after him?
[28] Then king David answered and said, Call me Bath-sheba. And she came into the king’s presence, and stood before the king.
[29] And the king sware, and said, As the Lord liveth, that hath redeemed my soul out of all distress,
[30] even as I sware unto thee by the Lord God of Israel, saying, Assuredly Solomon thy son shall reign after me, and he shall sit upon my throne in my stead; even so will I certainly do this day.
[31] Then Bath-sheba bowed with her face to the earth, and did reverence to the king, and said, Let my lord king David live for ever.
[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 mine 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 ye with the trumpet, and say, God save king Solomon.
[35] Then ye shall come up after him, that he may come and sit upon my throne; for he shall be king in my 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: the Lord God of my lord the king say so too.
[37] As the Lord hath 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 that were with him heard it as they had made an end of eating. And when Joab heard the sound of the trumpet, he said, Wherefore is this noise of the city being in an uproar?
[42] And while he yet spake, behold, Jonathan the son of Abiathar the priest came: and Adonijah said unto him, Come in; for thou art a valiant man, and bringest good tidings.
[43] And Jonathan answered and said to Adonijah, Verily our lord king David hath made Solomon king.
[44] And the king hath 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 ye have heard.
[46] And also Solomon sitteth on the throne of the kingdom.
[47] And moreover the king’s servants came to bless our lord king David, saying, God make the name of Solomon better than thy name, and make his throne greater than thy throne. And the king bowed himself upon the bed.
[48] And also thus said the king, Blessed be the Lord God of Israel, which hath given one to sit on my throne this day, mine eyes even seeing it.
[49] And all the guests that 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 feareth king Solomon: for, lo, he hath caught hold on the horns of the altar, saying, Let king Solomon swear unto me to day that he will not slay his servant with the sword.
[52] And Solomon said, If he will shew 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 thine house.

1 Kings 1:1 Heb. entered into days
1 Kings 1:2a Heb. let them seek
1 Kings 1:2b Heb. a damsel, a virgin
1 Kings 1:2c Heb. be a cheriser unto him
1 Kings 1:5 Heb. reign
1 Kings 1:6 Heb. from his days
1 Kings 1:7 Heb. his words were with Joab
1 Kings 1:9 Or, the well Rogel
1 Kings 1:14 Heb. fill up
1 Kings 1:16 Heb. what to thee?
1 Kings 1:21 Heb. sinners
1 Kings 1:25 Heb. let king Adonijah live
1 Kings 1:28 Heb. before the king
1 Kings 1:33 Heb. which belongeth to me
1 Kings 1:40 Or, flutes

Scripture quotations from The Authorized King James Version of the Holy Bible, using the standardized text of 1769. It is in the public domain.

Greek Bible (LXX/BYZ)

1 Kings 1 (BYZ)

[1] Καὶ () ὁ () βασιλεὺς () Δαυιδ () πρεσβύτερος () προβεβηκὼς () ἡμέραις, () καὶ () περιέβαλλον () αὐτὸν () ἱματίοις, () καὶ () οὐκ () ἐθερμαίνετο. ()
[2] Καὶ () εἶπον () οἱ () παῖδες () αὐτοῦ () Ζητησάτωσαν () τῷ () κυρίῳ () ἡμῶν () τῷ () βασιλεῖ () παρθένον () νεάνιδα, καὶ () παραστήσεται () τῷ () βασιλεῖ () καὶ () ἔσται () αὐτὸν () θάλπουσα () καὶ () κοιμηθήσεται () μετ’ () αὐτοῦ, () καὶ () θερμανθήσεται () ὁ () κύριος () ἡμῶν () ὁ () βασιλεύς. ()
[3] Καὶ () ἐζήτησαν () νεάνιδα καλὴν () ἐκ () παντὸς () ὁρίου () Ισραηλ () καὶ () εὗρον () τὴν () Αβισακ τὴν () Σωμανῖτιν καὶ () ἤνεγκαν () αὐτὴν () πρὸς () τὸν () βασιλέα. ()
[4] Καὶ () ἡ () νεᾶνις καλὴ ἕως () σφόδρα· () καὶ () ἦν () θάλπουσα () τὸν () βασιλέα () καὶ () ἐλειτούργει () αὐτῷ, () καὶ () ὁ () βασιλεὺς () οὐκ () ἔγνω () αὐτήν. ()
[5] Καὶ () Αδωνιας υἱὸς () Αγγιθ ἐπῄρετο () λέγων () Ἐγὼ () βασιλεύσω· () καὶ () ἐποίησεν () ἑαυτῷ () ἅρματα () καὶ () ἱππεῖς () καὶ () πεντήκοντα () ἄνδρας () παρατρέχειν ἔμπροσθεν () αὐτοῦ. ()
[6] Καὶ () οὐκ () ἀπεκώλυσεν αὐτὸν () ὁ () πατὴρ () αὐτοῦ () οὐδέποτε () λέγων () Διὰ () τί () σὺ () ἐποίησας; () Καί () γε () αὐτὸς () ὡραῖος () τῇ () ὄψει () σφόδρα, () καὶ () αὐτὸν () ἔτεκεν () ὀπίσω () Αβεσσαλωμ.
[7] Καὶ () ἐγένοντο () οἱ () λόγοι () αὐτοῦ () μετὰ () Ιωαβ τοῦ () υἱοῦ () Σαρουιας καὶ () μετὰ () Αβιαθαρ () τοῦ () ἱερέως, () καὶ () ἐβοήθουν () ὀπίσω () Αδωνιου·
[8] καὶ () Σαδωκ () ὁ () ἱερεὺς () καὶ () Βαναιας υἱὸς () Ιωδαε καὶ () Ναθαν () ὁ () προφήτης () καὶ () Σεμει () καὶ () Ρηι καὶ () οἱ () δυνατοὶ () τοῦ () Δαυιδ () οὐκ () ἦσαν () ὀπίσω () Αδωνιου.
[9] Καὶ () ἐθυσίασεν Αδωνιας πρόβατα () καὶ () μόσχους () καὶ () ἄρνας () μετὰ () λίθου () τοῦ () Ζωελεθ, ὃς () ἦν () ἐχόμενα () τῆς () πηγῆς () Ρωγηλ, καὶ () ἐκάλεσεν () πάντας () τοὺς () ἀδελφοὺς () αὐτοῦ () καὶ () πάντας () τοὺς () ἁδροὺς Ιουδα, παῖδας () τοῦ () βασιλέως· ()
[10] καὶ () τὸν () Ναθαν () τὸν () προφήτην () καὶ () Βαναιαν καὶ () τοὺς () δυνατοὺς () καὶ () τὸν () Σαλωμων ἀδελφὸν () αὐτοῦ () οὐκ () ἐκάλεσεν. ()
[11] Καὶ () εἶπεν () Ναθαν () πρὸς () Βηρσαβεε μητέρα () Σαλωμων λέγων () Οὐκ () ἤκουσας () ὅτι () ἐβασίλευσεν () Αδωνιας υἱὸς () Αγγιθ; Καὶ () ὁ () κύριος () ἡμῶν () Δαυιδ () οὐκ () ἔγνω. ()
[12] Καὶ () νῦν () δεῦρο () συμβουλεύσω () σοι () δὴ () συμβουλίαν, καὶ () ἐξελοῦ () τὴν () ψυχήν () σου () καὶ () τὴν () ψυχὴν () τοῦ () υἱοῦ () σου () Σαλωμων·
[13] δεῦρο () εἴσελθε () πρὸς () τὸν () βασιλέα () Δαυιδ () καὶ () ἐρεῖς () πρὸς () αὐτὸν () λέγουσα () Οὐχὶ () σύ, () κύριέ () μου () βασιλεῦ, () ὤμοσας () τῇ () δούλῃ () σου () λέγων () ὅτι () Σαλωμων ὁ () υἱός () σου () βασιλεύσει () μετ’ () ἐμὲ () καὶ () αὐτὸς () καθιεῖται () ἐπὶ () τοῦ () θρόνου () μου; () Καὶ () τί () ὅτι () ἐβασίλευσεν () Αδωνιας;
[14] Καὶ () ἰδοὺ () ἔτι () λαλούσης () σου () ἐκεῖ () μετὰ () τοῦ () βασιλέως () καὶ () ἐγὼ () εἰσελεύσομαι () ὀπίσω () σου () καὶ () πληρώσω () τοὺς () λόγους () σου. ()—
[15] καὶ () εἰσῆλθεν () Βηρσαβεε πρὸς () τὸν () βασιλέα () εἰς () τὸ () ταμίειον, () καὶ () ὁ () βασιλεὺς () πρεσβύτης () σφόδρα, () καὶ () Αβισακ ἡ () Σωμανῖτις ἦν () λειτουργοῦσα () τῷ () βασιλεῖ. ()
[16] Καὶ () ἔκυψεν () Βηρσαβεε καὶ () προσεκύνησεν () τῷ () βασιλεῖ. () Καὶ () εἶπεν () ὁ () βασιλεύς () Τί () ἐστίν () σοι; ()
[17] Ἡ () δὲ () εἶπεν () Κύριέ () μου () βασιλεῦ, () σὺ () ὤμοσας () ἐν () κυρίῳ () τῷ () θεῷ () σου () τῷ () δούλῃ () σου () λέγων () ὅτι () Σαλωμων ὁ () υἱός () σου () βασιλεύσει () μετ’ () ἐμὲ () καὶ () αὐτὸς () καθήσεται () ἐπὶ () τοῦ () θρόνου () μου. ()
[18] Καὶ () νῦν () ἰδοὺ () Αδωνιας ἐβασίλευσεν, () καὶ () σύ, () κύριέ () μου () βασιλεῦ, () οὐκ () ἔγνως· ()
[19] καὶ () ἐθυσίασεν μόσχους () καὶ () ἄρνας () καὶ () πρόβατα () εἰς () πλῆθος () καὶ () ἐκάλεσεν () πάντας () τοὺς () υἱοὺς () τοῦ () βασιλέως () καὶ () Αβιαθαρ () τὸν () ἱερέα () καὶ () Ιωαβ τὸν () ἄρχοντα () τῆς () δυνάμεως, () καὶ () τὸν () Σαλωμων τὸν () δοῦλόν () σου () οὐκ () ἐκάλεσεν. ()
[20] Καὶ () σύ, () κύριέ () μου () βασιλεῦ, () οἱ () ὀφθαλμοὶ () παντὸς () Ισραηλ () πρὸς () σὲ () ἀπαγγεῖλαι () αὐτοῖς () τίς () καθήσεται () ἐπὶ () τοῦ () θρόνου () τοῦ () κυρίου () μου () τοῦ () βασιλέως () μετ’ () αὐτόν. ()
[21] Καὶ () ἔσται () ὡς () ἂν () κοιμηθῇ () ὁ () κύριός () μου () ὁ () βασιλεὺς () μετὰ () τῶν () πατέρων () αὐτοῦ, () καὶ () ἔσομαι () ἐγὼ () καὶ () ὁ () υἱός () μου () Σαλωμων ἁμαρτωλοί. ()—
[22] καὶ () ἰδοὺ () ἔτι () αὐτῆς () λαλούσης () μετὰ () τοῦ () βασιλέως () καὶ () Ναθαν () ὁ () προφήτης () ἦλθεν. ()
[23] Καὶ () ἀνηγγέλη () τῷ () βασιλεῖ () Ἰδοὺ () Ναθαν () ὁ () προφήτης· () καὶ () εἰσῆλθεν () κατὰ () πρόσωπον () τοῦ () βασιλέως () καὶ () προσεκύνησεν () τῷ () βασιλεῖ () κατὰ () πρόσωπον () αὐτοῦ () ἐπὶ () τὴν () γῆν. ()
[24] Καὶ () εἶπεν () Ναθαν () Κύριέ () μου () βασιλεῦ, () σὺ () εἶπας () Αδωνιας βασιλεύσει () ὀπίσω () μου () καὶ () αὐτὸς () καθήσεται () ἐπὶ () τοῦ () θρόνου () μου· ()
[25] ὅτι () κατέβη () σήμερον () καὶ () ἐθυσίασεν μόσχους () καὶ () ἄρνας () καὶ () πρόβατα () εἰς () πλῆθος () καὶ () ἐκάλεσεν () πάντας () τοὺς () υἱοὺς () τοῦ () βασιλέως () καὶ () τοὺς () ἄρχοντας () τῆς () δυνάμεως () καὶ () Αβιαθαρ () τὸν () ἱερέα, () καὶ () ἰδού () εἰσιν () ἐσθίοντες () καὶ () πίνοντες () ἐνώπιον () αὐτοῦ () καὶ () εἶπαν () Ζήτω () ὁ () βασιλεὺς () Αδωνιας.
[26] Καὶ () ἐμὲ () αὐτὸν () τὸν () δοῦλόν () σου () καὶ () Σαδωκ () τὸν () ἱερέα () καὶ () Βαναιαν υἱὸν () Ιωδαε καὶ () Σαλωμων τὸν () δοῦλόν () σου () οὐκ () ἐκάλεσεν. ()
[27] Εἰ () διὰ () τοῦ () κυρίου () μου () τοῦ () βασιλέως () γέγονεν () τὸ () ῥῆμα () τοῦτο () καὶ () οὐκ () ἐγνώρισας () τῷ () δούλῳ () σου () τίς () καθήσεται () ἐπὶ () τὸν () θρόνον () τοῦ () κυρίου () μου () τοῦ () βασιλέως () μετ’ () αὐτόν; ()—
[28] καὶ () ἀπεκρίθη () Δαυιδ () καὶ () εἶπεν () Καλέσατέ () μοι () τὴν () Βηρσαβεε· καὶ () εἰσῆλθεν () ἐνώπιον () τοῦ () βασιλέως () καὶ () ἔστη () ἐνώπιον () αὐτοῦ. ()
[29] Καὶ () ὤμοσεν () ὁ () βασιλεὺς () καὶ () εἶπεν () Ζῇ () κύριος, () ὃς () ἐλυτρώσατο () τὴν () ψυχήν () μου () ἐκ () πάσης () θλίψεως, ()
[30] ὅτι () καθὼς () ὤμοσά () σοι () ἐν () κυρίῳ () τῷ () θεῷ () Ισραηλ () λέγων () ὅτι () Σαλωμων ὁ () υἱός () σου () βασιλεύσει () μετ’ () ἐμὲ () καὶ () αὐτὸς () καθήσεται () ἐπὶ () τοῦ () θρόνου () μου () ἀντ’ () ἐμοῦ, () ὅτι () οὕτως () ποιήσω () τῇ () ἡμέρᾳ () ταύτῃ. ()
[31] Καὶ () ἔκυψεν () Βηρσαβεε ἐπὶ () πρόσωπον () ἐπὶ () τὴν () γῆν () καὶ () προσεκύνησεν () τῷ () βασιλεῖ () καὶ () εἶπεν () Ζήτω () ὁ () κύριός () μου () ὁ () βασιλεὺς () Δαυιδ () εἰς () τὸν () αἰῶνα. ()
[32] Καὶ () εἶπεν () ὁ () βασιλεὺς () Δαυιδ () Καλέσατέ () μοι () Σαδωκ () τὸν () ἱερέα () καὶ () Ναθαν () τὸν () προφήτην () καὶ () Βαναιαν υἱὸν () Ιωδαε· καὶ () εἰσῆλθον () ἐνώπιον () τοῦ () βασιλέως. ()
[33] Καὶ () εἶπεν () ὁ () βασιλεὺς () αὐτοῖς () Λάβετε () τοὺς () δούλους () τοῦ () κυρίου () ὑμῶν () μεθ’ () ὑμῶν () καὶ () ἐπιβιβάσατε () τὸν () υἱόν () μου () Σαλωμων ἐπὶ () τὴν () ἡμίονον τὴν () ἐμὴν () καὶ () καταγάγετε () αὐτὸν () εἰς () τὸν () Γιων,
[34] καὶ () χρισάτω () αὐτὸν () ἐκεῖ () Σαδωκ () ὁ () ἱερεὺς () καὶ () Ναθαν () ὁ () προφήτης () εἰς () βασιλέα () ἐπὶ () Ισραηλ, () καὶ () σαλπίσατε () κερατίνῃ καὶ () ἐρεῖτε () Ζήτω () ὁ () βασιλεὺς () Σαλωμων.
[35] Καὶ () καθήσεται () ἐπὶ () τοῦ () θρόνου () μου () καὶ () αὐτὸς () βασιλεύσει () ἀντ’ () ἐμοῦ, () καὶ () ἐγὼ () ἐνετειλάμην () τοῦ () εἶναι () εἰς () ἡγούμενον () ἐπὶ () Ισραηλ () καὶ () Ιουδα.
[36] Καὶ () ἀπεκρίθη () Βαναιας υἱὸς () Ιωδαε τῷ () βασιλεῖ () καὶ () εἶπεν () Γένοιτο· () οὕτως () πιστώσαι () κύριος () ὁ () θεὸς () τοῦ () κυρίου () μου () τοῦ () βασιλέως· ()
[37] καθὼς () ἦν () κύριος () μετὰ () τοῦ () κυρίου () μου () τοῦ () βασιλέως, () οὕτως () εἴη () μετὰ () Σαλωμων καὶ () μεγαλύναι () τὸν () θρόνον () αὐτοῦ () ὑπὲρ () τὸν () θρόνον () τοῦ () κυρίου () μου () τοῦ () βασιλέως () Δαυιδ. ()—
[38] καὶ () κατέβη () Σαδωκ () ὁ () ἱερεὺς () καὶ () Ναθαν () ὁ () προφήτης () καὶ () Βαναιας υἱὸς () Ιωδαε καὶ () ὁ () χερεθθι καὶ () ὁ () φελεθθι καὶ () ἐπεκάθισαν () τὸν () Σαλωμων ἐπὶ () τὴν () ἡμίονον τοῦ () βασιλέως () Δαυιδ () καὶ () ἀπήγαγον () αὐτὸν () εἰς () τὸν () Γιων.
[39] Καὶ () ἔλαβεν () Σαδωκ () ὁ () ἱερεὺς () τὸ () κέρας () τοῦ () ἐλαίου () ἐκ () τῆς () σκηνῆς () καὶ () ἔχρισεν () τὸν () Σαλωμων καὶ () ἐσάλπισεν () τῇ () κερατίνῃ, καὶ () εἶπεν () πᾶς () ὁ () λαός () Ζήτω () ὁ () βασιλεὺς () Σαλωμων.
[40] Καὶ () ἀνέβη () πᾶς () ὁ () λαὸς () ὀπίσω () αὐτοῦ () καὶ () ἐχόρευον ἐν () χοροῖς () καὶ () εὐφραινόμενοι () εὐφροσύνην () μεγάλην, () καὶ () ἐρράγη () ἡ () γῆ () ἐν () τῇ () φωνῇ () αὐτῶν. ()
[41] Καὶ () ἤκουσεν () Αδωνιας καὶ () πάντες () οἱ () κλητοὶ () αὐτοῦ, () καὶ () αὐτοὶ () συνετέλεσαν () φαγεῖν· () καὶ () ἤκουσεν () Ιωαβ τὴν () φωνὴν () τῆς () κερατίνης καὶ () εἶπεν () Τίς () ἡ () φωνὴ () τῆς () πόλεως () ἠχούσης; ()
[42] Ἔτι () αὐτοῦ () λαλοῦντος () καὶ () ἰδοὺ () Ιωναθαν υἱὸς () Αβιαθαρ () τοῦ () ἱερέως () ἦλθεν, () καὶ () εἶπεν () Αδωνιας Εἴσελθε, () ὅτι () ἀνὴρ () δυνάμεως () εἶ () σύ, () καὶ () ἀγαθὰ () εὐαγγέλισαι. ()
[43] Καὶ () ἀπεκρίθη () Ιωναθαν καὶ () εἶπεν () Καὶ () μάλα ὁ () κύριος () ἡμῶν () ὁ () βασιλεὺς () Δαυιδ () ἐβασίλευσεν () τὸν () Σαλωμων·
[44] καὶ () ἀπέστειλεν () ὁ () βασιλεὺς () μετ’ () αὐτοῦ () τὸν () Σαδωκ () τὸν () ἱερέα () καὶ () Ναθαν () τὸν () προφήτην () καὶ () Βαναιαν υἱὸν () Ιωδαε καὶ () τὸν () χερεθθι καὶ () τὸν () φελεθθι, καὶ () ἐπεκάθισαν () αὐτὸν () ἐπὶ () τὴν () ἡμίονον τοῦ () βασιλέως· ()
[45] καὶ () ἔχρισαν () αὐτὸν () Σαδωκ () ὁ () ἱερεὺς () καὶ () Ναθαν () ὁ () προφήτης () εἰς () βασιλέα () ἐν () τῷ () Γιων, καὶ () ἀνέβησαν () ἐκεῖθεν () εὐφραινόμενοι, () καὶ () ἤχησεν () ἡ () πόλις· () αὕτη () ἡ () φωνή, () ἣν () ἠκούσατε. ()
[46] Καὶ () ἐκάθισεν () Σαλωμων ἐπὶ () θρόνον () τῆς () βασιλείας, ()
[47] καὶ () εἰσῆλθον () οἱ () δοῦλοι () τοῦ () βασιλέως () εὐλογῆσαι () τὸν () κύριον () ἡμῶν () τὸν () βασιλέα () Δαυιδ () λέγοντες () Ἀγαθύναι ὁ () θεὸς () τὸ () ὄνομα () Σαλωμων τοῦ () υἱοῦ () σου () ὑπὲρ () τὸ () ὄνομά () σου () καὶ () μεγαλύναι () τὸν () θρόνον () αὐτοῦ () ὑπὲρ () τὸν () θρόνον () σου· () καὶ () προσεκύνησεν () ὁ () βασιλεὺς () ἐπὶ () τὴν () κοίτην () αὐτοῦ, ()
[48] καί () γε () οὕτως () εἶπεν () ὁ () βασιλεύς () Εὐλογητὸς () κύριος () ὁ () θεὸς () Ισραηλ, () ὃς () ἔδωκεν () σήμερον () ἐκ () τοῦ () σπέρματός () μου () καθήμενον () ἐπὶ () τοῦ () θρόνου () μου, () καὶ () οἱ () ὀφθαλμοί () μου () βλέπουσιν. ()
[49] Καὶ () ἐξέστησαν () καὶ () ἐξανέστησαν () πάντες () οἱ () κλητοὶ () τοῦ () Αδωνιου καὶ () ἀπῆλθον () ἀνὴρ () εἰς () τὴν () ὁδὸν () αὐτοῦ. ()
[50] Καὶ () Αδωνιας ἐφοβήθη () ἀπὸ () προσώπου () Σαλωμων καὶ () ἀνέστη () καὶ () ἀπῆλθεν () καὶ () ἐπελάβετο () τῶν () κεράτων () τοῦ () θυσιαστηρίου. ()
[51] Καὶ () ἀνηγγέλη () τῷ () Σαλωμων λέγοντες () Ἰδοὺ () Αδωνιας ἐφοβήθη () τὸν () βασιλέα () Σαλωμων καὶ () κατέχει () τῶν () κεράτων () τοῦ () θυσιαστηρίου () λέγων () Ὀμοσάτω () μοι () σήμερον () ὁ () βασιλεὺς () Σαλωμων εἰ () οὐ () θανατώσει () τὸν () δοῦλον () αὐτοῦ () ἐν () ῥομφαίᾳ. ()
[52] Καὶ () εἶπεν () Σαλωμων Ἐὰν () γένηται () εἰς () υἱὸν () δυνάμεως, () εἰ () πεσεῖται () τῶν () τριχῶν () αὐτοῦ () ἐπὶ () τὴν () γῆν· () καὶ () ἐὰν () κακία () εὑρεθῇ () ἐν () αὐτῷ, () θανατωθήσεται. ()
[53] Καὶ () ἀπέστειλεν () ὁ () βασιλεὺς () Σαλωμων καὶ () κατήνεγκεν () αὐτὸν () ἀπάνωθεν τοῦ () θυσιαστηρίου· () καὶ () εἰσῆλθεν () καὶ () προσεκύνησεν () τῷ () βασιλεῖ () Σαλωμων, καὶ () εἶπεν () αὐτῷ () Σαλωμων Δεῦρο () εἰς () τὸν () οἶκόν () σου. ()

Old Testament scripture quotations and versification from Septuaginta, edited by Alfred Rahlfs (Stuttgart: Württembergische Bibelanstalt, 1935). New Testament quotations are from the Byzantine Text (Guardian Press, LLC, Robinson-Pierpont Byzantine Textform, 2026). Both are in the public domain.