1 Kings 1 Interlinear

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

so they sought for a fair damsel throughout all the coasts of israel and found abishag a shunammite and brought her to the king

and the damsel was very fair and cherished the king and ministered to him but the king knew

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

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

and he conferred with joab the son of zeruiah and with abiathar the priest and they following adonijah helped

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

and adonijah slew sheep and oxen and fat cattle by the stone of zoheleth which is by enrogel and called all his brethren the kings sons and all the men of judah the kings servants

but nathan the prophet and benaiah and the mighty men and solomon his brother he called

wherefore nathan spake unto bathsheba the mother of solomon saying hast thou not heard that adonijah the son of haggith doth reign and david our lord knoweth

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

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

behold while thou yet talkest there with the king i also will come in after thee and confirm thy words

and bathsheba went in unto the king into the chamber and the king was very old and abishag the shunammite ministered unto the king

and bathsheba bowed and did obeisance unto the king and the king said

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

and now behold adonijah reigneth and now my lord the king thou knowest

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

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

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

and lo while she yet talked with the king nathan the prophet also came in

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

and nathan said my lord o king hast thou said adonijah shall reign after me and he shall sit upon my throne

for he is gone down this day and hath slain oxen and fat cattle and sheep in abundance and hath called all the kings 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

but me even me thy servant and zadok the priest and benaiah the son of jehoiada and thy servant solomon hath he not called

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

then king david answered and said call me bathsheba and she came into the kings presence and stood before the king

and the king sware and said as the lord liveth that hath redeemed my soul out of all distress

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

then bathsheba bowed with her face to the earth and did reverence to the king and said let my lord king david live for ever

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

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

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

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

and benaiah the son of jehoiada answered the king and said amen the lord god of my lord the king say

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

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 davids mule and brought him to gihon

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

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

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

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

and jonathan answered and said to adonijah verily our lord king david hath made solomon king

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 kings mule

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

and also solomon sitteth on the throne of the kingdom

and moreover the kings 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

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

and all the guests that were with adonijah were afraid and rose up and went every man his way

and adonijah feared because of solomon and arose and went and caught hold on the horns of the altar

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

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

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