ULT 1KI chapter 1

1 Now the king David was old; he came into the days. And they covered him with the garments, but it was not warm for him. 2 And his servants said to him, “Let them seek for my lord the king a young woman, a virgin, and she will stand to the face of the king. And she may be one who is useful for him, and she will lie in your bosom, and it will be warm for my lord the king.”

3 And they sought a beautiful young woman in all the territory of Israel, and they found Abishag the Shunammite, and they brought her to the king. 4 (And the young woman was beautiful as far as abundance. And she was one who is useful for the king, and she attended to him, but the king did not know her.)

5 And Adonijah the son of Haggith lifted himself up, saying, “I, myself, will reign.” And he made for himself a chariot and horsemen and 50 men running to his face. 6 And his father did not pain him from his days, saying, “Why have you done so?” And also, he was very good of form, and she had borne him after Absalom.

7 And his words were with Joab the son of Zeruiah and with Abiathar the priest. And they helped behind Adonijah. 8 But Zadok the priest and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada and Nathan the prophet and Shimei and Rei and the mighty men who were for David were not with Adonijah.

9 And Adonijah sacrificed sheep and cattle and fatling near the stone of Zoheleth, which is beside En Rogel. And he called all of his brothers, the sons of the king, and to all the men of Judah, the servants of the king. 10 But he did not call Nathan the prophet and Benaiah and the mighty men and his brother Solomon.

11 And Nathan said to Bathsheba the mother of Solomon, saying, “Have you not heard that Adonijah the son of Haggith reigns, and our master David does not know? 12 And now, come, please let me advise you with advice, and save your life and the life of your son Solomon. 13 Go and come to the king David, and you shall say to him, ‘Have not you, my lord the king, sworn to your female servant, saying, “Surely Solomon your son will reign after me, and he will sit on my throne?” And why does Adonijah reign?’ 14 Behold, while you are still speaking there with the king, then I myself will come in behind you and will fill your words.”

15 And Bathsheba came to the king at the chamber. (Now the king was very old and Abishag the Shunammite was attending the king.) 16 And Bathsheba bowed and prostrated herself to the king.

17 And she said to him, “My master, you yourself have sworn to your female servant by Yahweh your God, ‘Surely Solomon your son will reign after me, and he will sit on my throne.’ 18 And now, behold, Adonijah reigns, and now,[fn] my lord the king, you do not know. 19 And he has sacrificed ox and fatling and sheep to abundance, and he has called to all the sons of the king and to Abiathar the priest and to Joab the commander of the army, but he has not called to Solomon your servant. 20 And you,[fn] my lord the king, the eyes of all Israel are on you, to tell them who will sit on the throne of my lord the king after him. 21 And it will happen, as soon as my lord the king lies down with his fathers, that I myself and my son Solomon will be sinners.”

22 And behold, while she was still speaking with the king, then Nathan the prophet came. 23 And they told the king, saying, “Behold, Nathan the prophet.” And he came to the face of the king, and he prostrated himself to the king upon his nostrils to the ground.

24 And Nathan said, “My lord the king, have you yourself said, ‘Adonijah will reign after me, and he will sit on my throne?’ 25 For he has gone down today and sacrificed ox and fatling and sheep to abundance, and he has called to all of the sons of the king and to the commanders of the army and to Abiathar the priest. And behold, they are eating and drinking to his face. And they say, ‘Let the king Adonijah live!’ 26 But he has not called to me, me your servant, and to Zadok the priest and to Benaiah the son of Jehoiada and to Solomon your servant. 27 Has this matter been done from with my lord the king, and you have not caused your servants to know who will sit on the throne of my lord the king after him?”

28 And the king David answered and said, “Call to Bathsheba for me.” And she came to the face of the king and she stood to the face of the king.

29 And the king swore and said, “As Yahweh is alive, who has ransomed my life from every distress, 30 that just as I have sworn to you by Yahweh the God of Israel, saying, ‘Surely Solomon your son will reign after me, and he will sit on my throne in my place,’ that thus I will do this day.”

31 And Bathsheba bowed, nostrils to the ground, and she prostrated herself to the king, and she said, “May my lord the king David live to eternity!”

32 And the king David said, “Call for me to Zadok the priest and to Nathan the prophet and to Benaiah the son of Jehoiada.” And they came to the face of the king. 33 And the king said to them, “Take with you the servants of your lords, and you shall cause Solomon my son to mount on the female mule that is for me and bring him down to Gihon. 34 And Zadok the priest and Nathan the prophet shall anoint him there as king over Israel. And you shall blow with the horn, and you shall say, ‘Let the king Solomon live!’ 35 And you shall go up after him, and he shall come and sit on my throne, and he will reign in my place. And I have commanded him to be leader over Israel and over Judah.”

36 And Benaiah the son of Jehoiada answered the king and said, “Amen! Thus Yahweh the God of my lord the king speaks. 37 Just as Yahweh has been with my lord the king, thus may he be with Solomon, and may he make his throne greater than the throne of my lord the king David.”

38 And Zadok the priest and Nathan the prophet and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada and the Kerethite and the Pelethite went down, and they caused Solomon to mount on the female mule of the king David, and they led him to Gihon. 39 And Zadok the priest took the horn of the oil from the tent, and he anointed Solomon, and they blew with the horn, and all the people said, “Let the king Solomon live!” 40 And all the people went up after him, and the people were playing with flutes and were rejoicing with great joy, and the earth was split by their sound.

41 And Adonijah and all the ones having been called who were with him heard, and they finished eating. And Joab heard the sound of the horn, and he said, “Why is the sound of the city noisy?”

42 He was still speaking, and behold, Jonathan the son of Abiathar the priest came. And Adonijah said, “Come, for you are a man of strength, and you will bring good news.”

43 And Jonathan answered and said to Adonijah, “No; our lord the king David has caused Solomon to reign. 44 And the king has sent with him Zadok the priest and Nathan the prophet and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada and the Kerethite and the Pelethite, and they caused him to mount on the female mule of the king. 45 And Zadok the priest and Nathan the prophet have anointed him as king at Gihon, and they have gone up from there rejoicing, and the city is in an uproar. That is the sound that you have heard. 46 And also, Solomon sits on the throne of the kingdom. 47 And also, the servants of the king came to bless our lord the king David, saying, ‘May God make the name of Solomon better than your name, and may he make his throne greater than your throne.’ And the king prostrated himself on the bed. 48 And also, thus said the king, ‘Blessed be Yahweh the God of Israel, who has given one sitting on my throne today, and my eyes are seeing.’ ”

49 And all the ones having been called who were for Adonijah trembled and rose, and they went, a man to his way. 50 And Adonijah feared the face of Solomon. And he rose and went and grasped the horns of the altar. 51 And it was told to Solomon, saying, “Behold, Adonijah fears the king Solomon. And behold, he has grasped the horns of the altar, saying, ‘Let the king Solomon swear to me as today, if he will kill his servant with the sword.’ ”

52 And Solomon said, “If he will be a son of strength, a hair of his will not fall to the ground, but if evil is found in him, then he will die.” 53 And the king Solomon sent, and they brought him down from on the altar. And he came and prostrated himself to the king Solomon. And Solomon said to him, “Go to your house.”

Instead of and now, some manuscripts read and you.

Instead of And you, some manuscripts read And now.

ULT 1KI Chapter 1