1Kings 1:53 - Prayer Tents

David in His Old Age

1Now King David was old and advanced in years. And although they covered him with clothes, he could not get warm.H4428H1732H2204H935H3117H3680H899H3179 2Therefore 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."H5650H559H1245H113H4428H5291H1330H5975H6440H4428H5532H7901H2436H113H4428H2552 3So they sought for a beautiful young woman throughout all the territory of Israel, and found Abishag the Shunammite, and brought her to the king.H1245H3303H5291H1366H3478H4672H49H7767H935H4428 4The young woman was very beautiful, and she was of service to the king and attended to him, but the king knew her not.H5291H3966H3303H5532H4428H8334H4428H3045

Adonijah Sets Himself Up as King

5Now 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.H138H1121H2294H4984H559H4427H6213H7393H6571H2572H376H7323H6440 6His 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.H1H6087H3117H559H6213H3966H2896H8389H3205H310H53 7He conferred with Joab the son of Zeruiah and with Abiathar the priest. And they followed Adonijah and helped him.H1697H3097H1121H6870H54H3548H310H138H5826 8But 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.H6659H3548H1141H1121H3077H5416H5030H8096H7472H1368H1732H138 9Adonijah 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,H138H2076H6629H1241H4806H68H2120H681H5883H7121H251H4428H1121H582H3063H4428H5650 10but he did not invite Nathan the prophet or Benaiah or the mighty men or Solomon his brother.H5416H5030H1141H1368H8010H251H7121

Nathan and Bathsheba Before David

11Then 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?H5416H559H1339H517H8010H559H8085H138H1121H2294H4427H1732H113H3045 12Now therefore come, let me give you advice, that you may save your own life and the life of your son Solomon.H3212H3289H6098H4422H5315H5315H1121H8010 13Go 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?'H3212H935H4428H1732H559H113H4428H7650H519H559H3588H8010H1121H4427H310H3427H3678H138H4427 14Then while you are still speaking with the king, I also will come in after you and confirm your words."H1696H4428H935H310H4390H1697 15So Bathsheba went to the king in his chamber (now the king was very old, and Abishag the Shunammite was attending to the king).H1339H935H4428H2315H4428H3966H2204H49H7767H8334H4428 16Bathsheba bowed and paid homage to the king, and the king said, "What do you desire?"H1339H6915H7812H4428H4428H559 17She 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.'H559H113H7650H3068H430H519H8010H1121H4427H310H3427H3678 18And now, behold, Adonijah is king, although you, my lord the king, do not know it.H138H4427H113H4428H3045 19He 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.H2076H7794H4806H6629H7230H7121H1121H4428H54H3548H3097H8269H6635H8010H5650H7121 20And 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.H113H4428H5869H3478H5046H3427H3678H113H4428H310 21Otherwise it will come to pass, when my lord the king sleeps with his fathers, that I and my son Solomon will be counted offenders."H113H4428H7901H1H1121H8010H2400 22While she was still speaking with the king, Nathan the prophet came in.H1696H4428H5416H5030H935 23And 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.H5046H4428H559H5416H5030H935H6440H4428H7812H4428H639H776 24And Nathan said, "My lord the king, have you said, 'Adonijah shall reign after me, and he shall sit on my throne'?H5416H559H113H4428H559H138H4427H310H3427H3678 25For 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!'H3381H3117H2076H7794H4806H6629H7230H7121H4428H1121H8269H6635H54H3548H398H8354H6440H559H2421H4428H138 26But me, your servant, and Zadok the priest, and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, and your servant Solomon he has not invited.H5650H6659H3548H1141H1121H3077H5650H8010H7121 27Has 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?"H1697H1961H113H4428H3045H5650H3427H3678H113H4428H310

Solomon Anointed King

28Then King David answered, "Call Bathsheba to me." So she came into the king's presence and stood before the king.H4428H1732H6030H559H7121H1339H935H4428H6440H5975H6440H4428 29And the king swore, saying, "As the LORD lives, who has redeemed my soul out of every adversity,H4428H7650H559H3068H2416H6299H5315H6869 30as 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."H7650H3068H430H3478H559H8010H1121H4427H310H3427H3678H6213H3117 31Then Bathsheba bowed with her face to the ground and paid homage to the king and said, "May my lord King David live forever!"H1339H6915H639H776H7812H4428H559H113H4428H1732H2421H5769 32King David said, "Call to me Zadok the priest, Nathan the prophet, and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada." So they came before the king.H4428H1732H559H7121H6659H3548H5416H5030H1141H1121H3077H935H6440H4428 33And 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.H4428H559H3947H5650H113H8010H1121H7392H6506H3381H1521 34And let Zadok the priest and Nathan the prophet there anoint him king over Israel. Then blow the trumpet and say, 'Long live King Solomon!'H6659H3548H5416H5030H4886H4428H3478H8628H7782H559H2421H4428H8010 35You 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."H5927H310H935H3427H3678H4427H6680H5057H3478H3063 36And Benaiah the son of Jehoiada answered the king, "Amen! May the LORD, the God of my lord the king, say so.H1141H1121H3077H6030H4428H559H543H3068H430H113H4428H559 37As 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."H3068H113H4428H8010H1431H3678H1431H3678H113H4428H1732 38So 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.H6659H3548H5416H5030H1141H1121H3077H3774H6432H3381H8010H7392H4428H1732H6506H3212H1521 39There 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!"H6659H3548H3947H7161H8081H168H4886H8010H8628H7782H5971H559H2421H4428H8010 40And all the people went up after him, playing on pipes, and rejoicing with great joy, so that the earth was split by their noise.H5971H5927H310H5971H2490H2485H8056H1419H8057H776H1234H6963 41Adonijah 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?"H138H7121H8085H3615H398H3097H8085H6963H7782H559H6963H7151H1993 42While 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."H1696H3129H1121H54H3548H935H138H559H935H2428H376H381H1319H2896H1319 43Jonathan answered Adonijah, "No, for our lord King David has made Solomon king,H3129H6030H559H138H61H113H4428H1732H8010H4427 44and 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.H4428H7971H6659H3548H5416H5030H1141H1121H3077H3774H6432H7392H4428H6506 45And 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.H6659H3548H5416H5030H4886H4428H1521H5927H8056H7151H1949H6963H8085 46Solomon sits on the royal throne.H8010H3427H3678H4410 47Moreover, 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.H4428H5650H935H1288H113H4428H1732H559H430H8034H8010H3190H8034H1431H3678H1431H3678H4428H7812H4904 48And 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.'"H559H4428H1288H3068H430H3478H5414H3427H3678H3117H5869H7200 49Then all the guests of Adonijah trembled and rose, and each went his own way.H7121H138H2729H6965H3212H376H1870 50And Adonijah feared Solomon. So he arose and went and took hold of the horns of the altar.H138H3372H6440H8010H6965H3212H2388H7161H4196 51Then 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.'"H5046H8010H559H138H3372H4428H8010H270H7161H4196H559H4428H8010H7650H3117H4191H5650H2719 52And 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."H8010H559H2428H1121H8185H5307H776H7451H4672H4191 53So 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."H4428H8010H7971H3381H4196H935H7812H4428H8010H8010H559H3212H1004