Chapter 1
1 David in Old Age
Now King 4428 David 1732 was old 2204, advanced 935 in age 3117; and they covered 3680 him with clothes 899, but he could not keep 2552 warm 2552.
2 So his servants 5650 said 559 to him, "Let them seek 1245 a young 5291 virgin 1330 for my lord 113 the king 4428, and let her attend the king 4428 and become 1961 his nurse 5532; and let her lie 7901 in your bosom 2436, that my lord 113 the king 4428 may keep 2552 warm 2552."
3 So they searched 1245 for a beautiful 3303 girl 5291 throughout all 3605 the territory 1366 of Israel 3478, and found 4672 Abishag 49 the Shunammite 7767, and brought 935 her to the king 4428.
4 The girl 5291 was very 3966 beautiful 3303; and she became 1961 the king's 4428 nurse 5532 and served 8334 him, but the king 4428 did not cohabit 3045 with her.
5 ¶ Now Adonijah 138 the son 1121 of Haggith 2294 exalted 5375 himself, saying 559, "I will be king 4427." So he prepared 6213 for himself chariots 7393 and horsemen 6571 with fifty 2572 men 376 to run 7323 before 6440 him.
6 His father 1 had never 3808 crossed 6087 him at any 4480 time 3117 by asking 559, "Why 4069 have you done 6213 so 3602?" And he was also 1571 a very 3966 handsome man 2896, and he was born 3205 after 310 Absalom 53.
7 He had conferred 1697 with Joab 3097 the son 1121 of Zeruiah 6870 and with Abiathar 54 the priest 3548; and following 310 Adonijah 138 they helped 5826 him.
8 But Zadok 6659 the priest 3548, Benaiah 1141 the son 1121 of Jehoiada 3077, Nathan 5416 the prophet 5030, Shimei 8096, Rei 7472, and the mighty 1368 men 1368 who 834 belonged to David 1732, were not with Adonijah 138.
9 ¶ Adonijah 138 sacrificed 2076 sheep 6629 and oxen 1241 and fatlings 4806 by the stone 68 of Zoheleth 2120, which 834 is beside 681 En-rogel 5883; and he invited 7121 all 3605 his brothers 251, the king's 4428 sons 1121, and all 3605 the men 376 of Judah 3063, the king's 4428 servants 5650.
10 But he did not invite 7121 Nathan 5416 the prophet 5030, Benaiah 1141, the mighty 1368 men 1368, and Solomon 8010 his brother 251.
11 Nathan and Bathsheba
¶ Then Nathan 5416 spoke 559 to Bathsheba 1339 the mother 517 of Solomon 8010, saying 559, "Have you not heard 8085 that Adonijah 138 the son 1121 of Haggith 2294 has become 4427 king 4427, and David 1732 our lord 113 does not know 3045 {it?}
12 "So now 6258 come 1980, please 4994 let me give 3289 you counsel 6098 and save 4422 your life 5315 and the life 5315 of your son 1121 Solomon 8010.
13 "Go 1980 at once 935 to King 4428 David 1732 and say 559 to him, 'Have you not, my lord 113, O king 4428, sworn 7650 to your maidservant 519, saying 559, "Surely 3588 Solomon 8010 your son 1121 shall be king 4427 after 310 me, and he shall sit 3427 on my throne 3678"? Why 4069 then has Adonijah 138 become 4427 king 4427?'
14 "Behold 2009, while you are still 5750 there 8033 speaking 1696 with the king 4428, I will come 935 in after 310 you and confirm 4390 your words 1697."
15 ¶ So Bathsheba 1339 went 935 in to the king 4428 in the bedroom 2315. Now the king 4428 was very 3966 old 2204, and Abishag 49 the Shunammite 7767 was ministering 8334 to the king 4428.
16 Then Bathsheba 1339 bowed 6915 and prostrated 7812 herself before the king 4428. And the king 4428 said 559, "What 4100 do you wish?"
17 She said 559 to him, "My lord 113, you swore 7650 to your maidservant 519 by the LORD 3068 your God 430, {saying,} 'Surely 3588 your son 1121 Solomon 8010 shall be king 4427 after 310 me and he shall sit 3427 on my throne 3678.'
18 "Now 6258, behold 2009, Adonijah 138 is king 4427; and now 6258, my lord 113 the king 4428, you do not know 3045 {it.}
19 "He has sacrificed 2076 oxen 7794 and fatlings 4806 and sheep 6629 in abundance 7230, and has invited 7121 all 3605 the sons 1121 of the king 4428 and Abiathar 54 the priest 3548 and Joab 3097 the commander 8269 of the army 6635, but he has not invited 7121 Solomon 8010 your servant 5650.
20 "As for you now, my lord 113 the king 4428, the eyes 5869 of all 3605 Israel 3478 are on you, to tell 5046 them who 4310 shall sit 3427 on the throne 3678 of my lord 113 the king 4428 after 310 him.
21 "Otherwise it will come 1961 about, as soon as my lord 113 the king 4428 sleeps 7901 with his fathers 1, that I and my son 1121 Solomon 8010 will be considered offenders 2400."
22 ¶ Behold 2009, while she was still 5750 speaking 1696 with the king 4428, Nathan 5416 the prophet 5030 came 935 in.
23 They told 5046 the king 4428, saying 559, "Here 2009 is Nathan 5416 the prophet 5030." And when he came 935 in before 6440 the king 4428, he prostrated 7812 himself before the king 4428 with his face 639 to the ground 776.
24 Then Nathan 5416 said 559, "My lord 113 the king 4428, have you said 559, 'Adonijah 138 shall be king 4427 after 310 me, and he shall sit 3427 on my throne 3678'?
25 "For he has gone 3381 down 3381 today 3117 and has sacrificed 2076 oxen 7794 and fatlings 4806 and sheep 6629 in abundance 7230, and has invited 7121 all 3605 the king's 4428 sons 1121 and the commanders 8269 of the army 6635 and Abiathar 54 the priest 3548, and behold 2009, they are eating 398 and drinking 8354 before 6440 him; and they say 559, '{Long} live 2421 King 4428 Adonijah 138!'
26 "But me, {even} me your servant 5650, and Zadok 6659 the priest 3548 and Benaiah 1141 the son 1121 of Jehoiada 3077 and your servant 5650 Solomon 8010, he has not invited 7121.
27 "Has this 2088 thing 1697 been 1961 done 1961 by my lord 113 the king 4428, and you have not shown 3045 to your servants 5650 who 4310 should sit 3427 on the throne 3678 of my lord 113 the king 4428 after 310 him?"
28 ¶ Then King 4428 David 1732 said 559, "Call 7121 Bathsheba 1339 to me." And she came 935 into the king's 4428 presence 6440 and stood 5975 before 6440 the king 4428.
29 The king 4428 vowed 7650 and said 559, "As the LORD 3068 lives 2416, who 834 has redeemed 6299 my life 5315 from all 3605 distress 6869,
30 surely 3588 as I vowed 7650 to you by the LORD 3068 the God 430 of Israel 3478, saying 559, 'Your son 1121 Solomon 8010 shall be king 4427 after 310 me, and he shall sit 3427 on my throne 3678 in my place 8478'; I will indeed 3588 do 6213 so 3651 this 2088 day 3117."
31 Then Bathsheba 1339 bowed 6915 with her face 639 to the ground 776, and prostrated 7812 herself before the king 4428 and said 559, "May my lord 113 King 4428 David 1732 live 2421 forever 5769."
32 ¶ Then King 4428 David 1732 said 559, "Call 7121 to me Zadok 6659 the priest 3548, Nathan 5416 the prophet 5030, and Benaiah 1141 the son 1121 of Jehoiada 3077." And they came 935 into the king's 4428 presence 6440.
33 The king 4428 said 559 to them, "Take 3947 with you the servants 5650 of your lord 113, and have my son 1121 Solomon 8010 ride 7392 on my own mule 6506, and bring 3381 him down 3381 to Gihon 1521.
34 "Let Zadok 6659 the priest 3548 and Nathan 5416 the prophet 5030 anoint 4886 him there 8033 as king 4428 over 5921 Israel 3478, and blow 8628 the trumpet 7782 and say 559, '{Long} live 2421 King 4428 Solomon 8010!'
35 "Then you shall come 5927 up after 310 him, and he shall come 935 and sit 3427 on my throne 3678 and be king 4427 in my place 8478; for I have appointed 6680 him to be ruler 5057 over 5921 Israel 3478 and Judah 3063."
36 Benaiah 1141 the son 1121 of Jehoiada 3077 answered 6030 the king 4428 and said 559, "Amen 543! Thus 3651 may the LORD 3068, the God 430 of my lord 113 the king 4428, say 559.
37 "As the LORD 3068 has been 1961 with my lord 113 the king 4428, so 3651 may He be with Solomon 8010, and make 1431 his throne 3678 greater 1431 than 4480 the throne 3678 of my lord 113 King 4428 David 1732!"
38 Solomon Anointed King
¶ So Zadok 6659 the priest 3548, Nathan 5416 the prophet 5030, Benaiah 1141 the son 1121 of Jehoiada 3077, the Cherethites 3774, and the Pelethites 6432 went 3381 down 3381 and had Solomon 8010 ride 7392 on King 4428 David's 1732 mule 6506, and brought 1980 him to Gihon 1521.
39 Zadok 6659 the priest 3548 then took 3947 the horn 7161 of oil 8081 from the tent 168 and anointed 4886 Solomon 8010. Then they blew 8628 the trumpet 7782, and all 3605 the people 5971 said 559, "{Long} live 2421 King 4428 Solomon 8010!"
40 All 3605 the people 5971 went 5927 up after 310 him, and the people 5971 were playing 2490 on flutes 2485 and rejoicing 8056 with great 1419 joy 8057, so that the earth 776 shook 1234 at their noise 6963.
41 ¶ Now Adonijah 138 and all 3605 the guests 7121 who 834 {were} with him heard 8085 {it} as they finished 3615 eating 398. When Joab 3097 heard 8085 the sound 6963 of the trumpet 7782, he said 559, "Why 4069 is the city 7151 making 1993 such an uproar 1993?"
42 While he was still 5750 speaking 1696, behold 2009, Jonathan 3083 the son 1121 of Abiathar 54 the priest 3548 came 935. Then Adonijah 138 said 559, "Come 935 in, for you are a valiant 2428 man 376 and bring 1319 good 2896 news 1319."
43 But Jonathan 3083 replied 6030 to Adonijah 138, "No 61! Our lord 113 King 4428 David 1732 has made 4427 Solomon 8010 king 4428.
44 "The king 4428 has also sent 7971 with him Zadok 6659 the priest 3548, Nathan 5416 the prophet 5030, Benaiah 1141 the son 1121 of Jehoiada 3077, the Cherethites 3774, and the Pelethites 6432; and they have made him ride 7392 on the king's 4428 mule 6506.
45 "Zadok 6659 the priest 3548 and Nathan 5416 the prophet 5030 have anointed 4886 him king 4428 in Gihon 1521, and they have come 5927 up from there 8033 rejoicing 8056, so that the city 7151 is in an uproar 1949. This 1931 is the noise 6963 which 834 you have heard 8085.
46 "Besides 1571, Solomon 8010 has even 1571 taken 3427 his seat 3427 on the throne 3678 of the kingdom 4410.
47 "Moreover 1571, the king's 4428 servants 5650 came 935 to bless 1288 our lord 113 King 4428 David 1732, saying 559, 'May your God 430 make 3190 the name 8034 of Solomon 8010 better 3190 than 4480 your name 8034 and his throne 3678 greater 1431 than 4480 your throne 3678!' And the king 4428 bowed 7812 himself on the bed 4904.
48 "The king 4428 has also 1571 said 559 thus 3602, 'Blessed 1288 be the LORD 3068, the God 430 of Israel 3478, who 834 has granted 5414 one to sit 3427 on my throne 3678 today 3117 while my own eyes 5869 see 7200 {it.}'"
49 ¶ Then all 3605 the guests 7121 of Adonijah 138 were terrified 2729; and they arose 6965 and each 376 went 1980 on his way 1870.
50 And Adonijah 138 was afraid 3372 of Solomon 8010, and he arose 6965, went 1980 and took 2388 hold 2388 of the horns 7161 of the altar 4196.
51 Now it was told 5046 Solomon 8010, saying 559, "Behold 2009, Adonijah 138 is afraid 3372 of King 4428 Solomon 8010, for behold 2009, he has taken 270 hold 270 of the horns 7161 of the altar 4196, saying 559, 'Let King 4428 Solomon 8010 swear 7650 to me today 3117 that he will not put 4191 his servant 5650 to death 4191 with the sword 2719.'"
52 Solomon 8010 said 559, "If 518 he is a worthy 2428 man 1121, not one of his hairs 8185 will fall 5307 to the ground 776; but if 518 wickedness 7463 is found 4672 in him, he will die 4191."
53 So King 4428 Solomon 8010 sent 7971, and they brought 3381 him down 3381 from the altar 4196. And he came 935 and prostrated 7812 himself before King 4428 Solomon 8010, and Solomon 8010 said 559 to him, "Go 1980 to your house 1004."
Chapter 2
1 David's Charge to Solomon
As David's 1732 time 3117 to die 4191 drew 7126 near 7126, he charged 6680 Solomon 8010 his son 1121, saying 559,
2 "I am going 1980 the way 1870 of all 3605 the earth 776. Be strong 2388, therefore, and show 1961 yourself a man 376.
3 "Keep 8104 the charge 4931 of the LORD 3068 your God 430, to walk 1980 in His ways 1870, to keep 8104 His statutes 2708, His commandments 4687, His ordinances 4941, and His testimonies 5715, according to what is written 3789 in the Law 8451 of Moses 4872, that you may succeed 7919 in all 3605 that you do 6213 and wherever you turn 6437,
4 so 4616 that the LORD 3068 may carry 6965 out His promise 1697 which 834 He spoke 1696 concerning 5921 me, saying 559, 'If 518 your sons 1121 are careful 8104 of their way 1870, to walk 1980 before 6440 Me in truth 571 with all 3605 their heart 3824 and with all 3605 their soul 5315, you shall not lack 3772 a man 376 on the throne 3678 of Israel 3478.'
5 ¶ "Now you also 1571 know 3045 what 834 Joab 3097 the son 1121 of Zeruiah 6870 did 6213 to me, what 834 he did 6213 to the two 8147 commanders 8269 of the armies 6635 of Israel 3478, to Abner 74 the son 1121 of Ner 5369, and to Amasa 6021 the son 1121 of Jether 3500, whom he killed 2026; he also shed 7760 the blood 1818 of war 4421 in peace 7965. And he put 5414 the blood 1818 of war 4421 on his belt 2290 about his waist 4975, and on his sandals 5275 on his feet 7272.
6 "So act 6213 according to your wisdom 2451, and do not let his gray 7872 hair 7872 go 3381 down 3381 to Sheol 7585 in peace 7965.
7 "But show 6213 kindness 2617 to the sons 1121 of Barzillai 1271 the Gileadite 1569, and let them be among those who eat 398 at your table 7979; for they assisted 7126 me when I fled 1272 from Absalom 53 your brother 251.
8 "Behold 2009, there is with you Shimei 8096 the son 1121 of Gera 1617 the Benjamite 1145, of Bahurim 980; now it was he who cursed 7043 me with a violent 4834 curse 7045 on the day 3117 I went 1980 to Mahanaim 4266. But when he came 3381 down to me at the Jordan 3383, I swore 7650 to him by the LORD 3068, saying 559, 'I will not put 4191 you to death 4191 with the sword 2719.'
9 "Now 6258 therefore, do not let him go 5352 unpunished 5352, for you are a wise 2450 man 376; and you will know 3045 what 834 you ought to do 6213 to him, and you will bring 3381 his gray 7872 hair 7872 down 3381 to Sheol 7585 with blood 1818."
10 Death of David
¶ Then David 1732 slept 7901 with his fathers 1 and was buried 6912 in the city 5892 of David 1732.
11 The days 3117 that David 1732 reigned 4427 over 5921 Israel 3478 {were} forty 705 years 8141: seven 7651 years 8141 he reigned 4427 in Hebron 2275 and thirty-three years 8141 he reigned 4427 in Jerusalem 3389.
12 And Solomon 8010 sat 3427 on the throne 3678 of David 1732 his father 1, and his kingdom 4438 was firmly 3966 established 3559.
13 ¶ Now Adonijah 138 the son 1121 of Haggith 2294 came 935 to Bathsheba 1339 the mother 517 of Solomon 8010. And she said 559, "Do you come 935 peacefully 7965?" And he said 559, "Peacefully 7965."
14 Then he said 559, "I have something 1697 {to say} to you." And she said 559, "Speak 1696."
15 So he said 559, "You know 3045 that the kingdom 4410 was mine and that all 3605 Israel 3478 expected me to be king 4427; however, the kingdom 4410 has turned 5437 about 5437 and become 1961 my brother's 251, for it was his from the LORD 3068.
16 "Now 6258 I am making 7592 one 259 request 7596 of you; do not refuse 7725 me." And she said 559 to him, "Speak 1696."
17 Then he said 559, "Please 4994 speak 559 to Solomon 8010 the king 4428, for he will not refuse 7725 you, that he may give 5414 me Abishag 49 the Shunammite 7767 as a wife 802."
18 Bathsheba 1339 said 559, "Very 2896 well 2896; I will speak 1696 to the king 4428 for you."
19 Adonijah Executed
¶ So Bathsheba 1339 went 935 to King 4428 Solomon 8010 to speak 1696 to him for Adonijah 138. And the king 4428 arose 6965 to meet 7122 her, bowed 7812 before her, and sat 3427 on his throne 3678; then he had a throne 3678 set 7760 for the king's 4428 mother 517, and she sat 3427 on his right 3225.
20 Then she said 559, "I am making 7592 one 259 small 6996 request 7596 of you; do not refuse 7725 me." And the king 4428 said 559 to her, "Ask 7592, my mother 517, for I will not refuse 7725 you."
21 So she said 559, "Let Abishag 49 the Shunammite 7767 be given 5414 to Adonijah 138 your brother 251 as a wife 802."
22 King 4428 Solomon 8010 answered 6030 and said 559 to his mother 517, "And why 4100 are you asking 7592 Abishag 49 the Shunammite 7767 for Adonijah 138? Ask 7592 for him also the kingdom 4410--for he is my older 1419 brother 251--even for him, for Abiathar 54 the priest 3548, and for Joab 3097 the son 1121 of Zeruiah 6870!"
23 Then King 4428 Solomon 8010 swore 7650 by the LORD 3068, saying 559, "May God 430 do 6213 so 3541 to me and more 3254 also 3541, if 3588 Adonijah 138 has not spoken 1696 this 2088 word 1697 against his own life 5315.
24 "Now 6258 therefore, as the LORD 3068 lives 2416, who 834 has established 3559 me and set 3427 me on the throne 3678 of David 1732 my father 1 and who 834 has made 6213 me a house 1004 as He promised 1696, surely 3588 Adonijah 138 shall be put 4191 to death 4191 today 3117."
25 So King 4428 Solomon 8010 sent 7971 Benaiah 1141 the son 1121 of Jehoiada 3077; and he fell 6293 upon him so that he died 4191.
26 ¶ Then to Abiathar 54 the priest 3548 the king 4428 said 559, "Go 1980 to Anathoth 6068 to your own field 7704, for you deserve 376 to die 4194; but I will not put 4191 you to death 4191 at this 2088 time 3117, because 3588 you carried 5375 the ark 727 of the Lord 136 GOD 3068 before 6440 my father 1 David 1732, and because 3588 you were afflicted 6031 in everything 3605 with which 834 my father 1 was afflicted 6031."
27 So Solomon 8010 dismissed 1644 Abiathar 54 from being 1961 priest 3548 to the LORD 3068, in order to fulfill 4390 the word 1697 of the LORD 3068, which 834 He had spoken 1696 concerning 5921 the house 1004 of Eli 5941 in Shiloh 7887.
28 Joab Executed
¶ Now the news 8052 came 935 to Joab 3097, for Joab 3097 had followed Adonijah 138, although he had not followed Absalom 53. And Joab 3097 fled 5127 to the tent 168 of the LORD 3068 and took 2388 hold 2388 of the horns 7161 of the altar 4196.
29 It was told 5046 King 4428 Solomon 8010 that Joab 3097 had fled 5127 to the tent 168 of the LORD 3068, and behold 2009, he is beside 681 the altar 4196. Then Solomon 8010 sent 7971 Benaiah 1141 the son 1121 of Jehoiada 3077, saying 559, "Go 1980, fall 6293 upon him."
30 So Benaiah 1141 came 935 to the tent 168 of the LORD 3068 and said 559 to him, "Thus 3541 the king 4428 has said 559, 'Come 3318 out.'" But he said 559, "No 3808, for I will die 4191 here 6311." And Benaiah 1141 brought 7725 the king 4428 word 1697 again 7725, saying 559, "Thus 3541 spoke 1696 Joab 3097, and thus 3541 he answered 6030 me."
31 The king 4428 said 559 to him, "Do 6213 as he has spoken 1696 and fall 6293 upon him and bury 6912 him, that you may remove 5493 from me and from my father's 1 house 1004 the blood 1818 which 834 Joab 3097 shed 8210 without 2600 cause 2600.
32 "The LORD 3068 will return 7725 his blood 1818 on his own head 7218, because 834 he fell 6293 upon two 8147 men 376 more 4480 righteous 6662 and better 2896 than 4480 he and killed 2026 them with the sword 2719, while my father 1 David 1732 did not know 3045 {it:} Abner 74 the son 1121 of Ner 5369, commander 8269 of the army 6635 of Israel 3478, and Amasa 6021 the son 1121 of Jether 3500, commander 8269 of the army 6635 of Judah 3063.
33 "So shall their blood 1818 return 7725 on the head 7218 of Joab 3097 and on the head 7218 of his descendants 2233 forever 5769; but to David 1732 and his descendants 2233 and his house 1004 and his throne 3678, may there be peace 7965 from the LORD 3068 forever."
34 Then Benaiah 1141 the son 1121 of Jehoiada 3077 went 5927 up and fell 6293 upon him and put 4191 him to death 4191, and he was buried 6912 at his own house 1004 in the wilderness 4057.
35 The king 4428 appointed 5414 Benaiah 1141 the son 1121 of Jehoiada 3077 over 5921 the army 6635 in his place 8478, and the king 4428 appointed 5414 Zadok 6659 the priest 3548 in the place 8478 of Abiathar 54.
36 Shimei Executed
¶ Now the king 4428 sent 7971 and called 7121 for Shimei 8096 and said 559 to him, "Build 1129 for yourself a house 1004 in Jerusalem 3389 and live 3427 there 8033, and do not go 3318 out from there 8033 to any 575 place 575.
37 "For on the day 3117 you go 3318 out and cross 5674 over 5674 the brook 5158 Kidron 6939, you will know 3045 for certain 3045 that you shall surely 4191 die 4191; your blood 1818 shall be on your own head 7218."
38 Shimei 8096 then said 559 to the king 4428, "The word 1697 is good 2896. As my lord 113 the king 4428 has said 1696, so 3651 your servant 5650 will do 6213." So Shimei 8096 lived 3427 in Jerusalem 3389 many 7227 days 3117.
39 ¶ But it came 1961 about at the end 7093 of three 7969 years 8141, that two 8147 of the servants 5650 of Shimei 8096 ran 1272 away 1272 to Achish 397 son 1121 of Maacah 4601, king 4428 of Gath 1661. And they told 5046 Shimei 8096, saying 559, "Behold 2009, your servants 5650 are in Gath 1661."
40 Then Shimei 8096 arose 6965 and saddled 2280 his donkey 2543, and went 1980 to Gath 1661 to Achish 397 to look 1245 for his servants 5650. And Shimei 8096 went 1980 and brought 935 his servants 5650 from Gath 1661.
41 It was told 5046 Solomon 8010 that Shimei 8096 had gone 1980 from Jerusalem 3389 to Gath 1661, and had returned 7725.
42 So the king 4428 sent 7971 and called 7121 for Shimei 8096 and said 559 to him, "Did I not make you swear 7650 by the LORD 3068 and solemnly 5749 warn 5749 you, saying 559, 'You will know 3045 for certain 3045 that on the day 3117 you depart 3318 and go 1980 anywhere 575, you shall surely 4191 die 4191'? And you said 559 to me, 'The word 1697 which I have heard 8085 is good 2896.'
43 "Why 4069 then have you not kept 8104 the oath 7621 of the LORD 3068, and the command 4687 which 834 I have laid 6680 on you?"
44 The king 4428 also said 559 to Shimei 8096, "You know 3045 all 3605 the evil 7463 which 834 you acknowledge 3045 in your heart 3824, which 834 you did 6213 to my father 1 David 1732; therefore the LORD 3068 shall return 7725 your evil 7463 on your own head 7218.
45 "But King 4428 Solomon 8010 shall be blessed 1288, and the throne 3678 of David 1732 shall be established 3559 before 6440 the LORD 3068 forever."
46 So the king 4428 commanded 6680 Benaiah 1141 the son 1121 of Jehoiada 3077, and he went 3318 out and fell 6293 upon him so that he died 4191.
Chapter 3
1 ¶ Solomon's Rule Consolidated
Then Solomon 8010 formed 2859 a marriage 2859 alliance 2859 with Pharaoh 6547 king 4428 of Egypt 4714, and took 3947 Pharaoh's 6547 daughter 1323 and brought 935 her to the city 5892 of David 1732 until 5704 he had finished 3615 building 1129 his own house 1004 and the house 1004 of the LORD 3068 and the wall 2346 around 5439 Jerusalem 3389.
2 The people 5971 were still 7534 sacrificing 2076 on the high 1116 places 1116, because 3588 there was no 3808 house 1004 built 1129 for the name 8034 of the LORD 3068 until 5704 those 1992 days 3117.
3 ¶ Now Solomon 8010 loved 157 the LORD 3068, walking 1980 in the statutes 2708 of his father 1 David 1732, except 7534 he sacrificed 2076 and burned 6999 incense 6999 on the high 1116 places 1116.
4 The king 4428 went 1980 to Gibeon 1391 to sacrifice 2076 there 8033, for that was the great 1419 high 1116 place 1116; Solomon 8010 offered 5927 a thousand 505 burnt 5930 offerings 5930 on that altar 4196.
5 In Gibeon 1391 the LORD 3068 appeared 7200 to Solomon 8010 in a dream 2472 at night 3915; and God 430 said 559, "Ask 7592 what 4100 {you wish} Me to give 5414 you."
6 Solomon's Prayer
Then Solomon 8010 said 559, "You have shown 6213 great 1419 lovingkindness 2617 to Your servant 5650 David 1732 my father 1, according 3512 as he walked 1980 before 6440 You in truth 571 and righteousness 6666 and uprightness 3483 of heart 3824 toward 5973 You; and You have reserved 8104 for him this 2088 great 1419 lovingkindness 2617, that You have given 5414 him a son 1121 to sit 3427 on his throne 3678, as {it is} this 2088 day 3117.
7 "Now 6258, O LORD 3068 my God 430, You have made 4427 Your servant 5650 king 4427 in place 8478 of my father 1 David 1732, yet I am but a little 6996 child 5288; I do not know 3045 how to go 3318 out or come 935 in.
8 "Your servant 5650 is in the midst 8432 of Your people 5971 which 834 You have chosen 977, a great 7227 people 5971 who 834 are too 4480 many 7230 to be numbered 4487 or counted 5608.
9 "So give 5414 Your servant 5650 an understanding 8085 heart 3820 to judge 8199 Your people 5971 to discern 995 between 996 good 2896 and evil 7451. For who 4310 is able 3201 to judge 8199 this 2088 great 3515 people 5971 of Yours?"
10 God's Answer
¶ It was pleasing 3190 in the sight 5869 of the Lord 136 that Solomon 8010 had asked 7592 this 2088 thing 1697.
11 God 430 said 559 to him, "Because you have asked 7592 this 2088 thing 1697 and have not asked 7592 for yourself long 7227 life 3117, nor 3808 have asked 7592 riches 6239 for yourself, nor 3808 have you asked 7592 for the life 5315 of your enemies 340, but have asked 7592 for yourself discernment 995 to understand 8085 justice 4941,
12 behold 2009, I have done 6213 according to your words 1697. Behold 2009, I have given 5414 you a wise 2450 and discerning 995 heart 3820, so 834 that there has been 1961 no 3808 one like 3644 you before 6440 you, nor 3808 shall one like 3644 you arise 6965 after 310 you.
13 "I have also 1571 given 5414 you what 834 you have not asked 7592, both 1571 riches 6239 and honor 3519, so 834 that there will not be any 376 among the kings 4428 like 3644 you all 3605 your days 3117.
14 "If 518 you walk 1980 in My ways 1870, keeping 8104 My statutes 2706 and commandments 4687, as your father 1 David 1732 walked 1980, then I will prolong 748 your days 3117."
15 ¶ Then Solomon 8010 awoke 3364, and behold 2009, it was a dream 2472. And he came 935 to Jerusalem 3389 and stood 5975 before 6440 the ark 727 of the covenant 1285 of the Lord 136, and offered 5927 burnt 5930 offerings 5930 and made 6213 peace 8002 offerings 8002, and made 6213 a feast 4960 for all 3605 his servants 5650.
16 Solomon Wisely Judges
¶ Then 227 two 8147 women 802 who were harlots 2181 came 935 to the king 4428 and stood 5975 before 6440 him.
17 The one 259 woman 802 said 559, "Oh 994, my lord 113, this 2088 woman 802 and I live 3427 in the same 259 house 1004; and I gave 3205 birth 3205 to a child 3205 while 5973 she {was} in the house 1004.
18 "It happened 1961 on the third 7992 day 3117 after I gave 3205 birth 3205, that this 2088 woman 802 also 1571 gave 3205 birth 3205 to a child 3205, and we were together 3164. There 369 was no 369 stranger 2114 with us in the house 1004, only 2108 the two 8147 of us in the house 1004.
19 "This 2088 woman's 802 son 1121 died 4191 in the night 3915, because 834 she lay 7901 on it.
20 "So she arose 6965 in the middle 8432 of the night 3915 and took 3947 my son 1121 from beside 681 me while your maidservant 519 slept 3463, and laid 7901 him in her bosom 2436, and laid 7901 her dead 4191 son 1121 in my bosom 2436.
21 "When I rose 6965 in the morning 1242 to nurse 3243 my son 1121, behold 2009, he was dead 4191; but when I looked 995 at him carefully 995 in the morning 1242, behold 2009, he was not my son 1121, whom 834 I had borne 3205."
22 Then the other 312 woman 802 said 559, "No 3808! For the living 2416 one 2416 is my son 1121, and the dead 4191 one is your son 1121." But the first 2088 woman 2088 said 559, "No 3808! For the dead 4191 one is your son 1121, and the living 2416 one 2416 is my son 1121." Thus they spoke 1696 before 6440 the king 4428.
23 ¶ Then the king 4428 said 559, "The one 2088 says 559, 'This 2088 is my son 1121 who is living 2416, and your son 1121 is the dead 4191 one'; and the other 2088 says 559, 'No 3808! For your son 1121 is the dead 4191 one, and my son 1121 is the living 2416 one 2416.'"
24 The king 4428 said 559, "Get 3947 me a sword 2719." So they brought 935 a sword 2719 before 6440 the king 4428.
25 The king 4428 said 559, "Divide 1504 the living 2416 child 3206 in two 8147, and give 5414 half 2677 to the one 259 and half 2677 to the other 259."
26 Then the woman 802 whose 834 child 1121 {was} the living 2416 one 2416 spoke 559 to the king 4428, for she was deeply stirred 3648 over 5921 her son 1121 and said 559, "Oh 994, my lord 113, give 5414 her the living 2416 child 3205, and by no 408 means 4191 kill 4191 him." But the other 2088 said 559, "He shall be neither mine nor 3808 yours; divide 1504 {him!}"
27 Then the king 4428 said 559, "Give 5414 the first woman the living 2416 child 3205, and by no 3808 means 4191 kill 4191 him. She is his mother 517."
28 When all 3605 Israel 3478 heard 8085 of the judgment 4941 which 834 the king 4428 had handed 8199 down 8199, they feared 3372 the king 4428, for they saw 7200 that the wisdom 2451 of God 430 was in him to administer 6213 justice 4941.
Chapter 4
1 Solomon's Officials
Now King 4428 Solomon 8010 was king 4428 over 5921 all 3605 Israel 3478.
2 These 428 were his officials 8269: Azariah 5838 the son 1121 of Zadok 6659 {was} the priest 3548;
3 Elihoreph 456 and Ahijah 281, the sons 1121 of Shisha 7894 {were} secretaries 5613; Jehoshaphat 3092 the son 1121 of Ahilud 286 {was} the recorder 2142;
4 and Benaiah 1141 the son 1121 of Jehoiada 3077 {was} over 5921 the army 6635; and Zadok 6659 and Abiathar 54 {were} priests 3548;
5 and Azariah 5838 the son 1121 of Nathan 5416 {was} over 5921 the deputies 5324; and Zabud 2071 the son 1121 of Nathan 5416, a priest 3548, {was} the king's 4428 friend 7463;
6 and Ahishar 301 was over 5921 the household 1004; and Adoniram 141 the son 1121 of Abda 5653 {was} over 5921 the men 4522 subject to forced 4522 labor 4522.
7 ¶ Solomon 8010 had twelve deputies 5324 over 5921 all 3605 Israel 3478, who provided 3557 for the king 4428 and his household 1004; each 259 man had 3557 to provide 3557 for a month 2320 in the year 8141.
8 These 428 are their names 8034: Ben-hur 1133, in the hill 2022 country 2022 of Ephraim 669;
9 Ben-deker 1128 in Makaz 4739 and Shaalbim 8169 and Beth-shemesh 1053 and Elonbeth-hanan 358;
10 Ben-hesed 1136, in Arubboth 700 (Socoh 7755 {was} his and all 3605 the land 776 of Hepher 2660);
11 Ben-abinadab 1125, {in} all 3605 the height 5299 of Dor 1756 (Taphath 2955 the daughter 1323 of Solomon 8010 was his wife 802);