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These are the names of the children born to him there: Shammua, Shobab, Nathan, Solomon,
And
these are the
names of those who were
born to him in
Jerusalem:
Shammua,
Shobab,
Nathan,
Solomon,
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Then David comforted his wife Bathsheba, and he went to her and made love to her. She gave birth to a son, and they named him Solomon. The
Lord loved him;
Then
David comforted his
wife,
Bathsheba, and
went in to her and
lay with her, and she
bore a
son, and he
called his
name Solomon. And the
Lord loved him
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but he did not invite Nathan the prophet or Benaiah or the special guard or his brother Solomon.
but he did
not invite Nathan the
prophet or
Benaiah or the
mighty men or
Solomon his
brother.
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Then Nathan asked Bathsheba, Solomon’s mother, ‘Have you not heard that Adonijah, the son of Haggith, has become king, and our lord David knows nothing about it?
Then
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?
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Now then, let me advise you how you can save your own life and the life of your son Solomon.
Now therefore
come, let me
give you
advice, that you may
save your own
life and the
life of your
son Solomon.
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Go in to King David and say to him, “My lord the king, did you not swear to me your servant: ‘Surely Solomon your son shall be king after me, and he will sit on my throne’? Why then has Adonijah become king?”
Go 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?’
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She said to him, ‘My lord, you yourself swore to me your servant by the
Lord your God: “Solomon your son shall become king after me, and he will sit on my throne.”
She
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.’
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He has sacrificed great numbers of cattle, fattened calves, and sheep, and has invited all the king’s sons, Abiathar the priest and Joab the commander of the army, but he has not invited Solomon your servant.
He 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.
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Otherwise, as soon as my lord the king is laid to rest with his ancestors, I and my son Solomon will be treated as criminals.’
Otherwise it will come to pass, when my
lord the
king sleeps with his
fathers, that
I and my
son Solomon will be
counted offenders.”
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But me your servant, and Zadok the priest, and Benaiah son of Jehoiada, and your servant Solomon he did not invite.
But
me, your
servant, and
Zadok the
priest, and
Benaiah the
son of
Jehoiada, and your
servant Solomon he has
not invited.
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I will surely carry out this very day what I swore to you by the
Lord, the God of Israel: Solomon your son shall be king after me, and he will sit on my throne in my place.’
as 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.”
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he said to them: ‘Take your lord’s servants with you and put Solomon my son on my own mule and take him down to Gihon.
And 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.
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There shall Zadok the priest and Nathan the prophet anoint him king over Israel. Blow the trumpet and shout, “Long live King Solomon!”
And let
Zadok the
priest and
Nathan the
prophet there
anoint him
king over Israel.
Then
blow the
trumpet and
say,
‘Long
live King Solomon!’
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As the
Lord was with my lord the king, so may he be with Solomon to make his throne even greater than the throne of my lord King David!’
As 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.”
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So Zadok the priest, Nathan the prophet, Benaiah son of Jehoiada, the Kerethites and the Pelethites went down and put Solomon on King David’s mule, and they escorted him to Gihon.
So
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.
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Zadok the priest took the horn of oil from the sacred tent and anointed Solomon. Then they sounded the trumpet and all the people shouted, ‘Long live King Solomon!’
There
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!”
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‘Not at all!’ Jonathan answered. ‘Our lord King David has made Solomon king.
Jonathan answered Adonijah, “
No, for our
lord King David has made
Solomon king,
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Moreover, Solomon has taken his seat on the royal throne.
Solomon sits on the
royal throne.
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Also, the royal officials have come to congratulate our lord King David, saying, “May your God make Solomon’s name more famous than yours and his throne greater than yours!” And the king bowed in worship on his bed
Moreover, 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.
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But Adonijah, in fear of Solomon, went and took hold of the horns of the altar.
And
Adonijah feared Solomon. So he
arose and
went and took
hold of the
horns of the
altar.
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Then Solomon was told, ‘Adonijah is afraid of King Solomon and is clinging to the horns of the altar. He says, “Let King Solomon swear to me today that he will not put his servant to death with the sword.”’
Then 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.’”
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Solomon replied, ‘If he shows himself to be worthy, not a hair of his head will fall to the ground; but if evil is found in him, he will die.’
And
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.”
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Then King Solomon sent men, and they brought him down from the altar. And Adonijah came and bowed down to King Solomon, and Solomon said, ‘Go to your home.’
So
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.”
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When the time drew near for David to die, he gave a charge to Solomon his son.
When
David’s time to
die drew
near, he
commanded Solomon his
son,
saying,
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So Solomon sat on the throne of his father David, and his rule was firmly established.
So
Solomon sat on the
throne of
David his
father, and his
kingdom was
firmly established.
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Now Adonijah, the son of Haggith, went to Bathsheba, Solomon’s mother. Bathsheba asked him, ‘Do you come peacefully?’
He answered, ‘Yes, peacefully.’
Then
Adonijah the
son of
Haggith came to Bathsheba the
mother of
Solomon. And she
said,
“Do you
come peacefully?” He
said, “
Peacefully.”
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So he continued, ‘Please ask King Solomon – he will not refuse you – to give me Abishag the Shunammite as my wife.’
And he
said, “
Please ask King Solomon—
he will
not refuse you—to
give me
Abishag the
Shunammite as my
wife.”
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When Bathsheba went to King Solomon to speak to him for Adonijah, the king stood up to meet her, bowed down to her and sat down on his throne. He had a throne brought for the king’s mother, and she sat down at his right hand.
So
Bathsheba went to King Solomon to
speak to him
on behalf of
Adonijah. And the
king rose to
meet her and
bowed down to her. Then he
sat on his
throne and had a
seat brought for the
king’s mother,
and she
sat on
his right.
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King Solomon answered his mother, ‘Why do you request Abishag the Shunammite for Adonijah? You might as well request the kingdom for him – after all, he is my older brother – yes, for him and for Abiathar the priest and Joab son of Zeruiah!’
King Solomon answered his
mother, “And
why do
you ask Abishag the
Shunammite for
Adonijah?
Ask for him the
kingdom also, for he is my
older brother, and on his side are
Abiathar the
priest and
Joab the
son of
Zeruiah.”
(NIV)
Then King Solomon swore by the
Lord: ‘May God deal with me, be it ever so severely, if Adonijah does not pay with his life for this request!
Then
King Solomon swore by the
Lord,
saying,
“
God do so to me and
more also if this word does not cost
Adonijah his
life!
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So King Solomon gave orders to Benaiah son of Jehoiada, and he struck down Adonijah and he died.
So
King Solomon sent Benaiah the
son of
Jehoiada, and he
struck him down, and he
died.
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So Solomon removed Abiathar from the priesthood of the
Lord, fulfilling the word the
Lord had spoken at Shiloh about the house of Eli.
So
Solomon expelled Abiathar from
being priest to the
Lord, thus
fulfilling the
word of the
Lord that he had
spoken concerning the
house of
Eli in
Shiloh.
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King Solomon was told that Joab had fled to the tent of the
Lord and was beside the altar. Then Solomon ordered Benaiah son of Jehoiada, ‘Go, strike him down!’
And when it was
told King Solomon, “
Joab has
fled to the
tent of the
Lord, and
behold, he is
beside the
altar,”
Solomon sent Benaiah the
son of
Jehoiada,
saying, “
Go, strike
him down.”
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When Solomon was told that Shimei had gone from Jerusalem to Gath and had returned,
And when
Solomon was
told that
Shimei had
gone from
Jerusalem to
Gath and
returned,
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But King Solomon will be blessed, and David’s throne will remain secure before the
Lord for ever.’
But
King Solomon shall be
blessed,
and the
throne of
David shall
be established before the
Lord forever.”
(NIV)
Then the king gave the order to Benaiah son of Jehoiada, and he went out and struck Shimei down and he died.
The kingdom was now established in Solomon’s hands.
Then the
king commanded Benaiah the
son of
Jehoiada, and he
went out and
struck him down, and he
died.
So the
kingdom was
established in the
hand of
Solomon.
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Solomon made an alliance with Pharaoh king of Egypt and married his daughter. He brought her to the City of David until he finished building his palace and the temple of the
Lord, and the wall around Jerusalem.
Solomon made a
marriage alliance with Pharaoh king of
Egypt. He
took Pharaoh’s daughter and
brought her into the
city of
David until he had
finished building his own
house and the
house of the
Lord and the
wall around Jerusalem.
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Solomon showed his love for the
Lord by walking according to the instructions given him by his father David, except that he offered sacrifices and burned incense on the high places.
Solomon loved the
Lord,
walking in the
statutes of
David his
father,
only he sacrificed and
made offerings at the
high places.
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The king went to Gibeon to offer sacrifices, for that was the most important high place, and Solomon offered a thousand burnt offerings on that altar.
And the
king went to
Gibeon to
sacrifice there,
for that was the
great high place.
Solomon used to
offer a
thousand burnt offerings on that altar.
(NIV)
At Gibeon the
Lord appeared to Solomon during the night in a dream, and God said, ‘Ask for whatever you want me to give you.’
At Gibeon the
Lord appeared to Solomon in a
dream by
night, and
God said, “
Ask what I shall
give you.”
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Solomon answered, ‘You have shown great kindness to your servant, my father David, because he was faithful to you and righteous and upright in heart. You have continued this great kindness to him and have given him a son to sit on his throne this very day.
And
Solomon said, “
You have
shown great and
steadfast love to your
servant David my
father,
because he
walked before you in
faithfulness, in
righteousness, and in
uprightness of
heart toward you. And you have
kept for him
this great and
steadfast love and have
given him a
son to
sit on his
throne this day.
(NIV)
The
Lord was pleased that Solomon had asked for this.
It pleased the
Lord that Solomon had
asked this.
(NIV)
Then Solomon awoke – and he realised it had been a dream.
He returned to Jerusalem, stood before the ark of the
Lord’s covenant and sacrificed burnt offerings and fellowship offerings. Then he gave a feast for all his court.
And
Solomon awoke, and
behold, it was a
dream. Then he
came to
Jerusalem and
stood before the
ark of the
covenant of the
Lord, and
offered up burnt offerings and peace offerings, and
made a
feast for
all his servants.
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So King Solomon ruled over all Israel.
King Solomon was
king over all Israel,
(NIV)
Solomon had twelve district governors over all Israel, who supplied provisions for the king and the royal household. Each one had to provide supplies for one month in the year.
Solomon had
twelve officers over all Israel, who
provided food for the
king and his
household. Each
man had to
make provision for one
month in the
year.
(NIV)
Ben-Abinadab – in Naphoth Dor (he was married to Taphath daughter of Solomon);
Ben-abinadab, in
all Naphath-dor (he had
Taphath the
daughter of
Solomon as his
wife);
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Ahimaaz – in Naphtali (he had married Basemath daughter of Solomon);
Ahimaaz, in
Naphtali (
he had
taken Basemath the
daughter of
Solomon as his
wife);
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And Solomon ruled over all the kingdoms from the River Euphrates to the land of the Philistines, as far as the border of Egypt. These countries brought tribute and were Solomon’s subjects all his life.
Solomon ruled over
all the
kingdoms from the
Euphrates to the
land of the
Philistines and
to the
border of
Egypt.
They
brought tribute and
served Solomon all the
days of
his life.
(NIV)
Solomon’s daily provisions were thirty cors of the finest flour and sixty cors of meal,
Solomon’s provision for
one day was
thirty cors of
fine flour and
sixty cors of
meal,
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During Solomon’s lifetime Judah and Israel, from Dan to Beersheba, lived in safety, everyone under their own vine and under their own fig-tree.
And
Judah and
Israel lived in
safety,
from Dan even
to Beersheba,
every
man under his
vine and
under his
fig tree,
all the
days of
Solomon.
(NIV)
Solomon had four thousand stalls for chariot horses, and twelve thousand horses.
Solomon also had
40,000 stalls of
horses for his
chariots, and
12,000 horsemen.
(NIV)
The district governors, each in his month, supplied provisions for King Solomon and all who came to the king’s table. They saw to it that nothing was lacking.
And those officers supplied provisions for
King Solomon, and for
all who
came to
King Solomon’s table,
each one in his
month. They let
nothing be
lacking.
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God gave Solomon wisdom and very great insight, and a breadth of understanding as measureless as the sand on the seashore.
And
God gave Solomon wisdom and
understanding beyond measure, and
breadth of
mind like the
sand on the
seashore,
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Solomon’s wisdom was greater than the wisdom of all the people of the East, and greater than all the wisdom of Egypt.
so that
Solomon’s wisdom surpassed the
wisdom of
all the
people of the
east and
all the
wisdom of
Egypt.
(NIV)
From all nations people came to listen to Solomon’s wisdom, sent by all the kings of the world, who had heard of his wisdom.
And people
of all nations came to
hear the
wisdom of
Solomon, and
from all the
kings of the
earth,
who had
heard of
his wisdom.
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When Hiram king of Tyre heard that Solomon had been anointed king to succeed his father David, he sent his envoys to Solomon, because he had always been on friendly terms with David.
Now
Hiram king of
Tyre sent his
servants to Solomon when he
heard that they had
anointed him
king in
place of his
father,
for
Hiram always loved David.
(NIV)
Solomon sent back this message to Hiram:
And
Solomon sent word to Hiram,
(NIV)
When Hiram heard Solomon’s message, he was greatly pleased and said, ‘Praise be to the
Lord today, for he has given David a wise son to rule over this great nation.’
As soon as
Hiram heard the
words of
Solomon, he
rejoiced greatly and
said, “
Blessed be the
Lord this
day,
who has
given to
David a
wise son to be
over this great people.”
(NIV)
So Hiram sent word to Solomon:
‘I have received the message you sent me and will do all you want in providing the cedar and juniper logs.
And
Hiram sent to Solomon,
saying, “I have
heard the message
that you have
sent to
me. I am ready
to do all you
desire in the
matter of
cedar and
cypress timber.
(NIV)
In this way Hiram kept Solomon supplied with all the cedar and juniper logs he wanted,
So
Hiram supplied Solomon with all the
timber of
cedar and
cypress that he
desired,
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