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1 Kings 1
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1 Kings 1
King James Version
1 Now king David was old and stricken in years; and they covered him with clothes, but he gat no heat.
2 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.
3 So they sought for a fair damsel throughout all the coasts of Israel, and found Abishag a Shunammite, and brought her to the king.
4 And the damsel was very fair, and cherished the king, and ministered to him: but the king knew her not.
5 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 him.
6 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.
7 And he conferred with Joab the son of Zeruiah, and with Abiathar the priest: and they following Adonijah helped him.
8 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.
9 And Adonijah slew sheep and oxen and fat cattle by the stone of Zoheleth, which is by Enrogel, and called all his brethren the king's sons, and all the men of Judah the king's servants:
10 But Nathan the prophet, and Benaiah, and the mighty men, and Solomon his brother, he called not.
11 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 it not?
12 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.
13 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?
14 Behold, while thou yet talkest there with the king, I also will come in after thee, and confirm thy words.
15 And Bathsheba went in unto the king into the chamber: and the king was very old; and Abishag the Shunammite ministered unto the king.
16 And Bathsheba bowed, and did obeisance unto the king. And the king said, What wouldest thou?
17 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.
18 And now, behold, Adonijah reigneth; and now, my lord the king, thou knowest it not:
19 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.
20 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 him.
21 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.
22 And, lo, while she yet talked with the king, Nathan the prophet also came in.
23 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.
24 And Nathan said, My lord, O king, hast thou said, Adonijah shall reign after me, and he shall sit upon my throne?
25 For he is gone down this day, and hath slain oxen and fat cattle and sheep in abundance, and hath called all the king's 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.
26 But me, even me thy servant, and Zadok the priest, and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, and thy servant Solomon, hath he not called.
27 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 him?
28 Then king David answered and said, Call me Bathsheba. And she came into the king's presence, and stood before the king.
29 And the king sware, and said, As the Lord liveth, that hath redeemed my soul out of all distress,
30 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.
31 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.
32 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.
33 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:
34 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.
35 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.
36 And Benaiah the son of Jehoiada answered the king, and said, Amen: the Lord God of my lord the king say so too.
37 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.
38 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 David's mule, and brought him to Gihon.
39 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.
40 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 of them.
41 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?
42 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.
43 And Jonathan answered and said to Adonijah, Verily our lord king David hath made Solomon king.
44 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 king's mule:
45 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.
46 And also Solomon sitteth on the throne of the kingdom.
47 And moreover the king's 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.
48 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 it.
49 And all the guests that were with Adonijah were afraid, and rose up, and went every man his way.
50 And Adonijah feared because of Solomon, and arose, and went, and caught hold on the horns of the altar.
51 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 today that he will not slay his servant with the sword.
52 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.
53 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.
1 Re 1
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1 Re 1
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Regno di Salomone(A)(B)
Vecchiaia di Davide
1 (C)Il re *Davide era vecchio, avanti negli anni; e, per quanto lo coprissero con indumenti, non poteva riscaldarsi. 2 Perciò i suoi servitori gli dissero: «Si cerchi per il nostro signore una ragazza vergine, che stia al servizio del re, ne abbia cura, e dorma fra le sue braccia, e cosí il re nostro signore si riscalderà». 3 Cercarono dunque per tutto il paese d'*Israele una bella ragazza; trovarono Abisag, la Sunamita, e la condussero dal re. 4 La ragazza era bellissima, si prendeva cura del re, e lo serviva; ma il re non ebbe rapporti con lei.
Adonia aspira al regno
5 (D)*Adonia, figlio di Agghit, mosso dall'ambizione, diceva: «Sarò io il re!» E si procurò carri, cavalieri, e cinquanta uomini che correvano davanti a lui. 6 Suo padre non gli aveva mai fatto un rimprovero in vita sua, dicendogli: «Perché fai cosí?» Adonia era inoltre di bellissimo aspetto, ed era nato subito dopo *Absalom. 7 Egli prese accordi con *Ioab, figlio di Seruia, e con il *sacerdote *Abiatar; essi si misero dalla sua parte e lo favorirono. 8 Ma il sacerdote *Sadoc, Benaia, figlio di Ieoiada, il *profeta *Natan, Simei, Rei e gli uomini valorosi di Davide non erano dalla parte di Adonia. 9 Adonia sacrificò pecore, buoi e vitelli grassi vicino al masso di Zoelet, che è accanto alla fontana di Roghel, e invitò tutti i suoi fratelli, figli del re, e tutti gli uomini di *Giuda che erano al servizio del re; 10 ma non invitò il profeta Natan, né Benaia, né gli uomini valorosi, né *Salomone suo fratello.
Salomone re d'Israele
11 (E)Allora Natan parlò a *Bat-Sceba, madre di Salomone, e le disse: «Non hai udito che Adonia, figlio di Agghit, è diventato re senza che Davide nostro signore ne sappia nulla? 12 Vieni dunque, e permetti che io ti dia un consiglio, affinché tu salvi la tua vita e quella di tuo figlio Salomone. 13 Va', entra dal re Davide e digli: “O re, mio signore, non giurasti alla tua serva, dicendo: Salomone, tuo figlio, regnerà dopo di me, sedendo sul mio trono? Perché dunque regna Adonia?” 14 Ecco, mentre tu starai ancora parlando al re, io entrerò dopo di te, e confermerò le tue parole».
15 Bat-Sceba entrò dunque nella camera del re. Il re era molto vecchio e Abisag, la Sunamita, lo serviva. 16 Bat-Sceba s'inchinò e si prostrò davanti al re. Il re disse: «Che vuoi?» 17 Lei gli rispose: «Mio signore, alla tua serva tu giurasti per il Signore, il tuo Dio, dicendo: “Salomone, tuo figlio, regnerà dopo di me, sedendo sul mio trono”. 18 Ora, invece, ecco che Adonia è diventato re senza che tu, o re mio signore, ne sappia nulla. 19 Ha sacrificato buoi, vitelli grassi e pecore in gran numero, e ha invitato tutti i figli del re, il sacerdote Abiatar e Ioab, il capo dell'esercito, ma non ha invitato il tuo servo Salomone. 20 Ora gli occhi di tutto Israele sono rivolti verso di te, o re mio signore, perché tu gli dichiari chi debba sedere sul trono del re mio signore, dopo di lui. 21 Altrimenti, quando il re mio signore si sarà addormentato con i suoi padri, io e mio figlio Salomone saremo trattati come colpevoli».
22 Lei parlava ancora con il re, quando arrivò il profeta Natan. 23 Andarono a dire al re: «Ecco il profeta Natan». Questi venne in presenza del re, e gli si prostrò davanti con la faccia a terra. 24 Natan disse: «O re, mio signore, sei tu che hai detto: “Adonia regnerà dopo di me, sedendo sul mio trono?” 25 Infatti oggi egli è sceso, ha sacrificato buoi, vitelli grassi e pecore in gran numero, e ha invitato tutti i figli del re, i capi dell'esercito e il sacerdote Abiatar; ed ecco che mangiano e bevono davanti a lui, e dicono: “Viva il re Adonia!” 26 Ma egli non ha invitato me, tuo servo, né il sacerdote Sadoc, né Benaia figlio di Ieoiada, né Salomone tuo servitore. 27 Tutto questo è proprio stato fatto dal re mio signore, senza dichiarare al tuo servo chi sia colui che deve sedere sul trono del re mio signore dopo di lui?»
28 Il re Davide rispose: «Chiamatemi Bat-Sceba». Lei entrò alla presenza del re e rimase in piedi davanti a lui. 29 Il re fece questo giuramento: «Com'è vero che vive il Signore, il quale mi ha liberato da ogni angoscia, 30 io farò oggi quel che ti giurai per il Signore, per il Dio d'Israele, quando dissi: “Salomone tuo figlio regnerà dopo di me sedendo sul mio trono al mio posto”». 31 Bat-Sceba s'inchinò con la faccia a terra, si prostrò davanti al re, e disse: «Possa il re Davide, mio signore, vivere per sempre!»
32 (F)Poi il re Davide disse: «Chiamatemi il sacerdote Sadoc, il profeta Natan e Benaia, figlio di Ieoiada». Essi vennero alla sua presenza e il re disse loro: 33 «Prendete con voi i servitori del vostro signore, fate salire Salomone mio figlio sulla mia mula, e conducetelo a Ghion. 34 In quel luogo il sacerdote Sadoc e il profeta Natan lo ungeranno re d'Israele. Poi sonate la tromba e gridate: “Viva il re Salomone!” 35 Voi risalirete al suo seguito, ed egli verrà, si metterà seduto sul mio trono, e regnerà al mio posto. Io nomino lui come principe d'Israele e di Giuda». 36 Benaia, figlio di Ieoiada, rispose al re: «Amen! Cosí voglia il Signore, il Dio del re mio signore!» 37 Come il Signore è stato con il re mio signore, cosí sia con Salomone, e renda il suo trono piú grande del trono del re Davide, mio signore!»
38 Allora il sacerdote Sadoc, il profeta Natan, Benaia figlio di Ieoiada, i Cheretei e i Peletei scesero, fecero salire Salomone sulla mula del re Davide, e lo condussero a Ghion. 39 Il sacerdote Sadoc prese il corno dell'olio dal *tabernacolo e unse Salomone. Sonarono la tromba, e tutto il popolo gridò: «Viva il re Salomone!» 40 Tutto il popolo risalí al suo seguito sonando flauti e abbandonandosi a una gran gioia, e la terra rimbombava delle loro grida.
41 (G)Adonia e tutti i suoi convitati, mentre finivano di mangiare, udirono questo rumore; quando Ioab udí il suono della tromba, disse: «Che vuol dire questo chiasso nella città?» 42 Mentre egli parlava ancora, ecco giungere Gionatan, figlio del sacerdote Abiatar. Adonia gli disse: «Entra, poiché tu sei un valoroso, e devi portare buone notizie». 43 Gionatan rispose ad Adonia: «Tutt'altro! Il re Davide, nostro signore, ha costituito re Salomone. 44 Egli ha mandato con lui il sacerdote Sadoc, il profeta Natan, Benaia figlio di Ieoiada, i Cheretei e i Peletei, i quali l'hanno fatto montare sulla mula del re. 45 Il sacerdote Sadoc e il profeta Natan l'hanno unto re a Ghion, e di là sono risaliti abbandonandosi alla gioia, e la città è tutta in subbuglio. Questo è il frastuono che avete udito. 46 E c'è di piú: Salomone si è seduto sul trono reale. 47 E i servitori del re sono venuti a benedire il re Davide, nostro signore, dicendo: “Renda Dio il nome di Salomone piú glorioso del tuo, e renda il suo trono piú grande del tuo!” E il re si è prostrato sul suo letto, 48 poi ha detto: “Benedetto sia il Signore, Dio d'Israele, che mi ha dato oggi uno che sieda sul mio trono, e mi ha permesso di vederlo con i miei occhi!”»
49 Allora tutti gli invitati di Adonia furono presi da spavento, si alzarono, e se ne andarono ciascuno per la sua strada. 50 Adonia, che aveva paura di Salomone, si alzò e andò ad aggrapparsi ai corni dell'altare. 51 Vennero a dire a Salomone: «Adonia ha paura del re Salomone, e si è aggrappato ai corni dell'altare, dicendo: “Il re Salomone mi giuri oggi che non farà morire di spada il suo servo”». 52 Salomone rispose: «Se dimostra di essere una persona perbene, non cadrà in terra neppure uno dei suoi capelli; ma, se sarà trovato colpevole, morirà». 53 Allora il re Salomone mandò gente a farlo scendere dall'altare. Ed egli venne a prostrarsi davanti al re Salomone; e Salomone gli disse: «Vattene a casa tua».
1 Kings 1
New International Version
1 Kings 1
New International Version
Adonijah Sets Himself Up as King
1 When King David was very old, he could not keep warm even when they put covers over him. 2 So his attendants said to him, “Let us look for a young virgin to serve the king and take care of him. She can lie beside him so that our lord the king may keep warm.”
3 Then they searched throughout Israel for a beautiful young woman and found Abishag,(A) a Shunammite,(B) and brought her to the king. 4 The woman was very beautiful; she took care of the king and waited on him, but the king had no sexual relations with her.
5 Now Adonijah,(C) whose mother was Haggith, put himself forward and said, “I will be king.” So he got chariots(D) and horses[a] ready, with fifty men to run ahead of him. 6 (His father had never rebuked(E) him by asking, “Why do you behave as you do?” He was also very handsome and was born next after Absalom.)
7 Adonijah conferred with Joab(F) son of Zeruiah and with Abiathar(G) the priest, and they gave him their support. 8 But Zadok(H) the priest, Benaiah(I) son of Jehoiada, Nathan(J) the prophet, Shimei(K) and Rei and David’s special guard(L) did not join Adonijah.
9 Adonijah then sacrificed sheep, cattle and fattened calves at the Stone of Zoheleth near En Rogel.(M) He invited all his brothers, the king’s sons,(N) and all the royal officials of Judah, 10 but he did not invite(O) Nathan the prophet or Benaiah or the special guard or his brother Solomon.(P)
11 Then Nathan asked Bathsheba,(Q) Solomon’s mother, “Have you not heard that Adonijah,(R) the son of Haggith, has become king, and our lord David knows nothing about it? 12 Now then, let me advise(S) you how you can save your own life and the life of your son Solomon. 13 Go in to King David and say to him, ‘My lord the king, did you not swear(T) 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?’ 14 While you are still there talking to the king, I will come in and add my word to what you have said.”
15 So Bathsheba went to see the aged king in his room, where Abishag(U) the Shunammite was attending him. 16 Bathsheba bowed down, prostrating herself before the king.
“What is it you want?” the king asked.
17 She said to him, “My lord, you yourself swore(V) to me your servant by the Lord your God: ‘Solomon your son shall be king after me, and he will sit on my throne.’ 18 But now Adonijah has become king, and you, my lord the king, do not know about it. 19 He has sacrificed(W) 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. 20 My lord the king, the eyes of all Israel are on you, to learn from you who will sit on the throne of my lord the king after him. 21 Otherwise, as soon as my lord the king is laid to rest(X) with his ancestors, I and my son Solomon will be treated as criminals.”
22 While she was still speaking with the king, Nathan the prophet arrived. 23 And the king was told, “Nathan the prophet is here.” So he went before the king and bowed with his face to the ground.
24 Nathan said, “Have you, my lord the king, declared that Adonijah shall be king after you, and that he will sit on your throne? 25 Today he has gone down and sacrificed great numbers of cattle, fattened calves, and sheep. He has invited all the king’s sons, the commanders of the army and Abiathar the priest. Right now they are eating and drinking with him and saying, ‘Long live King Adonijah!’ 26 But me your servant, and Zadok the priest, and Benaiah son of Jehoiada, and your servant Solomon he did not invite.(Y) 27 Is this something my lord the king has done without letting his servants know who should sit on the throne of my lord the king after him?”
David Makes Solomon King(Z)
28 Then King David said, “Call in Bathsheba.” So she came into the king’s presence and stood before him.
29 The king then took an oath: “As surely as the Lord lives, who has delivered me out of every trouble,(AA) 30 I will surely carry out this very day what I swore(AB) 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.”
31 Then Bathsheba bowed down with her face to the ground, prostrating herself before the king, and said, “May my lord King David live forever!”
32 King David said, “Call in Zadok(AC) the priest, Nathan the prophet and Benaiah son of Jehoiada.” When they came before the king, 33 he said to them: “Take your lord’s servants with you and have Solomon my son mount my own mule(AD) and take him down to Gihon.(AE) 34 There have Zadok the priest and Nathan the prophet anoint(AF) him king over Israel. Blow the trumpet(AG) and shout, ‘Long live King Solomon!’ 35 Then you are to go up with him, and he is to come and sit on my throne and reign in my place. I have appointed him ruler over Israel and Judah.”
36 Benaiah son of Jehoiada answered the king, “Amen! May the Lord, the God of my lord the king, so declare it. 37 As the Lord was with my lord the king, so may he be with(AH) Solomon to make his throne even greater(AI) than the throne of my lord King David!”
38 So Zadok(AJ) the priest, Nathan the prophet, Benaiah son of Jehoiada, the Kerethites(AK) and the Pelethites went down and had Solomon mount King David’s mule, and they escorted him to Gihon.(AL) 39 Zadok the priest took the horn of oil(AM) from the sacred tent(AN) and anointed Solomon. Then they sounded the trumpet(AO) and all the people shouted,(AP) “Long live King Solomon!” 40 And all the people went up after him, playing pipes(AQ) and rejoicing greatly, so that the ground shook with the sound.
41 Adonijah and all the guests who were with him heard it as they were finishing their feast. On hearing the sound of the trumpet, Joab asked, “What’s the meaning of all the noise in the city?”(AR)
42 Even as he was speaking, Jonathan(AS) son of Abiathar the priest arrived. Adonijah said, “Come in. A worthy man like you must be bringing good news.”(AT)
43 “Not at all!” Jonathan answered. “Our lord King David has made Solomon king. 44 The king has sent with him Zadok the priest, Nathan the prophet, Benaiah son of Jehoiada, the Kerethites and the Pelethites, and they have put him on the king’s mule, 45 and Zadok the priest and Nathan the prophet have anointed him king at Gihon. From there they have gone up cheering, and the city resounds(AU) with it. That’s the noise you hear. 46 Moreover, Solomon has taken his seat(AV) on the royal throne. 47 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(AW) than yours!’ And the king bowed in worship on his bed 48 and said, ‘Praise be to the Lord, the God of Israel, who has allowed my eyes to see a successor(AX) on my throne today.’”
49 At this, all Adonijah’s guests rose in alarm and dispersed. 50 But Adonijah, in fear of Solomon, went and took hold of the horns(AY) of the altar. 51 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.’”
52 Solomon replied, “If he shows himself to be worthy, not a hair(AZ) of his head will fall to the ground; but if evil is found in him, he will die.” 53 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.”
Footnotes
- 1 Kings 1:5 Or charioteers
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