Hello, and welcome
to His Words are life.
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I'm Kelly Mowrer, and
we're reading the story of King
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David's reign over Israel,
in the book of 2nd Samuel.
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Before we continue,
let's pray together.
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Dear God, please come and be
with us now in these next few
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minutes as we hear your very
words. May they go deep into
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our hearts and be to us, life
and light and bear fruit to your
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glory. We love you so much and
thank you for loving us. Amen.
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When we left off, the prophet
Gad was to be sent to David
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with a message from God. And
we pick up now in 2nd Samuel,
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chapter 24, verse 13, and
this is the King James Version.
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So Gad came to David and
told him, and said unto him,
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Shall 7 years of famine
come unto thee in thy land?
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or wilt thou flee 3
months before thine enemies,
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while they pursue thee? or
that there be 3 days' pestilence
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in thy land? now advise, and
see what answer I shall return
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to him that sent me. And David
said unto Gad, I am in a great
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strait: let us fall now
into the hand of the Lord;
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for his mercies are great: and
let me not fall into the hand
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of man. So the Lord
sent a pestilence upon Israel
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from the morning even to the
time appointed: and there died
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of the people from Dan
even to Beersheba 70,000 men.
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And when the angel stretched
out his hand upon Jerusalem to
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destroy it, the Lord repented
him of the evil, and said to the
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angel that destroyed the people,
It is enough: stay now thine
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hand. And the angel of the
Lord was by the threshingplace
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of Araunah, the Jebusite.
And David spake unto the Lord
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when he saw the angel that smote
the people, and said, Lo I have
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sinned, and I have done wickedly
but these sheep, what have
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they done? let thine hand I pray
thee, be against me, and against
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my father's house. And Gad came
that day to David, and said unto
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him, Go up, rear
and altar unto the Lord
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in the threshingfloor of
Araunah the Jebusite. And David,
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according to the saying of Gad,
went up as the Lord commanded.
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And Araunah looked, and saw the
king and his servants coming on
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toward him: and Araunah went
out and bowed himself before the
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king on his face upon the ground
and Araunah said, Wherefore
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is my lord the king come to his
servant? And David said, To buy
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the threshingfloor of thee,
to build an altar unto the Lord,
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that the plague may be stayed
from the people. And Araunah
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said unto David, Let my lord
the king take and offer up what
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seemeth good unto him: behold,
here be oxen for burnt sacrifice
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and threshing instruments and
other instruments of the oxen
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for wood. All these things did
Araunah, as a king, give unto
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the king. And Araunah said
unto the king. The Lord thy God
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accept thee. And the king said
unto Araunah, Nay; but I will
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surely buy it of thee at a
price. neither will I offer
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burnt offerings unto the Lord my
God of that which dost cost me
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nothing. So David bought
the threshingfloor and the oxen
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for 50 shekels of silver.
And David built there an altar
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unto the Lord, and offered burnt
offerings and peace offerings.
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So the Lord was entreated
for the land, and the plague
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was stayed from
Israel. We're continuing now
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with the first book
of Kings, chapter 1,
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and this is the
King James Version.
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Now king David was
old and stricken in years;
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and they covered him with
clothes, but he gat no heat.
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Wherefore his servants said
unto him, Let there be sought
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for my lord the king a young
virgin: and let her stand before
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the king and let her cherish
him, and let her lie in thy
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bosom, that my lord the king
may get heat. So they sought
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for a fair damsel throughout
all the coasts of Israel,
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and found Abishag, a Shunammite,
and brought her to the king.
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And the damsel was very fair,
and cherished the king, and
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ministered to him: but the king
knew her not. Then Adonijah,
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the son of Haggith exalted
himself, saying, I will be king:
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and he prepared him chariots
and horsemen, and 50 men
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to run before him. And his
father had not displeased him
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at any time in saying, Why hast
thou done so? and he also was a
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very goodly man; and his
mother bare him after Absalom.
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And he conferred with Joab the
son of Zeruiah and with Abiathar
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the priest: and they
following Adonijah helped him.
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But Zadok the priest, and
Benaiah the son of Jehoiada,
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and Nathan the prophet, and
Shimei, and Rei, and the mighty
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men which belonged to
David, were not with Adonijah.
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And Adonijah slew sheep and
oxen and fat cattle by the stone
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of Zoheleth which is by Enrogel,
and called all his brethren
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the king's sons, and all the men
of Judah the king's servants:
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But Nathan the prophet, and
Benaiah, and the mighty men,
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and Solomon his brother, he
called not. Wherefore Nathan
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spake unto Bathsheba the
other of Solomon, saying,
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Hast thou not heard that
Adonijah the son of Haggith
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doth reign, and David
our Lord knoweth it not?
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Now therefore come, let me,
I pray thee, give thee counsel,
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that thou mayest save thine own
life, and the life of thy son
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Solomon. Go and get thee in
unto the king David, and say
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unto him, Didst not thou, my
Lord, O king, swear unto thine
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handmaid, saying, Assuredly
Solomon thy son shall reign
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after me and he
shall sit upon my throne?
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why then doth Adonija reign?
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Behold, while thou yet talkest
there with the king, I also
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will come in after
thee, and confirm thy words.
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And Bathsheba went in
unto the king into the chamber:
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and the king was very
old; and Abishag the Shunammite
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ministered unto the king.
And Bathsheba bowed and did
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obeisance unto the king. And the
king said, What wouldest thou?
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And she said unto him, My lord,
thou swarest by the Lord thy God
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unto thine handmaid, saying,
Assuredly Solomon thy son shall
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reign after me, and he shall sit
upon my throne. And now, behold,
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Adonijah reigneth; and now,
my lord the king, thou knowest
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it not: And he hath slain
oxen and fat cattle and sheep
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in abundance, and hath
called all the sons of the king,
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and Abiathar the priest, and
Joab the captain of the host:
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but Solomon thy servant hath
he not called. And thou, my lord
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O king, the eyes of all
Israel are upon thee, that thou
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shouldest tell them who shall
sit on the throne of my lord
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the king after him. Otherwise it
shall come to pass, when my lord
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the king shall sleep with
his fathers, that I and my son
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Solomon shall be
counted offenders.
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And lo, while she yet talked
to the king, Nathan the prophet
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also came in. And they told
the king, saying, Behold Nathan
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the prophet. And when he
was come in before the king,
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he bowed himself
before the king with his face
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to the ground. And
Nathan said, My lord, O king,
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hast thou said, Adonijah shall
reign after me, and he shall sit
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upon my throne? For he is gone
down this day, and hath slain
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oxen and fat cattle and sheep in
abundance, and hath called all
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the king's sons, and
the captains of the host,
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and Abiathar the priest;
and behold, they eat and drink
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before him, and say, God save
king Adonijah. But me, even me
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thy servant and Zadok the priest
and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada,
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and thy servant Solomon, hath
he not called. Is this thing
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done by my lord the king,
and thou hast not shewed it
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unto thy servant, who should
sit on the throne of my lord
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the king after him? Then
king David answered and said,
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Call me Bathsheba. And she
came into the king's presence,
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and stood before the king.
And the king sware, and said,
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As the Lord liveth, that
hath redeemed my soul out of all
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distress, even as I sware unto
thee by the Lord God of Israel,
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saying, Assuredly Solomon
thy son shall reign after me,
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and he shall sit upon my throne
in my stead; even so will I
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certainly do this day. Then
Bathsheba bowed with her face
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to the earth, and did
reverence to the king, and said,
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Let my lord king David live
for ever. And king David said,
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Call me Zadok the priest, and
Nathan the prophet, and Benaiah
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the son of Jehoiada. And
they came before the king.
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The king also said unto
them, Take with you the servants
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of your lord, and cause Solomon
my son to ride upon mine own
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mule, and bring him down to
Gihon: and let Zadok the priest
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and Nathan the prophet anoint
him there king over Israel:
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and blow ye with the trumpet,
and say, God save king Solomon.
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Then he shall come up after him,
that he may come and sit upon
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my throne; for he
shall be king in my stead:
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and I have appointed him to be
ruler over Israel and over Judah
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And Benaiah the son of Jehoiada
answered the king, and said,
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Amen: the Lord God of my
lord the king say so too.
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As the Lord hath been with
my lord the king, even so be he
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with Solomon, and make his
throne greater than the throne
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of my lord king David. So
Zadok the priest, and Nathan
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the prophet, and Benaiah
the son of Jehoiada, and the
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Cherethites, and the Pelethites
went down, and caused Solomon
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to ride upon king David's
mule, and brought him to Gihon.
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And Zadok the priest
took an horn of oil out of the
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tabernacle, and
anointed Solomon. And they blew
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the trumpet; and all the people
said, God save king Solomon.
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And all the people came up
after him, and the people piped
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with pipes, and rejoiced with
a great joy, so that the earth
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rent with the sound of them.
And Adonijah and all the guests
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that were with him heard it as
they had made an end of eating.
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And when Joab heard the
sound of the trumpet, he said,
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Wherefore is this noise of
the city being in an uproar?
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And while he yet spake, behold,
Jonathan the son of Abiathar
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the priest came: and
Adonijah said unto him, Come in;
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for thou art a valiant
man, and briniest good tidings.
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And Jonathan answered and said
to Adonijah, Verily our lord
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king David hath made Solomon
king. And the king hath sent
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with him Zadok the priest, and
Nathan the prophet, and Benaiah
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the son of Jehoiada, and the
Cherethites, and the Pelethites,
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and they have caused him
to ride upon the king's mule:
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And Zadok the priest and Nathan
the prophet have anointed him
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king in Gihon: and they are
come up from thence rejoicing,
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so that the city rang again.
This is the noise ye have heard.
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And also Solomon sitteth
on the throne of the kingdom.
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And moreover the
king's servants came to bless
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our lord king David, saying,
God make the name of Solomon
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better than thy name, and
make his throne greater than thy
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throne. And the king
bowed himself upon the bed.
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And also thus said the
king, Blessed be the Lord God of
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Israel, which hath given one
to sit on my throne this day,
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mine eyes even seeing it. And
all the guests that were with
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Adonijah were afraid, and rose
up, and went every man his way.
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And Adonijah feared because
of Solomon, and arose, and went,
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and caught hold on the horns
of the altar. And it was told
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Solomon, saying, Behold,
Adonijah feareth king Solomon:
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for, lo, he hath caught hold on
the horns of the altar, saying,
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Let king Solomon swear unto
me today that he will not slay
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his servant with the sword. And
Solomon said, If he will shew
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himself a worthy man, there
shall not an hair of him fall
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to the earth: but if wickedness
shall be found in him,
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he shall die. So king Solomon
sent, and they brought him
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down from the altar. And
he came and bowed himself
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to king Solomon: and Solomon
said unto him, Go to thine house
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We'll continue in the
book of 1st Kings, chapter 2,
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This is the King James Version.
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Now the days of David
drew nigh that he should die:
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and he charged Solomon his son,
saying, I go the way of all the
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earth: be thou strong therefore,
and shew thyself a man;
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and keep the charge of the Lord
thy God, to walk in his ways,
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to keep his statutes, and his
commandments, and his judgments,
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and his testimonies, as it
is written in the law of Moses,
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that thou mayest
prosper in all that thou doest,
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and whithersoever thou turnest
thyself: that the Lord may
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continue his word which he
spake concerning me, saying,
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If thy children take heed
to their way, to walk before me
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in truth with all their
heart and with all their soul,
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there shall not fail thee,
said he, a man on the throne
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of Israel. Moreover thou knowest
also what Joab the son of
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Zeruiah did to me, and what he
did to the two captains of the
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hosts of Israel, unto Abner
the son of Ner, and unto Amasa
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the son of Jether, whom he
slew, and shed the blood of war
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in peace, and put the blood
of war upon his girdle that was
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about his loins, and in his
shoes that were on his feet.
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Do therefore according to thy
wisdom and let not his hoar head
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go down to the grave in peace.
But shew kindness unto the sons
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of Barzillai the Gileadite, and
let them be of those that eat at
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thy table: for so they came
to me when I fled because of
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Absalom thy brother. And behold,
thou hast with thee Shimei
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the son of Gera, a Benjamite
of Bahurim, which cursed me with
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a grievous curse in the
day when I went to Mahanaim:
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but he came down to me at Jordan
and I sware to him by the Lord,
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saying, I will not put
thee to death with the sword.
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Now therefore hold him not
guiltless: for thou art a wise
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man, and knowest what
thou oughtest to do unto him;
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but his hoar head bring thou
down to the grave with blood.
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So David slept with his fathers,
and was buried in the city
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of David.
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