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 En-rogel, 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 Bath-sheba 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 Bath-sheba went in unto the king into the chamber: and the king was very old; and Abishag the Shunammite ministered unto the king. 16 And Bath-sheba 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 Bath-sheba. 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 Bath-sheba 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 to day 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 Toe koning Dawid oud en ver op sy dae was, het hulle hom met komberse toegemaak, maar hy kon nie warm word nie.
2 En sy dienaars sê aan hom: Laat hulle vir my heer die koning 'n jongmeisie soek, dat sy voor die koning kan staan en vir hom 'n verpleegster wees en in u skoot lê; dan sal my heer die koning warm word.
3 Hulle het toe in die hele grondgebied van Israel 'n mooi meisie gesoek en Ab¡sag, die Sunamitiese, gevind en haar by die koning gebring.
4 En die meisie was besonder mooi, en sy was vir die koning 'n verpleegster en het hom bedien; maar die koning het geen gemeenskap met haar gehad nie.
5 Intussen was Adonia, die seun van Haggit, so vermetel om te dink: Ek sal koning word! En hy het vir hom waens en perderuiters aangeskaf en vyftig man wat voor hom uit loop.
6 En sy vader het hom sy lewe lank nie gekrenk deur te sê nie: Waarom maak jy so? Bowendien was hy ook baie mooi van gestalte, en sy moeder het hom n Absalom gebaar.
7 En hy het met Joab, die seun van Seruja, onderhandel en met Abjatar, die priester, sodat hulle gehelp het as volgelinge van Adonia.
8 Maar Sadok, die priester, en Ben ja, die seun van Jojada, en Natan, die profeet, en S¡me‹en Re‹en die helde van Dawid het nie met Adonia saamgegaan nie.
9 En Adonia het kleinvee en beeste en vetgemaakte vee geslag by die klip Soh,let wat langs die fontein Rogel staan, en al sy broers, die seuns van die koning, en al die manne van Juda, die dienaars van die koning, genooi;
10 maar Natan, die profeet, en Ben ja en die helde en sy broer Salomo het hy nie genooi nie.
11 Toe sê Natan vir B tseba, die moeder van Salomo: Het u nie gehoor dat Adonia, die seun van Haggit, koning geword het sonder dat ons heer Dawid dit weet nie?
12 Kom dan nou, laat ek u tog 'n raad gee, dat u u lewe en die lewe van u seun Salomo kan red.
13 Gaan en tree binne by koning Dawid en sê vir hom: Het u nie, my heer die koning, vir u dienares gesweer en gesê nie: U seun Salomo sal sekerlik koning word n my, en hy sal op my troon sit? Waarom het Adonia dan koning geword?
14 Kyk, terwyl u daar nog met die koning spreek, sal ,k agter u inkom en u woorde aanvul.
15 Daarop het B tseba ingegaan na die koning in die kamer, terwyl die koning baie oud was en Ab¡sag, die Sunamitiese, die koning bedien.
16 En B tseba het gebuig en neergeval voor die koning. Toe sê die koning: Wat wil u hê?
17 En sy antwoord hom: My heer, u het by die HERE u God vir u dienares gesweer: U seun Salomo sal sekerlik n my koning word, en hy sal op my troon sit.
18 Maar kyk, nou het Adonia koning geword sonder dat u, my heer die koning, dit weet.
19 Want hy het beeste en vetgemaakte vee en kleinvee in menigte geslag en al die seuns van die koning en Abjatar, die priester, en Joab, die leërowerste, genooi; maar u dienaar Salomo het hy nie genooi nie.
20 Maar op u, my heer die koning, is die oë van die hele Israel om hulle te kenne te gee wie op die troon van my heer die koning n hom sal sit.
21 Anders sal dit gebeur, sodra my heer die koning met sy vaders ontslaap het, dat ek en my seun Salomo vir misdadigers gehou sal word.
22 En kyk, terwyl sy nog met die koning spreek, kom die profeet Natan in.
23 En hulle het dit die koning te kenne gegee en gesê: Daar is Natan, die profeet. Toe kom hy voor die koning en buig hom voor die koning met sy aangesig na die aarde toe.
24 En Natan sê: My heer die koning, het u gesê: Adonia sal n my koning word, en hy sal op my troon sit?
25 Want hy het vandag gegaan en beeste en vetgemaakte vee en kleinvee in menigte geslag en al die seuns van die koning en die leërowerstes en Abjatar, die priester, genooi, en kyk, hulle eet en drink voor hom en sê: Mag koning Adonia lewe!
26 Maar my, u dienaar, en Sadok, die priester, en Ben ja, die seun van Jojada, en Salomo, u dienaar, het hy nie genooi nie.
27 As hierdie saak van my heer die koning uitgegaan het, dan het u aan u dienaars nie bekend gemaak wie op die troon van my heer die koning n hom sal sit nie.
28 Daarop antwoord koning Dawid en sê: Roep B tseba vir my! En sy het ingekom voor die koning en voor die koning gaan staan.
29 Toe sweer die koning en sê: So waar as die HERE leef wat my uit alle benoudheid verlos het,
30 sekerlik, soos ek u by die HERE, die God van Israel, gesweer en gesê het dat u seun Salomo n my koning moet word en hy op my troon moet sit in my plek, sekerlik so doen ek vandag nog.
31 En B tseba het met die aangesig na die aarde gebuig en voor die koning neergeval en gesê: Mag my heer die koning Dawid vir ewig lewe!
32 Verder het koning Dawid gesê: Roep vir my Sadok, die priester, en Natan, die profeet, en Ben ja, die seun van Jojada. Toe kom hulle in voor die koning,
33 en die koning sê vir hulle: Neem die dienaars van julle heer met julle saam en laat my seun Salomo op my eie muil ry, en bring hom af na Gihon toe;
34 en laat Sadok, die priester, en Natan, die profeet, hom daar as koning oor Israel salf, en julle moet op die ramshoring blaas en sê: Mag koning Salomo lewe!
35 Dan moet julle agter hom optrek, dat hy kan inkom en op my troon sit; want hy moet koning wees in my plek, en ek het hom aangestel om 'n vors oor Israel en Juda te wees.
36 Toe antwoord Ben ja, die seun van Jojada, die koning en sê: Amen! Mag die HERE, die God van my heer die koning, ook so sê.
37 Soos die HERE met my heer die koning was, mag Hy so met Salomo wees; en mag Hy sy troon groter maak as die troon van my heer die koning Dawid.
38 Toe het Sadok, die priester, afgegaan saam met Natan, die profeet, en Ben ja, die seun van Jojada, en die Kreti en die Pleti, en hulle het Salomo laat ry op die muil van koning Dawid en hom na Gihon gebring.
39 En die priester Sadok het die horing met olie uit die tent geneem en Salomo gesalf, en hulle het op die ramshoring geblaas, en die hele volk het gesê: Mag koning Salomo lewe!
40 Toe gaan die hele volk op agter hom aan, terwyl die volk op fluite speel en hulle verheug met groot blydskap, sodat die aarde geskeur het van hulle geluid.
41 En Adonia het dit gehoor en al die genooides wat by hom was, toe hulle net klaar geëet het; Joab het ook die geluid van die ramshoring gehoor en gesê: Waarom is die geluid van die stad rumoerig?
42 Terwyl hy nog spreek, kom Jonatan, die seun van die priester Abjatar, daar aan; en Adonia sê: Kom in, want jy is 'n wakker man en bring 'n goeie boodskap.
43 Maar Jonatan antwoord Adonia en sê: Ja, maar ons heer die koning Dawid het Salomo koning gemaak!
44 En die koning het Sadok, die priester, en Natan, die profeet, en Ben ja, die seun van Jojada, en die Kreti en die Pleti met hom saam gestuur, en hulle het hom op die koning se muil laat ry;
45 en Sadok, die priester, en Natan, die profeet, het hom in Gihon as koning gesalf, en daarvandaan het hulle met blydskap opgetrek, sodat die stad opgewonde geraak het; dit is die geluid wat julle gehoor het.
46 En ook het Salomo op die koninklike troon gaan sit.
47 Bowendien het die dienaars van die koning gekom om ons heer die koning Dawid geluk te wens met die woorde: Mag u God die naam van Salomo beter maak as u naam en sy troon groter maak as u troon. Toe het die koning op die bed aanbid;
48 en die koning het ook so gesê: Geseënd is die HERE, die God van Israel, wat vandag gegee het dat een op my troon sit terwyl my oë dit sien.
49 Daarop het al die genooides wat by Adonia was, verskrik opgestaan en elkeen sy pad gegaan.
50 Maar Adonia was bevrees vir Salomo en het opgestaan en heengegaan en die horings van die altaar vasgehou.
51 Toe is daar aan Salomo meegedeel en gesê: Kyk, Adonia is bevrees vir koning Salomo; en kyk, hy hou die horings van die altaar vas en sê: Laat koning Salomo eers vir my sweer dat hy sy dienaar nie met die swaard sal ombring nie.
52 Daarop sê Salomo: As hy 'n betroubare man sal wees, sal geen haar van hom op die aarde val nie; maar as daar kwaad in hom gevind word, moet hy sterwe.
53 En koning Salomo het gestuur, en hulle het hom van die altaar afgebring, en hy het ingekom en hom voor koning Salomo neergebuig. En Salomo het vir hom gesê: Gaan na jou huis.