1 Kings Cross References - Rotherham

¹ Now, King David, was old, advanced in days,––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 woman––a virgin, so shall she stand before the king, that she may become his companion,––and she shall lie in thy bosom, and my lord the king shall get, heat. ³ So they sought a fair young woman, throughout all the bounds of Israel,––and found Abishag, the Shunammite, and brought her in, unto the king. ⁴ Now, the young woman, was exceeding fair,––so she became unto the king a companion, and ministered unto him, but, the king, knew her not.
⁵ And, Adonijah son of Haggith, exalted himself, saying––I, will be king. Therefore prepared he for himself chariots and horsemen, and fifty men to run before him. ⁶ Now his father had not displeased him all his days, by saying––Why, thus, hast thou done? Moreover also, he, was of exceeding handsome appearance, and, him, did his mother bear, after Absolom. ⁷ So then he had speech with Joab, son of Zeruiah, and with Abiathar the priest,––and they gave help, following Adonijah. ⁸ But, Zadok the priest, and Benaiah son of Jehoiada, and Nathan the prophet, and Shimei, and Rei, and the mighty men who belonged to David, were not with Adonijah. ⁹ And Adonijah sacrificed sheep and oxen and heifers, near the stone of Zoheleth, which is beside En–rogel,––and invited all his brethren, sons of the king, and all the men of Judah, servants of the king; ¹⁰ but, Nathan the prophet, and Benaiah, and the mighty men, and Solomon his brother, he invited not.
¹¹ Then spake Nathan unto Bath–sheba mother of Solomon, saying––Hast thou not heard that Adonijah son of Haggith hath become king, and, our lord David, knoweth it not? ¹² Now, therefore, come; let me give thee counsel, I pray thee,––so shalt thou rescue thine own life, and the life of thy son, Solomon. ¹³ Go, and get thee in unto King David, and thou shalt say unto him––Didst not, thou thyself, my lord O king, swear unto thy handmaid, saying––Solomon thy son, shall become king after me, yea, he, shall sit upon my throne? Why, then, hath, Adonijah, become king? ¹⁴ Lo! while thou art yet speaking there with the king, I also, will come in after thee, and confirm thy words. ¹⁵ So Bath–sheba went in unto the king, into the chamber, now, the king, was very old,––and Abishag the Shunammite, was ministering unto the king. ¹⁶ And Bath–sheba bowed, and did homage unto the king,––and the king said––What aileth thee? ¹⁷ And she said unto him––My lord, thou thyself, didst swear by Yahweh thy God, unto thy handmaid, Assuredly, Solomon thy son, shall become king after me,––yea, he, shall sit upon my throne. ¹⁸ But, now, lo! Adonijah, hath become king; now, therefore, my lord, O king, thou knowest it not: ¹⁹ and he hath sacrificed oxen and heifers and sheep, in abundance, and hath invited all the sons of the king, and Abiathar the priest, and Joab general of the army,––but, Solomon thy servant, hath he not invited. ²⁰ Thou, therefore, my lord, O king, the eyes of all Israel, are upon thee,––to tell them, who shall sit upon 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, then shall I and my son Solomon be counted, offenders. ²² And lo! while yet she was speaking with the king, Nathan the prophet, came in. ²³ So they told the king, saying, Lo! Nathan the prophet! And, when he had come in before the king, he bowed himself down to the king with his face to the ground. ²⁴ Then said Nathan––My lord, O king, hast, thou, said, Adonijah, shall become king after me,––yea, he, shall sit upon my throne? ²⁵ For he hath gone down today, and hath sacrificed oxen and heifers and sheep, in abundance, and hath invited all the sons of the king, and the generals of the army, and Abiathar the priest, and, there they are––eating and drinking before him,––and they have said––Long live King Adonijah! ²⁶ But, me, even me thy servant, and Zadok the priest, and Benaiah son of Jehoiada, and Solomon thy servant, hath he not invited. ²⁷ If, of my lord the king, this thing had been brought to pass, then wouldest thou not have made known unto thy servant, who should sit upon the throne of my lord the king, after him? ²⁸ Then responded King David, and said, Call me Bath–sheba. So she came in before the king, and stood before the king. ²⁹ And the king sware, and said,––By the life of Yahweh, who hath redeemed my life out of every strait, ³⁰ even as I sware unto thee by Yahweh, God of Israel, saying, Assuredly, Solomon thy son, shall become king after me, yea, he, shall sit upon my throne, in my stead, even so, will I do this day. ³¹ Then Bath–sheba bowed with her face to the ground, and did homage unto the king,––and said––Let my lord, King David, live to times age–abiding!
³² Then said King David––Call me Zadok the priest, and Nathan the prophet, and Benaiah son of Jehoiada. And they came in before the king. ³³ Then said the king unto them––Take ye with you the servants of your lord, and cause Solomon my son to ride upon the mule which pertaineth unto myself,––and bring him down unto Gihon; ³⁴ then shall Zadok the priest and Nathan the prophet anoint him there as king over Israel,––and ye shall blow with the horn, and say––Long live King Solomon! ³⁵ Then shall ye come up after him, and he shall enter, and sit upon my throne, yea, he, shall become king in my stead; even, him, have I charged to become leader, over Israel, and over Judah. ³⁶ Then did Benaiah son of Jehoiada make response unto the king, and say––Amen! so, say Yahweh, God of my lord the king. ³⁷ As Yahweh hath been with my lord the king, so, let him 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 son of Jehoiada, with the Cherethites and the Pelethites, went down, and caused Solomon to ride upon the mule of King David,––and they escorted him to Gihon. ³⁹ Then took Zadok the priest, the horn of oil out of the Tent, and anointed Solomon,––and they blew with a [ram’s] horn, and all the people said, Long live King Solomon! ⁴⁰ And all the people came up after him, the people themselves also, playing with flutes, and rejoicing with great joy,––so that the earth rent with the sound of them.
⁴¹ And Adonijah, and all the guests who were with him, heard it, just as, they, had made an end of eating,––and, when Joab heard the sound of a horn, he said––Wherefore the noise of the city, in tumult? ⁴² While yet he was speaking, lo! Jonathan son of Abiathar the priest, came in,––and Adonijah said––Come in, for, a worthy man, thou art, and, good tidings, dost thou bring. ⁴³ But Jonathan responded and said to Adonijah,––Of a truth, 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 son of Jehoiada, with the Cherethites, and the Pelethites,––and they have caused him to ride upon the mule of the king; ⁴⁵ and Zadok the priest and Nathan the prophet have anointed him king, in Gihon, and they went up from thence rejoicing, so that the city rang again,––That, is the noise ye have heard. ⁴⁶ Moreover also, Solomon hath taken his seat upon the throne of the kingdom. ⁴⁷ Moreover also, the servants of the king have been in, to bless our lord King David, saying––Thy God make the name of Solomon better than thy name, and make his throne greater than thy throne,––And the king bowed himself upon his bed. ⁴⁸ Moreover also, thus and thus, hath said the king,––Blessed be Yahweh, God of Israel, who hath given, today, one to sit upon my throne, mine own eyes also beholding it. ⁴⁹ Then trembled and rose up, all Adonijah’s guests,––and departed, every man his own way. ⁵⁰ Adonijah also, feared because of Solomon,––and rose and went, and caught hold of the horns of the altar. ⁵¹ And it was told Solomon, saying, Lo! Adonijah, feareth King Solomon,––lo! therefore, he hath laid hold of the horns of the altar, saying, Let King Solomon swear unto me at once that he will not put his servant to death with the sword. ⁵² Then said Solomon, If he will be a man of worth, there shall not one hair of him fall to the earth,––but, if mischief be found in him, then shall he die. ⁵³ So King Solomon sent, and brought him down from the altar, and he came in, and bowed himself down to King Solomon,––and Solomon said unto him––Go to thine own house.

²⁰ And blessed be GOD Most High, who hath delivered thine enemies into thy hand. So he gave unto him a tenth of all.

¹⁵ But, thou, shalt go in unto thy fathers, in peace,––thou shalt be buried in a good old age.

⁵ Then said Sarai unto Abram: My wrong, is, on thee! I, gave my handmaid into thy bosom, and, when she seeth that she hath conceived, then am I lightly esteemed in her eyes! Yahweh judge betwixt me and her.

¹¹ But, Abraham and Sarah, were old, far gone in days,––it had ceased to be with Sarah after the manner of women. ¹² So then Sarah laughed within herself, saying: After I am past age, hath there come to me pleasure, my lord, also being old?

¹⁷ And it came to pass, when they had brought them forth outside, that they said, Escape for thy life, Look not behind thee, neither stand still in all the vale,––To the mountain, escape thou, lest thou be swept away.

¹ Now, Abraham, was old, far gone in days,––and, Yahweh, had blessed Abraham, in all things.

¹⁵ And it came to pass, ere yet, he, had done speaking, that lo! Rebekah, was coming forth, who had been born to Bethuel son of Milcah, wife of Nahor, brother of Abraham,––with her pitcher upon her shoulder.

⁴³ and made him ride in the second chariot which belonged to him, and they cried out before him, Bow the knee! thus setting him over all the land of Egypt.

³¹ Then he said: Come, swear to me! And he sware to him. Then did Israel bow himself down on the head of the couch.

¹⁶ The Messenger––who hath been my redeemer from all evil––bless the lads! And may there be called upon them, my name, and the name of my fathers, Abraham and Isaac; And may they swarm into a multitude in the midst of the earth!

¹² And he said––I will be with thee, and, this, to thee, [shall be] the sign, that, I, have sent thee,––When thou bringest forth the people out of Egypt, ye shall do service unto God, upon this mountain.

¹⁷ Even yet, art thou exalting thyself over my people,––in not letting them go?

³² also, your flocks and your herds, take ye, as ye spake, and go your way,––so shall ye bless, even me.

¹⁴ But, when a man shall act presumptuously against his neighbour, to slay him with guile, from mine altar, shalt thou take him to die.

² And thou shalt make its horns upon its four corners, of the same, shall be its horns,––and thou shalt overlay it with copper.

²³ Thou, therefore, take to thee––principal spices,––self–flowing myrrh, five hundred, and, fragrant cinnamon, half as much, two hundred and fifty, and, fragrant cane, two hundred and fifty; ²⁴ and, cassia, five hundred, by the shekel of the sanctuary,––and, oil olive, a hin. ²⁵ And thou shalt make it an oil for holy anointing, a compounded perfume, the work of a perfumer,––an oil for holy anointing, shall it be. ²⁶ And thou shalt anoint therewith, the tent of meeting,––and the ark of the testimony; ²⁷ and the table, and all its utensils, and the lampstand, and its utensils,––and the incense altar, ²⁸ and the altar for the ascending–sacrifice, and all its utensils,––and the laver, and its stand. ²⁹ So shalt thou hallow them, and they shall be most, holy,––whosoever toucheth them, shall be holy. ³⁰ Aaron also, and his sons, shalt thou anoint,––so shalt thou hallow them, to minister as priests unto me. ³¹ And, unto the sons of Israel, shalt thou speak, saying, An oil for holy anointing, shall this be to me, to your generations. ³² Upon the flesh of a common man, shall it not be poured, and, according to the proportions thereof, shall ye not make any like it,––holy, it is, holy, shall it be to you. ³³ Whosoever compoundeth any like it, and whosoever bestoweth thereof upon a stranger, shall be cut off from among his people.

¹⁷ And Joshua heard the noise of the people, as they shouted,––so he said unto Moses––The noise of war, in the camp!

² And he made the horns thereof, upon the four corners thereof, of the same, were the horns thereof,––and he overlaid it with bronze.

¹⁹ My statutes, shall ye observe, Thy beasts, shalt thou not cause to breed in two kinds, Thy field, shalt thou not sow with two sorts of seed,––And, a garment woven of diverse threads, shalt thou not suffer to come upon thee.

⁸ At that time, did Yahweh separate the tribe of Levi, to bear the ark of the covenant of Yahweh,––to stand before Yahweh, to wait upon him, and to bless in his name (until this day).

⁶ When thy brother––son of thine own mother, or thine own son or thine own daughter, or the wife of thy bosom, or thy friend who is as thine own soul, shall entice thee secretly, saying,––Let us go and serve other gods, whom thou hast not known, thou, nor thy fathers;

¹⁵ thou shalt, set, over thee as king, him whom Yahweh thy God, shall choose,––out of the midst of thy brethren, shalt thou set over thee a king, thou mayest not appoint over thee a man that is a foreigner, who is, not thy brother. ¹⁶ Moreover he shall not multiply to himself horses, neither shall he cause the people to return to Egypt that he may multiply horses,––when, Yahweh, hath said unto you, Ye shall not again return this way any more.

¹⁸ But it shall be, when he sitteth upon the throne of his kingdom, then shall he write for himself a copy of this law upon a scroll, out of [that which is] before the priests, the Levites:

¹⁵ Cursed, be the man that maketh an image––cut or molten––an abomination unto Yahweh, the work of the hands of the craftsman, and putteth it in a secret place. And all the people shall respond and say––Amen. ¹⁶ Cursed, be he that holdeth in light esteem, his father or his mother. And all the people shall say––Amen. ¹⁷ Cursed, be he that moveth back the boundary of his neighbour. And all the people shall say––Amen. ¹⁸ Cursed, be he that causeth the blind to wander in the way. And all the people shall say––Amen. ¹⁹ Cursed, be he that perverteth the right of the sojourner, the fatherless, or the widow. And all the people shall say––Amen. ²⁰ Cursed, be he that lieth with his father’s wife, because he hath turned aside his father’s coverlet. And all the people shall say––Amen. ²¹ Cursed, be he that lieth with any beast. And all the people shall say––Amen. ²² Cursed, be he that lieth with his sister, daughter of his father, or daughter of his mother. And all the people shall say––Amen. ²³ Cursed, be he that lieth with his mother–in–law. And all the people shall say––Amen. ²⁴ Cursed, be he that smiteth his neighbour secretly. And all the people shall say––Amen. ²⁵ Cursed, be he that taketh a bribe to shed innocent blood. And all the people shall say––Amen. ²⁶ Cursed, be he that establisheth not the words of this law, to do them. And all the people shall say––Amen.

¹⁶ Then said Yahweh unto Moses, Lo! thou art about to sleep with thy fathers,––and this people will rise up, and go away unchastely after the gods of the foreigners of the land, into the midst of whom they are entering, and will forsake me, and break my covenant which I solemnised with them.

⁵ No man shall stand before thee, all the days of thy life,––as I was with Moses, so I will be with thee, I will not fail thee, neither will I forsake thee.

¹⁷ As in every thing we hearkened unto Moses, so, will we hearken unto thee,––only let Yahweh thy God be with thee, as he was with Moses.

⁷ and the boundary goeth up towards Debir, out of the vale of Achor, then northward, turning unto Gilgal, which is over against the ascent of Adummim, which is on the south side of the ravine,––then the boundary passeth over unto the waters of En–shemesh, and so the extensions thereof are unto En–rogel:

¹⁸ And their boundary was,––Jezreel and Chesulloth, and Shunem,

¹ And it came to pass, after many days, when Yahweh had given rest unto Israel, from all their enemies round about,––and, Joshua, had become old, advanced in days, ² that Joshua called for all Israel, for their elders, and for their heads, and for their judges, and for their officers,––and said unto them, I, am old, advanced in days;

¹⁹ And he said: My brethren, sons of my mother, they were! As Yahweh liveth, if ye had saved them alive, I would not have slain you.

² Speak, I pray you, in the ears of all the owners of Shechem––Which is better for you, that there should rule over you, seventy men, all sons of Jerubbaal, or that there should rule over you, one man? And remember that, your bone and your flesh, am I.

⁵ And he entered the house of his father, at Ophrah, and slew his brethren, sons of Jerubbaal, seventy men, upon one stone,––but there remained Jotham, the youngest son of Jerubbaal, for he had hidden himself.

¹³ Therefore do I tell him, that I am about to judge his house unto times age–abiding, for the iniquity which he knoweth, in that his sons are cursing God, and he hath not rebuked them.

⁵ And so it was, when the ark of the covenant of Yahweh came into the camp, that all Israel brake out into a loud shout of joy,––so that the earth rang again.

² and, he, had a son, whose name, was Saul, a choice young man and of noble appearance, and there was not a man of the sons of Israel, more noble than he,––from his shoulders and upwards, was he taller than any of the people.

¹ Then took Samuel a flask of oil, and poured out upon his head, and kissed him,––and said––Is it not, that Yahweh hath anointed thee over his inheritance, as leader?

²³ So they ran, and fetched him thence, and, when he presented himself in the midst of the people, then was he [seen to be] taller than any of the people, from his shoulders and upwards. ²⁴ And Samuel said unto all the people––Have ye seen him whom Yahweh hath chosen, that there is none like him, among all the people? And all the people shouted, and said––Let the king live!

¹⁴ Then said Samuel unto the people, Come and let us go to Gilgal,––and let us there renew the kingdom. ¹⁵ So all the people went to Gilgal, and made Saul king there, before Yahweh, in Gilgal, and offered there sacrifices of peace–offerings before Yahweh,––and Saul and all the men of Israel rejoiced there, exceedingly.

¹⁵ So all the people went to Gilgal, and made Saul king there, before Yahweh, in Gilgal, and offered there sacrifices of peace–offerings before Yahweh,––and Saul and all the men of Israel rejoiced there, exceedingly.

³⁹ For, by the life of Yahweh, who saveth Israel, though it be in Jonathan my son, yet shall he, die. But there was none ready to answer him, of all the people.

⁴⁵ But the people said unto Saul––Shall, Jonathan, die, who hath wrought this great salvation in Israel? Far be it! By the life of Yahweh, there shall not fall a hair of his head to the ground, for, with God, hath he wrought this day. So the people delivered Jonathan, that he died not.

³ Then shall thou bid Jesse to the sacrifice,––when, I, will let thee know what thou must do, so shalt thou anoint for me him whom I shall name unto thee.

¹² So he sent, and brought him in. Now, he, was ruddy, a stripling with handsome eyes, and noble mien. Then said Yahweh––Rise––anoint him, for, this, is, he. ¹³ And Samuel took the horn of oil, and anointed him in the midst of his brethren. And the Spirit of Yahweh came mightily upon David, from that day forward. Then arose Samuel, and went his way unto Ramah.

¹³ And Samuel took the horn of oil, and anointed him in the midst of his brethren. And the Spirit of Yahweh came mightily upon David, from that day forward. Then arose Samuel, and went his way unto Ramah.

²¹ And David came in unto Saul,––and stood before him,––and he loved him greatly, and he became his armour–bearer. ²² And Saul sent unto Jesse, saying,––I pray thee, let David stand before me, for he hath found favour in mine eyes.

⁶ And Saul hearkened unto the voice of Jonathan,––and Saul sware, By the life of Yahweh, he shall not be put to death!

¹³ So, let Yahweh do unto Jonathan, and, so, let him add––when harm against thee seemeth good unto my father, then will I unveil thine ear, and let thee go, and thou shall depart in peace,––then Yahweh be with thee, as he hath been with my father.

²¹ And lo! I will send the boy [saying], Go, find the arrow! If I, say, to the boy––Lo! the arrows, are on this side of thee––take them, then come, for there is peace for thee, and no cause [for fear], by the life of Yahweh.

⁴¹ As soon as, the lad, was gone, David, arose from beside the South, and fell on his face to the earth, and bowed himself down three times,––and they kissed each other, and wept over each other, until, David, exceeded.

²⁰ But there escaped one son of Ahimelech, son of Ahitub, whose, name, was Abiathar,––and he fled after David. ²¹ So Abiathar told David,––that Saul had slain the priests of Yahweh. ²² Then said David to Abiathar––I knew, that day, when Doeg the Edomite was, there, that he would, surely tell, Saul. I, am chargeable with all the lives of the house of thy father. ²³ Abide with me! do not fear, for, whoso seeketh my life, seeketh thy life,––for, in safeguard, shall thou be, with me.

⁸ Then David rose up, afterwards, and went forth out of the cave, and cried out after Saul, saying––My lord, O king! And, when Saul looked about behind him, David inclined his face to the earth, and bowed himself down.

²³ And, when Abigail saw David, she hastened, and alighted from off her ass,––and fell down before David upon her face, and prostrated herself on the ground;

²⁹ yea, though there hath arisen a sun of earth to pursue thee, and to seek thy life, yet shall the life of my lord be bound up in the bundle of the living, with Yahweh thy God, but, as for the life of thine enemies, he shall sling it out with the middle of the hollow of the sling.

⁴ So then the Philistines gathered themselves together, and came in, and encamped in Shunem,––and Saul gathered together all Israel, and they encamped in Gilboa.

¹⁴ And he said to her––What was his form? And she said––An old man, coming up, he being wrapped about with a robe. Then Saul knew, that it was, Samuel, so he inclined his face to the earth, and bowed himself down.

¹⁴ As for us, we invaded the South of the Cherithites, and against that which pertaineth unto Judah, and against the South of Caleb,––and, Ziklag, burned we with fire.

² yea so it was, on the third day, that lo! a man came out of the camp, from Saul, with his clothes rent, and earth upon his head,––and so it was, when he came in unto David, that he fell to the earth, and did homage.

⁴ Then came the men of Judah, and anointed David there, to be king over the house of Judah. And they told David, saying, Men of Jabesh–gilead, were they who buried Saul.

³ And his second Chileab, by Abigail, wife of Nabal the Carmelite, And the third Absolom, son of Maachah, daughter of Talmai, king of Geshur; ⁴ And the fourth Adonijah, son of Higgith,––And the fifth Shephatiah, son of Abital;

⁴ And the fourth Adonijah, son of Higgith,––And the fifth Shephatiah, son of Abital;

⁹ Then David responded to Rechab and Baanah his brother, sons of Rimmon the Beerothite, and said unto them,––By the life of Yahweh, who hath redeemed my soul out of all distress,

³ So all the elders of Israel came unto the king, in Hebron, and King David solemnised to them a covenant in Hebron, before Yahweh, ––and they anointed David to be king over Israel. ⁴ Thirty years old, was David when he began to reign,––forty years, he reigned:

² that the king said unto Nathan the prophet, See, I pray thee––I, have my abode in a house, of cedar, but, the ark of God, abideth in, the midst, of curtains.

² that the king said unto Nathan the prophet, See, I pray thee––I, have my abode in a house, of cedar, but, the ark of God, abideth in, the midst, of curtains. ³ And Nathan said unto the king, All that is in thy heart, go––do,––for Yahweh is with thee.
⁴ But so it was, in that night, that the word of Yahweh came unto Nathan, saying:

¹² And it shall be that, when thy days shall be fulfilled, and thou shalt sleep with thy fathers, then will I raise up thy seed after thee, which proceedeth from thine own body,––and I will establish his kingdom.

¹² And it shall be that, when thy days shall be fulfilled, and thou shalt sleep with thy fathers, then will I raise up thy seed after thee, which proceedeth from thine own body,––and I will establish his kingdom. ¹³ He, shall build a house for my name,––and I will establish his kingly throne unto times age–abiding: ¹⁴ I, will become his father, And, he, shall become my son: If he commit iniquity, then will I correct him, with the rod of men, and with the stripes of the sons of men; ¹⁵ But, my lovingkindness, shall not depart from him,––as I caused it to depart from Saul, whom I caused to depart from before thee. ¹⁶ So shall thy house and thy kingdom be made steadfast unto times age–abiding, before thee,––thy throne, shall be established unto times age–abiding. ¹⁷ According to all these words, and according to all this vision, so, spake Nathan unto David.

¹⁰ then Tou sent Hadoram his son unto King David, to ask after his welfare, and to bless him, because he had fought against Hadadezer and had smitten him, for Hadadezer had had wars with Tou,––and, in his hand, were vessels of silver, and vessels of gold, and vessels of bronze.

¹⁶ and, Joab, son of Zeruiah, was over the army,––and, Jehoshaphat, son of Ahilud, was remembrancer. ¹⁷ And, Zadok, son of Ahitub, and Abimelech, son of Abiathar, were priests,––and, Seraiah, was scribe; ¹⁸ and, Benaiah, son of Jehoiadah, was over the Cherethites and the Pelethites,––and, the sons of David, became, chief rulers.

¹⁸ and, Benaiah, son of Jehoiadah, was over the Cherethites and the Pelethites,––and, the sons of David, became, chief rulers.

⁶ Now, when Mephibosheth, son of Jonathan, son of Saul, came in unto David, he fell on his face and did homage. And David said, Mephibosheth? And he said, Lo! thy servant.

¹ So then Yahweh sent Nathan the prophet unto David,––who therefore came unto him and said to him––Two men, there were in a certain city, the one, rich, and, the other, poor. ² The, rich, man had flocks and herds exceeding many; ³ whereas the, poor, man had, nothing,––save one little lamb, which he had made his own, and sustained, and it had grown up with him and with his children, all together,––of his own morsel, used it to eat, and, out of his own cup, used it to drink, and, in his own bosom, used it to lie, and it was to him, as a daughter.

³ whereas the, poor, man had, nothing,––save one little lamb, which he had made his own, and sustained, and it had grown up with him and with his children, all together,––of his own morsel, used it to eat, and, out of his own cup, used it to drink, and, in his own bosom, used it to lie, and it was to him, as a daughter. ⁴ Now there came a traveller to the rich man, but he thought it a pity to take of his own flock, or his own herd, to make ready for the wayfarer who had come to him,––so he took the lamb of his poor neighbour, and made ready for the man who had come to him. ⁵ Then was kindled the anger of David against the man, fiercely,––and he said unto Nathan, By the life of Yahweh, doomed to death, is the man that hath done this;

⁵ Then was kindled the anger of David against the man, fiercely,––and he said unto Nathan, By the life of Yahweh, doomed to death, is the man that hath done this; ⁶ and, the lamb, shall he pay back sevenfold,––because he did this thing, and, for that he had no pity. ⁷ Then said Nathan unto David: Thou, art the man! Thus, saith Yahweh, God of Israel––I, anointed thee to be king over Israel, and, I, delivered thee out of the hand of Saul; ⁸ and gave unto thee the household of thy lord, and the wives of thy lord, into thy bosom, and gave unto thee the house of Israel and Judah. And, if this had been too little, I could have further given thee more and more of such things. ⁹ Wherefore, hast thou despised the word of Yahweh, by doing that which is wicked in mine eyes? Uriah the Hittite, hast thou smitten with the sword, and, his wife, hast thou taken to thyself to wife, yea, him, hast thou slain with the sword of the sons of Ammon! ¹⁰ Now, therefore, the sword shall not depart from thy house, unto age–abiding times,––because thou hast despised me, and taken the wife of Uriah the Hittite to be thy wife. ¹¹ Thus, saith Yahweh,––Behold me! raising up over thee calamity out of thine own household, and I will take thy wives, before thine eyes, and give unto thy neighbour, and he will lie with thy wives, in the eyes of this sun. ¹² For, thou, didst it, in secret,––but, I, will do this thing, before all Israel, and before the sun. ¹³ And David said unto Nathan, I have sinned against Yahweh. Then said Nathan unto David,––Yahweh also, hath put away thy sin, thou shalt not die! ¹⁴ Nevertheless, because thou hast greatly blasphemed Yahweh, by this thing, the very son that is born to thee, shall, die.
¹⁵ And Nathan departed unto his own house,––and Yahweh struck the child that the wife of Uriah had borne unto David, and it fell sick.

²⁴ And David consoled Bath–sheba his wife, and went in unto her, and lay with her,––and she bare a son, and called his name, Solomon, and Yahweh loved him.

²⁴ And David consoled Bath–sheba his wife, and went in unto her, and lay with her,––and she bare a son, and called his name, Solomon, and Yahweh loved him. ²⁵ And he sent by the hand of Nathan the prophet, and called his name Jedidiah[=Beloved of Yah], for Yahweh’s sake.

²⁵ And he sent by the hand of Nathan the prophet, and called his name Jedidiah[=Beloved of Yah], for Yahweh’s sake.

²³ And it came to pass, after two years of days, that Absolom had, sheepshearers in Baal–hazor, which is beside Ephron,––and Absolom invited all the king’s sons. ²⁴ Absolom came also unto the king, and said, See, I pray thee, thy servant hath, sheepshearers,––I pray thee, let the king and his servants go with thy servant. ²⁵ And the king said unto Absolom––Nay! my son, do not, I pray thee, let us all go, lest we be burdensome upon thee. And, though he urged him, he would not go, but blessed him. ²⁶ Then said Absolom, If not, then, I pray thee, let Amnon my brother go with us. And the king said unto him, Wherefore should he go with thee? ²⁷ And Absolom urged him,––so he let Amnon and all the king’s sons go with him.

¹¹ Then said she: Let the king, I pray thee, remember Yahweh thy God; so that the blood–redeemer may not make utter ruin, and that they destroy not my son. And he said––By the life of Yahweh, not one hair of thy son shall fall to the earth.

²⁴ And the king said––Let him go round to his own house, and, my face, let him not see. So Absolom went round, unto his own house, and, the face of the king, saw he not. ²⁵ Now, like unto Absolom, was there no man handsome in all Israel, to be greatly praised,––from the sole of his foot, even unto the crown of his head, there was not, in him, a blemish.

²⁸ So Absolom dwelt in Jerusalem two years of days,––and, the face of the king, had he not seen.

¹ And it came to pass, after this, that Absolom prepared him chariots and horses,––and fifty men, to run before him.

¹⁰ And Absolom sent spies throughout all the tribes of Israel, saying,––When ye hear the sound of the horn, then shall ye say, Absolom hath become king in Hebron! ¹¹ And, with Absolom, went two hundred men, out of Jerusalem, who, having been bidden, were going in their simplicity,––neither knew they anything. ¹² And Absalom sent and called Ahithophel the Gilonite, David’s counselor, out of his city, out of Gilo, when he was offering sacrifices,––and so it was that the conspiracy was strong, and, the people, went on multiplying with Absolom.

¹² And Absalom sent and called Ahithophel the Gilonite, David’s counselor, out of his city, out of Gilo, when he was offering sacrifices,––and so it was that the conspiracy was strong, and, the people, went on multiplying with Absolom.

¹⁸ And, all his servants, were passing on beside him, and all the Cherethites, and all the Pelethites, ––and, all the Gittites––six hundred men, who had accompanied him from Gath,––were passing on before the king.

²⁴ And lo! Zadok also, and all the Levites with him, were bearing the ark of the covenant of God, and they set down the ark of God, and Abiathar went up, until all the people had made an end of passing over out of the city. ²⁵ Then said the king unto Zadok, Take back the ark of God into the city,––if I find favour in the eyes of Yahweh, then will he bring me back, and let me see both him and his habitation, ²⁶ but, if thus, he say, I have no delight in thee, here I am, let him do unto me as may be good in his eyes. ²⁷ And the king said, unto Zadok the priest, Art thou not, a seer? return into the city, in peace,––and Ahimaaz thine own son, and Jonathan son of Abiathar––your two sons, with you.

²⁷ And the king said, unto Zadok the priest, Art thou not, a seer? return into the city, in peace,––and Ahimaaz thine own son, and Jonathan son of Abiathar––your two sons, with you. ²⁸ See! I, am tarrying in the waste plains of the wilderness––until there come word from you, to tell me. ²⁹ So Zadok and Abiathar took back the ark of God to Jerusalem,––and abode there.

³⁵ And hast thou not, with thee, there Zadok and Abiathar the priests? so then it shall be, that, what thing soever thou shalt hear out of the house of the king, thou shalt tell to Zadok and to Abiathar, the priests. ³⁶ Lo! they have there with them, their two sons, Ahimaaz for Zadok, and Jonathan for Abiathar,––so shall ye send, by their hand, unto me, everything which ye shall hear.

¹⁶ And it came to pass, when Hushai the Archite, the friend of David, came in unto Absolom, that Hushai said unto Absolom: Long live the king! Long live the king!

¹⁷ Now, Jonathan and Ahimaaz, were staying by En–rogel, and a maidservant was to go and tell them, and, they, were to go and tell King David,––for they might not be seen to enter the city.

²⁷ Then said the watchman, It seemeth, to me, that, the running of the foremost, is like the running of Ahimaaz son of Zadok. And the king said, A good man, is he, and, with good tidings, he cometh.

⁶ Then said David unto Abishai, Now, shall Sheba son of Bichri, do us more harm than Absolom,––thou, take the servants of thy lord, and pursue him, lest he have got him into fortified cities, and so have escaped our eye. ⁷ Then went out after him––the men of Joab, and the Cherethites and the Pelethites, and all the mighty men,––and they went out from Jerusalem, to pursue Sheba son of Bichri.

²⁰ Then answered Joab and said,––Far be it! far be it from me! I will neither swallow up nor lay waste. ²¹ Not so, is the matter! but, a man of the hill country of Ephraim, Sheba son of Bichri, his name, hath lifted up his hand against the king, even against David, give up him alone, and I will depart from the city. And the woman said unto Joab, Lo! his head, shall be cast unto thee, through the wall. ²² So the woman came unto all the people in her wisdom, and they cut off the head of Sheba son of Bichri, and cast it out unto Joab. And he blew with a horn, and they dispersed themselves from the city, every man to his home; but, Joab, returned to Jerusalem unto the king.
²³ And, Joab, was [restored] unto all the army of Israel,––And, Benaiah, son of Jehoiada, was over the Cherethites and over the Pelethites,

²³ And, Joab, was [restored] unto all the army of Israel,––And, Benaiah, son of Jehoiada, was over the Cherethites and over the Pelethites,

²⁵ And, Sheva, was scribe,––And, Zadok and Abiathar, were priests;

³ wherefore David said unto the Gibeonites––What shall I do for you, and wherewith shall I make propitiation, so that ye may bless the inheritance of Yahweh?

² The Spirit of Yahweh, spake in me,––And, his word, was on my tongue;

⁸ These, are the names of the mighty men, who belonged to David,––The president a Tachmonite head of the charioteers, the same, was Adino the Eznite, for eight hundred, slain at one time. ⁹ And, after him, Eleazar son of Dodo, son of Ahohi,––in the hero–class of mighty men, with David, when they reproached the Philistines, they were gathered together there to battle, but the men of Israel had gone up; ¹⁰ he, however, arose and smote among the Philistines until his hand was weary, and his hand clave unto his sword, so Yahweh wrought a great victory on that day,––the people, coming back after him, only to strip the slain. ¹¹ And, after him, Shammah son of Agee, the Hararite,––and, when the Philistines were gathered together into a troop, there being at hand an allotment of field–land full of lentils, but, the people, having fled from the face of the Philistines, ¹² then took he his stand in the midst of the allotment, and defended it, and smote the Philistines,––and Yahweh wrought a great victory. ¹³ And three of the thirty chiefs descended, and came in, towards harvest, unto David, unto the cave of Adullam,––although, a troop of Philistines, were encamped in the vale of Rephaim; ¹⁴ and, David, then was in a stronghold,––and, a garrison of Philistines, was then in Bethlehem. ¹⁵ And David longed, and said,––Who will give me to drink water out of the well of Bethlehem, that is within the gate? ¹⁶ And the three mighty men brake through the camp of Philistines, and drew water out of the well of Bethlehem, that was within the gate, and bare it, and brought it in unto David,––yet would he not drink, but poured it out unto Yahweh, ¹⁷ and said––Be it far from me, O Yahweh, that I should do this! is it not the blood of the men who went with their lives [in their hands]? So he would not drink it. These things, did the three mighty men. ¹⁸ And. Abishai brother of Joab son of Zeruiah, he, was chief of three, in that he brandished his spear against three hundred whom he slew; and, he, had a name among three. ¹⁹ Was he not most honourable, of the three, and so became their captain? Nevertheless, unto the three, he attained not. ²⁰ Benaiah also, son of Jehoiadah, son of an active man, hero of many a deed, a man of Kabzeel, he, smote the two sons of Ariel of Moab, he, also went down and smote a lion in the midst of a pit, on a day of snow; ²¹ he, also smote an Egyptian, who was of valiant bearing, and, in the hand of the Egyptian, was a spear, but he went down unto him with a staff,––and wrested the spear out of the hand of the Egyptian, and slew him with his own spear. ²² These things, did Benaiah son of Jehoiada, and, he, had a name among three mighty men. ²³ He was the most honourable, of thirty, although, unto the three, he attained no,––so David added him to his council. ²⁴ Asahel, brother of Joab, was among the thirty,––Elhanan, son of Dodo, of Bethlehem; ²⁵ Shammah, the Harodite; Elika, the Harodite; ²⁶ Helez, the Paltite, Ira, son of Ikkesh, the Tekoite; ²⁷ Abiezer, the Anathothite, Mebunnai, the Hushathite; ²⁸ Zalmon, the Ahohite, Maharai, the Netophathite; ²⁹ Heleb, son of Baanah, the Netophathite,––Ittai, son of Ribai, of Gibeah, of the sons of Benjamin; ³⁰ Benaiah, a Pirathonite, Hiddai, of the torrents of Gaash; ³¹ Abi–albon, the Arbathite, Azmaveth, the Barhumite; ³² Eliahba, the Shaalbonite, (Of) the sons of Jashen, Jonathan; ³³ Shammah, the Hararite, Ahiam, son of Sharar, the Ararite; ³⁴ Eliphelet, son of Ahasbai, son of the Maacathite. Eliam, son of Ahithophel, the Gilonite. ³⁵ Hezro, the Carmelite, Paarai, the Arbite; ³⁶ Igal, son of Nathan, of Zobah, Bani, the Gadite; ³⁷ Zelek, the Ammonite,––Naharai, the Beerothite, armour bearers to Joab son of Zeruiah; ³⁸ Ira, the Ithrite, Gareb, the Ithrite; ³⁹ Uriah, the Hittite, In all, thirty and seven.

³ Then said Joab unto the king––Yea, Yahweh thy God add unto the people, how many soever they be, a hundredfold, and [suffer] the eyes of my lord the king, to see it,––but, my lord the king, wherefore doth he find pleasure in this thing?

¹ Now, King David, was old, advanced in days,––and they covered him with clothes, but he gat no heat.

⁵ And, Adonijah son of Haggith, exalted himself, saying––I, will be king. Therefore prepared he for himself chariots and horsemen, and fifty men to run before him.

⁷ So then he had speech with Joab, son of Zeruiah, and with Abiathar the priest,––and they gave help, following Adonijah. ⁸ But, Zadok the priest, and Benaiah son of Jehoiada, and Nathan the prophet, and Shimei, and Rei, and the mighty men who belonged to David, were not with Adonijah.

⁸ But, Zadok the priest, and Benaiah son of Jehoiada, and Nathan the prophet, and Shimei, and Rei, and the mighty men who belonged to David, were not with Adonijah. ⁹ And Adonijah sacrificed sheep and oxen and heifers, near the stone of Zoheleth, which is beside En–rogel,––and invited all his brethren, sons of the king, and all the men of Judah, servants of the king;

⁹ And Adonijah sacrificed sheep and oxen and heifers, near the stone of Zoheleth, which is beside En–rogel,––and invited all his brethren, sons of the king, and all the men of Judah, servants of the king; ¹⁰ but, Nathan the prophet, and Benaiah, and the mighty men, and Solomon his brother, he invited not.

¹⁰ but, Nathan the prophet, and Benaiah, and the mighty men, and Solomon his brother, he invited not.
¹¹ Then spake Nathan unto Bath–sheba mother of Solomon, saying––Hast thou not heard that Adonijah son of Haggith hath become king, and, our lord David, knoweth it not?

¹³ Go, and get thee in unto King David, and thou shalt say unto him––Didst not, thou thyself, my lord O king, swear unto thy handmaid, saying––Solomon thy son, shall become king after me, yea, he, shall sit upon my throne? Why, then, hath, Adonijah, become king?

¹³ Go, and get thee in unto King David, and thou shalt say unto him––Didst not, thou thyself, my lord O king, swear unto thy handmaid, saying––Solomon thy son, shall become king after me, yea, he, shall sit upon my throne? Why, then, hath, Adonijah, become king? ¹⁴ Lo! while thou art yet speaking there with the king, I also, will come in after thee, and confirm thy words.

¹⁶ And Bath–sheba bowed, and did homage unto the king,––and the king said––What aileth thee? ¹⁷ And she said unto him––My lord, thou thyself, didst swear by Yahweh thy God, unto thy handmaid, Assuredly, Solomon thy son, shall become king after me,––yea, he, shall sit upon my throne.

¹⁷ And she said unto him––My lord, thou thyself, didst swear by Yahweh thy God, unto thy handmaid, Assuredly, Solomon thy son, shall become king after me,––yea, he, shall sit upon my throne.

¹⁷ And she said unto him––My lord, thou thyself, didst swear by Yahweh thy God, unto thy handmaid, Assuredly, Solomon thy son, shall become king after me,––yea, he, shall sit upon my throne. ¹⁸ But, now, lo! Adonijah, hath become king; now, therefore, my lord, O king, thou knowest it not:

¹⁸ But, now, lo! Adonijah, hath become king; now, therefore, my lord, O king, thou knowest it not: ¹⁹ and he hath sacrificed oxen and heifers and sheep, in abundance, and hath invited all the sons of the king, and Abiathar the priest, and Joab general of the army,––but, Solomon thy servant, hath he not invited.

¹⁹ and he hath sacrificed oxen and heifers and sheep, in abundance, and hath invited all the sons of the king, and Abiathar the priest, and Joab general of the army,––but, Solomon thy servant, hath he not invited. ²⁰ Thou, therefore, my lord, O king, the eyes of all Israel, are upon thee,––to tell them, who shall sit upon 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, then shall I and my son Solomon be counted, offenders.

²¹ Otherwise it shall come to pass, when my lord the king shall sleep with his fathers, then shall I and my son Solomon be counted, offenders. ²² And lo! while yet she was speaking with the king, Nathan the prophet, came in. ²³ So they told the king, saying, Lo! Nathan the prophet! And, when he had come in before the king, he bowed himself down to the king with his face to the ground.

²³ So they told the king, saying, Lo! Nathan the prophet! And, when he had come in before the king, he bowed himself down to the king with his face to the ground. ²⁴ Then said Nathan––My lord, O king, hast, thou, said, Adonijah, shall become king after me,––yea, he, shall sit upon my throne?

²⁴ Then said Nathan––My lord, O king, hast, thou, said, Adonijah, shall become king after me,––yea, he, shall sit upon my throne? ²⁵ For he hath gone down today, and hath sacrificed oxen and heifers and sheep, in abundance, and hath invited all the sons of the king, and the generals of the army, and Abiathar the priest, and, there they are––eating and drinking before him,––and they have said––Long live King Adonijah!

²⁵ For he hath gone down today, and hath sacrificed oxen and heifers and sheep, in abundance, and hath invited all the sons of the king, and the generals of the army, and Abiathar the priest, and, there they are––eating and drinking before him,––and they have said––Long live King Adonijah! ²⁶ But, me, even me thy servant, and Zadok the priest, and Benaiah son of Jehoiada, and Solomon thy servant, hath he not invited.

²⁶ But, me, even me thy servant, and Zadok the priest, and Benaiah son of Jehoiada, and Solomon thy servant, hath he not invited. ²⁷ If, of my lord the king, this thing had been brought to pass, then wouldest thou not have made known unto thy servant, who should sit upon the throne of my lord the king, after him?

²⁷ If, of my lord the king, this thing had been brought to pass, then wouldest thou not have made known unto thy servant, who should sit upon the throne of my lord the king, after him?

³⁰ even as I sware unto thee by Yahweh, God of Israel, saying, Assuredly, Solomon thy son, shall become king after me, yea, he, shall sit upon my throne, in my stead, even so, will I do this day. ³¹ Then Bath–sheba bowed with her face to the ground, and did homage unto the king,––and said––Let my lord, King David, live to times age–abiding!

³³ Then said the king unto them––Take ye with you the servants of your lord, and cause Solomon my son to ride upon the mule which pertaineth unto myself,––and bring him down unto Gihon; ³⁴ then shall Zadok the priest and Nathan the prophet anoint him there as king over Israel,––and ye shall blow with the horn, and say––Long live King Solomon! ³⁵ Then shall ye come up after him, and he shall enter, and sit upon my throne, yea, he, shall become king in my stead; even, him, have I charged to become leader, over Israel, and over Judah.

³⁷ As Yahweh hath been with my lord the king, so, let him 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 son of Jehoiada, with the Cherethites and the Pelethites, went down, and caused Solomon to ride upon the mule of King David,––and they escorted him to Gihon.

⁴⁰ And all the people came up after him, the people themselves also, playing with flutes, and rejoicing with great joy,––so that the earth rent with the sound of them.

⁴⁴ And the king hath sent with him––Zadok the priest, and Nathan the prophet, and Benaiah son of Jehoiada, with the Cherethites, and the Pelethites,––and they have caused him to ride upon the mule of the king; ⁴⁵ and Zadok the priest and Nathan the prophet have anointed him king, in Gihon, and they went up from thence rejoicing, so that the city rang again,––That, is the noise ye have heard.

⁴⁷ Moreover also, the servants of the king have been in, to bless our lord King David, saying––Thy God make the name of Solomon better than thy name, and make his throne greater than thy throne,––And the king bowed himself upon his bed. ⁴⁸ Moreover also, thus and thus, hath said the king,––Blessed be Yahweh, God of Israel, who hath given, today, one to sit upon my throne, mine own eyes also beholding it.

¹⁰ So then David slept with his fathers,––and was buried in the city of David.

¹² But, when, Solomon, took his seat upon the throne of David his father, then was the kingdom firmly established.

¹⁵ And he said––Thou, knowest that, mine, was the kingdom, and, on me, had all Israel set their faces, that I should become king,––howbeit the kingdom, hath turned about, and become my brother’s, for, from Yahweh, became it, his.

¹⁷ And she said unto him––Say on. And he said––Speak, I pray thee, unto Solomon the king, for he will not turn away thy face,––that he give me Abishag the Shunammite, to wife. ¹⁸ And Bath–sheba said: Good! I myself, will speak for thee, unto the king. ¹⁹ So Bath–sheba went in unto King Solomon, to speak to him for Adonijah,––and the king rose up to meet her, and bowed himself down to her, and sat down upon his throne, and caused a throne to be set for the mother of the king, and she sat on his right hand. ²⁰ Then said she––One small request, am I asking of thee, do not turn away my face. And the king said to her––Ask on, my mother, for I will not turn away thy face.

²⁰ Then said she––One small request, am I asking of thee, do not turn away my face. And the king said to her––Ask on, my mother, for I will not turn away thy face. ²¹ And she said, Let Abishag the Shunammite be given to Adonijah thy brother, to wife. ²² Then answered King Solomon, and said to his mother––Wherefore, then, art thou asking Abishag the Shunammite, for Adonijah? ask, then, for him the kingdom, because he is mine elder brother,––even for him, and for Abiathar the priest, and for Joab, son of Zeruiah.

²² Then answered King Solomon, and said to his mother––Wherefore, then, art thou asking Abishag the Shunammite, for Adonijah? ask, then, for him the kingdom, because he is mine elder brother,––even for him, and for Abiathar the priest, and for Joab, son of Zeruiah.

²² Then answered King Solomon, and said to his mother––Wherefore, then, art thou asking Abishag the Shunammite, for Adonijah? ask, then, for him the kingdom, because he is mine elder brother,––even for him, and for Abiathar the priest, and for Joab, son of Zeruiah. ²³ Then swore King Solomon by Yahweh, saying,––So, let God do to me, and, so, let him add, if, at the cost of his life, Adonijah hath not spoken this word.

²³ Then swore King Solomon by Yahweh, saying,––So, let God do to me, and, so, let him add, if, at the cost of his life, Adonijah hath not spoken this word. ²⁴ Now, therefore, by the life of Yahweh, who hath established me, and seated me upon the throne of David my father, and who hath made for me a household, as he had spoken, surely, today, shall Adonijah be put to death!

²⁴ Now, therefore, by the life of Yahweh, who hath established me, and seated me upon the throne of David my father, and who hath made for me a household, as he had spoken, surely, today, shall Adonijah be put to death!

²⁴ Now, therefore, by the life of Yahweh, who hath established me, and seated me upon the throne of David my father, and who hath made for me a household, as he had spoken, surely, today, shall Adonijah be put to death! ²⁵ So King Solomon sent by the hand of Benaiah son of Jehoiada,––and he fell upon him, that he died.
²⁶ Also, unto Abiathar the priest, said the king––To Anathoth, get thee unto thine own fields, for, death–doomed, thou art,––but, this day, will I not put thee to death, because thou didst bear the ark of My Lord, Yahweh, before David my father, and because thou wast afflicted in all wherein my father was afflicted. ²⁷ So Solomon thrust out Abiathar from being priest unto Yahweh,––to fulfill the word of Yahweh which he spake concerning the household of Eli, in Shiloh. ²⁸ And, the report, came unto Joab, for, Joab, had inclined after Adonijah, although, after Solomon, he had not inclined,––so then Joab fled into the Tent of Yahweh, and laid hold of the horns of the altar.

²⁸ And, the report, came unto Joab, for, Joab, had inclined after Adonijah, although, after Solomon, he had not inclined,––so then Joab fled into the Tent of Yahweh, and laid hold of the horns of the altar. ²⁹ And it was told King Solomon––Joab hath fled into the Tent of Yahweh, and, there he is, beside the altar. So Solomon sent Benaiah son of Jehoiada, saying––Go fall upon him! ³⁰ And Benaiah came into the Tent of Yahweh, and said unto him––Thus, saith the king, Come forth! And he said––Nay! but, here, will I die! So Benaiah brought the king word again, saying, Thus, spake Joab, and, thus, he answered me. ³¹ And the king said to him––Do as he hath spoken, fall, then, upon him, and bury him,––and so put away the innocent blood, which Joab shed, from off me, and from off the house of my father; ³² thus will Yahweh bring back his blood upon his own head, in that he fell upon two men more righteous and better than he, and slew them with the sword, my father David not knowing it,––even Abner son of Ner, general of the army of Israel, and Amasa son of Jether, general of the army of Judah; ³³ thus shall their blood come back upon the head of Joab, and upon the head of his seed unto times age–abiding,––but, David and his seed, and his house, and his throne, shall have peace, unto times age–abiding, from Yahweh. ³⁴ So Benaiah son of Jehoiada went up, and fell upon him, and put him to death,––and he was buried in his own house, in the wilderness.
³⁵ And the king put Benaiah son of Jehoiada, in his stead, over the army,––and, Zadok the priest, did the king put in the stead of Abiathar.

³⁵ And the king put Benaiah son of Jehoiada, in his stead, over the army,––and, Zadok the priest, did the king put in the stead of Abiathar. ³⁶ And the king sent, and called for Shimei, and said to him––Build thee a house, in Jerusalem, so shalt thou dwell there,––and shalt not go forth from thence, hither or thither;

⁶ Then said Solomon––Thou, didst deal, with thy servant David my father, in great lovingkindness, according as he walked before thee, in truth and in righteousness and in uprightness of heart, with thee,––and thou hast kept, for him, this great lovingkindness, that thou hast given unto him a son, to sit upon his throne, as it is this day. ⁷ Now, therefore, O Yahweh my God, thou, hast made thy servant king, instead of David my father,––and, I, am but a little child, I know not how to go out and come in. ⁸ And, thy servant, is in the midst of thy people, whom thou hast chosen,––a numerous people, that cannot be numbered or summed up, for multitude. ⁹ Wilt thou, then, give unto thy servant, a heart that hearkeneth, to judge thy people, to discern between good and bad,––for who is able to judge this thine honoured people?

¹⁸ Shimei son of Ela, in Benjamin;

⁶ So it came to pass, when Ahijah heard the sound of her feet, as she entered the doorway, that he said––Come in, thou wife of Jeroboam,––wherefore, is it that thou art feigning to be a stranger–woman, seeing that, I, am sent unto thee, with something hard to bear?

¹ Then said Elijah the Tishbite, of Tishbe in Gilead, unto Ahab, By the life of Yahweh, God of Israel, before whom I stand, there shall not, these two years, be either dew or rain,––save at the bidding of my word.

¹⁰ By the life of Yahweh thy God, there is no nation or kingdom, whither my lord hath not sent to seek thee, and, when they have said––Nay! he hath taken an oath of the kingdom or the nation, that no one could find thee;

¹⁶ And, Jehu son of Minshi, shalt thou anoint to be king over Israel,––and, Elisha son of Shaphat of Abel–meholah, shalt thou anoint to be prophet in thy stead:

¹⁸ Then said the king of Israel, unto Jehoshaphat,––Did I not say unto thee, He will not be moved to prophesy concerning me anything good, only calamity.

⁹ And it came to pass, as they went over, that, Elijah, said unto Elisha––Ask, what I shall do for thee, ere yet I be taken from thee. And Elisha said, Let there be, I pray thee, a double portion of thy spirit upon me.

⁸ And so it was, on a day, that Elisha passed over unto Shunem, where was a woman of position, and she constrained him to eat bread,––and so it came about, whensoever he passed that way, that he turned aside thither, to eat bread.

²⁵ So she went her way, and came unto the man of God, unto Mount Carmel. And it came to pass, when the man of God saw her, opposite, that he said unto Gehazi young man, Lo! this Shunammitess!

²⁷ But, when she came unto the man of God, on the mount, she caught hold of his feet,––and Gehazi drew near to thrust her away, when the man of God said––Let her alone! for, her life, is embittered to her, howbeit, Yahweh, hath hidden it from me, and hath not told me.

³⁰ But the mother of the boy said, By the life of Yahweh and by the life of thine own soul, I will not leave thee. So he arose and followed her.

¹⁶ But he said––By the life of Yahweh, before whom I stand, I will not accept one. And, though he urged him to accept it, yet did he refuse.

²⁰ Gehazi, the servant of Elisha the man of God, said––Lo! my lord, hath restrained, this Naaman the Syrian, by not taking at his hand that which he brought! By the life of Yahweh, verily, I will runs after him, and accept of him, something.

³ then shalt thou take the flask of oil, and pour out upon his head, and say––Thus, saith Yahweh, I have anointed thee to be king unto Israel! Then shalt thou open the door and flee, and not tarry.

⁶ Then rose he up and went inside, and poured out the oil upon his head, and said unto him––Thus, saith Yahweh, God of Israel, I have anointed thee to be king unto the people of Yahweh, unto Israel;

¹³ Then hasted they, and took, every man his garment, and put it under him, upon the very steps,––and blew with a horn, and said, Jehu, is king!

²² And it came to pass, when Jehoram saw Jehu, that he said––Is it peace, Jehu? And he said––What can be the peace, while thy mother Jezebel’s harlotries and her incantations do so abound?

¹ Now, when, Athaliah, mother of Ahaziah, saw that her son was dead, she arose and destroyed all the seed royal.

¹² Then brought he forth the king’s son, and set upon him the crown, and the testimony, and they made him king, and anointed him,––and clapped their hands, and said––May the king live!

¹⁴ and looked, and lo! the king, standing by the pillar, as the custom was, and the captains and the trumpeters, by the king, and, all the people of the land, rejoicing, and blowing with trumpets,––so Athaliah rent her garments, and cried out––Conspiracy! conspiracy!

²⁰ and all the people of the land rejoiced, and, the city, had rest,––when they had put, Athaliah, to death with the sword, in the house of the king.

² the third, Absalom, son of Maacah, daughter of Talmai, king of Geshur,––the fourth, Adonijah, son of Haggith;

⁶ And David said, Whosoever smiteth the Jebusites, first, shall become a chief, and a ruler,––So then Joab son of Zeruiah, went up first, and became a chief.

¹⁰ Now, these, are the chiefs of the heroes, that pertained to David, who held strongly with him in his kingdom, with all Israel, to make him king,––according to the word of Yahweh, concerning Israel. ¹¹ And, this, is the number of the heroes who pertained to David,––Jashobeam son of a Hachmonite, chief of the thirty, the same, brandished his spear over three hundred––slain at one time. ¹² And, after him, was Eleazar son of Dodai, the Ahohite,––he, was among the three heroes; ¹³ he, was with David in Pas–dammim, where, the Philistines, were gathered together to battle, and there was a field–plot full of barley,––and, the people, fled, from before the Philistines; ¹⁴ so they took their stand in the midst of the plot and rescued it, and smote the Philistines,––and Yahweh wrought a great victory. ¹⁵ And three of the thirty chiefs went down upon the rock, unto David, into the cave of Adullam,––a host of Philistines, being encamped in the vale of Rephaim. ¹⁶ Now, David, then was in the stronghold,––and, a garrison of Philistines, then was in Bethlehem. ¹⁷ And David longed, and said––Who will give me to drink of the water, out of the well of Bethlehem, that is within the gate? ¹⁸ And the three brake through the host of the Philistines, and drew water out of the well of Bethlehem, that was within the gate, and bare it, and brought it in unto David,––yet would not David drink it, but poured it out unto Yahweh; ¹⁹ and said––Far be it from me, of my God, that I should do this! The blood of these men, shall I drink, with their lives? For, with their lives, have they brought it! So he would not drink it. These things, did the three heroes. ²⁰ And, Abishai brother of Joab––he, was the chief of three, he, having brandished his spear against three hundred––who were slain,––and so, he, had a name among three. ²¹ Of the three in the second rank, was he honourable, therefore became he their captain,––though, unto the [first] three, did he not attain. ²² Benaiah, son of Jehoiada, son of a man of valour, hero of many a deed, from Kabziel––he, smote the two [sons] of Ariel of Moab, he, also went down and smote a lion in the midst of a pit, in time of snow; ²³ he, also smote an Egyptian, a man of [great] stature, five cubits, and, in the hand of the Egyptian, was a spear like a weaver’s beam, so he went down unto him with a staff,––and wrested the spear out of the hand of the Egyptian, and slew him with his spear. ²⁴ These things, did Benaiah son of Jehoiada, so, he, had a name among three heroes. ²⁵ Among the thirty, lo! honourable, was he, but, unto the [first] three, did he not attain,––howbeit David set him over his council. ²⁶ Now, the heroes of the forces, were,––Asahel, brother of Joab, Elhanan, son of Dodo, of Bethlehem; ²⁷ Shammoth, the Harorite, Helez the Paltite; ²⁸ Ira, son of Ikkesh, the Tekoite, Abiezer, the Anathothite; ²⁹ Sibbecai, the Hushathite, Ilai, the Ahohite; ³⁰ Maharai, the Netophathite, Heled, son of Baanah, the Netophathite; ³¹ Ithai, son of Ribai, of Gibeah, of the sons of Benjamin,––Benaiah, the Pirathonite; ³² Hurai, of the torrents of Gaash, Abiel the Arbathite; ³³ Azmaveth, the Baharumite, Eliahba, the Shaalbonite; ³⁴ the sons of Hashem, the Gizonite, Jonathan, son of Shageh, the Hararite; ³⁵ Ahiam, son of Sacar, the Hararite, Eliphal, son of Ur; ³⁶ Hepher, the Mecherathite, Ahijah the Pelonite; ³⁷ Hezro, the Carmelite, Naarai, son of Ezbai; ³⁸ Joel, brother of Nathan, Mibhar son of Hagri; ³⁹ Zelek, the Ammonite,––Naharai, the Berothite, the armour–bearer of Joab son of Zeruiah; ⁴⁰ Ira, the Ithrite, Gareb, the Ithrite; ⁴¹ Uriah, the Hittite, Zabad son of Ahlai; ⁴² Adina, son of Shiza, the Reubenite, a chief of the Reubenites and over the thirty; ⁴³ Hanan, son of Maacah, and Joshaphat, the Mithnite; ⁴⁴ Uzzia, the Ashterathite,––Shama, and Jeiel, sons of Hotham, the Aroerite; ⁴⁵ Jediael, son of Shimri, and Joha, his brother, the Tizite; ⁴⁶ Eliel, the Mahavite, and Jeribai and Joshaviah, sons of Elnaam,––and Ithmah the Moabite; ⁴⁷ Eliel, and Obed, and Jaasiel, of Zobah.

³⁸ All these, being men of war, expert in setting in battle–array, with a perfect heart, came to Hebron, to make David king over all Israel,––moreover also, all the rest of Israel, were of one heart to make David king. ³⁹ So they were there, with David, three days, eating and drinking,––for their brethren had made preparation for them. ⁴⁰ Moreover also, they who were near of kin unto them, as far as Issachar and Zebulun and Naphtali, were bringing bread, on asses and on camels and on mules and on oxen, meal–food, cakes of figs and cakes of raisins, and wine, and oil, and oxen, and sheep––in abundance,––for there was joy Israel.

¹¹ And it shall be that, when thy days are fulfilled, to sleep with thy fathers, then will I raise up thy seed after thee, who shall be of thy sons,––and I will establish his kingdom. ¹² He, shall build me a house,––and I will establish his throne unto times age–abiding. ¹³ I, will become his father, and, he, shall become my son,––and, my lovingkindness, will I not cause to depart from him,––as I caused it to depart from him who was before thee; ¹⁴ but I will cause him to remain over my house and over my kingdom, unto times age–abiding,––and, his throne, shall be established, unto times age–abiding.

¹⁷ and hast made this seem little in thine eyes, O God, in that thou hast spoken concerning the house of thy servant, for a great while to come? Thus wilt thou provide for me, according to the rank of manhood, and hast exalted me, O Yahweh God!

²⁷ Now, therefore, let it please thee to bless the house of thy servant, that it may be unto times age–abiding before thee,––for, thou O Yahweh, hast blessed, and it is to be blessed unto times age–abiding.

¹⁷ and, Benaiah, son of Jehoiada, was over the Cherethites, and the Pelethites,––and, the sons of David, were first, in attendance on the king.

⁵ And David said, Solomon my son, is young and tender, and, the house to be built, must be great and lofty and famous and beautiful, for all lands,––oh let me then prepare for it. So David prepared abundantly, before his death.
⁶ Then he called for Solomon his son,––and charged him, to build a house, for Yahweh, God of Israel.

⁶ Then he called for Solomon his son,––and charged him, to build a house, for Yahweh, God of Israel. ⁷ And David said to Solomon his son,––As for me, it was, near my heart, to build a house for the Name of Yahweh my God;

⁷ And David said to Solomon his son,––As for me, it was, near my heart, to build a house for the Name of Yahweh my God; ⁸ but the word of Yahweh came unto me, saying, Blood in abundance, hast thou shed, and, great wars, hast thou made,––thou shalt not build a house for my Name, because, much blood, hast thou shed upon the earth, before me.

⁸ but the word of Yahweh came unto me, saying, Blood in abundance, hast thou shed, and, great wars, hast thou made,––thou shalt not build a house for my Name, because, much blood, hast thou shed upon the earth, before me.

⁸ but the word of Yahweh came unto me, saying, Blood in abundance, hast thou shed, and, great wars, hast thou made,––thou shalt not build a house for my Name, because, much blood, hast thou shed upon the earth, before me. ⁹ Lo! a son, born to thee, He, shall be a man of rest, and I will give him rest from all his enemies, round about,––for, Solomon, shall be his Name, and, peace and quietness, will I bestow upon Israel, in his days;

⁹ Lo! a son, born to thee, He, shall be a man of rest, and I will give him rest from all his enemies, round about,––for, Solomon, shall be his Name, and, peace and quietness, will I bestow upon Israel, in his days;

⁹ Lo! a son, born to thee, He, shall be a man of rest, and I will give him rest from all his enemies, round about,––for, Solomon, shall be his Name, and, peace and quietness, will I bestow upon Israel, in his days; ¹⁰ He, shall build a house for my Name, and, he, shall be my son, and, I, will be his father,––therefore will I establish the throne of his kingdom over Israel, unto times age–abiding:

¹⁰ He, shall build a house for my Name, and, he, shall be my son, and, I, will be his father,––therefore will I establish the throne of his kingdom over Israel, unto times age–abiding:

¹⁰ He, shall build a house for my Name, and, he, shall be my son, and, I, will be his father,––therefore will I establish the throne of his kingdom over Israel, unto times age–abiding: ¹¹ Now, my son, Yahweh be with thee,––so shalt thou be prosperous, and shalt build the house of Yahweh thy God, according as he hath spoken concerning thee.

¹¹ Now, my son, Yahweh be with thee,––so shalt thou be prosperous, and shalt build the house of Yahweh thy God, according as he hath spoken concerning thee. ¹² Only Yahweh give thee discretion and understanding, and give thee charge over Israel,––so that thou take heed unto the law of Yahweh thy God. ¹³ Then, shalt thou prosper, if thou take heed to do the statutes and the regulations, which Yahweh commanded Moses, concerning Israel,––be strong and bold, thou mayst not be in fear, nor be dismayed.

¹ Now, David, was old, and satisfied with days,––so he made Solomon his son king, over Israel;

⁵ The ruler of the third host, for the third month, was Benaiah, son of Jehoiada the priest––a chief,––and, in his course, were twenty–four thousand. ⁶ The same Benaiah, was a hero of thirty, and over the thirty,––and, over his course, was Ammizabad his son.

⁴ Howbeit Yahweh, God of Israel, made choice of me, out of all of the house of my father, to become king over Israel unto times age–abiding, for, of Judah, had he made choice to be chief ruler, and, in the house of Judah, the house of my father,––and, among the sons of my father, with me, was he well–pleased, to make me king over all Israel; ⁵ and, from among all my sons,––for, many sons, hath Yahweh given me,––he hath made choice of Solomon my son, to sit upon the throne of the kingdom of Yahweh, over Israel.

⁵ and, from among all my sons,––for, many sons, hath Yahweh given me,––he hath made choice of Solomon my son, to sit upon the throne of the kingdom of Yahweh, over Israel.

⁵ and, from among all my sons,––for, many sons, hath Yahweh given me,––he hath made choice of Solomon my son, to sit upon the throne of the kingdom of Yahweh, over Israel. ⁶ And he said unto am, Solomon thy son––he, shall build my house, and my courts,––for I have made choice of him that he may be my son, and that, I, may be his father.

¹⁰ See! now, that, Yahweh, hath made choice of thee, to build a house for a sanctuary––be strong and do!

²⁰ Then said David, unto Solomon his son, Be strong and bold, and act, thou mayest not fear nor be dismayed,––for, Yahweh, God, my God, will be with thee, he will not let thee go, neither will he forsake thee, until thou hast finished all the work of the service of the house of Yahweh.

¹ Then said David the king unto all the convocation, Solomon my son, the one, of whom God hath made choice, is young and tender,––and, the work, is great, seeing that, not for man, is the palace, but for Yahweh Elohim.

¹⁰ Therefore did David bless Yahweh in the eyes of all the convocation,––and David said, Blessed art thou, O Yahweh, the God of Israel our father, from age even unto age.

¹³ Now, therefore, O our God, we are giving thanks unto thee,––and offering praise, unto thy beautiful Name.

²⁰ Then said David, unto all the convocation, Bless, I beseech you, Yahweh your God. So all the convocation blessed Yahweh, the God of their fathers, and did bend their heads and bow themselves down unto Yahweh, and unto the king; ²¹ and sacrificed unto Yahweh sacrifices, and caused to go up ascending–offerings unto Yahweh, on the morrow of that day, a thousand bullocks, a thousand rams, a thousand young sheep, and the drink–offerings thereof,––and sacrifices in abundance, for all Israel. ²² And so they did eat and drink before Yahweh on that day, with great joy,––and they, the second time, made Solomon son of David king, and anointed him unto Yahweh to be chief ruler, and Zadok to be priest.
²³ So Solomon took his seat upon the throne of Yahweh, as king, instead of David his father, and prospered,––and all Israel, hearkened unto him.

²⁷ and, the days that he reigned over Israel, were forty years,––in Hebron reigned he seven years, and in Jerusalem, reigned he, thirty–three. ²⁸ And he died in a good old age, satisfied with days, riches and honour,––and Solomon his son reigned in his stead.

¹ And Solomon, son of David, strengthened himself over his kingdom,––and, Yahweh, his God, was with him, and made him surpassingly great.

¹² O our God, wilt thou not bring judgment upon them, seeing that there is, in us, no strength, before this great multitude, that is coming against us,––we, therefore, know not what we shall do, but, unto thee, are our eyes.

⁴ But, when Jehoram had arisen over the kingdom of his father, he strengthened himself, and slew all his brethren, with the sword,––moreover also some of the rulers of Israel.

¹⁰ But, when, Athaliah mother of Ahaziah, saw that her son was dead, she rose up and destroyed all the seed royal of the house of Judah.

¹¹ Then brought they forth the king’s son, and set upon him the crown and the testimony, and made him king,––and Jehoiada and his sons anointed him, and said, May the king live!

¹³ and looked, and lo! the king, standing by his pillar at the entrance, and the captains and the trumpets by the king, and all the people of the land rejoicing, and blowing with trumpets, and the singers, with instruments of song, and such as led the offering of praise, then Athaliah rent her garments, and said, Conspiracy! conspiracy!

¹¹ My sons! now, do not be faulty,––for, of you, hath Yahweh made choice, to stand before him, and to wait upon him, and to be his attendants and burners of incense.

³⁰ And, the same Hezekiah, stopped up the upper spring of the waters of Gihon, and brought them straight down the west side of the city of David,––and Hezekiah prospered in all his work.

¹⁴ And, after this, he built an outer wall to the city of David on the west of the Gihon in the ravine, even to the entering in through the fish–gate, and went round to Ophel, and carried it up very high,––and put captains of valour in all the fortified cities, throughout Judah.

¹³ so that the people could not distinguish the noise of the shout of joy, from the noise of the weeping of the people,––for, the people, did shout with a great shout, and, the noise, was heard afar off.

¹⁰ that they may be offering sweet–smelling sacrifices unto the God of the heavens,––and be praying for the life of the king, and his sons.

³ and said unto the king––Let the, king, unto times age–abiding, live! Wherefore should my countenance, not be sad, when, the city––the place of the sepulchres of my fathers, lieth waste, and the gates thereof are consumed with fire?

⁵ Then said the Levites––Jeshua and Kadmiel, Bani, Hashabneiah, Sherebiah, Hodiah, Shebaniah, Pethahiah, Stand up, bless Yahweh your God, from age to age,––Yea let them bless thy glorious Name, which is exalted above all blessing and praise.

² Then said the young men of the king, who waited upon him,––Let them seek out for the king young virgins, of pleasing appearance;

⁴ and, the maiden that is pleasing in the eyes of the king, let her be queen instead of Vashti. And the thing seemed good in the eyes of the king, and he did so.

² And, all the kings servants who were in the kings gate, used to bend and bow themselves down unto Haman, for, so, had the king given command concerning him,––but, Mordecai, bent not nor bowed himself down.

⁶ So Haman came in, and the king said unto him, What shall be done unto the man in whose honour, the king delighteth? Then said Haman, in his own heart, Unto whom will the king delight to do honour, more than unto me? ⁷ So Haman said unto the king,––As touching the man in whose honour, the king, delighteth, ⁸ let them bring in royal apparel wherewith the king hath clothed himself,––and the horse whereon the king hath ridden, and the royal crown which hath been set upon his own head; ⁹ and let the apparel and the horse be delivered unto the hand of one of the king’s rulers, one of the nobles, and so let them array the man, in whose honour, the king, delighteth,––and cause him to ride upon the horse through the broadway of the city, and let them proclaim before him, Thus and thus, shall it be done unto the man in whose honour, the king, delighteth! ¹⁰ Then said the king unto Haman, Haste, take the apparel and the horse, just as thou hast said, and do even so unto Mordecai the Jew, who is sitting in the kings gate,––do not let fail a thing, of all which thou hast spoken! ¹¹ So Haman took the apparel and the horse, and arrayed Mordecai,––and caused him to ride through the broadway of the city, and proclaimed before him, Thus and thus, shall it be done unto the man in whoso honour, the king, delighteth!

² Then said the king unto Esther, on the second day also, during the banquet of wine, What is thy petition, Queen Esther, that it may be granted thee? and what is thy request––unto the half of the kingdom––that it may be performed?

¹⁶ Yet was this one speaking, when, another, came in and said,––A fire of God, fell out of the heavens, and burned up the sheep and the young men, and consumed them; and escaped am, only I alone, to tell thee. ¹⁷ Yet was this one speaking, when, another, came in and said, The Chaldeans, appointed three chiefs, and spread out against the camels, and took them, and, the young men, smote they with the edge of the sword; and escaped am, only I alone, to tell thee. ¹⁸ Yet was this one speaking, when, another, came in and said,––Thy sons and thy daughters, were eating, and drinking wine, in the house of their eldest brother;

²¹ A noise of dreadful things, is in his ears, In prosperity, the destroyer cometh upon him; ²² He hath no confidence to come back out of darkness, he, being destined to the power oft the sword;

²² He hath no confidence to come back out of darkness, he, being destined to the power oft the sword;

⁵ That, the joy–shout of the lawless, is short, and, the rejoicing of the impious, for a moment?

² The kings of earth take their station, and, grave men, have met by appointment together,––against Yahweh, and against his Anointed One [saying]:

⁶ Yet, I, have installed my king,––on Zion my holy mountain.

² Yahweh, was my mountain crag and my stronghold, and my deliverer: My GOD, was my rock, I sought refuge in him, My shield, and my horn of salvation, my high tower.

¹ [To the Chief Musician. A Melody of David.]
Yahweh answer thee, in the day of distress, The Name of the God of Jacob give thee safety; ² Send thy help out of the sanctuary, and, out of Zion, sustain thee; ³ Remember every present of thine, and, thine ascending–sacrifice, esteem. [Selah.] ⁴ Give thee according to thy heart, and, all thy purposes, fulfill.

¹⁵ Mine eyes, are continually unto Yahweh,––for, he, bringeth, out of the net, my feet.

¹ [David’s. When he disguised his sanity before Abimelech,––who dismissed him, and he departed. [An Alphabetical Psalm.]]
Let me bless Yahweh at all times, Continually be his praise in my mouth.

¹⁹ Many are the misfortunes of the righteous, But, out of them all, doth Yahweh rescue him. ²⁰ Keeping all his bones, Not, one from among them, is broken. ²¹ Misfortune shall be the death of the lawless one, And, the haters of the righteous man, shall be held guilty. ²² Yahweh ransometh the soul of his servants, And none shall be held guilty, who seek refuge in him.

¹³ Blessed be Yahweh, the God of Israel, From the age that is past, even unto the age yet to come: Amen and Amen!

⁷ Thou hast loved righteousness, and hated lawlessness,––For this cause, hath God, thine own God, anointed thee, With the oil of gladness, beyond thy partners.

⁷ Yahweh of hosts, is with us, A high tower for us, is the God of Jacob. [Selah.]

¹¹ Yahweh of hosts, is with us, A high tower for us, is the God of Jacob. [Selah.]

¹ [A Melody of David. When he was in the Wilderness of Judah.]
O God, my GOD, thou art, Earnestly do I desire thee,––My soul thirsteth for thee, My flesh fainteth for thee, In a land––dry, and weary for want of water,––

¹ [Solomon’s.> O God! thy justice, give, unto the king, And thy righteousness, unto the son of a king;
² May he judge, Thy people with righteousness; And thine oppressed ones with justice;

⁸ So let him have dominion, From sea to sea, And from the River[=Euphrates] unto the ends of the earth;

¹⁴ From extortion, and, violence, he Redeemeth their life, And precious is their blood in his sight.

¹⁷ May his Name be age–abiding, In the presence of the sun, let his Name flourish,––And may all the families of the ground bless themselves in him, All nations, pronounce him happy!
¹⁸ Blessed be Yahweh God, the God of Israel,––Who doeth wondrous things by himself alone; ¹⁹ And blessed be his glorious Name, unto times ago–abiding,––And filled with his glory be all the earth, Amen and Amen!

¹⁹ And blessed be his glorious Name, unto times ago–abiding,––And filled with his glory be all the earth, Amen and Amen!

¹⁸ Surely, in slippery places, dost thou set them,––Thou hast suffered them to fall into places of danger. ¹⁹ How have they become desolate, as in a moment! They have ceased––come to an end, by reason of calamities. ²⁰ As the dream of him that waketh, O my Lord! when rousing thyself up, their shadowy being, wilt thou despise.

²⁰ I have found David my servant, With mine own holy oil, have I anointed him;

²⁶ He, shall cry out unto me, My Father, thou art, My GOD, and my Rock of Salvation! ²⁷ Yea, I, will appoint him, firstborn, Most High to the kings of the earth!

³⁶ His seed, age–abidingly, shall remain, And, his throne, be like the sun before me;

¹⁰ The days of our years, have, in them, three score years and ten, And, if, by reason of strength, they have fourscore years, Yet, their boast, is labour and sorrow, For it hath passed quickly, and we have flown away.

¹ Yahweh, hath become king, Let the earth exult, Let the multitude of coastlands rejoice.

⁵ Sweep the strings to Yahweh, With the lyre, With the lyre, and the voice of melody; ⁶ With trumpets and the sound of a horn, Shout aloud, before the king––Yahweh. ⁷ Let the sea, roar, and the fulness thereof, The world, and they who dwell therein;

¹ Bless, O my soul, Yahweh,––And all that is within me, his holy Name; ² Bless, O my soul, Yahweh, And forget not all his dealings:––

²⁷ Yahweh is GOD, and hath shed on us light,––Bind ye the festal sacrifice with cords, Up to the horns of the altar.

² Lo! as the eyes of men–servants are unto the hand of their masters, as the eyes of a maid–servant, unto the hand of her mistress, so, are our eyes, unto Yahweh our God, until that he show us favour.

⁵ Yahweh will bless thee, out of Zion,––and behold thou the welfare of Jerusalem, all the days of thy life! ⁶ And behold thou thy children’s children,––Prosperity on Israel!

¹¹ Yahweh hath sworn unto David, in faithfulness, will he not turn from it,––Of the fruit of thy body, will I seat on thy throne.

¹¹ Yahweh hath sworn unto David, in faithfulness, will he not turn from it,––Of the fruit of thy body, will I seat on thy throne. ¹² If thy sons keep my covenant, and my testimony which I will teach them, even their sons, unto futurity, shall sit on thy throne.

²⁴ And freed us with force from our adversaries, For, age–abiding, is his lovingkindness.

⁷ Though I walk in the midst of distress, thou wilt give me life,––Because of the anger of my foes, thou wilt thrust forth thy hand, and thy right hand, will save me:

² Every day, will I bless thee, and praise thy Name, to times age–abiding and beyond.

¹⁴ With no guidance, a people will fall, but, safety, lieth in the greatness of the counselor.

⁶ Righteousness, guardeth the man of blameless way, but, lawlessness, overthroweth the sinner.

¹³ Even, in laughter, the heart may be in pain, and, the latter end of gladness, be grief.

⁸ The sacrifice of lawless men, is an abomination to Yahweh, but, the prayer of the upright, is his delight.

²² Plans, are frustrated, for lack of consultation, but, by the multitude of counselors, shall counsel, be established.

¹⁸ Before grievous injury, pride! and, before a fall, haughtiness of spirit!

⁶ The crown of old men, consists of children’s children, and the adornment of children, is their fathers.

¹² Before grievous injury, a man’s heart is haughty, and, before honour, is humility.

¹⁸ Plans––by counsel, shalt thou establish, and, with concerted measures, make thou war.

¹² The Righteous One observeth the house of the lawless,––He is ready to cast down lawless men into misfortune.

¹⁵ Foolishness, is bound up in the heart of a youth, the rod of correction, shall drive it far from him.

¹³ Do not withhold, from a child, correction, When thou smitest him with the rod, he shall not die: ¹⁴ Thou, with the rod, shalt smite him, and, his soul from hades, shalt thou deliver.

²¹ Revere thou Yahweh, my son, and the king, and, with the fickle, have thou no fellowship;

⁹ Oil and perfume, rejoice the heart, the sweetness of one’s friend, more than fragrant wood.

¹ The lawless, fleeth when no man pursueth, but, the righteous, like a lion, are confident.

¹⁵ A rod with rebuke, giveth wisdom, but, a youth unrestrained, bringeth shame to his mother.

¹¹ Moreover, if two lie together, then have they warmth,––but how can, one, have warmth?

⁴ The heart of the wise, is in the house of mourning, but, the heart of dullards, in the house of mirth. ⁵ Better to hear the rebuke of the wise, than for any man to hear the song of dullards, ⁶ For, as the crackling of thorns under a pot, so, is the laughter of the dullard,––even this, then, was vanity.

⁷ So that filled, is their land with silver and gold, And there is no end to their treasures,––And filled, is their land with horses, And there is no end to their chariots;

¹⁰ Determine a plan,––and it shall be frustrated,––Speak a word, and it shall not stand, For With–us–is–GOD!

⁷ Of the increase of dominion, and of prosperity, There shall be no end––Upon the throne of David, and, Upon his kingdom, By establishing it, and, By sustaining it, With justice, and, With righteousness,––From henceforth, Even unto times age–abiding: The jealousy of Yahweh of hosts, will perform this!

⁴ My heart fluttereth, A horror, terrifieth me,––My twilight of pleasure, hath he turned for me into a time of trembling. ⁵ [Ye thought] to prepare the table––spread the mat––eat––drink! . . . Arise, ye chieftains, anoint the shield!

¹ Thus, saith Yahweh, to his Anointed, to Cyrus––Whose right hand I have firmly grasped, To subdue, before him, nations, And, the loins of kings, will I ungird,––To open, before him, the two–leaved doors, And, the gates, shall not be shut:

²¹ No, well–being, saith my God, to the lawless!

⁵ That the oath may be established, which I sware to your fathers, To give them a land flowing with milk and honey, as at this day. Then answered I and said, Amen, O Yahweh!

⁶ then said Jeremiah the prophet,––Amen! So, may Yahweh do! Yahweh establish, thy words which thou hast prophesied, by bringing back the vessels of the house of Yahweh and all them of the captivity, from Babylon, unto this place.

²¹ My covenant also, may be broken, With David my servant, that he shall not have a son, to reign upon his throne,––And with the Levites the priests, mine attendants:

¹⁵ Then said Jeremiah unto Zedekiah, When I tell thee, wilt thou not, surely put me to death? And, when I counsel thee, thou wilt not hearken unto me.

¹⁵ But, the priests the Levites, the sons of Zadok, Who kept the charge of my sanctuary––when the sons of Israel went astray from me, They, shall draw near unto me, to wait upon me,––And shall stand before me, to bring near unto me the fat and the blood, Declareth My Lord, Yahweh:

⁴ Then spake the Chaldeans to the king, in Aramaic,––O king, to the ages, live! Tell the dream to thy servants, and, the interpretation, we will declare.

⁵ At what time ye shall hear the sound of the horn, the pipe, the lyre, the harp, the psaltery, the bagpipes, and all kinds of instruments of music, ye shall fall down and adore the image of gold, which Nebuchadnezzar the king hath set up;

⁹ they spake, and said, to Nebuchadnezzar the king: O king! for ages, live!

³⁴ And, at the end of the days, I, Nebuchadnezzar, mine eyes unto the heavens, did uplift, and, mine understanding, unto me, returned, and, the Most High, I blessed, and, to him that liveth age–abidingly, I rendered praise and honour,––whose dominion, is an age–abiding dominion, and, his kingdom, lasteth from generation to generation;

⁴ they drank wine,––and praised the gods of gold and silver, bronze, iron, wood and stone. ⁵ Immediately, came forth the fingers of the hand of a man, and wrote,, over against the chandelier, upon the plaster of the wall of the palace of the king,––and, the king, saw the part of the hand which was writing, ⁶ Then, as for the king, his bright looks, changed in him, and, his thoughts, terrified him,––and, the joints of his loins, were loosed, and, his knees, smote, one against another.

¹⁰ The queen, by reason of the words of the king and his nobles, into the house of banqueting, entered,––the queen spake and said, O king! for ages, live! Let not thy thoughts, terrify thee, and, as for thy bright looks, let them not be changed.

²⁶ This, is the interpretation of the thing,––M’ne[=" Reckoned–up"], God hath reckoned up thy reign, and ended it: ²⁷ T’kel[=" Weighed"], ––thou art weighed in the balances, and found wanting; ²⁸ P’res[=" Snatched–away"], ––snatched away is thy kingdom, and given to the Medes and Persians.

⁶ Then, these ministers and satraps, crowded together unto the king,––and, thus, were saying to him, O Darius the king! for ages, live!

²¹ Then, Daniel, with the king, spake,––O king! for ages, live!

¹⁴ and, unto him, were given dominion and dignity and kingship, that all peoples, races and tongues, unto him, should do service,––his dominion, was an age–abiding dominion, which should not pass away, and, his kingdom, that which should not be destroyed.

²⁰ And, while yet I was speaking, and praying, and confessing mine own sin, and the sin of my people Israel,––and causing my supplication to fall down before Yahweh my God, concerning the holy mountain of my God;

⁵ Do not trust in a friend, do not put confidence in an associate,––from her that lieth in thy bosom, keep thou the doors of thy mouth;

⁵ Alas! for the inhabitants of the line of the sea, the nation of Kerethim,––The word of Yahweh, is against you, O Canaan of the land of the Philistines, therefore will I destroy thee, to the last inhabitant.

²² And I will overturn the throne of kingdoms, and will destroy the strength of the kingdoms of the nations,––and I will overturn the chariots and them who ride therein, and horses and their riders, shall come down, every man by the sword of his brother.

⁹ For lo! the stone which I have set before Joshua, Upon one stone, are Seven (pairs of) Eyes,––Behold me! cutting the engraving thereof, declareth Yahweh of hosts. So will I take away the iniquity of that land in one day.

⁹ Exult greatly, O daughter of Zion, Shout in triumph, O daughter of Jerusalem, Lo! thy king, cometh unto thee, vindicated and victorious, is he,––lowly, and riding upon an ass, yea, upon a colt, a young ass.

¹³ The family of the house of Levi, apart, and their wives apart, the family of Shimei, apart,––and their wives apart:

²³ Lo! a Virgin, shall be with child, and shall bring forth a son,––and they shall call his name Emmanuel; which is, being translated, God with us.

²⁵ and knew her not, until she had brought forth a son,––and he called his name Jesus.

¹³ And bring us not into temptation, but rescue us from the evil one.

³⁰ But, even the hairs of, your, head, have all been numbered.

²¹ And, he, said to her––What desirest thou? She saith unto him––Bid, that these my two sons may sit, one on thy right hand, and one on thy left, in thy kingdom.

³² And, standing still, Jesus called them, and said––What desire ye I should do for you?

⁹ and the multitudes, they who were going before him and they who were following after, were crying aloud, saying––Hosanna! to the Son of David, Blessed is he that is coming in the name of the Lord, Hosanna in the highest.

⁹ and the multitudes, they who were going before him and they who were following after, were crying aloud, saying––Hosanna! to the Son of David, Blessed is he that is coming in the name of the Lord, Hosanna in the highest. ¹⁰ And, when he entered into Jerusalem, all the city was startled, saying––Who is this? ¹¹ And, the multitudes, were saying––This, is the prophet Jesus,––He from Nazareth of Galilee.

¹⁵ But the Chief–priests and the Scribes, seeing, the marvels that he wrought, and the boys who were crying aloud in the temple, and saying, Hosanna to the Son of David! were greatly displeased;

³⁷ Afterwards, however, he sent forth unto them his son, saying,––They will pay deference unto my son! ³⁸ But, the husbandmen, seeing the son, said among themselves,––This, is, the heir: Come on! Let us slay him, and have his inheritance.

³⁸ For, as they were in those days that were before the flood, feeding and drinking, marrying and being given in marriage,––until the day Noah entered into the ark; ³⁹ And they observed not, until the flood came and took away all together, so, will be, the presence of the Son of Man.

²⁰ Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I myself have commanded you, And lo! I, am, with you, all the days, until the conclusion of the age.

⁹ And, they who were going before, and they who were following after, were crying aloud––Hosanna! Blessed, is he that is coming in the name of the Lord! ¹⁰ Blessed, is the coming kingdom of our father David! Hosanna in the highest!

⁷ and they had no child, inasmuch as Elizabeth was barren, and, both, had become, advanced in their days.

³² the same, shall be great, and, Son of the Most High, shall be called, and the Lord God, will give unto him, the throne of David his father,–– ³³ And he shall reign over the house of Jacob, unto the ages, and, of his kingdom, there shall be, no end.

⁴⁶ And Mary said––My soul doth magnify the Lord, ⁴⁷ And my spirit hath exulted upon God my saviour;

⁶⁸ Blessed, be the Lord, the God of Israel! Because he hath visited and wrought redemption for his people, ⁶⁹ And hath raised up a horn of salvation for us, In the house of David his servant:

¹¹ Because, everyone who exalteth himself, shall be abased; and, he that abaseth himself, shall be exalted?

²⁶ And, as it came to pass in the days of Noah, so, will it be, even in the days of the Son of Man: ²⁷ They were eating, they were drinking, they were marrying, they were being given in marriage,––until the day that Noah entered into the ark, and the flood came, and destroyed them all. ²⁸ In like manner, as it came to pass in the days of Lot, They were eating, they were drinking, they were buying, they were selling, they were planting, they were building,–– ²⁹ But, on the day Lot came out from Sodom, it rained fire and brimstone from heaven, and destroyed them all:––

¹⁴ I tell you––This one went down justified, unto his house, rather than that one; because, every one who exalteth himself, shall be abased, but, he that abaseth himself, shall be exalted?

³⁷ And, when he was drawing near, already, unto the descent of the Mount of Olives, one–and–all the throng of the disciples began joyfully to be praising God with a loud voice, concerning all the mighty works which they had seen; ³⁸ saying––Blessed is he that cometh. . . The king! In the name of the Lord! In heaven, peace! And glory in the highest!

¹⁸ And, a hair of your head, in nowise shall perish,––

¹⁵ No longer, do I call you, servants, for, the servant, knoweth not what, his lord, is doing. But, you, I have called, friends, because, all things which I heard from my Father, made I known unto you.

¹⁷ And now brethren, I know that by way of ignorance ye acted,––just as even your rulers.

³⁸ How God anointed him with Holy Spirit and with power, who went about doing good and healing all that were oppressed by the adversary, because, God, was with him.

³¹ When, also, they were seeking to slay him, there was carried up information, unto the captain of the band, that all Jerusalem was in confusion:––

³¹ Paul said unto the centurion, and unto the soldiers––Except, these, abide in the ship, ye yourselves, cannot be saved!

³⁴ Wherefore, I beseech you to take some food,––for, this, lays a foundation for your safety; for, of no one of you, shall a hair of the head perish.

³¹ What, then, shall we say to a these things? If God [is] for us, who [shall be] against us?

⁷ Render unto all their dues,––unto whom tribute, tribute, unto whom tax, tax, unto whom fear, fear, unto whom honour, honour.

¹⁶ Else, if thou be blessing in a spirit, he that filleth up the place of the ungifted person, how shall he say the Amen upon thy thanksgiving? since indeed, what thou art saying, he knoweth not;

²¹ Now, he that confirmeth us, together with you, for Christ, and hath anointed us, is God: ²² Who also hath sealed us, and given the earnest of the Spirit in our hearts.

¹ This third time, am I coming unto you:––at the mouth of two witnesses, or three, shall every matter be established.

³ Blessed, be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who hath blessed us with every spiritual blessing, in the heavenlies, in Christ,

³³ Nevertheless, ye also, do ye, individually, each man be so loving, his own wife, as himself, and, the wife, [see] that she reverence her husband.

² For, ye yourselves, perfectly well know––that, the day of the Lord, as a thief in the night, so, cometh; ³ As soon as they begin to say––Peace! and safety! then, suddenly, upon them, cometh destruction,––just as the birth–throe unto her that is with child,––and in nowise shall they escape.

²¹ By faith, Jacob, when about to die, blessed each of the sons of Joseph; and bowed in worship on the top of his staff.

⁵ And ye have quite forgotten the exhortation which, indeed, with you as with sons, doth reason:––My son! be not slighting the discipline of the Lord, neither be fainting, when by him, thou art reproved; ⁶ For, whom the Lord loveth, he doth, discipline, and scourgeth every son whom he doth welcome home.

⁹ Furthermore, indeed, the fathers of our flesh, we used to have, as administrators of discipline, and we used to pay deference: shall we not, much rather, submit ourselves to the Father of our spirits and, live?

³ Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, Who, according to his great mercy, hath regenerated us unto a living hope, through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from among the dead,

¹⁷ Unto all men, give honour, unto the brotherhood, shew love, unto God, give reverence, the king, hold in honour.

⁶ As, Sarah, was obedient unto Abraham, calling him, lord,––whose children ye have become––so long as ye are doing good, and not bringing yourselves into fear of any single cause of alarm.

¹⁵ And, the seventh messenger, sounded; and there came to be loud voices in heaven, saying––The kingdom of the world, hath become [the kingdom] of our Lord and of his Christ, and he shall reign unto the ages of ages. ¹⁶ And, the twenty–four elders who, before God, do sit upon their thrones, fell down upon their faces, and rendered homage unto God, ¹⁷ saying––We give thanks unto thee, O Lord God, the Almighty, Who is, and Who was; because thou hast taken thy great power, and hast become king. ¹⁸ And, the nations, were angered; and thine anger, came, and the fit time of the dead, to be vindicated, and to give their reward unto thy servants the prophets, and unto the saints, and unto them who revere thy name––the small and the great, and to despoil them who were despoiling the earth.