H9002–/וְ–v

And there let Zadok the priest and Nathan the prophet put the holy oil on him to make him king over Israel; and sounding the horn say, Long life to King Solomon!

וְנָתָ֧ן (וְ) ve. “and”

Then come up after him and he will come in and take his place on the seat of my kingdom; for he is to be king in my place, and I have given orders that he is to be ruler over Israel and over Judah.

וְה֥וּא (וְ) ve. “and”וְאֹת֤וֹ (וְ) ve. “and”וְעַל־ (וְ) ve. “and”

As the Lord has been with my lord the king, even so may he be with Solomon and make the seat of his authority greater than that of my lord King David.

וִֽיגַדֵּל֙ (וִֽ) vi. “and”

So Zadok the priest, and Nathan the prophet, and Benaiah, the son of Jehoiada, and the Cherethites and the Pelethites, went down and put Solomon on King David's beast and took him to Gihon.

וְנָתָ֨ן (וְ) ve. “and”וּבְנָיָ֣הוּ (וּ) u. “and”וְהַכְּרֵתִי֙ (וְ) ve. “and”וְהַפְּלֵתִ֔י (וְ) ve. “and”

And all the people came up after him, piping with pipes, and they were glad with great joy, so that the earth was shaking with the sound.

וְהָעָם֙ (וְ) ve. “and”וּשְׂמֵחִ֖ים (וּ) u. “and”

And it came to the ears of Adonijah and all the guests who were with him, when their meal was ended. And Joab, hearing the sound of the horn, said, What is the reason of this noise as if the town was worked up?

וְכָל־ (וְ) ve. “and”וְהֵ֖ם (וְ) ve. “and”

And while the words were on his lips, Jonathan, the son of Abiathar the priest, came; and Adonijah said, Come in; for you are a man of good faith and the news which you have for us will be good.

וְהִנֵּ֧ה (וְ) ve. “and”וְט֥וֹב (וְ) ve. “and”

And he sent with him Zadok the priest, and Nathan the prophet, and Benaiah, the son of Jehoiada, and the Cherethites and the Pelethites; and they put him on the king's beast:

וְאֶת־ (וְ) ve. “and”וּבְנָיָ֙הוּ֙ (וּ) u. “and”וְהַכְּרֵתִ֖י (וְ) ve. “and”וְהַפְּלֵתִ֑י (וְ) ve. “and”

And Zadok the priest and Nathan the prophet put the holy oil on him and made him king in Gihon; and they came back from there with joy, and the town was all worked up. This is the noise which has come to your ears.

וְנָתָן֩ (וְ) ve. “and”

And now Solomon is seated on the seat of the kingdom.

וְגַם֙ (וְ) ve. “and”

And the king's servants came to our lord King David, blessing him and saying, May God make the name of Solomon better than your name, and the seat of his authority greater than your seat; and the king was bent low in worship on his bed.

וְגַם־ (וְ) ve. “and”וִֽיגַדֵּ֥ל (וִֽ) vi. “and”

Then the king said, May the God of Israel be praised, who has given one of my seed to be king in my place this day and has let my eyes see it.

וְגַם־ (וְ) ve. “and”וְעֵינַ֥י (וְ) ve. “and”

And Adonijah himself was full of fear because of Solomon; and he got up and went to the altar, and put his hands on its horns.

וַאֲדֹ֣נִיָּ֔הוּ (וַ) va. “and”

And they gave Solomon word of it, saying, See, Adonijah goes in such fear of King Solomon, that he has put his hands on the horns of the altar, saying, Let King Solomon first give me his oath that he will not put his servant to death with the sword.

וְ֠הִנֵּה (וְ֠) Ve. “and”

And Solomon said, If he is seen to be a man of good faith, not a hair of him will be touched; but if any wrongdoing is seen in him, he is to be put to death.

וְאִם־ (וְ) ve. “and”

And keep the orders of the Lord your God, walking in his ways, keeping his laws and his orders and his rules and his words, as they are recorded in the law of Moses; so that you may do well in all you do and wherever you go,

וּמִשְׁפָּטָ֣יו (וּ) u. “and”וְעֵדְוֹתָ֔יו (וְ) ve. “and”וְאֵ֛ת (וְ) ve. “and”

So that the Lord may give effect to what he said of me, If your children give attention to their ways, living uprightly before me with all their heart and their soul, you will never be without a man to be king in Israel.

וּבְכָל־ (וּ) u. “and”

Now you have knowledge of what Joab, the son of Zeruiah, did to me, and to the two captains of the army of Israel, Abner, the son of Ner, and Amasa, the son of Jether, whom he put to death, taking payment for the blood of war in time of peace, and making

וְגַ֣ם (וְ) ve. “and”וְלַעֲמָשָׂ֤א (וְ) ve. “and”וּֽבְנַעֲל֖וֹ (וּֽ) u. “and”

So be guided by your wisdom, and let not his white head go down to the underworld in peace.

וְלֹֽא־ (וְ) ve. “and”

But be good to the sons of Barzillai the Gileadite, and let them be guests at your table; for so they came to me when I went in flight from Absalom your brother.

וְלִבְנֵ֨י (וְ) ve. “and”

Now you have with you Shimei, the son of Gera the Benjamite of Bahurim, who put a bitter curse on me on the day when I went to Mahanaim; but he came down to see me at Jordan, and I gave him my oath by the Lord, saying, I will not put you to death by the

וְהִנֵּ֣ה (וְ) ve. “and”וְה֤וּא (וְ) ve. “and”וְהֽוּא־ (וְ) ve. “and”

But do not let him be free from punishment, for you are a wise man; and it will be clear to you what you have to do with him; see that his white head goes down to the underworld in blood.

וְעַתָּה֙ (וְ) ve. “and”

David was king over Israel for forty years: for seven years he was king in Hebron and for thirty-three years in Jerusalem.

וְהַיָּמִ֗ים (וְ) ve. “and”וּבִירוּשָׁלִַ֣ם (וּ) u. “and”וְשָׁלֹ֖שׁ (וְ) ve. “and”

And Solomon took his place on the seat of David his father, and his kingdom was made safe and strong.

וּשְׁלֹמֹ֕ה (וּ) u. “and”

And he said, You saw how the kingdom was mine, and all Israel had the idea that I would be their king; but now the kingdom is turned about, and has become my brother's, for it was given to him by the Lord.

וְעָלַ֞י (וְ) ve. “and”