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class="navigationContents"> <div id="studyDiscover" class="studyPane active tabContent"> <div class="section" data-key="11-1-1" data-section-citation="011001001011001001"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">1 Kings 1:1</span></h3><div class="group index collapsible collapsed"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Indexes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item ref-rsg" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Research Guide</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p2" data-pid="2" class="se"></p> <p id="p3" data-pid="3" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204400/0/0"><em>Insight,</em> Volume 1<em>,</em> p. 26</a></p> <p id="p4" data-pid="4" class="se"></p> </span></li><li class="item ref-dx" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Publications Index</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p2" data-pid="2" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270011/0/0">it-1 26;</a></p> <p id="p3" data-pid="3" class="sx"></p> <p id="p2" data-pid="2" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020011/0/0">g82 6/8 22;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020011/0/2"> ad 20</a></p> <p id="p3" data-pid="3" class="sx"></p> </span></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="11-1-2" data-section-citation="011001002011001002"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">1 Kings 1:2</span></h3><div class="group index collapsible collapsed"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Indexes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item ref-rsg" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Research Guide</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p4" data-pid="4" class="se"></p> <p id="p5" data-pid="5" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204400/1/0"><em>Insight,</em> Volume 1<em>,</em> p. 26</a></p> <p id="p6" data-pid="6" class="se"></p> </span></li><li 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href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204400/2/0"><em>Insight,</em> Volume 1<em>,</em> p. 26</a></p> <p id="p8" data-pid="8" class="se"></p> </span></li><li class="item ref-dx" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Publications Index</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p4" data-pid="4" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270011/2/0">it-1 26;</a></p> <p id="p5" data-pid="5" class="sx"></p> <p id="p4" data-pid="4" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020011/2/0">ad 20;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020011/2/1"> w67 95</a></p> <p id="p5" data-pid="5" class="sx"></p> </span></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="11-1-4" data-section-citation="011001004011001004"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">1 Kings 1:4</span></h3><div class="group index collapsible collapsed"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Indexes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item ref-rsg" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Research Guide</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p8" data-pid="8" class="se"></p> <p id="p9" data-pid="9" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204400/3/0"><em>Insight,</em> Volume 1<em>,</em> p. 26</a></p> <p id="p10" data-pid="10" class="se"></p> </span></li><li class="item ref-dx" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Publications Index</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p5" data-pid="5" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270011/3/0">it-1 26;</a></p> <p id="p6" data-pid="6" class="sx"></p> <p id="p5" data-pid="5" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020011/3/0">ad 20;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020011/3/1"> w67 95</a></p> <p id="p6" data-pid="6" class="sx"></p> </span></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="11-1-5" data-section-citation="011001005011001005"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">1 Kings 1:5</span></h3><div class="group index collapsible collapsed"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Indexes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item ref-rsg" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Research Guide</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p10" data-pid="10" class="se"></p> <p id="p11" data-pid="11" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204400/4/0"><em>Insight,</em> Volume 1<em>,</em> p. 860</a></p> <div id="p12" data-pid="12"><p data-pid="12" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204400/5/0"><em>The Watchtower,</em></a></p><p data-pid="12" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204400/5/0">7/1/2005, p. 28</a></p> </div><p id="p13" data-pid="13" class="se"></p> </span></li><li class="item ref-dx" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Publications Index</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p6" data-pid="6" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270011/4/0">it-1 860;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270011/4/2"> w05 7/1 28</a></p> <p id="p7" data-pid="7" class="sx"></p> </span></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="11-1-6" data-section-citation="011001006011001006"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">1 Kings 1:6</span></h3><div class="group footnote"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Footnotes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item footnote" data-extract-id="verseFootnote-1"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">*</span></span><span class="scalableui"><p id="p151" data-pid="151"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1101972144/0/0">1:6</a> <em>Lit.</em> and she bore him after Absalom</p> </span></li></ul></div><div class="group index collapsible collapsed"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Indexes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item ref-dx" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Publications Index</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p6" data-pid="6" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020011/4/0">w72 739-740;</a><span class="ni"> g64 3/22 8</span></p> <p id="p7" data-pid="7" class="sx"></p> </span></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="11-1-9" data-section-citation="011001009011001009"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">1 Kings 1:9</span></h3><div class="group footnote"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Footnotes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item footnote" data-extract-id="verseFootnote-2"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">*</span></span><span class="scalableui"><p id="p152" data-pid="152"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1101972144/1/0">1:9</a> <em>It is guessed that</em> Zoheleth <em>means</em> serpent <em>or</em> Saturn</p> </span></li><li class="item footnote" data-extract-id="verseFootnote-3"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">*</span></span><span class="scalableui"><p id="p153" data-pid="153"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1101972144/2/0">1:9</a> <em>Var.</em> all his brothers the princes, and</p> </span></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="11-1-13" data-section-citation="011001013011001013"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">1 Kings 1:13</span></h3><div class="group footnote"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Footnotes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item footnote" data-extract-id="verseFootnote-4"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">*</span></span><span class="scalableui"><p id="p154" data-pid="154"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1101972144/3/0">1:13</a> <em>Codd.</em> to King David’s room</p> </span></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="11-1-19" data-section-citation="011001019011001019"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">1 Kings 1:19</span></h3><div class="group index collapsible collapsed"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Indexes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item ref-dx" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Publications Index</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p7" data-pid="7" class="sx"><span class="ni">g65 4/8 3</span></p> <p id="p8" data-pid="8" class="sx"></p> </span></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="11-1-23" data-section-citation="011001023011001023"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">1 Kings 1:23</span></h3><div class="group index collapsible collapsed"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span 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class="sx"></p> </span></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="11-1-36" data-section-citation="011001036011001036"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">1 Kings 1:36</span></h3><div class="group footnote"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Footnotes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item footnote" data-extract-id="verseFootnote-7"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">*</span></span><span class="scalableui"><p id="p157" data-pid="157"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1101972144/6/0">1:36</a> <em>Var.</em> your majesty’s God, do!</p> </span></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="11-1-38" data-section-citation="011001038011001038"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">1 Kings 1:38</span></h3><div class="group index collapsible collapsed"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span 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href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1101972144/8718" class="cl vx vp"><strong>1</strong> </a>And when King David was an old man, far gone in years, they covered him with clothes, and he was not warm. </span><span id="v11-1-2-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1101972144/8719" class="vl vx vp">2 </a>And his officers said to him “Let them look up a maiden girl for your majesty, and let her stand before your majesty to be a caretaker to him, and sleep in your arms that your majesty may be warm.” </span><span id="v11-1-3-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1101972144/8720" class="vl vx vp">3 </a>And they looked for the most beautiful girl in all the territory of Israel, and found it to be Abishag the Shunammite, and brought her to the king. </span><span id="v11-1-4-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1101972144/8721" class="vl vx vp">4 </a>And the girl, who was very beautiful, became caretaker to the king and waited on him, but the king did not know her.</span></p> <p id="p3" data-pid="3" class="sb"><span id="v11-1-5-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1101972144/8722" class="vl vx vp">5 </a>And Adonijah the son of Haggith was ambitious and proposed to be king, and set up a carriage with outriders, and fifty men running before him. </span><span id="v11-1-6-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1101972144/8723" class="vl vx vp">6</a><a id="footnotesource1" data-fnid="1" class="fn" href="/en/wol/fn/r1/lp-e/1101972144/0">*</a> (And his father had never since he was born crossed him by saying “How came you to do such a thing?” And he too was very fine-looking; and he was born after Absalom.) </span><span id="v11-1-7-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1101972144/8724" class="vl vp">7 </a>And he had dealings with Joab the son of Serujah and with Priest Abiathar, and they backed Adonijah’s party; </span><span id="v11-1-8-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1101972144/8725" class="vl vp">8 </a>but Priest Sadok, and Benajah the son of Jehojadaʽ, and Nathan the prophet, and Shimei and Reʽi, and David’s champions, were not with Adonijah.</span></p> <p id="p4" data-pid="4" class="sb"><span id="v11-1-9-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1101972144/8726" class="vl vp">9</a><a id="footnotesource2" data-fnid="2" class="fn" href="/en/wol/fn/r1/lp-e/1101972144/1">*</a><a id="footnotesource3" data-fnid="3" class="fn" href="/en/wol/fn/r1/lp-e/1101972144/2">*</a> And Adonijah sacrificed sheep and cattle and a stall-fed calf by the Zoheleth stone alongside ʽEn-Rogel, and invited all his brothers and all the men of Judah, the king’s officers; </span><span id="v11-1-10-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1101972144/8727" class="vl vp">10 </a>but Nathan the prophet, and Benajah and the champions, and his brother Solomon, he did not invite.</span></p> <p id="p5" data-pid="5" class="sb"><span id="v11-1-11-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1101972144/8728" class="vl vp">11 </a>And Nathan said to Bath-Shebaʽ, Solomon’s mother, “You have heard, have you not, that Haggith’s son Adonijah is set up as king, without the knowledge of his majesty King David? </span><span id="v11-1-12-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1101972144/8729" class="vl vp">12 </a>Come now, take my advice and save your life and your son Solomon’s life. </span><span id="v11-1-13-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1101972144/8730" class="vl vp">13</a><a id="footnotesource4" data-fnid="4" class="fn" href="/en/wol/fn/r1/lp-e/1101972144/3">*</a> Go <span id="page450" class="pageNum" aria-hidden="true" data-no="450" data-before-text="450"></span>to the king’s room, and go in and say to him ‘Your majesty, did you not swear to your servant “Your son Solomon shall reign after me: he shall sit on my throne”? and how comes it that Adonijah has become king?’ </span><span id="v11-1-14-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1101972144/8731" class="vl vp">14 </a>And while you are right there talking with the king I will come in after you and corroborate your words.” </span><span id="v11-1-15-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1101972144/8732" class="vl vp">15 </a>And Bath-Shebaʽ went to the king in his room: the king had grown very old, and Abishag the Shunammite was waiting on the king; </span><span id="v11-1-16-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1101972144/8733" class="vl vp">16 </a>and Bath-Shebaʽ bowed down and did reverence to the king, and the king said “What is the matter?” </span><span id="v11-1-17-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1101972144/8734" class="vl vp">17 </a>And she said to him “Your majesty, you swore by your God Jehovah to your servant ‘Your son Solomon shall reign after me: he shall sit on my throne’; </span><span id="v11-1-18-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1101972144/8735" class="vl vp">18 </a>and now here is Adonijah set up as king without your knowledge, your majesty, </span><span id="v11-1-19-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1101972144/8736" class="vl vx vp">19 </a>and he has sacrificed a bull and a stall-fed calf and sheep in great numbers, and has invited all the princes and Priest Abiathar and General Joab, but not your servant Solomon— </span><span id="v11-1-20-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1101972144/8737" class="vl vp">20 </a>while it is on you, your majesty, that the eyes of all Israel are fixed to tell them who shall sit on your majesty’s throne after you. </span><span id="v11-1-21-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1101972144/8738" class="vl vp">21 </a>And when your majesty goes to rest with your fathers I and my son Solomon will be criminals.”</span></p> <p id="p6" data-pid="6" class="sb"><span id="v11-1-22-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1101972144/8739" class="vl vp">22 </a>And while she was still talking with the king, Nathan the prophet came. </span><span id="v11-1-23-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1101972144/8740" class="vl vx vp">23 </a>And they told the king “Here is Nathan the prophet”; and he came in before the king and prostrated himself on the ground in reverence to the king. </span><span id="v11-1-24-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1101972144/8741" class="vl vp">24 </a>And Nathan said “Your majesty, have you said ʽAdonijah shall reign after me: he shall sit on my throne’? </span><span id="v11-1-25-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1101972144/8742" class="vl vp">25 </a>because he has gone down today and sacrificed a bull and a stall-fed calf and sheep in great numbers, and has invited all the princes and the generals and Priest Abiathar, and they are eating and drinking before him and have been saying ‘Long live King Adonijah!’ </span><span id="v11-1-26-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1101972144/8743" class="vl vp">26 </a>But me your servant, and Priest Sadok, and Benajah the son of Jehojadaʽ, and your servant Solomon, he did not invite. </span><span id="v11-1-27-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1101972144/8744" class="vl vp">27</a><a id="footnotesource5" data-fnid="5" class="fn" href="/en/wol/fn/r1/lp-e/1101972144/4">*</a> Is this thing of your majesty’s doing, and have you not let your servants know who was to sit on your majesty’s throne after you?”</span></p> <p id="p7" data-pid="7" class="sb"><span id="v11-1-28-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1101972144/8745" class="vl vp">28 </a>And King David answered “Call in Bath-Shebaʽ.” And she came in before the king and stood before the king. </span><span id="v11-1-29-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1101972144/8746" class="vl vp">29 </a>And the king swore “By Jehovah, who has redeemed my soul out of every distress, </span><span id="v11-1-30-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1101972144/8747" class="vl vx vp">30 </a>as I swore to you by Jehovah the God of Israel ‘Your son Solomon shall reign after me: he shall succeed me on my throne,’ so I will do this day.” </span><span id="v11-1-31-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1101972144/8748" class="vl vp">31 </a>And Bath-Shebaʽ bowed her face to the ground and did reverence to the king, and said “May your majesty live forever.”</span></p> <p id="p8" data-pid="8" class="sb"><span id="v11-1-32-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1101972144/8749" class="vl vp">32</a><a id="footnotesource6" data-fnid="6" class="fn" href="/en/wol/fn/r1/lp-e/1101972144/5">*</a> And King David said “Call in Priest Sadok and Nathan the prophet and Benajah the son of Jehojadaʽ.” And they came in before the king. </span><span id="v11-1-33-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1101972144/8750" class="vl vx vp">33 </a>And the king said to them “Take with you the palace troops, and mount my son Solomon on my own mule, and take him down to Gihon; </span><span id="v11-1-34-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1101972144/8751" class="vl vp">34 </a>and there let Priest Sadok and Nathan the prophet anoint him king over Israel. And blow the ram-horn, and say “Long live King Solomon!” </span><span id="v11-1-35-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1101972144/8752" class="vl vp">35 </a>and come up behind him, and let him go in and take his seat on my throne; and he shall succeed me, he is the one <span id="page451" class="pageNum" aria-hidden="true" data-no="451" data-before-text="451"></span>I have appointed to be warden over Israel and over Judah.” </span><span id="v11-1-36-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1101972144/8753" class="vl vp">36</a><a id="footnotesource7" data-fnid="7" class="fn" href="/en/wol/fn/r1/lp-e/1101972144/6">*</a> And Benajah the son of Jehojadaʽ answered the king “Amen; so may your majesty’s God Jehovah say! </span><span id="v11-1-37-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1101972144/8754" class="vl vp">37 </a>As Jehovah has been with your majesty, so may he be with Solomon, and make his throne greater than your majesty’s!” </span><span id="v11-1-38-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1101972144/8755" class="vl vx vp">38 </a>And Priest Sadok and Nathan the prophet and Benajah the son of Jehojadaʽ, and the Cretans and the Pletans, went down and mounted Solomon on King David’s mule and took him to Gihon; </span><span id="v11-1-39-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1101972144/8756" class="vl vx vp">39 </a>and Priest Sadok took the horn of oil from the Tent and anointed Solomon, and they blew the ram-horn, and all the people said “Long live King Solomon!” </span><span id="v11-1-40-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1101972144/8757" class="vl vp">40 </a>And all the people came up behind him, playing on flutes and making a great rejoicing, and the earth was splitting with their noise.</span></p> <p id="p9" data-pid="9" class="sb"><span id="v11-1-41-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1101972144/8758" class="vl vx vp">41 </a>And Adonijah and all the guests he had with him had finished eating and heard it; and Joab heard the sound of the ram-horn and said “How comes the sound of the town in an uproar?” </span><span id="v11-1-42-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1101972144/8759" class="vl vp">42 </a>He was still speaking when Jonathan the son of Priest Abiathar came; and Adonijah said “Come on, you are a gentleman and bring good news.” </span><span id="v11-1-43-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1101972144/8760" class="vl vp">43 </a>And Jonathan answered Adonijah “Well, his majesty King David has made Solomon king; </span><span id="v11-1-44-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1101972144/8761" class="vl vp">44 </a>and the king sent with him Priest Sadok and Nathan the prophet and Benajah the son of Jehojadaʽ, and the Cretans and the Pletans, and they mounted him on the king’s mule, </span><span id="v11-1-45-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1101972144/8762" class="vl vp">45 </a>and Priest Sadok and Nathan the prophet anointed him king at Gihon, and they went up from there rejoicing, and the town was in an uproar; that was the sound you heard. </span><span id="v11-1-46-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1101972144/8763" class="vl vp">46 </a>And Solomon has taken his seat on the royal throne. </span><span id="v11-1-47-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1101972144/8764" class="vl vp">47 </a>And the king’s officers have gone in to take their leave of his majesty King David, saying ‘May your God make Solomon’s throne better than yours, and his throne greater than yours’; and the king did reverence on his couch. </span><span id="v11-1-48-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1101972144/8765" class="vl vp">48 </a>And the king spoke thus: ‘Blessed be Jehovah the God of Israel, who has today given one to sit on my throne, with my eyes seeing it.’”</span></p> <p id="p10" data-pid="10" class="sb"><span id="v11-1-49-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1101972144/8766" class="vl vp">49 </a>And all those guests of Adonijah’s were frightened, and rose to their 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