1Now king David was old and stricken in years; and they covered him with clothes, but he couldn't keep warm.

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Joshua 23:1, Joshua 23:2, Joshua 23:1, Joshua 23:2, Psalms 90:10

2Therefore his servants said to him, "Let there be sought for my lord the king a young virgin. Let her stand before the king, and cherish him; and let her lie in your bosom, that my lord the king may keep warm."

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1 Samuel 16:21, 1 Samuel 16:22, 1 Samuel 16:21, 1 Samuel 16:22, Ecclesiastes 4:11

3So they sought for a beautiful young lady throughout all the borders of Israel, and found Abishag the Shunammite, and brought her to the king.

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Joshua 19:18, Joshua 19:18, Esther 2:4, Esther 2:4, 2 Kings 4:8

4The young lady was very beautiful; and she cherished the king, and ministered to him; but the king did not know her intimately.

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Matthew 1:25, Matthew 1:25

5Then Adonijah the son of Haggith exalted himself, saying, "I will be king." Then he prepared him chariots and horsemen, and fifty men to run before him.

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2 Samuel 15:1, 2 Samuel 15:1, 2 Samuel 3:4, 2 Samuel 3:4, 1 Kings 2:24

6His father had not displeased him at any time in saying, "Why have you done so?" and he was also a very handsome man; and he was born after Absalom.

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2 Samuel 3:3, 2 Samuel 3:4, 2 Samuel 3:3, 2 Samuel 3:4, 1 Samuel 3:13

7He conferred with Joab the son of Zeruiah, and with Abiathar the priest: and they following Adonijah helped him.

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2 Samuel 20:25, 2 Samuel 20:25, 1 Kings 2:22, 1 Kings 2:22, 2 Samuel 15:24

8But Zadok the priest, and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, and Nathan the prophet, and Shimei, and Rei, and the mighty men who belonged to David, were not with Adonijah.

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1 Kings 4:18, 1 Kings 4:18, 2 Samuel 20:25, 2 Samuel 23:8, 2 Samuel 23:39

9Adonijah killed sheep and cattle and fatlings by the stone of Zoheleth, which is beside En Rogel; and he called all his brothers, the king's sons, and all the men of Judah, the king's servants:

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2 Samuel 17:17, 2 Samuel 17:17, Joshua 15:7, 2 Samuel 13:23, 2 Samuel 13:27

10but Nathan the prophet, and Benaiah, and the mighty men, and Solomon his brother, he did not call.

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2 Samuel 12:24, 2 Samuel 12:24, 1 Kings 1:8, 1 Kings 1:19, 2 Samuel 12:1

11Then Nathan spoke to Bathsheba the mother of Solomon, saying, "Haven't you heard that Adonijah the son of Haggith reigns, and David our lord doesn't know it?

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2 Samuel 3:4, 2 Samuel 3:4, 2 Samuel 7:12, 2 Samuel 7:17, 1 Chronicles 28:4

12Now therefore come, please let me give you counsel, that you may save your own life, and the life of your son Solomon.

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1 Kings 1:21, Proverbs 20:18, Genesis 19:17, Judges 9:5, Acts 27:31

13Go in to king David, and tell him, 'Did you not, my lord, king, swear to your handmaid, saying, Assuredly Solomon your son shall reign after me, and he shall sit on my throne? Why then does Adonijah reign?'

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1 Kings 1:30, 1 Kings 1:30, 1 Kings 1:17, 1 Kings 1:17, 1 Chronicles 22:6

14Behold, while you yet talk there with the king, I also will come in after you, and confirm your words."

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2 Corinthians 13:1, 2 Corinthians 13:1, 1 Kings 1:17, 1 Kings 1:27, 1 Kings 1:17

15Bathsheba went in to the king into the room. The king was very old; and Abishag the Shunammite was ministering to the king.

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1 Kings 1:1, 1 Kings 1:1

16Bathsheba bowed, and showed respect to the king. The king said, "What would you like?"

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1 Samuel 24:8, 1 Samuel 20:41, 1 Samuel 25:23, 1 Samuel 24:8, 1 Samuel 20:41

17She said to him, "My lord, you swore by the Lord your God to your handmaid, 'Assuredly Solomon your son shall reign after me, and he shall sit on my throne.'

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1 Kings 1:13, 1 Kings 1:13, 1 Kings 1:30, 1 Kings 1:30, 1 Peter 3:6

18Now, behold, Adonijah reigns; and you, my lord the king, do not know it.

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1 Kings 1:24, 1 Kings 1:24, Acts 3:17, 1 Kings 1:11, 1 Kings 1:5

19He has slain cattle and fatlings and sheep in abundance, and has called all the sons of the king, and Abiathar the priest, and Joab the captain of the army; but he hasn't called Solomon your servant.

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1 Kings 1:7, 1 Kings 1:10, 1 Kings 1:25, 1 Kings 1:7, 1 Kings 1:10

20You, my lord the king, the eyes of all Israel are on you, that you should tell them who shall sit on the throne of my lord the king after him.

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Psalms 25:15, 1 Chronicles 28:10, 2 Chronicles 20:12, Zechariah 3:9, 2 Samuel 23:2

21Otherwise it will happen, when my lord the king shall sleep with his fathers, that I and my son Solomon shall be counted offenders."

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1 Kings 2:10, Deuteronomy 31:16, 1 Kings 2:10, Deuteronomy 31:16, 2 Samuel 7:12

22Behold, while she yet talked with the king, Nathan the prophet came in.

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Genesis 24:15, Job 1:16, Job 1:18, Daniel 9:20, Genesis 24:15

23They told the king, saying, "Behold, Nathan the prophet!" When he had come in before the king, he bowed himself before the king with his face to the ground.

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1 Peter 2:17, 1 Kings 1:16, Romans 13:7, 1 Peter 2:17, 1 Kings 1:16

24Nathan said, "My lord, king, have you said, 'Adonijah shall reign after me, and he shall sit on my throne?'

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1 Kings 1:17, 1 Kings 1:18, 1 Kings 1:13, 1 Kings 1:14, 1 Kings 1:5

25For he is gone down this day, and has slain cattle and fatlings and sheep in abundance, and has called all the king's sons, and the captains of the army, and Abiathar the priest. Behold, they are eating and drinking before him, and say, 'Long live king Adonijah!'

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1 Samuel 10:24, 1 Samuel 10:24, 1 Kings 1:9, 1 Kings 1:19, 1 Kings 1:9

26But he hasn't called me, even me your servant, and Zadok the priest, and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, and your servant Solomon.

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1 Kings 1:8, 1 Kings 1:8, 1 Kings 1:10, 1 Kings 1:10, 2 Samuel 12:25

27Is this thing done by my lord the king, and you haven't shown to your servants who should sit on the throne of my lord the king after him?"

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1 Kings 1:24, John 15:15, 2 Kings 4:27, 1 Kings 1:24, John 15:15

28Then king David answered, "Call to me Bathsheba." She came into the king's presence, and stood before the king.

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29The king swore, and said, "As the Lord lives, who has redeemed my soul out of all adversity,

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2 Samuel 4:9, 2 Samuel 4:9, Psalms 136:24, Psalms 136:24, 1 Kings 18:10

30most certainly as I swore to you by the Lord, the God of Israel, saying, 'Assuredly Solomon your son shall reign after me, and he shall sit on my throne in my place;' most certainly so will I do this day."

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1 Kings 1:13, 1 Kings 1:17, 1 Kings 1:13, 1 Kings 1:17

31Then Bathsheba bowed with her face to the earth, and showed respect to the king, and said, "Let my lord king David live forever!"

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Daniel 5:10, Daniel 3:9, Daniel 2:4, Daniel 5:10, Daniel 3:9

32King David said, "Call to me Zadok the priest, Nathan the prophet, and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada." They came before the king.

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1 Kings 1:8, 1 Kings 1:8, 1 Kings 1:38, 1 Kings 1:26, 1 Kings 1:38

33The king said to them, "Take with you the servants of your lord, and cause Solomon my son to ride on my own mule, and bring him down to Gihon.

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2 Chronicles 32:30, 2 Chronicles 32:30, 1 Kings 1:38, 1 Kings 1:38, 2 Chronicles 33:14

34Let Zadok the priest and Nathan the prophet anoint him there king over Israel. Blow the trumpet, and say, 'Long live king Solomon!'

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1 Samuel 10:1, 2 Samuel 15:10, 1 Kings 1:25, 1 Samuel 10:1, 2 Samuel 15:10

35Then you shall come up after him, and he shall come and sit on my throne; for he shall be king in my place. I have appointed him to be prince over Israel and over Judah."

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1 Kings 1:13, Psalms 72:1, Psalms 72:2, 1 Chronicles 28:4, 1 Chronicles 28:5

36Benaiah the son of Jehoiada answered the king, and said, "Amen. May the Lord, the God of my lord the king, say so.

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1 Chronicles 17:27, Jeremiah 11:5, Psalms 72:19, Psalms 89:20, Jeremiah 28:6

37As the Lord has been with my lord the king, even so may he be with Solomon, and make his throne greater than the throne of my lord king David."

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1 Samuel 20:13, 1 Kings 1:47, 1 Samuel 20:13, 1 Kings 1:47, Joshua 1:17

38So Zadok the priest, and Nathan the prophet, and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, and the Cherethites and the Pelethites, went down, and caused Solomon to ride on king David's mule, and brought him to Gihon.

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2 Samuel 8:18, 2 Samuel 8:18, 1 Kings 1:8, 1 Kings 1:8, 1 Kings 1:33

39Zadok the priest took the horn of oil out of the Tent, and anointed Solomon. They blew the trumpet; and all the people said, "Long live king Solomon!"

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Psalms 89:20, Psalms 89:20, 1 Kings 1:34, 1 Samuel 10:24, 1 Chronicles 29:22

40All the people came up after him, and the people piped with pipes, and rejoiced with great joy, so that the earth shook with their sound.

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Daniel 3:5, 1 Chronicles 12:38, 1 Chronicles 12:40, Luke 19:37, 2 Kings 11:20

41Adonijah and all the guests who were with him heard it as they had made an end of eating. When Joab heard the sound of the trumpet, he said, "Why is this noise of the city being in an uproar?"

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Matthew 21:9, Matthew 21:11, Matthew 24:38, Matthew 24:39, Proverbs 14:13

42While he yet spoke, behold, Jonathan the son of Abiathar the priest came: and Adonijah said, "Come in; for you are a worthy man, and bring good news."

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2 Samuel 15:36, 2 Samuel 15:36, 2 Samuel 18:27, 2 Samuel 17:17, 2 Samuel 18:27

43Jonathan answered Adonijah, "Most certainly our lord king David has made Solomon king.

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44The king has sent with him Zadok the priest, Nathan the prophet, Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, and the Cherethites and the Pelethites; and they have caused him to ride on the king's mule.

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45Zadok the priest and Nathan the prophet have anointed him king in Gihon. They have come up from there rejoicing, so that the city rang again. This is the noise that you have heard.

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1 Kings 1:40, 1 Kings 1:40, Ezra 3:13, 1 Samuel 28:14, 1 Samuel 4:5

46Also, Solomon sits on the throne of the kingdom.

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1 Chronicles 29:23, 1 Chronicles 29:23, Psalms 132:11, Psalms 132:11, 1 Kings 1:13

47Moreover the king's servants came to bless our lord king David, saying, 'May your God make the name of Solomon better than your name, and make his throne greater than your throne;' and the king bowed himself on the bed.

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1 Kings 1:37, Genesis 47:31, 1 Kings 1:37, Genesis 47:31, Exodus 12:32

48Also thus said the king, 'Blessed be the Lord, the God of Israel, who has given one to sit on my throne this day, my eyes even seeing it.'"

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1 Kings 3:6, 1 Kings 3:6, Psalms 132:11, Psalms 132:12, Psalms 132:11

49All the guests of Adonijah were afraid, and rose up, and each man went his way.

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Daniel 5:4, Daniel 5:6, Proverbs 28:1, Isaiah 21:4, Isaiah 21:5

50Adonijah feared because of Solomon; and he arose, and went, and caught hold on the horns of the altar.

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1 Kings 2:28, 1 Kings 2:28, Exodus 21:14, Exodus 38:2, Exodus 27:2

51It was told Solomon, saying, "Behold, Adonijah fears king Solomon; for, behold, he has laid hold on the horns of the altar, saying, 'Let king Solomon swear to me first that he will not kill his servant with the sword.'"

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52Solomon said, "If he shows himself a worthy man, not a hair of him shall fall to the earth; but if wickedness be found in him, he shall die."

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1 Samuel 14:45, 1 Samuel 14:45, 2 Samuel 14:11, 2 Samuel 14:11, Proverbs 13:6

53So king Solomon sent, and they brought him down from the altar. He came and bowed down to king Solomon; and Solomon said to him, "Go to your house."

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2 Samuel 14:28, 1 Kings 1:31, Proverbs 24:21, 1 Kings 2:36, 2 Samuel 1:2