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reuerence vnto the King, and said, God saue my came to blesse our lord King Dauid, saying, God
lord King Dauid for euer. 32 And King Dauid make the name of Salomon more famous then
saide, Call mee Zadok the Priest, and Nathan the thy name, and exalt his throne aboue thy throne:
Prophet, and Benaiah the sonne of Iehoiada. And therefore the King worshipped vpon the bed.
they came before the King. 33 Then the King 48 And thus sayd the King also, Blessed bee the
said vnto them, Take with you the seruants of Lord God of Israel, who hath made one to sit on
your lorde, and cause Salomon my sonne to ride my throne this day, euen in my sight. 49 Then
vpon mine owne mule, and carie him downe to all the ghestes that were with Adonijah, were
Gihon. 34 And let Zadok the Priest and Nathan afraide, and rose vp, and went euery man his way.
the Prophet anoint him there King ouer Israel, 50 And Adonijah fearing the presence of Salomon,
and blowe ye the trumpet, and say, God saue king arose and went, and tooke holde on the hornes
Salomon. 35 Then come vp after him, that hee of the altar. 51 And one tolde Salomon, saying,
may come and sit vpon my throne: and hee shall Beholde, Adonijah doeth feare King Salomon: for
bee King in my steade: for I haue appointed him lo, he hath caught holde on the hornes of the
to be prince ouer Israel and ouer Iudah. 36 Then altar, saying, Let King Salomon sweare vnto me
BenaiahthesonneofIehoiadaansweredtheKing, this day, that he will not slay his seruant with
and said, So be it, and the Lord God of my lord the the sword. 52 Then Salomon sayd, If he will shewe
King ratifie it. 37 As the Lord hath bene with my him selfe a worthy man, there shall not an heare
lorde the King, so be he with Salomon, and exalt of him fall to the earth, but if wickednes be found
his throne aboue the throne of my lorde king in him, he shall dye. 53 Then King Salomon sent,
Dauid. 38 So Zadok the Priest, and Nathan the and they brought him from the altar, and he
Prophet, and Benaiah the sonne of Iehoiada, and came and did obeisance vnto King Salomon. And
the Cherethites and the Pelethites went downe Salomon sayde vnto him, Go to thine house.
and caused Salomon to ride vpon king Dauids
mule, and brought him to Gihon. 39 And Zadok 2
the Priest tooke an horne of oyle out of the 1 Then the dayes of Dauid drewe neere that he
Tabernacle, and anointed Salomon: and they should die, and hee charged Salomon his sonne,
blewe the trumpet, and all the people said, God saying, I go the way of all the earth: be strong
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saue king Salomon. 40 And all the people came therefore, and shew thy selfe a man, And take
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vp after him, and the people piped with pipes, heede to the charge of the Lord thy God, to
and reioyced with great ioye, so that the earth walke in his wayes, and keepe his statutes, and
rang with the sound of them. 41 And Adoniiah his commandements, and his iudgements, and
and all the ghestes that were with him, heard it: his testimonies, as it is written in the Law of
(and they had made an ende of eating) and when Moses, that thou mayest prosper in all that thou
Ioab heard the sound of the trumpet, he said, doest, and in euery thing whereunto thou turnest
What meaneth this noise and vprore in the citie? thee, 4 That the Lord may confirme his worde
42 And as he yet spake, beholde, Ionathan the which hee spake vnto me, saying, If thy sonnes
sonne of Abiathar the Priest came: and Adoniiah take heede to their way, that they walke before
said, Come in: for thou art a worthie man, and
bringest good tidings. 43 And Ionathan answered, me in trueth, with all their hearts, and with all
and said to Adoniiah, Verely our lord King Dauid their soules, thou shalt not (sayd he) want one of
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hath made Salomon King. 44 And the King hath thy posteritie vpon the throne of Israel. Thou
sent with him Zadok the Priest, and Nathan the knowest also what Ioab the sonne of Zeruiah did
to me, and what he did to the two captaines of the
Prophet, and Benaiah the sonne of Iehoiada, and
the Cherethites, and the Pelethites, and they hostes of Israel, vnto Abner the sonne of Ner, and
vnto Amasa the sonne of Iether: whome he slewe,
haue caused him to ride vpon the Kings mule. and shed blood of battell in peace, and put the
45 And Zadok the Priest, and Nathan ye Prophet blood of warre vpon his girdle that was about his
haue anointed him King in Gihon: and they are loynes, and in his shooes that were on his feete.
gone vp from thence with ioy, and the citie is 6 Doe therefore according to thy wisdome, and let
moued: this is the noise that ye haue heard. thou not his hoare head go downe to the graue
46 And Salomon also sitteth on the throne of the in peace. 7 But shew kindnes vnto the sonnes
kingdome. 47 And moreouer the Kings seruantes of Barzillai the Gileadite, and let them be among