I Kings - Ferrar Fenton Bible Translation page 344
The History of the People of Israel
name of Solomon more than your name, and may He extend his throne more than He extended yours! And they have bowed to the king who
48 was on his couch. When the king answered thus, ‘Thank the EVER- LWING GOD of Israel, who has granted to set. him to-day on my 49 53 throne, and my eyes to see it} Then all the guests of Adoniah
were terrified and arose, and every- one went to his carriage. Adoniah also was afraid of the appearance of Solomon, and arose and went, and took hold of the horns of the altar. See ! Adoniah is afraid of King Solomon, so he has seized the horns of the altar, exclaiming, ‘ Let King Solomon swear to me to-day that he will not kill his servant with the sw0rd. If the
EVER-L1v1NG acquits him, not a hair of his shall fall to the earth; but if he is found to be criminal, he shall die! Then King Solomon arrested, and
had him brought down from the altar. So he came and bowed to Solomon the king, and Solomon said to him, (B.c. 1015.) Qzutly uf guhih, mah Hnzlruciiuus in Salomon. The time of David's death, how-
ever, approached, and he sent for I am going the way of all the earth, therefore be brave yourself, and be a man, and guard the Trust of your EVER- mvme Gon, and walk in His ways by guarding His Institutions, and Commandments, and Legislation, and Constitution, as they are re- corded in the laws of Moses. For you should reflect upon all you do, and all you hud there, so that the EVER- LIVING may establish the promise which He made to me saying, ' If your children keep My path, and walk before Me in truth, with all their hearts, and all their souls, there shall not be wanting a man from you upon the throne of Israel. ‘You however know what ]’oab-
ben-Zeruiah did to me, when I ap- pointed two commanders to the armies of Israel,-·Abner-ben-Ner, murdered, aud shed the blood of war in peace, and hxed the blood of war in his girdle that was round his waist, and on his shoes upon his feet; therefore do to him as your skill
dictates, and let not his grey hairs go down to the grave in peace. ‘To the sons of Barzilai the
Giladite act kindly, and let them be guests at your table, for they enter- tained me when I Bed from Absalom your brother. ‘ And there is with you Shemai-ben-
Ghera, the Benjaminite of Bakhurim, who cursed me with foul curses at the time when I went to Bakhurim. But as he came down to meet me at the ]ordan, I promised him bythe Even-mvme that I would not kill him by the_sword.——You however do not pardon him, for you are a wise man, and will know how to act with him ;——so bring his grey hairs with blood to the grave. gently smb guriul nf @alrib.
David afterwards lay down with his
fathers, and they buried him in the city of David. And the period that David reigned over Israel was forty years. He reigned in Hebron seven years, and reigned in jerusalem thirty-three years. Thus Solomon mounted the throne of his father, and greatly strengthened his kingdom. IO II I2 Qhnnialfs fnnlizly Snizrhizw luiily Qaibzbzhn. Then Adoniah the son of Khagith
came to Bathsheba the mother of ‘Does And he and continued, May I speak to you P ’ Speak. Y0u know that the
kingship was mine, and all Israel placed me before them as king, but you diverted the kingship, and brought it to my brother so that it was his from the Evan-Lxvmo. But, however, I will ask one request from you.—Do not turn your face from me. Speak.’ Speak for me now
to Solomon the king, for he will not refuse you, and ask him to give me Abishag the Shunamite for a wife? ' Well, I will speak for you to the king. and Amasa·ben-jether, whom he' So Bathsheba went to King 344 16 :8
