1And King David, he was old, and had entered into years, and they were covering him with clothing and he did not feel warm . 2His Servants said to him: “Behold your Servants before you will seek our Lord the King a virgin girl and she shall stand before the King and she shall be a Servant for him and she will lie down in your bosom and she will warm our Lord the King.” 3And they searched for a beautiful girl in all the borders of Israel and they found Abishag a Shilumite and they brought her to the King. 4And the young girl was very beautiful in her appearance and she was a Servant for the King and she was waiting on him, and the King did not know her sexually.

5And Aduniah, son of Khagith was exalting himself and he said: “I will be King!” , and he made for himself chariots and horsemen, and fifty men were running before him. 6And his father had not rebuked him all his days or said to him, ”Why have you done so?” Also he was very handsome in his appearance, and his mother had given birth to him after Abishlum. 7And his communications were with Yuab, son of Tsuria and with Abiathar the Priest, and they were helping the following of Aduniah. 8And Tsaduq the Priest and Beniah, son of Yawida and Nathan the Prophet and Shemi and Dei and the mighty men of David were not behind Aduniah.

9And Aduniah offered sheep and bulls and fatlings on a great rock on the side of Ayn Qatsra, and he invited all his brothers, the sons of the King, and all of the house of Yehuda and the Servants of the King. 10And Nathan the Prophet and Benaia, son of Yawida and the mighty men of David and Solomon his brother he did not invite.

11And Nathan the Prophet said to Bathsheba the mother of Solomon: “Have you not heard that Aduniah is made king and our Lord David does not know? 12Now come, I shall counsel you and save your life and the life of your son Solomon. 13Go, enter into King David and say to him: ‘You, my Lord the King, have you not sworn to your Maidservant: “Solomon your son shall reign after me and he shall sit on my throne?” Why does Aduniah reign?’ 14And while you are speaking there before the King, I shall come after you and I shall confirm your words.”

15And Bathsheba entered to King David to the bedroom, and the King was very old, and Abishag the Shilumite was serving the King. 16And Bathsheba knelt down and she worshiped the King. The King said to her: “What concerns you, Bathsheba?” 17She said to him: “My Lord King, you have sworn by LORD JEHOVAH your God to your Maidservant, ‘Solomon your son will reign after me and he will sit on my throne.’ 18And now, behold, Aduniah reigns, and you my Lord King, you have not known it 19And he has offered bulls and fatlings and a multitude of sheep, and he invited all the sons of the King and Abiathar the Priest, and Yuab, General of the army, and Nathan the Prophet, and Benaia, son of Yawida, and Solomon your Servant he did not invite. 20And you my Lord King, the eyes of all Israel are upon you, that you will show them who will sit on the throne of my Lord the King after him. 21And whenever my Lord King lies down with his fathers in peace, I and my son Solomon will be sinners!”

22And while she was speaking, also Nathan the Prophet came before the King. 23And they told the King and they said to him: “Behold Nathan the Prophet has come!” And he entered before the King and he fell on his face on the ground, and he bowed down. 24And Nathan said: “My Lord King, have you said: “Aduniah will reign after me, and he will sit on my throne?” 25For Aduniah has gone down today and he has offered bulls and fatlings and a multitude of sheep, and he called all the sons of the King and the General of the army and Abiathar the Priest, and behold, they are eating and they are drinking before him and they are saying: ‘Long live King Aduniah!’ 26And me, I who am your Servant, and Tsaduq the Priest and Benaia, son of Yawida and Solomon your Servant he has not invited. 27Certainly this matter is before you, my Lord King, and you have not shown your Servants who will sit on the throne of my Lord the King after him.”

28And King David answered and said: “Call for me Bathsheba!” And she entered before him and she stood before the King. 29And the King swore to her and said: “LORD JEHOVAH is living who has saved my soul from every sorrow! 30But just as I swore to you by LORD JEHOVAH, the God of Israel, and I said that Solomon your son shall reign after me and he will sit on my throne; so I shall do today!” 31And Bathsheba bowed down on her face on the floor and she worshiped before the King, and she said: “Let my Lord King David live for eternity!”

32And King David said: “Call for me Tsadoq the Priest and Nathan the Prophet and Benaia, son of Yawida.” And they came before the King. 33And the King said to them: “Arise, take with you the Servants of your Lord and make Solomon my son ride on my mule and bring him to Shilukha. 34And let Tsadoq the Priest and Nathan the Prophet anoint him there that he will be King over Israel. Sound on the shofar and say, ‘Long live King Solomon!’ 35And go up after him and he shall come and he shall sit on my throne, and he shall reign after me. I have commanded him that he will be King over Israel and over Yehuda.” 36And Benaiah, son of Yawida answered and said before the King: “Amen! Thus LORD JEHOVAH your God shall do! 37And as LORD JEHOVAH ever has been with my Lord the King, so he shall be also with Solomon, and he will make his throne greater than the throne of my Lord King David!”

38And Tsadoq the Priest and Nathan the Prophet and Beniah, son of Yawida, came down, and the Archers and shooters with slings, and they set Solomon on the mule of King David and brought him to Shilukha. 39And Tsadoq the Priest and Nathan the Prophet took a horn of oil from the Tabernacle and they anointed Solomon, and they sounded on the shofar, and all the people said: “Long live King Solomon!” 40And all the people came up after him, and the people played on timbrels and rejoiced with great joy, and the ground was broken apart by their sound.

41And Aduniah and all who were invited by him heard when they finished eating, and when Yuab heard the sound of the shofars, he said: “What is this sound of the city in an uproar?” 42And while he was speaking, behold, Nathan, son of Abiathar the Priest, came, and Aduniah said to him: “Come in, because you are a mighty man of the army and announce good news!” 43And Nathan answered and said to Aduniah: “Truly our Lord King David has made Solomon King! 44And the King sent with him Tsadoq the Priest and Nathan the Prophet and Benaia, son of Yawida and archers and shooters with slings, and they set Solomon on the mule of the King. 45Tsadoq the Priest and Nathan the Prophet anointed him there that he would be King in Shilukha, and they came up from there rejoicing, and all the city rejoices. That is the sound that you hear. 46Also Solomon sits on the Throne of the Kingdom. 47Also the Servants of the King came for the blessing of our Lord King David, and they said: ‘Let LORD JEHOVAH your God make the name of Solomon better than your name, and make his throne greater than your throne.’ And the King bowed on his bed. 48Also the King spoke thus: ‘blessed is LORD JEHOVAH the God of Israel who gave to me a son today to sit on my throne, and my eyes see it!’

49And all of the men who were invited by Aduniah were afraid, and they arose and they went, each man his way. 50And Aduniah was afraid of Solomon, and he arose, he went and he seized refuge on the horns of the altar. 51And it was told King Solomon: “Behold, Aduniah is afraid before you and he has seized refuge on the horns of the altar and said: “Let King Solomon swear to me today that he will not kill his Servant with the sword!” 52And Solomon said: “If he will be a worthy man, there will not fall any of the hairs of his head on the ground, and if evil will be found in him, he will die.” 53And King Solomon sent and brought him from the altar, and he came and he bowed to King Solomon, and Solomon said to him: “Go to your house.”