David in His Old Age
1 King David was now an old man, and he always felt cold, even under a lot of blankets. 2 His officials said, “Your Majesty, we will look for a young woman to take care of you. She can lie down beside you and keep you warm.” 3-4 They looked everywhere in Israel until they found a very beautiful young woman named Abishag, who lived in the town of Shunem. They brought her to David, and she took care of him. But David did not have sex with her.
Adonijah Tries To Become King
5-6 Adonijah was the son of David and Haggith. He was Absalom's younger brother and was very handsome. One day, Adonijah started bragging, “I'm going to make myself king!” So he got some chariots and horses, and he hired 50 men as bodyguards. David did not want to hurt his feelings, so he never asked Adonijah why he was doing these things.
7 Adonijah met with Joab the son of Zeruiah and Abiathar the priest and asked them if they would help him become king. Both of them agreed to help. 8 But Zadok the priest, Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, Nathan the prophet, Shimei, Rei, and David's bodyguards all refused.
9 Adonijah invited his brothers and David's officials from Judah to go with him to Crawling Rock near Rogel Spring, where he sacrificed some sheep, cattle, and fat calves. 10 But he did not invite Nathan, Benaiah, David's bodyguards, or his own brother Solomon.
11 When Nathan heard what had happened, he asked Bathsheba, Solomon's mother:
Have you heard that Adonijah the son of Haggith has made himself king? But David doesn't know a thing about it. 12 You and your son Solomon will be killed, unless you do what I tell you. 13 Go say to David, “You promised me that Solomon would be the next king. So why is Adonijah now king?”
14 While you are still talking to David, I'll come in and tell him that everything you said is true.
15 Meanwhile, David was in his bedroom where Abishag was taking care of him because he was so old. Bathsheba went in 16 and bowed down.
“What can I do for you?” David asked.
17 Bathsheba answered:
Your Majesty, you promised me in the name of the Lord your God that my son Solomon would be the next king. 18 But Adonijah has already been made king, and you didn't know anything about it. 19 He sacrificed a lot of cattle, calves, and sheep. And he invited Abiathar the priest, Joab your army commander, and all your sons to be there, except Solomon, your loyal servant.
20 Your Majesty, everyone in Israel is waiting for you to announce who will be the next king. 21 If you don't, they will say that Solomon and I have rebelled. They will treat us like criminals and kill us as soon as you die.
22 Just then, Nathan the prophet arrived. 23 Someone told David that he was there, and Nathan came in. He bowed with his face to the ground 24 and said:
Your Majesty, did you say that Adonijah would be king? 25 Earlier today, he sacrificed a lot of cattle, calves, and sheep. He invited the army commanders, Abiathar, and all your sons to be there. They are already eating and drinking and shouting, “Long live King Adonijah!” 26 But he didn't invite me or Zadok the priest or Benaiah or Solomon. 27 Did you say they could do this without telling the rest of us who would be the next king?
Solomon Becomes King
28 David said, “Tell Bathsheba to come here.” She came and stood in front of him. 29-30 Then he said, “The living Lord God of Israel has kept me safe. And so today, I will keep the promise I made to you in his name: Solomon will be the next king!”
31 Bathsheba bowed with her face to the ground and said, “Your Majesty, I pray that you will live a long time!”
32 Then David said, “Tell Zadok, Nathan, and Benaiah to come here.”
When they arrived, 33 he told them:
Take along some of my officials and let Solomon ride my own mule to Gihon Spring. 34 When you get there, Zadok and Nathan will pour olive oil over Solomon's head to show that he is the new king of Israel. Then order someone to blow a trumpet and tell everyone to shout, “Long live King Solomon!” 35 Bring him back here, and he will take my place as king. He is the one I have chosen to rule Israel and Judah.
36 Benaiah answered, “We will do it, Your Majesty. I pray that the Lord your God will let it happen. 37 The Lord has always watched over you, and I pray that he will now watch over Solomon. May the Lord help Solomon to be an even greater king than you.”
38 Zadok, Nathan, and Benaiah left and took along the two groups of David's special bodyguards. Solomon rode on David's mule as they led him to Gihon Spring. 39 Zadok the priest brought some olive oil from the sacred tent and poured it on Solomon's head to show that he was now king. A trumpet was blown and everyone shouted, “Long live King Solomon!” 40 Then they played flutes and celebrated as they followed Solomon back to Jerusalem. They made so much noise that the ground shook.
41 Adonijah and his guests had almost finished eating when they heard the noise. Joab also heard the trumpet and asked, “What's all that noise about in the city?”
42 Just then, Jonathan son of Abiathar came running up. “Come in,” Adonijah said. “An important man like you must have some good news.”
43 Jonathan answered:
No, I don't! David has just announced that Solomon will be king. 44-45 Solomon rode David's own mule to Gihon Spring, and Zadok, Nathan, Benaiah, and David's special bodyguards went with him. When they got there, Zadok and Nathan made Solomon king. Then everyone celebrated all the way back to Jerusalem. That's the noise you hear in the city. 46 Solomon is now king.
47 And listen to this! David's officials told him, “We pray that your God will help Solomon to be an even greater king!”
David was in his bed at the time, but he bowed 48 and prayed, “I praise you, Lord God of Israel. You have made my son Solomon king and have let me live to see it.”
49 Adonijah's guests shook with fear when they heard this news, and they left as fast as they could. 50 Adonijah himself was afraid of what Solomon might do to him, so he ran to the sacred tent and grabbed hold of the corners of the altar for protection.
51 Someone told Solomon, “Adonijah is afraid of you and is holding onto the corners of the altar. He wants you to promise that you won't kill him.”
52 Solomon answered, “If Adonijah doesn't cause any trouble, I won't hurt him. But if he does, I'll have him killed.” 53 Then he sent someone to the altar to get Adonijah.
After Adonijah came and bowed down, Solomon said, “Adonijah, go home.”
Gao-aob Davidi kairasis âb ǃnâ
1 Gao-aob Davidi ge kaise ge kaira tsîb ge anaǀkhāheb gere xawe ge ǃnae ǁoa i. 2 O gu ge ǂamkhoegu âba ǁîb ǃoa ge mî: “Ats ǃgôahesa gao-aotsa ǂkham khoesa ôabahe, sats tawa hâ tsî nî ǃoaba tsisa. ǁÎs ge sats tawa a ǁgoe ǁkhā, îts ǃnae.”
3 On ge Israeli hoab ǃnâ îxa ǂkham khoesa gere ôa tsîn ge Sunemǁîs, Abisag ti ǀon hâsa hō tsî gao-aoba ge hā-ūba.
4 Nē ǂkham khoes ge kaise ge îxa i tsîs ge gao-aob tawa hâ tsî ǁîba gere ǃoaba, xaweb ge gao-aoba ǁîs ǀkha sorosise ge ǂharugu tama hâ i.
Adoniab ge ra gao-ao kai ǂgao
5 ǁNā ǁaeb ǃnâb ge Davidi tsî Hagits tsîra ôab Adoniaba ǀgapiǀgapisen tsî ǁîb ǂûb ǃnâ “Tita nî gao-ao kai” ti mî tsî torokunidi tsî hāǃgapi-aogu tsî ǁkhāti korodisi khoegu ǁîb aiǃâ nî ǃkhoegu tsîna ge ǂhomibasen. 6 ǁÎb îb ge ǁîba ǂkhamsis âba xu ǂgōǀau tamas ka io tare xū-i ǃaromab ǁnāti ra dī ǃkhais xawesa ge dî tama hâ i. Adoniab ge îxa khoe ge iba tsîb ge Absalommi xa ge ǂkham i. 7 ǁÎb ge Serujas ôab, Joab tsî prister Abiatari tsîkha ǀkha ge ǀapeǀhao tsî kha ge ǁîkha hui tsî gere ǂkhâǃnâ bi. 8 Xawe prister Sadoki tsî Jojadab ôab Benajab, kēbo-aob Natanni, Simeib, Reib tsî Davidi di ǂhunuma ǃûi-aogu tsîn ge Adoniaba ge sao tama hâ i.
9 Adoniab ge gūn, gomagu tsî kaukausa tsâugu tsîna Soheletǀuis, Enrogelǀaus xōǀkhā hâs tawa ǁguibas ǃaroma ǂā tsî nau ǀgôagu gao-aob digu, ǁîb ǃgâsaga ge ǁkhau, tsî ǁkhāti gao-aob di ǂamkhoegu, Judaba xu hâgu tsîna. 10 Xaweb ge kēbo-aob Natanni, Benajab, gao-aob di ǂhunuma ǃûi-aogu tsî ǁîb ǃgâsab Salomob tsîga ǁkhau tama ge i.
Salomob ge gao-aose ra ǀnauhe
11 Ob ge Natanna, Salomob îs Batsebas ǃoa ge mî: “ǁNâus go Hagits ôab Adoniab go gao-ao kai ǃkhaisa, tsî gao-aob Davidi ge ǁnā ǃkhais xa xū-i tsîna a ǀū. 12 A ta ǁnâi ǀapemā si, îs sas tsî sa ôab tsîro huiǂui ǁkhā. 13 Gao-aob Davidi ǃoa ǃgû, î ǁîb ǃoa sī mî: ‘ǃGôahesa gao-aotse, satsa kha nūs ǀkha mîmâiba te tamats hâ ti ôab Salomob sa khaoǃgâ gao-ao kai tsî sa trons ai nî ǂnûsa? Tare-i ǃaromab kha Adoniaba go gao-ao kai?’ 14 Tsî noxopas sasa gao-aob ǀkha ra ǃhoa hîa ta ge tita sa khaoǃgâ ǂgâ tsî sa mîde nî ǁapoǁapo.”
15 Os ge Batsebasa gao-aob tawa ǃnā-oms ǃnâ ge ǂgâ. Gao-aob ge kaise ge kaira hâ i tsî Sunemǁîs, Abisags xa gere ǃkhōǂhomihe. 16 Batsebas ge gao-aob aiǃâ a ǃhon, ob ge gao-aoba ǁîsa ge dî: “Tare-es ra ǂgao?”
17 Os ge ǁîsa ge ǃeream: “ǃGôahesatse, sats kom tita ǃKhūb, sa Elob ǀons ǃnâ nūs ǀkha ge mîmâibao, ti ôab Salomob sats khaoǃgâ gao-ao kai tsî sa trons ai nî ǂnûsa. 18 Xaweb ge nēsi Adoniaba sats ǁnās xa xū-i tsîna a ǀū hîa go gao-ao kai. 19 ǁÎb ge ǂgui gomagu, gūn tsî kaukausa tsâugu tsîna ǁguibas ǃaroma ǂā tsî nau ǀgôagu gao-aots digu, prister Abiatari tsî toroǃkhamaogu danab Joab tsîna go ǁkhau, xaweb ge Salomoba ǁkhau tama hâ. 20 Israelǁîn hoan ge nēsi ǃgôahesa gao-aots ai ra kō, ǁînats tarib satsa gao-aose nî saoǃgon ǃkhaisa nî ǂanǂanse. 21 ǁNātits ga dī tama i, om ge sats ga ǁō tsî sa îgu tawa ǁkhōheo, tita tsî ti ôab tsîma ǂkhabadī-ao-i khami nî sîsenūhe.”
22 Noxopas ǁîsa gao-aob ǀkha mâ ra ǃhoa hîab ge kēbo-aob Natanna ǁnāpa ge ǂgâxa. 23 Tsî gao-aob ge mîbahe kēbo-aob Natanni go hā ǃkhaisa, ob ge Natanna gao-aob tawa ǀgūse sī tsî ǁîb aiǃâ ǃhon 24 tsî ge mî: “ǃGôahesa gao-aotse, satsa xare mîts ge Adoniab sa khaoǃgâ gao-ao kai tsî sa trons ai nî ǂnû ǃkhaisa? 25 ǁÎb ge nētsē ǂgui gomagu, kaukausa tsâugu tsî gūn tsîna sī ǁguibas ǃaroma go ǂā, tsîb ge nau ǀgôagu gao-aots digu, toroǃkhamaogu danagu tsî prister Abiatari tsîga go ǁkhau. ǁÎgu ge ǁnāpa ǁîb ǀkha ǂû tsî ā tsî ‘Ab gao-aob Adoniaba ǂomxase ûi re’ ti ra mî. 26 Xaweb ge tita, prister Sadoki, Jojadab ôab Benajab tsî Salomob tsîge ǁkhau tama hâ. 27 Gao-aotse nē ǃkhaisa kha sa mā-ams ǀkhas ra ī tsî xawets sa ǃgāge mîba tama hâ tarib gao-aose nî saoǃgon tsisa?”
28 Ob ge gao-aob Davida ge mî: “Batsebasa ǂgaiba te re.” ǁÎs ge gao-aob ais ai hā a mâ, 29 ob ge gao-aoba nū tsî ge mî: “ǃKhūb, tita ge ǂōǂōsib hoaba xu a huiǂuib a ûitsama ǃkhais ao, 30 sasa ta ge nūs ǀkha ǃKhūb, Israeli di Elob aiǃâ sa ôab Salomob ti khaoǃgâ gao-ao kai tsî ti trons ai nî ǂnû ǃkhaisa mîmâiba khami ta ge nētsē nî dī.”
31 Os ge Batsebasa ǃhūb kōse gao-aob aiǃâ ǃgamǃgâ tsî “Ti gao-ao Davitse ǂomxase ûi re” ti ge mî.
32 Ob ge gao-aob Davida ge mîmā, îb prister Sadoki, kēbo-aob Natanni tsî Jojadab ôab Benajab tsîga sī ǂgaibahe. Tsîb ge gao-aoba ǁîb tawa gu ge hā, 33 o ǁîgu ǃoa ge mî: “Ti ǂamkhoega ūsao, î go ti ôab Salomoba ti mulib ǂûb ai ǃgapi kai, î go ǁîba Gihons ǀaus kōse ǁnūsī, 34 î kha prister Sadoki tsî kēbo-aob Natanni tsîkha Israeli gao-aose ǀnauǂgā bi. ǁNās khaoǃgâ go ge xâiǁnâsa xâi tsî ‘Ab gao-aob Salomoba ǂomxase ûi re’ ti nî ǂgaiǂui. 35 Tsî go ge ǁîba ti trons aib nî ǂnûseb ga hā, o nî saoǀkhī. ǁÎb ge tita gao-aose nî saoǃgon, tita ge ǁîba Israeli tsî Judab tsîkha ǂamab nî gao-ao kaise ǁhûiǂui xui-ao.”
36 Ob ge Jojadab ôab Benajaba ge mî: “A i ǁnāti ī, ab ǃKhūb gao-aots di Eloba nēsa ǃkhōǃgâ. 37 Ab ǃKhūba sats ǀkhab ge hâ is ǁkhās khami Salomob on ǀkha hâ, îb ǁîb di gaosisa sa gaosis ǃgâ-ai kaikai.”
38 ǁNāti gu ge prister Sadoki, kēbo-aob Natanni, Jojadab ôab Benajab tsî gao-aob di ǂhunuma ǃûi-aogu tsîga Salomoba gao-aob Davidi mulib ai ǃgapi kai tsî Gihons ǀaus kose ge ǁnūsī. 39 Sadoki ge ǀkheraǁnui-i hâǃnâ ǁnâb, Tentomma xub ge hā-ūba ū tsî Salomoba ge ǀnau. Tsî xâiǁnâsa gu ge xâi, on ge hoaraga khoen “Ab gao-aob Salomoba ǂomxase ûi re” ti ge ǂgaiǂui. 40 ǁÎn ge hoatsama ge saoǃgon bi, ǂnuniga ǂnuni tsî kaise ra dâse, ǃhūb ge ǁnā ǂkhupib xa ǂgubis kōse.
41 Adoniab tsî ǁîb ǁkhausabegu ge ǂûtoa gu ra hîa nē ǂkhupiba ge ǁnâu. Tsî Joab ge xâiǁnâs ǀōbab ge ǁnâu, o ge dî: “Tarexas kha ǃāsa nēti a ǂkhupixa?” 42 Tsî noxopab mâ ra ǃhoa hîab ge prister Abiatari ôab, Jonatanna ǁnāpa ge hā. Ob ge Adoniaba ge mî: “ǂGâxa re. ǃGâi khoets kom satsao tsîts ge amase ǃgâi ǂhôa-e go hā-ū.”
43 Ob ge Jonatanna Adoniaba ge ǃeream: “Hî-î, sada gao-aob Davidi ge Salomoba go gao-aodī. 44 ǁÎb ge Sadoki, Natanni, Benajab tsî gao-aob ǂhunuma ǃûi-aogu tsîna ǁîb ǀkha go sî. ǁÎgu ge ǁîba gao-aob di mulib ai go ǃgapi kai, 45 tsî kha ge Sadoki tsî Natanni tsîkha Gihonǀaus tawa gao-aose go ǀnau bi. ǁNāpa xu gu ge kai dâb ǀkha ǃās ǃnâ go hā. ǁNā ǂkhupib ge nēts go ǁnâuba. 46 Salomob ge nēsi gao-aosi trons ai ǂnôa. 47 Gao-aob di ǂamkhoegu on ge ǁkhāti gao-aob Davida gu ǃgâina nî ǁkhorebase go hā. ǁÎgu ge ge mî: ‘Ab sa Eloba Salomoba sats ǃgâ-ai noxopa ǃnāsase ǂansa kai tsî ǁîb gaosisa sas ǃgâ-ai kaikai.’ Tsîb ge gao-aoba kharob âb ai ǃgamǃgâ 48 tsî ge ǀgore: ‘Ab karehe ǃKhūb Israeli di Elob, nētsē go ti ôagu di ǀguiba noxopa ta a mû ǁkhā hîa ti ǃās ǃnâ gao-aodība.’ ”
49 On ge Adoniab ǁkhausabena ǃhuri tsî khâimâ tsî mâ-i hoa-e ǁî-i daoba ge ǃgû. 50 Adoniab ge kaise Salomob xa ǃao tsî altars di ǁnâgu ai sī ge ǃkhōbasen. 51 Ob ge gao-aob Salomoba sī ge mîbahe Adoniab ǁîb xa ǃao tsî altars ǁnâgu ai ǃkhōbasen tsî ra mîsa: “Ab gao-aob Salomoba aibe ǃgam teb tide ǃkhaisa mîmâiba te re.”
52 Ob ge Salomoba ge mî: “ǃGâiseb ga taniseno, ob ge ǀgui danaǀûb âb xaweb tsîna tsâǀkhāhe tide, xawe ǂkhaba ǂâi-i ga ǁîb ǃnâ hâo, ob ge nî ǁō.” 53 Tsîb ge gao-aob Salomoba ge mîmā, îb altarsa xu sī ūǁnâhe. Adoniab ge gao-aob tawab ge hāo, ǁîb aiǃâ ge ǃgamǃgâ. Ob ge Salomoba ǁîb ǃoa “Sa oms ǁga ǃgû” ti ge mî.
