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-\v 5-6 After Absalom died, David's oldest son was Adonijah, whose mother was Haggith. He was a very handsome man. But David had never rebuked him about anything he did. After Absalom died, he thought that he would become king. So he started to boast, saying, "I will become king now." Then he provided for himself some chariots, and men to drive them, and horses to pull them, and fifty men to run as his bodyguards in front of those chariots wherever he went.
+\v 5-6 After Absalom died, David's oldest son was Adonijah, whose mother was Haggith. He was a very handsome man. But David had never rebuked him about anything he did. After Absalom died, Adonijah thought that he would become king. So he started to boast, saying, "I will become king now." Then he provided for himself some chariots, men to drive them, horses to pull them, and fifty men to run as his bodyguards in front of those chariots wherever he went.
 
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 \v 7 One day he conferred with Joab, David's army commander, and Abiathar the priest, and they promised to help Adonijah.
-\v 8 But other important people refused to help him. These included Zadok, who was also a priest, Benaiah who had supervised David's bodyguards, Nathan the prophet, Shimei and Rei, and David's most capable soldiers.
+\v 8 But other important people refused to help him. These included Zadok, who was also a priest; Benaiah, who had supervised David's bodyguards; Nathan the prophet; Shimei and Rei; and David's most capable soldiers.
 
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-\v 9 One day Adonijah went to stone of Zoheleth near En Rogel, which is near Jerusalem, to sacrifice some sheep and oxen and fattened cattle. He invited most of his brothers, King David's other sons, to come. He also invited all of the king's officials from Judah to come to the celebration.
+\v 9 One day, Adonijah went to the Stone of Zoheleth near En Rogel, which is near Jerusalem, to sacrifice some sheep and oxen and fattened cattle. He invited most of his brothers, King David's other sons, to come. He also invited all of the king's officials from Judah to come to the celebration.
 \v 10 But he did not invite Nathan, Benaiah, or the king's most capable soldiers, or his younger brother Solomon.
 
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 \v 18 But now, Adonijah has made himself king, and you do not know anything about it.
-\v 19 He has sacrificed a lot of oxen and fattened cattle and sheep, and he has invited all of your other sons to the celebration. He has also invited Abiathar the priest and Joab the commander of your army, but he did not invite your son Solomon.
+\v 19 He has sacrificed many oxen and fattened cattle and sheep, and he has invited all of your other sons to the celebration. He has also invited Abiathar the priest and Joab the commander of your army, but he did not invite your son Solomon.
 
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 \v 20 Your Majesty, all the people of Israel are expecting you to tell them who is the one who will become king after you are no longer with us.
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 \v 22 While she was still talking to the king, Nathan came to the palace.
-\v 23 The king's servants told David, "Nathan the prophet has come." So Bathsheba left, and Nathan went into where the king was and knelt down, with his face on the ground.
+\v 23 The king's servants told David, "Nathan the prophet has come." So Bathsheba left, and Nathan went into where the king was and knelt down with his face on the ground.
 
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 \v 24 Then Nathan said, "Your Majesty, have you declared that Adonijah will become king after you?
-\v 25 I say that because today he has gone down to En Rogel and has sacrificed a lot of oxen, fattened cattle, and sheep. And he has invited all of your other sons, Joab the army commander, and Abiathar the priest. They are all eating and drinking with him and saying, 'We hope that King Adonijah will live a long time!'
+\v 25 I say that because today he has gone down to En Rogel and has sacrificed many oxen, fattened cattle, and sheep. And he has invited all of your other sons, Joab the army commander, and Abiathar the priest. They are all eating and drinking with him and saying, 'We hope that King Adonijah will live a long time!'
 
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 \v 26 But he did not invite me or Zadok the priest or Benaiah or Solomon.
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 \v 28 Then King David said, "Tell Bathsheba to come in here again." So someone went and told her, and she came in and stood in front of the king.
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-\v 29-30 Then the king said, "Yahweh has rescued me from all my troubles. I promised you, with Yahweh the God whom we Israelites worship listening, that your son Solomon would be king after I am no longer the king. Today, as surely as Yahweh lives, I solemnly declare that I will do what I promised."
+\v 29-30 Then the king said, "Yahweh has rescued me from all of my troubles. I promised you, with Yahweh the God whom we Israelites worship listening, that your son Solomon would be king after I am no longer the king. Today, as surely as Yahweh lives, I solemnly declare that I will do what I promised."
 \v 31 Bathsheba knelt down with her face on the ground and said, "Your Majesty, I hope you will live forever!"
 
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 \v 34 There, you two, Zadok and Nathan, must anoint him with olive oil to appoint him to be the king of Israel. Then you two must blow trumpets, and all the people there must shout, 'We hope that King Solomon will live for many years!'
 
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-\v 35 Then follow him back here, and he will come and sit on my throne. He will then become king instead of me. I have appointed him to be the ruler of all the people of Israel and of Judah."
+\v 35 Then follow him back here, and he will come and sit on my throne. He will then become king instead of me. I have appointed him to be the ruler of all the people of Israel and Judah."
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 \v 36 Benaiah replied, "We will do that! We hope that Yahweh, who is your God and our God, will cause it to happen!
 \v 37 King David, Yahweh has helped you. We hope that he will also help Solomon and enable him to become an even greater king than you have been."
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 \v 41 When Adonijah and all his guests were finishing eating at their celebration, they heard the noise. When Joab heard the sound of the trumpets, he asked, "What is the meaning of all that noise in the city?"
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-\v 42 While he was still speaking, Jonathan son of Abiathar the priest, arrived. Adonijah said, "Come in! You are a man whom we can trust, so you must be bringing us good news!"
+\v 42 While he was still speaking, Jonathan son of Abiathar the priest arrived. Adonijah said, "Come in! You are a man whom we can trust, so you must be bringing us good news!"
 
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 \v 43 Jonathan replied, "No, I do not have good news! His Majesty, King David, has made Solomon to be the king!
-\v 44 He sent Zadok, Nathan, Benaiah, and the his own groups of bodyguards to go with Solomon. They put Solomon on King David's mule.
+\v 44 He sent Zadok, Nathan, Benaiah, and his own groups of bodyguards to go with Solomon. They put Solomon on King David's mule.
 \v 45 They went down to the spring at Gihon, and there Zadok and Nathan have anointed him to become the king. Now they have returned from there to the city, shouting joyfully. That is why there is that great noise that you are hearing.
 
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 \v 49 Then all of Adonijah's guests trembled, so they all immediately got up and left and scattered.
-\v 50 Adonijah was afraid of what Solomon would do, so he went to the sacred tent and grabbed the projections at the corners of the altar, because he thought that no one would kill him there.
-\v 51 But someone told Solomon, "See, Adonijah is afraid of you, so he has gone to the sacred tent and is holding on to the altar. He is saying, 'Before I leave, I want King Solomon to solemnly promise that he will not command that I be executed.'"
+\v 50 Adonijah was afraid of what Solomon would do, so he went to the sacred tent and grabbed the projections at the corners of the altar because he thought that no one would kill him there.
+\v 51 But someone told Solomon, "See, Adonijah is afraid of you, so he has gone to the sacred tent and is holding onto the altar. He is saying, 'Before I leave, I want King Solomon to solemnly promise that he will not command that I be executed.'"
 
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 \v 1 When David knew that he was about to die, he gave these final instructions to his son Solomon:
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 \v 2 "I am about to die, as everyone else on earth does. Be courageous and conduct yourself as man should.
-\v 3 Do what Yahweh our God tells you to do. Conduct yourself as he wants you to do. Obey all of his laws and commands and decrees and instructions that are written in the laws that Moses gave us. Do this in order that you will prosper in all that you do and wherever you go.
-\v 4 If you continually do that, Yahweh will do what he promised me. He said, 'If your descendants do what I tell them to do, and faithfully obey my commands with all their inner beings, they will always be the ones who will rule Israel.'
+\v 3 Do what Yahweh our God tells you to do. Conduct yourself as he wants you to do. Obey all of his laws and commands and decrees and instructions that are written in the laws that Moses gave us. Do this so that you will prosper in all that you do and wherever you go.
+\v 4 If you continually do that, Yahweh will do what he promised me. He said, 'If your descendants do what I tell them to do and faithfully obey my commands with all their inner beings, they will always be the ones who will rule Israel.'
 
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 \v 8 Also, you remember Gera's son Shimei from the town of Bahurim in the area where the descendants of Benjamin live. You know what he did to me. He cursed me terribly on the day I left Jerusalem and went to the town of Mahanaim. But when he later came down to see me when I was crossing the Jordan River, I solemnly promised, while Yahweh listened, that I would not cause him to be executed.
-\v 9 But now you must surely punish him. You are a wise man, so you will know what you should do to him. He is an old man, but be sure that his blood flows when he dies ."
+\v 9 But now you must surely punish him. You are a wise man, so you will know what you should do to him. He is an old man, but be sure that his blood flows when he dies."
 
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-\v 10 Then David died and was buried in that part of Jerusalem which was called the city of David.
+\v 10 Then David died and was buried in that part of Jerusalem which was called the City of David.
 \v 11 David had been king of Israel for forty years. He ruled for seven years in Hebron and for thirty-three years in Jerusalem.
 \v 12 Solomon became the ruler to take the place of his father David and took control of all of the kingdom.
 
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-\v 13 One day Adonijah came to Solomon's mother Bathsheba. She said to him, "Have you come because you want things to go well?" He replied, "Yes."
+\v 13 One day, Adonijah came to Solomon's mother Bathsheba. She said to him, "Have you come because you want things to go well?" He replied, "Yes."
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 \v 14 But then he said, "I have something to request you to do." She said, "Tell me what you want me to do."
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-\v 15 He said, "You know that all the Israelite people expected me to be their king because I am David's oldest son. But that did not happen. Instead, my younger brother became king, because that is what Yahweh wanted.
+\v 15 He said, "You know that all the Israelite people expected me to be their king because I am David's oldest son. But that did not happen. Instead, my younger brother became king because that is what Yahweh wanted.
 
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 \v 16 Now I have one thing that I request you to do. Please do not refuse to do it." She replied, "Tell me what you want me to do."
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-\v 22 The king replied angrily, "What? Are you requesting me to give Abishag to Adonijah? Does he want me to allow him to rule the kingdom, too? Because he is my older brother, does he think that he should be the king? Does he think that Abiathar should be the priest instead of Zadok, and that Joab should be the army commander instead of Benaiah because they supported him when he tried to become the king?"
+\v 22 The king replied angrily, "What? Are you requesting me to give Abishag to Adonijah? Does he want me to allow him to rule the kingdom, too? Because he is my older brother, does he think that he should be the king? Does he think that Abiathar should be the priest instead of Zadok and that Joab should be the army commander instead of Benaiah because they supported him when he tried to become the king?"
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 \v 23 Then Solomon solemnly promised, requesting Yahweh to listen, "I wish God to strike me and kill me if I do not cause Adonijah to be executed for requesting this!
 
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 \v 26 Then Solomon said to Abiathar the priest, "Go to the town of Anathoth, to your land there. You deserve to be killed, but I will not execute you now, because you were the one who supervised the men who carried Yahweh's sacred chest for David my father, and you endured all the troubles that my father endured."
-\v 27 So Solomon dismissed Abiathar from being the priest of Yahweh. By doing that he caused to happen what Yahweh had said many years previously at Shiloh, that he would get rid of the descendants of Eli.
+\v 27 So Solomon dismissed Abiathar from being the priest of Yahweh. By doing that, he caused to happen what Yahweh had said many years previously at Shiloh, that he would get rid of the descendants of Eli.
 
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-\v 30 So Benaiah went to the sacred tent and said to Joab, "The king commands that you come out." But Joab replied, "No, I will die here." So Benaiah went back to the king and reported what he had said to Joab, and what Joab had replied.
+\v 30 So Benaiah went to the sacred tent and said to Joab, "The king commands that you come out." But Joab replied, "No, I will die here." So Benaiah went back to the king and reported what he had said to Joab and what Joab had replied.
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 \v 31 The king replied to him, "Do what he has requested. Kill him and bury his body. If you do that, I and my descendants will no longer be punished for what Joab did when he killed two men who were innocent.
 
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-\v 1 Now Solomon made an agreement to marry the king's daughter. Then Solomon brought the king's daughter to live in the part of Jerusalem called the city of David. She lived there until Solomon's workers had finished building his house, the temple of Yahweh, and the wall around Jerusalem.
+\v 1 Now Solomon made an agreement to marry the king's daughter. Then Solomon brought the king's daughter to live in the part of Jerusalem called the City of David. She lived there until Solomon's workers had finished building his house, the temple of Yahweh, and the wall around Jerusalem.
 \v 2 At that time the temple of Yahweh had not yet been built, so the Israelite people were still offering sacrifices at many other places of worship.
 \v 3 Solomon loved Yahweh, and he obeyed all the instructions that his father David had given him. But he also offered sacrifices and burned incense at various places.
 
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-\v 4 One day the king went to the city of Gibeon to offer a sacrifice there, because that was where a very famous place of worship was. He offered a thousand whole burnt sacrifices there.
+\v 4 One day, the king went to the city of Gibeon to offer a sacrifice there because that was where a very famous place of worship was. He offered a thousand whole burnt sacrifices there.
 \v 5 That night, Yahweh appeared to him in a dream. He asked him, "What would you like me to give to you?"
 
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-\v 6 Solomon replied, "You always greatly and faithfully loved my father David, who served you well. You did that because he was faithful to you and acted righteously and honestly toward you. And you have shown how greatly and faithfully you loved him by giving me to him, his son, and now I am ruling as he did before he died.
+\v 6 Solomon replied, "You always greatly and faithfully loved my father David, who served you well. You did that because he was faithful to you and acted righteously and honestly toward you. And you have shown how greatly and faithfully you loved him by giving me, his son, to him, and now I am ruling as he did before he died.
 
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 \v 7 Now, Yahweh my God, you have enabled me to be the king like my father was. But I am very young, like a little child. I do not know how to rule my people at all.
 \v 8 I live among the people whom you have chosen. They are a very large group of people. There are very, very many of them; no one can count them.
-\v 9 So please enable me to think clearly, in order that I may rule your people well. Enable me to know what is good and what is evil. If you do not do that, I will never be able to rule this great group of people who belong to you."
+\v 9 So please enable me to think clearly so that I may rule your people well. Enable me to know what is good and what is evil. If you do not do that, I will never be able to rule this great group of people who belong to you."
 
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 \v 10 Yahweh was very pleased that Solomon had requested that.
-\v 11 God said to him, "You did not request that you live for many years or that you become very rich or that you be able to kill all your enemies. Instead, you have requested that I enable you to be wise, in order that you will be able to know and to do what is right while you govern these people.
+\v 11 God said to him, "You did not request that you live for many years or that you become very rich or that you be able to kill all of your enemies. Instead, you have requested that I enable you to be wise so that you will be able to know and to do what is right while you govern these people.
 \v 12 So I will certainly do what you requested. I will enable you to be very wise. The result will be that no one who has lived before you or who will live after you will be as wise as you are.
 
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 \v 13 I will also give you things that you did not request. I will enable you to become very rich and honored, all of the years that you live. You will be richer and more honored than any other king.
-\v 14 If you conduct your life as I want you to, and if you obey all my laws and commandments, as your father David did, I will enable you to live for many years."
+\v 14 If you conduct your life as I want you to, and if you obey all of my laws and commandments, as your father David did, I will enable you to live for many years."
 
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-\v 15 Then Solomon awoke, and he realized that God had spoken to him in a dream. Then he went to Jerusalem and stood in front of the sacred tent where the sacred chest was, and he offered many sacrifices that were completely burned on the altar and offerings to promise friendship with Yahweh. Then he made a feast for all his officials.
+\v 15 Then Solomon awoke, and he realized that God had spoken to him in a dream. Then he went to Jerusalem and stood in front of the sacred tent where the sacred chest was, and he offered many sacrifices that were completely burned on the altar and offerings to promise friendship with Yahweh. Then he made a feast for all of his officials.
 
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-\v 16 One day two prostitutes came and stood in front of King Solomon.
+\v 16 One day, two prostitutes came and stood in front of King Solomon.
 \v 17 One of them said, "Your Majesty, this woman and I live in the same house. I gave birth to a baby while she was there in the house.
 
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 \v 26 But the woman whose baby was alive greatly loved her baby, so she said to the king, "No, Your Majesty! Do not allow him to kill the baby! Give her the child that is alive!" But the other woman said to the king, "No, cut it in half. Then it will not be her baby or my baby."
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-\v 27 Then the king said to the servant, "Do not kill the baby. Give the baby to the woman who said, 'Do not cut the baby in half,' because she is truly the baby's mother."
+\v 27 Then the king said to the servant, "Do not kill the baby. Give the baby to the woman who said, 'Do not cut the baby in half' because she is truly the baby's mother."
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 \v 28 All the Israelite people heard about what the king had decided, and they had an awesome respect for him. They realized that God had truly enabled him to be very wise, to judge people's matters fairly.