13. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) 1 Kings 1:13:1 ⧉לְכִ֞יlekhigo 1 Kings 1:13:2 ⧉וּבֹ֣אִיuvoiand come 1 Kings 1:13:3 ⧉אֶל־הַמֶּ֣לֶךְelhamelekhto the king 1 Kings 1:13:4 ⧉דָּוִ֗דdavidDavid 1 Kings 1:13:5 ⧉וְאָמַ֤רְתְּveamarteand you shall say 1 Kings 1:13:6 ⧉אֵלָיו֙elavto him 1 Kings 1:13:7 ⧉הֲלֹֽא־אַתָּ֞הhaloatais it not you 1 Kings 1:13:8 ⧉אֲדֹנִ֣יadonimy lord 1 Kings 1:13:9 ⧉הַמֶּ֗לֶךְhamelekhthe king 1 Kings 1:13:10 ⧉נִשְׁבַּ֤עְתָּnishbatayou swore 1 Kings 1:13:11 ⧉לַאֲמָֽתְךָ֙laamatkhato your female servant 1 Kings 1:13:12 ⧉לֵאמֹ֔רlemorsaying 1 Kings 1:13:13 ⧉כִּֽי־שְׁלֹמֹ֤הkishelomothat Solomon 1 Kings 1:13:14 ⧉בְנֵךְ֙venekhyour son 1 Kings 1:13:15 ⧉יִמְלֹ֣ךְyimlokhshall reign 1 Kings 1:13:16 ⧉אַחֲרַ֔יakharaiafter me 1 Kings 1:13:17 ⧉וְה֖וּאvehuand he 1 Kings 1:13:18 ⧉יֵשֵׁ֣בyeshevshall sit 1 Kings 1:13:19 ⧉עַל־כִּסְאִ֑יalkiseiupon my throne 1 Kings 1:13:20 ⧉וּמַדּ֖וּעַumaduaand why 1 Kings 1:13:21 ⧉מָלַ֥ךְmalakhhas reigned or became king 1 Kings 1:13:22 ⧉אֲדֹנִיָֽהוּ׃adoniyahuAdonijah |
13. Formal Translation Go and enter to King David and you shall say to him, “Is it not you, my lord the king, who swore to your female servant, saying, ‘Surely Solomon your son will reign after me, and he will sit on my throne’? Then why has Adonijah become king?” |
13. Dynamic Translation Go in to King David and say, “Did you not, my lord the king, promise your servant, ‘Solomon your son will rule after me, and he will sit on my throne’? So why has Adonijah taken the throne?” |