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1 En su vejez, el rey David tenía que permanecer en cama, pues siempre tenía frío, a pesar de todas las frazadas con que se le abrigaba.
1 Now King David was old and advanced in years; and they covered him with clothes, but he couldn’t keep warm.
2 Por eso, sus ayudantes dijeron: «Sería bueno buscar a una joven soltera para que acompañe y cuide al rey, y se acueste a su lado para darle calor».
2 Therefore his servants said to him, “Let a young virgin be sought for my lord the king. Let her stand before the king, and cherish him; and let her lie in your bosom, that my lord the king may keep warm.”
3 Ellos buscaron por todo Israel, de uno a otro extremo a fin de hallar a la muchacha más hermosa de todas. Abisag, de Sunem, fue la elegida. Así que la llevaron ante la presencia del rey, para que lo acompañara y cuidara. Pero el rey nunca tuvo relaciones sexuales con ella.
3 So they sought for a beautiful young lady throughout all the borders of Israel, and found Abishag the Shunammite, and brought her to the king.
4 Not in this translation
4 The young lady was very beautiful; and she cherished the king, and served him; but the king didn’t know her intimately.
5 En aquel tiempo, Adonías hijo de David y de Jaguit, decidió coronarse rey, en lugar de su anciano padre. Consiguió carros de guerra y soldados de caballería, y reclutó a cincuenta hombres para que le sirvieran de guardia personal.
5 Then Adonijah the son of Haggith exalted himself, saying, “I will be king.” Then he prepared him chariots and horsemen, and fifty men to run before him.
6 Su padre, el rey David, jamás lo había reprendido ni le había dado castigo alguno. Era un hombre muy apuesto, y menor que su hermano Absalón.
6 His father had not displeased him at any time in saying, “Why have you done so?” and he was also a very handsome man; and he was born after Absalom.
7 Un día convenció al general Joab hijo de Sarvia, y al sacerdote Abiatar de que lo apoyaran en su pretensión de ser rey, y ellos estuvieron de acuerdo en ayudarle a apoderarse del reino.
7 He conferred with Joab the son of Zeruiah and with Abiathar the priest; and they followed Adonijah and helped him.
8 Sin embargo, no logró conseguir el apoyo del sacerdote Sadoc, ni de Benaías hijo de Joyadá, ni del profeta Natán, ni de Simí, ni de Reguí, ni de la guardia personal del rey David, pues todos ellos eran muy leales al rey.
8 But Zadok the priest, Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, Nathan the prophet, Shimei, Rei, and the mighty men who belonged to David, were not with Adonijah.
9 Adonías fue a Enroguel, donde ofreció sacrificios de ovejas, bueyes y becerros cebados en la peña de Zojélet. Luego convocó a todos sus hermanos, los demás hijos del rey David, y a todos los funcionarios reales de Judá.
9 Adonijah killed sheep, cattle, and fatlings by the stone of Zoheleth, which is beside En Rogel; and he called all his brothers, the king’s sons, and all the men of Judah, the king’s servants;
10 Pero no invitó al profeta Natán, ni a Benaías, ni a los valientes que habían peleado a lado del rey, ni a su hermano Salomón.
10 but he didn’t call Nathan the prophet, and Benaiah, and the mighty men, and Solomon his brother.
11 Fue por eso que el profeta Natán visitó a Betsabé, madre de Salomón, y le preguntó: «¿No te has enterado de que Adonías, el hijo de Jaguit, se ha proclamado rey, y que nuestro señor David ni siquiera lo sabe?
11 Then Nathan spoke to Bathsheba the mother of Solomon, saying, “Haven’t you heard that Adonijah the son of Haggith reigns, and David our lord doesn’t know it?
12 Si quieres salvar tu vida y la de tu hijo Salomón, haz lo que yo te diga.
12 Now therefore come, please let me give you counsel, that you may save your own life and your son Solomon’s life.
13 Ve inmediatamente a la presencia del rey David y pregúntale: “Señor mío, ¿no prometiste que mi hijo Salomón sería el nuevo rey y que él se sentaría en tu trono? Entonces, ¿por qué Adonías está reinando?”.
13 Go in to King David, and tell him, ‘Didn’t you, my lord the king, swear to your servant, saying, “Assuredly Solomon your son shall reign after me, and he shall sit on my throne”? Why then does Adonijah reign?’
14 Y mientras tú estés aún hablando con él, yo entraré y confirmaré todo lo que tú le hayas dicho».
14 Behold, while you are still talking there with the king, I will also come in after you and confirm your words.”
15 Entonces Betsabé entró al dormitorio del rey. David era muy anciano, razón por la cual lo cuidaba Abisag la sunamita.
15 Bathsheba went in to the king in his room. The king was very old; and Abishag the Shunammite was serving the king.
16 Betsabé se inclinó delante del rey, quien le preguntó: ―¿Qué quieres?
16 Bathsheba bowed and showed respect to the king. The king said, “What would you like?”
17 Ella le respondió: ―Señor mío, usted me prometió por el Señor su Dios que mi hijo Salomón sería el próximo rey, y que se sentaría en su trono.
17 She said to him, “My lord, you swore by Yahweh your God to your servant, ‘Assuredly Solomon your son shall reign after me, and he shall sit on my throne.’
18 Pero ahora me entero de que Adonías es el nuevo rey, y usted ni siquiera lo sabe.
18 Now, behold, Adonijah reigns; and you, my lord the king, don’t know it.
19 Él ha celebrado su coronación sacrificando bueyes, becerros y muchas ovejas, y ha invitado a todos los hijos del rey, y también al sacerdote Abiatar y al general Joab. Pero no invitó a Salomón, que ha sido un servidor muy fiel a usted.
19 He has slain cattle and fatlings and sheep in abundance, and has called all the sons of the king, Abiathar the priest, and Joab the captain of the army; but he hasn’t called Solomon your servant.
20 Y ahora, señor mío, rey mío, todo Israel espera saber su decisión, pues todos quieren que les diga quién va a reinar después de usted.
20 You, my lord the king, the eyes of all Israel are on you, that you should tell them who will sit on the throne of my lord the king after him.
21 Si no actúa a tiempo, entonces cuando usted muera, mi hijo Salomón y yo seremos arrestados y ejecutados como delincuentes.
21 Otherwise it will happen, when my lord the king sleeps with his fathers, that I and my son Solomon will be considered criminals.”
22 Mientras ella todavía estaba hablando, los siervos del rey le dijeron: ―El profeta Natán está aquí para verlo. Natán entró e hizo reverencias delante del rey,
22 Behold, while she was still talking with the king, Nathan the prophet came in.
23 Not in this translation
23 They told the king, saying, “Behold, Nathan the prophet!” When he had come in before the king, he bowed himself before the king with his face to the ground.
24 y le preguntó: ―Señor mío, ¿ha dicho usted que Adonías será el nuevo rey? ¿Es él a quien usted ha elegido para que se siente en su trono?
24 Nathan said, “My lord, King, have you said, ‘Adonijah shall reign after me, and he shall sit on my throne’?
25 Hoy él celebró su coronación sacrificando bueyes y becerros gordos, y ha invitado a los hijos del rey para que asistan a las festividades. Además, invitó al general Joab y al sacerdote Abiatar. Están festejando y bebiendo con él y gritando: “¡Viva el rey Adonías!”.
25 For he has gone down today, and has slain cattle, fatlings, and sheep in abundance, and has called all the king’s sons, the captains of the army, and Abiathar the priest. Behold, they are eating and drinking before him, and saying, ‘Long live King Adonijah!’
26 Pero ni el sacerdote Sadoc, ni Benaías hijo de Joyadá, ni su hijo Salomón, que es muy fiel a usted, ni yo fuimos invitados.
26 But he hasn’t called me, even me your servant, Zadok the priest, Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, and your servant Solomon.
27 ¿Ha sido hecho esto con su consentimiento? Porque usted no le ha dicho a este siervo suyo a cuál de sus hijos ha elegido para que lo suceda en el trono.
27 Was this thing done by my lord the king, and you haven’t shown to your servants who should sit on the throne of my lord the king after him?”
28 ―Llamen a Betsabé —dijo David. Entonces ella volvió a entrar y se paró delante del rey.
28 Then King David answered, “Call Bathsheba in to me.” She came into the king’s presence and stood before the king.
29 Y el rey declaró: ―Juro por el Señor, quien vive y me ha rescatado de todo peligro,
29 The king vowed and said, “As Yahweh lives, who has redeemed my soul out of all adversity,
30 que tu hijo Salomón será el nuevo rey que se sentará en mi trono, tal como te lo prometí antes en el nombre del Señor, Dios de Israel.
30 most certainly as I swore to you by Yahweh, the God of Israel, saying, ‘Assuredly Solomon your son shall reign after me, and he shall sit on my throne in my place;’ I will most certainly do this today.”
31 Betsabé hizo una profunda reverencia delante de él nuevamente y exclamó: ―¡Gracias, señor mío! ¡Quiera el Señor que el rey viva para siempre!
31 Then Bathsheba bowed with her face to the earth and showed respect to the king, and said, “Let my lord King David live forever!”
32 ―Llamen al sacerdote Sadoc, al profeta Natán y a Benaías hijo de Joyadá —ordenó el rey.
32 King David said, “Call to me Zadok the priest, Nathan the prophet, and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada.” They came before the king.
33 Cuando ellos estuvieron presentes, les dijo: ―Lleven a Salomón y a los funcionarios de la corte a Guijón. Salomón cabalgará en mi propia mula,
33 The king said to them, “Take with you the servants of your lord, and cause Solomon my son to ride on my own mule, and bring him down to Gihon.
34 y el sacerdote Sadoc y el profeta Natán lo ungirán allí como rey de Israel. Luego hagan sonar las trompetas y aclamen: “¡Viva el rey Salomón!”.
34 Let Zadok the priest and Nathan the prophet anoint him there king over Israel. Blow the trumpet, and say, ‘Long live King Solomon!’
35 Cuando ustedes lo traigan de regreso, siéntenlo en mi trono como el nuevo rey. Porque yo lo he designado a él como rey de Israel y Judá.
35 Then come up after him, and he shall come and sit on my throne; for he shall be king in my place. I have appointed him to be prince over Israel and over Judah.”
36 ―¡Amén! Alabado sea Dios —contestó Benaías—.
36 Benaiah the son of Jehoiada answered the king, and said, “Amen. May Yahweh, the God of my lord the king, say so.
37 Quiera el Señor estar con Salomón como ha estado con usted, y quiera Dios que el reino de Salomón sea aún más grande que el del rey.
37 As Yahweh has been with my lord the king, even so may he be with Solomon, and make his throne greater than the throne of my lord King David.”
38 Entonces el sacerdote Sadoc, el profeta Natán, Benaías y la guardia personal de David llevaron a Salomón a Guijón, cabalgando sobre la mula de David.
38 So Zadok the priest, Nathan the prophet, Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, and the Cherethites and the Pelethites went down and had Solomon ride on King David’s mule, and brought him to Gihon.
39 En Guijón, Sadoc tomó el cuerno de aceite sagrado del santuario y lo derramó sobre Salomón. Luego hicieron sonar las trompetas, y todo el pueblo aclamó: «¡Viva el rey Salomón!».
39 Zadok the priest took the horn of oil from the Tent, and anointed Solomon. They blew the trumpet; and all the people said, “Long live King Solomon!”
40 Todos regresaron con Salomón a Jerusalén, celebrando gozosamente y con mucho alboroto.
40 All the people came up after him, and the people piped with pipes, and rejoiced with great joy, so that the earth shook with their sound.
41 Cuando Adonías y sus invitados estaban terminando su banquete, oyeron la conmoción y los gritos. ―¿Qué es lo que pasa? —preguntó Joab—. ¿Por qué hay tanto alboroto en la ciudad?
41 Adonijah and all the guests who were with him heard it as they had finished eating. When Joab heard the sound of the trumpet, he said, “Why is this noise of the city being in an uproar?”
42 Y mientras aún hablaba, Jonatán, el hijo del sacerdote Abiatar, llegó corriendo. ―¡Pasa! —le dijo Adonías—. Tú eres un buen hombre, y debes tener buenas noticias.
42 While he yet spoke, behold, Jonathan the son of Abiathar the priest came; and Adonijah said, “Come in; for you are a worthy man, and bring good news.”
43 ―Nuestro señor, el rey David, ha proclamado como rey a Salomón —gritó Jonatán—.
43 Jonathan answered Adonijah, “Most certainly our lord King David has made Solomon king.
44 El rey lo envió a Guijón con el sacerdote Sadoc, el profeta Natán y Benaías, protegido por la misma guardia personal del rey. Salomón cabalgaba en la mula del rey. Sadoc y Natán lo han ungido como nuevo rey. Acaban de regresar, y toda la ciudad está celebrando y regocijándose por el hecho. A eso se debe todo este alboroto.
44 The king has sent with him Zadok the priest, Nathan the prophet, Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, and the Cherethites and the Pelethites; and they have caused him to ride on the king’s mule.
45 Not in this translation
45 Zadok the priest and Nathan the prophet have anointed him king in Gihon. They have come up from there rejoicing, so that the city rang again. This is the noise that you have heard.
46 Salomón está sentado en el trono, y todo el pueblo está felicitando al rey David y diciéndole: “¡Que Dios te bendiga aún más a través de Salomón, de lo que te ha bendecido personalmente! ¡Que Dios haga el reino de Salomón aún más grande que el del rey!”. Y David se inclinó en su cama
46 Also, Solomon sits on the throne of the kingdom.
47 Not in this translation
47 Moreover the king’s servants came to bless our lord King David, saying, ‘May your God make the name of Solomon better than your name, and make his throne greater than your throne;’ and the king bowed himself on the bed.
48 y exclamó: “¡Bendito sea el Señor, Dios de Israel, que ha elegido a uno de mis hijos para sentarse en mi trono, mientras aún estoy vivo para verlo!”.
48 Also thus said the king, ‘Blessed be Yahweh, the God of Israel, who has given one to sit on my throne today, my eyes even seeing it.’”
49 Entonces Adonías y sus invitados se levantaron y huyeron aterrorizados. Sentían temor de perder la vida. Adonías entró corriendo en el santuario y se agarró de los cuernos del altar.
49 All the guests of Adonijah were afraid, and rose up, and each man went his way.
50 Not in this translation
50 Adonijah was afraid because of Solomon; and he arose, and went, and hung onto the horns of the altar.
51 Alguien fue y le dijo a Salomón: ―Adonías tiene mucho miedo y se ha refugiado en el santuario pidiendo clemencia, y ha dicho: “¡Quiero que el rey Salomón me jure hoy mismo, que no me mandará a matar!”.
51 Solomon was told, “Behold, Adonijah fears King Solomon; for, behold, he is hanging onto the horns of the altar, saying, ‘Let King Solomon swear to me first that he will not kill his servant with the sword.’”
52 Entonces Salomón dijo: ―Si se comporta debidamente, no sufrirá ningún daño, pero si no, morirá.
52 Solomon said, “If he shows himself a worthy man, not a hair of his shall fall to the earth; but if wickedness is found in him, he shall die.”
53 Entonces el rey Salomón lo hizo llamar, y ellos lo sacaron del altar y lo llevaron ante él. Adonías llegó y se inclinó delante del rey, y entonces Salomón le ordenó que se fuera a su casa.
53 So King Solomon sent, and they brought him down from the altar. He came and bowed down to King Solomon; and Solomon said to him, “Go to your house.”
People & places in this chapter
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Abishag the Shunammite
A very beautiful girl from Shunem found to care for the aged King David and keep him warm, whom Adonijah later asked to marry.
Cited in the guide: 1 Kings 1:3; 1 Kings 1:15; 1 Kings 2:17
Adonijah
A son of David who tried to claim the throne ahead of Solomon in David's final days.
Cited in the guide: 2 Samuel 3:4; 1 Kings 1-2
Bathsheba
Wife of David and mother of Solomon, remembered amid both sin and grace.
Cited in the guide: 2 Samuel 11-12; 1 Kings 1-2; Matthew 1:6
David
The shepherd who became Israel's greatest king and a man after God's own heart.
Cited in the guide: 1 Sam. 16 - 1 Kings 2; 2 Sam. 7; 1 Chron. 2:15; Matt. 1:6
Haggith
A wife of David who bore his fourth son, Adonijah, in Hebron.
Cited in the guide: 2 Samuel 3:4; 1 Kings 1:5; 1 Kings 1:11
Jehoiada
Named as the father of Benaiah, the commander of the Cherethites and Pelethites.
Cited in the guide: 2 Samuel 8:18; 2 Samuel 23:20; 1 Kings 1:8
Rei
Named with Shimei and David's mighty men among those who would not join Adonijah.
Cited in the guide: 1 Kings 1:8
Shimei
Named with Rei and David's mighty men among those who would not join Adonijah.
Cited in the guide: 1 Kings 1:8
Solomon
David's son who built the temple and became famous for God-given wisdom.
Cited in the guide: 1 Kings 1-11; 1 Chron. 3:5; Matt. 1:6-7
Cross references (44)
Related passages for each verse, from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge as collected and ranked by readers at OpenBible.info.
- 1 1 Chronicles 29:27–28; Joshua 23:1–2; 1 Chronicles 23:1; Psalm 90:10; 2 Samuel 5:4
- 2 Ecclesiastes 4:11; Genesis 16:5; Micah 7:5; 1 Samuel 16:21–22; Deuteronomy 13:6
- 3 Joshua 19:18; Esther 2:4; Esther 2:2; 2 Kings 4:8; 1 Samuel 28:4
- 5 2 Samuel 15:1; 2 Samuel 3:4; Exodus 9:17; 1 Chronicles 29:1; 1 Chronicles 28:5
- 6 2 Samuel 3:3–4; 1 Samuel 3:13; Proverbs 29:15; Hebrews 12:5–6; 1 Chronicles 3:2
- 7 2 Samuel 20:25; 1 Kings 2:22; 1 Kings 2:26–35; Psalm 2:2; 2 Samuel 20:23
- 8 1 Kings 4:18; 2 Samuel 23:8–39; 2 Samuel 20:25; Zechariah 12:13; 2 Samuel 12:1–15
- 9 2 Samuel 17:17; 2 Samuel 15:11–12; Proverbs 15:8; 2 Samuel 13:23–27; Joshua 15:7
- 10 2 Samuel 12:24; 2 Samuel 12:1–15; 1 Kings 1:19; 1 Kings 1:8
- 11 2 Samuel 3:4; 1 Chronicles 22:9–10; 1 Chronicles 29:1; 2 Samuel 12:24–25; 2 Samuel 7:12–17
- 12 2 Chronicles 22:10; Proverbs 11:14; Proverbs 20:18; Judges 9:5; 1 Kings 1:21
- 13 1 Kings 1:30; 1 Kings 1:17; 1 Chronicles 22:6–13; Psalm 132:11–12; 1 Kings 2:12
- 14 2 Corinthians 13:1; 1 Kings 1:17–27
- 15 1 Kings 1:1
- 16 1 Samuel 20:41; 1 Samuel 25:23; 1 Samuel 24:8; Esther 7:2; 1 Kings 2:20
- 17 1 Kings 1:13; 1 Kings 1:30; Genesis 18:12; 1 Peter 3:6
- 18 1 Kings 1:24; 2 Samuel 15:10; 1 Kings 1:11; 1 Kings 1:27; Acts 3:17
- 19 1 Kings 1:25; 1 Kings 1:7–10
- 20 1 Chronicles 29:1; 2 Samuel 23:2; 1 Chronicles 28:5–6; 1 Chronicles 28:10; Psalm 25:15
- 21 Deuteronomy 31:16; 1 Kings 2:10; 2 Samuel 7:12; Genesis 15:15; 1 Kings 2:22–24
- 22 Genesis 24:15; Job 1:16–18; Daniel 9:20
- 24 1 Kings 1:17–18; 1 Kings 1:13–14; 1 Kings 1:5
- 25 1 Samuel 10:24; 1 Kings 1:9; 1 Kings 1:19; Luke 19:38; 2 Chronicles 23:11
- 26 1 Kings 1:8; 1 Kings 1:10; 2 Samuel 7:2; 2 Samuel 12:25; 2 Samuel 7:12–17
- 27 1 Kings 1:24; 2 Kings 4:27; John 15:15
- 29 2 Samuel 4:9; Psalm 136:24; 1 Kings 17:1; Psalm 72:14; 1 Kings 18:10
- 30 1 Kings 1:13; 1 Kings 1:17
- 31 Daniel 5:10; Daniel 2:4; Daniel 3:9; Hebrews 12:9; Daniel 6:6
- 32 1 Kings 1:8; 1 Kings 1:38; 1 Kings 1:26
- 33 2 Chronicles 32:30; 1 Kings 1:38; 2 Chronicles 33:14; Genesis 41:43; Esther 6:6–11
- 34 1 Samuel 10:1; 2 Samuel 15:10; 1 Kings 1:25; 2 Kings 11:12; 2 Kings 9:3
- 35 Psalm 72:1–2; 1 Kings 1:13; 1 Chronicles 23:1; 1 Kings 2:12; 1 Chronicles 28:4–5
- 36 Jeremiah 11:5; Psalm 18:2; Matthew 28:20; 1 Samuel 25:29; 1 Corinthians 14:16
- 37 1 Samuel 20:13; 1 Kings 1:47; Joshua 1:17; Joshua 1:5; 1 Chronicles 28:20
- 38 2 Samuel 8:18; 1 Kings 1:8; Zephaniah 2:5; 1 Kings 1:33; 1 Samuel 30:14
- 39 Psalm 89:20; 1 Chronicles 29:22; 1 Kings 1:34; 1 Samuel 10:24; 2 Kings 11:12
- 40 2 Kings 11:20; Revelation 11:15–18; 1 Chronicles 12:38–40; 2 Kings 11:14; Luke 19:37
- 41 Matthew 21:9–11; Exodus 32:17; Proverbs 14:13; Acts 21:31; Psalm 73:18–20
- 42 2 Samuel 15:36; 2 Samuel 18:27; 2 Samuel 17:17; 2 Samuel 15:27; Isaiah 57:21
- 46 1 Chronicles 29:23; Psalm 132:11; Haggai 2:22; 1 Kings 1:13
- 48 1 Kings 3:6; Psalm 132:11–12; 2 Samuel 7:12; Proverbs 17:6; 1 Chronicles 29:20
- 49 Isaiah 21:4–5; Daniel 5:4–6; Proverbs 28:1
- 52 1 Samuel 14:45; 2 Samuel 14:11; Proverbs 13:6; Proverbs 21:12; 1 Kings 2:21–25
- 53 2 Samuel 14:24; 1 Kings 1:31; 1 Kings 1:16; 2 Samuel 14:28; 1 Kings 2:36
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But that you may learn more plainly that even a virgin is called in Holy Scripture a "damsel," hear the Book of the Kings, speaking of Abishag the Shunamite, And the damsel was very fair: for that as a virgin she was chosen and brought to David is admitted.
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 2, vol. 7 (1894)
So also the High-priest, in advancing Solomon to the kingdom, anointed him after he had bathed in Gihon.
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 2, vol. 7 (1894)