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You"ve been summoned at the king"s
command. Hear the words of the king.
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Has there been no report
from the couriers sent to bring Adonijah?
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No, sire, none have returned.
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Then l must act without him.
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40 years l have reigned over you,
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and l have been your father
and you my beloved children.
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Excepting the memory of me
which will live in your hearts,
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l leave but one monument to my name:
the unity of lsrael.
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Symbol of the 1 2 tribes, once separate,
each striving for dominance,
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but now you, the elders of the tribes,
stand before me, banded together,
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in an indestructible oneness.
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You were the last to lead your tribe
into the union, Ahab.
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And as a pledge of your loyalty,
you brought me your only child, Abishag.
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l have loved and cherished her
as my own daughter,
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as l have loved and cherished lsrael,
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of which she has become
the living symbol.
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She has been an honour to my house.
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And to the household of David.
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My day is almost done.
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But the day of lsrael has hardly dawned.
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lt is well that l make room for another
to follow after me on this throne.