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No, you stay the king.
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(crowd) No! No!
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- His Highness, Prince Adonijah.
- Adonijah?
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Sire, l have driven like a fury
to attend this council
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ever since your command reached me.
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Behold the two halves of me.
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The soldier.
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And the poet.
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l have loved you both dearly.
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Tell me.
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- ls there any jealousy between you?
- No, sire.
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Jealousy of what? Have l a desire
to distinguish myself as a scholar?
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lt is Adonijah"s destiny to rule,
and l will truly serve him.
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lt is God who decrees
the destinies of his creatures, my son.
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As l lay close to death,
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out of the darkness
a great voice called to me and said
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""l am the Lord thy God,
who placed thee upon the throne.""
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""And this l declare unto you:
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only in peace can lsrael prosper
and be made great, not in strife.""
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And again, the Lord God Jehovah
spoke to his servant David:
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""Behold, a son has been born unto thee,
a man of peace.""
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""Wherefore,
thou hast named him Solomon.""
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""And l will establish
his kingdom for ever.""
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- The kingdom is mine!
- God wills it otherwise.
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You made good use
of your time alone with him.
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You used his weakness against me.
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- l knew nothing of this.
- You lie.
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- You were always a weaver of words.
- You accuse him falsely.
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After you"ve chosen him over me?
Theirs should be the choice.
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- Let them choose.
- Aye, hear us.
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- Adonijah.
- (crowd) Adonijah.
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- You, the elders, what say you?
- Accept the will of God.