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(ה) וּמִכָּל בָּנַי כִּי רַבִּים בָּנִים נָתַן לִי יְהוָה וַיִּבְחַר בִּשְׁלֹמֹה בְנִי לָשֶׁבֶת עַל כִּסֵּא מַלְכוּת יְהוָה עַל יִשְׂרָאֵל.
(5) and of all my sons—for the LORD hath given me many sons—He hath chosen Solomon my son to sit upon the throne of the kingdom of the LORD over Israel.
(יז) וַתֹּאמֶר לוֹ אֲדֹנִי אַתָּה נִשְׁבַּעְתָּ בַּיהוָה אֱלֹהֶיךָ לַאֲמָתֶךָ כִּי שְׁלֹמֹה בְנֵךְ יִמְלֹךְ אַחֲרָי וְהוּא יֵשֵׁב עַל כִּסְאִי.
(17) And she said unto him: ‘My lord, thou didst swear by the LORD thy God unto thy handmaid: Assuredly Solomon thy son shall reign after me, and he shall sit upon my throne.
Which is it? Did Hashem say it, or David?
(א) וְהַמֶּלֶךְ דָּוִד זָקֵן בָּא בַּיָּמִים וַיְכַסֻּהוּ בַּבְּגָדִים וְלֹא יִחַם לוֹ.
(1) Now King David was old and stricken in years; and they covered him with clothes, but he could get no heat.
David is sick and bedridden when Shlomo is chosen as heir.
(א) וַיֹּאמֶר דָּוִיד הַמֶּלֶךְ לְכָל הַקָּהָל שְׁלֹמֹה בְנִי אֶחָד בָּחַר בּוֹ אֱלֹהִים נַעַר וָרָךְ וְהַמְּלָאכָה גְדוֹלָה כִּי לֹא לְאָדָם הַבִּירָה כִּי לַיהוָה אֱלֹהִים.
(1) And David the king said unto all the congregation: ‘Solomon my son, whom alone God hath chosen, is yet young and tender, and the work is great; for the palace is not for man, but for the LORD God.
Or is he?
(ט) וַיִּזְבַּח אֲדֹנִיָּהוּ צֹאן וּבָקָר וּמְרִיא עִם אֶבֶן הַזֹּחֶלֶת אֲשֶׁר אֵצֶל עֵין רֹגֵל וַיִּקְרָא אֶת כָּל אֶחָיו בְּנֵי הַמֶּלֶךְ וּלְכָל אַנְשֵׁי יְהוּדָה עַבְדֵי הַמֶּלֶךְ.
(9) And Adonijah slew sheep and oxen and fatlings by the stone of Zoheleth, which is beside En-rogel; and he called all his brethren the king’s sons, and all the men of Judah the king’s servants;
(כד) וְכָל הַשָּׂרִים וְהַגִּבֹּרִים וְגַם כָּל בְּנֵי הַמֶּלֶךְ דָּוִיד נָתְנוּ יָד תַּחַת שְׁלֹמֹה הַמֶּלֶךְ.
(24) And all the princes, and the mighty men, and all the sons likewise of king David, submitted themselves unto Solomon the king.
Adoniah is edited out of the story. Why?
(כו) וְדָוִיד בֶּן יִשָׁי מָלַךְ עַל כָּל יִשְׂרָאֵל. (כז) וְהַיָּמִים אֲשֶׁר מָלַךְ עַל יִשְׂרָאֵל אַרְבָּעִים שָׁנָה בְּחֶבְרוֹן מָלַךְ שֶׁבַע שָׁנִים וּבִירוּשָׁלִַם מָלַךְ שְׁלֹשִׁים וְשָׁלוֹשׁ. (כח) וַיָּמָת בְּשֵׂיבָה טוֹבָה שְׂבַע יָמִים עֹשֶׁר וְכָבוֹד וַיִּמְלֹךְ שְׁלֹמֹה בְנוֹ תַּחְתָּיו. (כט) וְדִבְרֵי דָּוִיד הַמֶּלֶךְ הָרִאשֹׁנִים וְהָאֲחרֹנִים הִנָּם כְּתוּבִים עַל דִּבְרֵי שְׁמוּאֵל הָרֹאֶה וְעַל דִּבְרֵי נָתָן הַנָּבִיא וְעַל דִּבְרֵי גָּד הַחֹזֶה. (ל) עִם כָּל מַלְכוּתוֹ וּגְבוּרָתוֹ וְהָעִתִּים אֲשֶׁר עָבְרוּ עָלָיו וְעַל יִשְׂרָאֵל וְעַל כָּל מַמְלְכוֹת הָאֲרָצוֹת.
(26) Now David the son of Jesse reigned over all Israel. (27) And the time that he reigned over Israel was forty years: seven years reigned he in Hebron, and thirty and three years reigned he in Jerusalem. (28) And he died in a good old age, full of days, riches, and honour; and Solomon his son reigned in his stead. (29) Now the acts of David the king, first and last, behold, they are written in the words of Samuel the seer, and in the words of Nathan the prophet, and in the words of Gad the seer; (30) with all his reign and his might, and the times that went over him, and over Israel, and over all the kingdoms of the countries.
(י) וַיִּשְׁכַּב דָּוִד עִם אֲבֹתָיו וַיִּקָּבֵר בְּעִיר דָּוִד. (יא) וְהַיָּמִים אֲשֶׁר מָלַךְ דָּוִד עַל יִשְׂרָאֵל אַרְבָּעִים שָׁנָה בְּחֶבְרוֹן מָלַךְ שֶׁבַע שָׁנִים וּבִירוּשָׁלִַם מָלַךְ שְׁלֹשִׁים וְשָׁלֹשׁ שָׁנִים.
(10) And David slept with his fathers, and was buried in the city of David. (11) And the days that David reigned over Israel were forty years: seven years reigned he in Hebron, and thirty and three years reigned he in Jerusalem.
There are clear differences in the stories. Why?
Answer 1: Melachim was written against the backdrop of Hurban Habayit. It discusses mainly the sins of Bnai Yisrael. Divrei Hayamim, in contrast, was written right after Shivat Tzion. It portrays a bright, cheery history full of national pride. As such, we can expect Divrei Hayamim to smooth out the rough edges, while Melachim will magnify the low points.
Answer 2: Let's look at a verse from the Divrei Hayamim story:
Answer 1: Melachim was written against the backdrop of Hurban Habayit. It discusses mainly the sins of Bnai Yisrael. Divrei Hayamim, in contrast, was written right after Shivat Tzion. It portrays a bright, cheery history full of national pride. As such, we can expect Divrei Hayamim to smooth out the rough edges, while Melachim will magnify the low points.
Answer 2: Let's look at a verse from the Divrei Hayamim story:
(כב) וַיֹּאכְלוּ וַיִּשְׁתּוּ לִפְנֵי יְהוָה בַּיּוֹם הַהוּא בְּשִׂמְחָה גְדוֹלָה וַיַּמְלִיכוּ שֵׁנִית לִשְׁלֹמֹה בֶן דָּוִיד וַיִּמְשְׁחוּ לַיהוָה לְנָגִיד וּלְצָדוֹק לְכֹהֵן.
(22) and did eat and drink before the LORD on that day with great gladness. And they made Solomon the son of David king the second time, and anointed him unto the LORD to be prince, and Zadok to be priest.
Notice how it says, "The second time." This may be referring to the fact that Shlomo is crowned twice in Melachim (Once in Perk Aleph, once in Perek Bet). Additional proof can be found, in that we are talking about the second coronation here. This is when Tzadok was already chosen as priest, and he is given this title in our pasuk right here.
Answer 3: Do you have an answer for the discrepancy in the parallel stories? Please, add it here!