Text of the Haftorah of Chayei-Sarah (Melachim I 1) Repetitions The haftorah tells the story of the succession to Dovid HaMelech’s throne. He is old and ill, and his son Adoniyah acts as if he will succeed to the throne, despite Dovid HaMelech’s preference for Shlomo. Adoniyah takes on some of the overt signs of…