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1 Kings 1:12

Solomon
Fear

10 But he did not invite Nathan the prophet, Benaiah, the mighty men, or his brother Solomon.

11 Then Nathan said to Bathsheba the mother of Solomon, “Have you not heard that Adonijah son of Haggith has become king, and our lord David does not know it?

Now please, come and let me advise you. Save your own life and the life of your son Solomon.

13 Go at once to King David and say, ‘My lord the king, did you not swear to your maidservant, “Surely your son Solomon will reign after me, and he will sit on my throne”? Why then has Adonijah become king?’

14 Then, while you are still there speaking with the king, I will come in after you and confirm your words.”

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BSB
Now please, come and let me advise you. Save your own life and the life of your son Solomon.
KJV
Now therefore come, let me, I pray thee, give thee counsel, that thou mayest save thine own life, and the life of thy son Solomon.
WEB
Now therefore come, please let me give you counsel, that you may save your own life and your son Solomon’s life.
ASV
Now therefore come, let me, I pray thee, give thee counsel, that thou mayest save thine own life, and the life of thy son Solomon.
DARBY
And now, come, let me, I pray thee, give thee counsel, that thou mayest save thine own life, and the life of thy son Solomon.
BLB
And come, let me advise you, please, with counsel that may save your own life and the life of your son Solomon.
ÅB
La meg nå få gi deg et råd, så du kan redde både ditt eget og din sønn Salomos liv!
OTB
Nå kom, la meg gi deg råd, slik at du kan redde ditt liv og livet til din sønn Salomo.
B1930
La mig nu få gi dig et råd, så du kan redde både ditt eget og din sønn Salomos liv!

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Cross references

  • 2 Chronicles 22:10

    When Athaliah the mother of Ahaziah saw that her son was dead, she proceeded to annihilate all the royal heirs of the house of Judah.

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  • Proverbs 11:14

    For lack of guidance, a nation falls, but with many counselors comes deliverance.

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  • Proverbs 20:18

    Set plans by consultation, and wage war under sound guidance.

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  • Judges 9:5

    He went to his father’s house in Ophrah, and on one stone murdered his seventy brothers, the sons of Jerubbaal. But Jotham, the youngest son of Jerubbaal, survived, because he hid himself.

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  • 1 Kings 1:21

    Otherwise, when my lord the king rests with his fathers, I and my son Solomon will be counted as criminals.”

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  • 2 Kings 11:1

    When Athaliah the mother of Ahaziah saw that her son was dead, she proceeded to annihilate all the royal heirs.

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  • Jeremiah 38:15

    “If I tell you,” Jeremiah replied, “you will surely put me to death. And even if I give you advice, you will not listen to me.”

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  • Matthew 21:38

    But when the tenants saw the son, they said to one another, ‘This is the heir. Come, let us kill him and take his inheritance.’

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