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1 Kings 1:13

AdonijahDavidSolomon

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?

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

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.”

15 So Bathsheba went to see the king in his bedroom. Since the king was very old, Abishag the Shunammite was serving him.

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Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
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?’
KJV
Go and get thee in unto king David, and say unto him, Didst not thou, my lord, O king, swear unto thine handmaid, saying, Assuredly Solomon thy son shall reign after me, and he shall sit upon my throne? why then doth Adonijah reign?
WEB
Go in to King David, and tell him, ‘Didn’t you, my lord the king, swear to your servant, saying, “Assuredly Solomon your son shall reign after me, and he shall sit on my throne”? Why then does Adonijah reign?’
ASV
Go and get thee in unto king David, and say unto him, Didst not thou, my lord, O king, swear unto thy handmaid, saying, Assuredly Solomon thy son shall reign after me, and he shall sit upon my throne? why then doth Adonijah reign?
DARBY
Go and get thee in to king David, and say to him, Didst not thou, my lord, O king, swear to thy handmaid saying, Solomon thy son shall reign after me, and he shall sit on my throne? why then does Adonijah reign?
BLB
Go and enter in to King David and say to him, ‘Did you not, my lord the king, swear to your maidservant, saying, “Surely Solomon your son shall reign after me, and he shall sit on my throne”? And why has Adonijah become king?’
ÅB
Gå inn til kong David og si til ham: Har du ikke, herre konge, med ed lovt din tjenerinne: Salomo, din sønn, skal være konge etter meg; han skal sitte på min trone? Hvordan er det da gått til at Adonja er blitt konge?
OTB
Gå straks til kong David og si til ham, ‘Sverget ikke du, min herre kongen, til din tjenestekvinne og sa, “Sannelig, Salomo, din sønn, skal være konge etter meg, og han skal sitte på min trone”? Hvorfor har da Adonja blitt konge?’
B1930
Gå inn til kong David og si til ham: Har du ikke, herre konge, med ed lovt din tjenerinne: Salomo, din sønn, skal være konge efter mig; han skal sitte på min trone? Hvorledes er det da gått til at Adonja er blitt konge?

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Cross references

  • 1 Kings 1:30

    I will carry out this very day exactly what I swore to you by the LORD, the God of Israel: Surely your son Solomon will reign after me, and he will sit on my throne in my place.”

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  • 1 Kings 1:17

    “My lord,” she replied, “you yourself swore to your maidservant by the LORD your God: ‘Surely your son Solomon will reign after me, and he will sit on my throne.’

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  • 1 Chronicles 22:6–13

    Then David called for his son Solomon and instructed him to build a house for the LORD, the God of Israel.

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  • Psalms 132:11–12

    The LORD swore an oath to David, a promise He will not revoke: “One of your descendants I will place on your throne.

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  • 1 Kings 2:12

    So Solomon sat on the throne of his father David, and his kingdom was firmly established.

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  • Luke 1:32–33

    He will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High. The Lord God will give Him the throne of His father David,

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  • 1 Kings 1:48

    saying, ‘Blessed be the LORD, the God of Israel! Today He has provided one to sit on my throne, and my eyes have seen it.’”

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  • Jeremiah 33:21

    then My covenant may also be broken with David My servant and with My ministers the Levites who are priests, so that David will not have a son to reign on his throne.

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