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1 Kings 1:13

AdonijahDavidSolomon

11 Wherefore Nathan spake unto Bath-sheba the mother of Solomon, saying, Hast thou not heard that Adonijah the son of Haggith doth reign, and David our lord knoweth it not?

12 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.

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?

14 Behold, while thou yet talkest there with the king, I also will come in after thee, and confirm thy words.

15 And Bath-sheba went in unto the king into the chamber: and the king was very old; and Abishag the Shunammite ministered unto the king.

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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

    Even as I sware unto thee by the LORD God of Israel, saying, Assuredly Solomon thy son shall reign after me, and he shall sit upon my throne in my stead; even so will I certainly do this day.

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  • 1 Kings 1:17

    And she said unto him, My lord, thou swarest by the LORD thy God unto thine handmaid, saying, Assuredly Solomon thy son shall reign after me, and he shall sit upon my throne.

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  • 1 Chronicles 22:6–13

    Then he called for Solomon his son, and charged him to build an house for the LORD God of Israel.

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  • Psalms 132:11–12

    The LORD hath sworn in truth unto David; he will not turn from it; Of the fruit of thy body will I set upon thy throne.

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  • 1 Kings 2:12

    Then sat Solomon upon the throne of David his father; and his kingdom was established greatly.

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  • Luke 1:32–33

    He shall be great, and shall be called the Son of the Highest: and the Lord God shall give unto him the throne of his father David:

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  • 1 Kings 1:48

    And also thus said the king, Blessed be the LORD God of Israel, which hath given one to sit on my throne this day, mine eyes even seeing it.

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  • Jeremiah 33:21

    Then may also my covenant be broken with David my servant, that he should not have a son to reign upon his throne; and with the Levites the priests, my ministers.

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