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1 Kings 1:14

12 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?’

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.

16 And Bathsheba bowed down in homage to the king, who asked, “What is your desire?”

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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
Then, while you are still there speaking with the king, I will come in after you and confirm your words.”
KJV
Behold, while thou yet talkest there with the king, I also will come in after thee, and confirm thy words.
WEB
Behold, while you are still talking there with the king, I will also come in after you and confirm your words.”
ASV
Behold, while thou yet talkest there with the king, I also will come in after thee, and confirm thy words.
DARBY
Behold, while thou yet talkest there with the king, I also will come in after thee and confirm thy words.
BLB
Behold, while you are still talking there with the king, I will come in after you and confirm your words.”
ÅB
Og mens du enda er der inne og taler med kongen, skal jeg og komme inn og stadfeste dine ord.
OTB
Så, mens du fortsatt taler med kongen, vil jeg komme inn etter deg og bekrefte dine ord.”
B1930
Og mens du ennu er der inne og taler med kongen, skal jeg og komme inn og stadfeste dine ord.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • 2 Corinthians 13:1

    This is the third time I am coming to you. “Every matter must be established by the testimony of two or three witnesses.”

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  • 1 Kings 1:17–27

    “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.’

    Read in context