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1 Kings 1:18

Adonijah

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

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.’

But now, behold, Adonijah has become king, and you, my lord the king, did not know it.

19 And he has sacrificed an abundance of oxen, fattened calves, and sheep, and has invited all the other sons of the king, as well as Abiathar the priest and Joab the commander of the army. But he did not invite your servant Solomon.

20 And as for you, my lord the king, the eyes of all Israel are upon you to tell them who will sit on the throne of my lord the king after him.

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BSB
But now, behold, Adonijah has become king, and you, my lord the king, did not know it.
KJV
And now, behold, Adonijah reigneth; and now, my lord the king, thou knowest it not:
WEB
Now, behold, Adonijah reigns; and you, my lord the king, don’t know it.
ASV
And now, behold, Adonijah reigneth; and thou, my lord the king, knowest it not:
DARBY
And now behold, Adonijah is king; and now, my lord the king, thou knowest it not.
BLB
And now, behold, Adonijah has become king. And, my lord the king, you do not know about [it].
ÅB
Men se, nå er Adonja blitt konge, og du, herre konge, vet ikke noe om det.
OTB
Men nå, se, Adonja har blitt konge, og du, min herre kongen, vet det ikke.
B1930
Men se, nu er Adonja blitt konge, og du, herre konge, vet ikke noget om det.

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Cross references

  • 1 Kings 1:24

    “My lord the king,” said Nathan, “did you say, ‘Adonijah will reign after me, and he will sit on my throne’?

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  • 2 Samuel 15:10

    Then Absalom sent spies throughout the tribes of Israel with this message: “When you hear the sound of the horn, you are to say, ‘Absalom reigns in Hebron!’”

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  • 1 Kings 1:11

    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?

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  • 1 Kings 1:27

    Has my lord the king let this happen without informing your servant who should sit on the throne after my lord the king?”

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  • Acts 3:17

    And now, brothers, I know that you acted in ignorance, as did your leaders.

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  • 1 Kings 1:5

    At that time Adonijah, David’s son by Haggith, began to exalt himself, saying, “I will be king!” And he acquired chariots and horsemen and fifty men to run ahead of him.

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