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1 Kings 1:18

Adonijah

16 And Bath-sheba bowed, and did obeisance unto the king. And the king said, What wouldest thou?

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.

And now, behold, Adonijah reigneth; and now, my lord the king, thou knowest it not:

19 And he hath slain oxen and fat cattle and sheep in abundance, and hath called all the sons of the king, and Abiathar the priest, and Joab the captain of the host: but Solomon thy servant hath he not called.

20 And thou, my lord, O king, the eyes of all Israel are upon thee, that thou shouldest tell them who shall 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

    And Nathan said, My lord, O king, hast thou said, Adonijah shall reign after me, and he shall sit upon my throne?

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  • 2 Samuel 15:10

    But Absalom sent spies throughout all the tribes of Israel, saying, As soon as ye hear the sound of the trumpet, then ye shall say, Absalom reigneth in Hebron.

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  • 1 Kings 1:11

    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?

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  • 1 Kings 1:27

    Is this thing done by my lord the king, and thou hast not shewed it unto thy servant, who should sit on the throne of my lord the king after him?

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  • Acts 3:17

    And now, brethren, I wot that through ignorance ye did it, as did also your rulers.

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  • 1 Kings 1:5

    Then Adonijah the son of Haggith exalted himself, saying, I will be king: and he prepared him chariots and horsemen, and fifty men to run before him.

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