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1 Kings 1:27

25 For today he has gone down and sacrificed an abundance of oxen, fattened calves, and sheep, and has invited all the sons of the king, the commanders of the army, and Abiathar the priest. And behold, they are eating and drinking before him, saying, ‘Long live King Adonijah!’

26 But me your servant he did not invite, nor Zadok the priest, nor Benaiah son of Jehoiada, nor your servant Solomon.

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

28 Then King David said, “Call in Bathsheba for me.” So she came into the king’s presence and stood before him.

29 And the king swore an oath, saying, “As surely as the LORD lives, who has redeemed my life from all distress,

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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
Has my lord the king let this happen without informing your servant who should sit on the throne after my lord the king?”
KJV
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?
WEB
Was this thing done by my lord the king, and you haven’t shown to your servants who should sit on the throne of my lord the king after him?”
ASV
Is this thing done by my lord the king, and thou hast not showed unto thy servants who should sit on the throne of my lord the king after him?
DARBY
Is this thing done by my lord the king, and thou hast not shewn to thy servants who should sit on the throne of my lord the king after him?
BLB
Has this thing been done by my lord the king, and you have not told your servant who should sit on the throne of my lord the king after him?”
ÅB
Skulle dette være gjort på min herre kongens bud uten at du har latt dine tjenere vite hvem som skal sitte på min herre kongens trone etter ham?
OTB
Har dette blitt gjort av min herre kongen, og du har ikke informert dine tjenere om hvem som skal sitte på tronen til min herre kongen etter ham?”
B1930
Skulde dette være gjort på min herre kongens bud uten at du har latt dine tjenere vite hvem som skal sitte på min herre kongens trone efter ham?

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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 Kings 4:27

    When she reached the man of God at the mountain, she clung to his feet. Gehazi came over to push her away, but the man of God said, “Leave her alone, for her soul is in deep distress, and the LORD has hidden it from me and has not told me.”

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  • John 15:15

    No longer do I call you servants, for a servant does not understand what his master is doing. But I have called you friends, because everything I have learned from My Father I have made known to you.

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