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1 Kings 1:41

AdonijahJoab

39 Zadok the priest took the horn of oil from the tabernacle and anointed Solomon. Then they blew the ram’s horn, and all the people proclaimed, “Long live King Solomon!”

40 All the people followed him, playing flutes and rejoicing with such a great joy that the earth was split by the sound.

Now Adonijah and all his guests were finishing their feast when they heard the sound of the ram’s horn. “Why is the city in such a loud uproar?” asked Joab.

42 As he was speaking, suddenly Jonathan the son of Abiathar the priest arrived. “Come in,” said Adonijah, “for you are a man of valor. You must be bringing good news.”

43 “Not at all,” Jonathan replied. “Our lord King David has made Solomon king.

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BSB
Now Adonijah and all his guests were finishing their feast when they heard the sound of the ram’s horn. “Why is the city in such a loud uproar?” asked Joab.
KJV
And Adonijah and all the guests that were with him heard it as they had made an end of eating. And when Joab heard the sound of the trumpet, he said, Wherefore is this noise of the city being in an uproar?
WEB
Adonijah and all the guests who were with him heard it as they had finished eating. When Joab heard the sound of the trumpet, he said, “Why is this noise of the city being in an uproar?”
ASV
And Adonijah and all the guests that were with him heard it as they had made an end of eating. And when Joab heard the sound of the trumpet, he said, Wherefore is this noise of the city being in an uproar?
DARBY
And Adonijah and all the guests that were with him heard [it] as they were finishing their repast; and Joab heard the sound of the trumpet, and he said, Wherefore this noise of the city in an uproar?
BLB
And Adonijah heard [it], and all the guests who [were] with him, and they finished eating. And Joab heard the voice of the shofar. And he said, “Why [is] the noise of the city roaring?”
ÅB
Dette hørte Adonja og alle de gjester som var hos ham; de var da nettopp ferdig med å spise. Og da Joab hørte basunlyden, sa han: Hvorfor er det slik larm og bulder i byen?
OTB
Nå hørte Adonja og alle gjestene som var med ham det mens de avsluttet festen. Da Joab hørte lyden av trompeten, sa han, “Hvorfor er byen i et slikt oppstyr?”
B1930
Dette hørte Adonja og alle de gjester som var hos ham; de var da nettop ferdig med å ete. Og da Joab hørte basunlyden, sa han: Hvorfor er det slik larm og bulder i byen?

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