1 Kings 1:41
39 And Zadok the priest took an horn of oil out of the tabernacle, and anointed Solomon. And they blew the trumpet; and all the people said, God save king Solomon.
40 And all the people came up after him, and the people piped with pipes, and rejoiced with great joy, so that the earth rent with the sound of them.
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?
42 And while he yet spake, behold, Jonathan the son of Abiathar the priest came: and Adonijah said unto him, Come in; for thou art a valiant man, and bringest good tidings.
43 And Jonathan answered and said to Adonijah, Verily our lord king David hath made Solomon king.
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.
Compare
- 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?
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Matthew 21:9–11
And the multitudes that went before, and that followed, cried, saying, Hosanna to the Son of David: Blessed is he that cometh in the name of the Lord; Hosanna in the highest.
Read in contextExodus 32:17
And when Joshua heard the noise of the people as they shouted, he said unto Moses, There is a noise of war in the camp.
Read in contextProverbs 14:13
Even in laughter the heart is sorrowful; and the end of that mirth is heaviness.
Read in contextActs 21:31
And as they went about to kill him, tidings came unto the chief captain of the band, that all Jerusalem was in an uproar.
Read in contextPsalms 73:18–20
Surely thou didst set them in slippery places: thou castedst them down into destruction.
Read in contextEcclesiastes 7:4–6
The heart of the wise is in the house of mourning; but the heart of fools is in the house of mirth.
Read in contextJob 15:21–22
A dreadful sound is in his ears: in prosperity the destroyer shall come upon him.
Read in contextMatthew 21:15
And when the chief priests and scribes saw the wonderful things that he did, and the children crying in the temple, and saying, Hosanna to the Son of David; they were sore displeased,
Read in context