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1 Kings 1:53

Solomon
Mercy and compassion

51 And it was told Solomon, saying, Behold, Adonijah feareth king Solomon: for, lo, he hath caught hold on the horns of the altar, saying, Let king Solomon swear unto me to day that he will not slay his servant with the sword.

52 And Solomon said, If he will shew himself a worthy man, there shall not an hair of him fall to the earth: but if wickedness shall be found in him, he shall die.

So king Solomon sent, and they brought him down from the altar. And he came and bowed himself to king Solomon: and Solomon said unto him, Go to thine house.
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BSB
So King Solomon summoned Adonijah down from the altar, and he came and bowed down before King Solomon, who said to him, “Go to your home.”
KJV
So king Solomon sent, and they brought him down from the altar. And he came and bowed himself to king Solomon: and Solomon said unto him, Go to thine house.
WEB
So King Solomon sent, and they brought him down from the altar. He came and bowed down to King Solomon; and Solomon said to him, “Go to your house.”
ASV
So king Solomon sent, and they brought him down from the altar. And he came and did obeisance to king Solomon; and Solomon said unto him, Go to thy house.
DARBY
And king Solomon sent, and they brought him down from the altar. And he came and bowed himself to king Solomon; and Solomon said to him, Go to thy house.
BLB
And King Solomon sent and they brought him down from the altar, and he came and fell down before King Solomon. And Solomon said to him, “Go to your house.”
ÅB
Så sendte kong Salomo folk avsted, og de førte ham ned fra alteret, og han kom og kastet seg ned for kong Salomo, og Salomo sa til ham: Gå hjem til ditt hus!
[^1]: 2SA 5, 4.
[^2]: 2SA 14, 25.
OTB
Så sendte kong Salomo, og de brakte ham ned fra alteret. Og han kom og bøyde seg for kong Salomo, og Salomo sa til ham, “Gå til ditt hus.”
B1930
Så sendte kong Salomo folk avsted, og de førte ham ned fra alteret, og han kom og kastet sig ned for kong Salomo, og Salomo sa til ham: Gå hjem til ditt hus!

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Cross references

  • 2 Samuel 14:24

    And the king said, Let him turn to his own house, and let him not see my face. So Absalom returned to his own house, and saw not the king’s face.

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  • 1 Kings 1:31

    Then Bath-sheba bowed with her face to the earth, and did reverence to the king, and said, Let my lord king David live for ever.

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  • 1 Kings 1:16

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

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  • 2 Samuel 14:28

    So Absalom dwelt two full years in Jerusalem, and saw not the king’s face.

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  • 1 Kings 2:36

    And the king sent and called for Shimei, and said unto him, Build thee an house in Jerusalem, and dwell there, and go not forth thence any whither.

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  • 2 Samuel 1:2

    It came even to pass on the third day, that, behold, a man came out of the camp from Saul with his clothes rent, and earth upon his head: and so it was, when he came to David, that he fell to the earth, and did obeisance.

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  • Proverbs 24:21

    My son, fear thou the LORD and the king: and meddle not with them that are given to change:

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