1 Kings 1:24 ““My lord the king,” said Nathan, “did you say, ‘Adonijah will reign af…”

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’?

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

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

World English Bible

Nathan said, “My lord, King, have you said, ‘Adonijah shall reign after me, and he shall sit on my throne’?

American Standard Version

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

Geneva Bible 1599

And Nathan saide, My lorde, O King, hast thou said, Adoniiah shall reigne after mee, and he shall sit vpon my throne?

Darby Translation

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

Young's Literal Translation

And Nathan saith, 'My lord, O king, thou hast said, Adonijah doth reign after me, and he doth sit on my throne;

Bible in Basic English

And Nathan said, O my lord king, have you said, Adonijah is to be king after me, seated on the seat of my kingdom?

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Cross references

“hast thou”

1 Kings 1:14 1 Kings 1:18

1 Kings 1:14 · BSB

Then, while you are still there speaking with the king, I will come in after you and confirm your words.”

1 Kings 1:18 · BSB

But now, behold, Adonijah has become king, and you, my lord the king, do not know it.

“reign”

1 Kings 1:5 1 Kings 1:13 1 Kings 1:17

1 Kings 1:5 · BSB

At that time Adonijah, David’s son by Haggith, began to exalt himself, saying, “I will be king!” And he acquired chariots and horsemen and fifty men to run ahead of him.

1 Kings 1:13 · BSB

Go at once to King David and say, ‘My lord the king, did you not swear to your maidservant, “Surely your son Solomon will reign after me, and he will sit on my throne”? Why then has Adonijah become king?’

1 Kings 1:17 · BSB

“My lord,” she replied, “you yourself swore to your maidservant by the LORD your God: ‘Surely your son Solomon will reign after me, and he will sit on my throne.’

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

23So the king was told, “Nathan the prophet is here.” And Nathan went in and bowed facedown before the king.

25For 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!’

Read 1 Kings 1