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Nathan and Bathsheba before David

1 Kings 1:18

In 11 translations

BSB
But now, behold, Adonijah has become king, and you, my lord the king, did not know it.
KJV
And now, behold, Adonijah reigneth; and now, my lord the king, thou knowest it not:
WEB
Now, behold, Adonijah reigns; and you, my lord the king, don’t know it.
ASV
And now, behold, Adonijah reigneth; and thou, my lord the king, knowest it not:
LSV
and now, behold, Adonijah has reigned, and now, my lord, O king, you have not known;
YLT
and now, lo, Adonijah hath reigned, and now, my lord, O king, thou hast not known;
DBY
And now behold, Adonijah is king; and now, my lord the king, thou knowest it not.
DRC
And behold now Adonias reigneth, and thou, my lord the king, knowest nothing of it.
GNV
And beholde, nowe is Adoniiah king, and now, my lord, O King, thou knowest it not.
JPS
And now, behold, Adonijah reigneth; and thou, my lord the king, knowest it not.
LXXE
And now, behold, Adonias reigns, and thou, my lord, O king, knowest it not.

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Original-language editions

WLC
וְעַתָּ֕ה הִנֵּ֥ה אֲדֹנִיָּ֖ה מָלָ֑ךְ וְעַתָּ֛ה אֲדֹנִ֥י הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ לֹ֥א יָדָֽעְתָּ׃
LXX-Br
Καὶ νῦν ἰδοὺ Ἀδωνίας ἐβασίλευσε, καὶ σὺ κύριέ μου βασιλεῦ οὐκ ἔγνως.

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Cross-references most cited first

  • 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’?
  • 1 Kings 1:5At 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 1:11Then Nathan said to Bathsheba the mother of Solomon, “Have you not heard that Adonijah son of Haggith has become king, and our lord David does not know it?
  • Acts 3:17And now, brothers, I know that you acted in ignorance, as did your leaders.
  • 2 Samuel 15:10Then Absalom sent spies throughout the tribes of Israel with this message: “When you hear the sound of the horn, you are to say, ‘Absalom reigns in Hebron!’”
  • 1 Kings 1:27Has my lord the king let this happen without informing your servant who should sit on the throne after my lord the king?”

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