1 Kings 1:13 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“Go and get thee in unto king David, and say unto him, Didst not thou, my lord, O king, swear unto thine handmaid, saying, Assuredly Solomon thy son shall reign after me, and he shall sit upon my throne? why then doth Adonijah reign?”

1 Kings 1:13 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

1 Kings 1:13 in 6 Bible Translations

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1 Kings 1:13 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“Go in to King David, and tell him, ‘Didn’t you, my lord the king, swear to your servant, saying, “Assuredly Solomon your son shall reign after me, and he shall sit on my throne”? Why then does Adonijah reign?’”

1 Kings 1:13 — World English Bible

1 Kings 1:13 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“Go and get thee in unto king David, and say unto him, Didst not thou, my lord, O king, swear unto thy handmaid, saying, Assuredly Solomon thy son shall reign after me, and he shall sit upon my throne? why then doth Adonijah reign?”

1 Kings 1:13 — American Standard Version

1 Kings 1:13 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“go and enter in unto king David, and thou hast said unto him, Hast thou not, my lord, O king, sworn to thy handmaid, saying, Surely Solomon thy son doth reign after me, and he doth sit on my throne? and wherefore hath Adonijah reigned?”

1 Kings 1:13 — Young's Literal Translation

1 Kings 1:13 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“Go and get thee in to king David, and say to him, Didst not thou, my lord, O king, swear to thy handmaid saying, Solomon thy son shall reign after me, and he shall sit on my throne? why then does Adonijah reign?”

1 Kings 1:13 — Darby Translation

1 Kings 1:13 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“Go, and get thee in vnto King Dauid, and say vnto him, Didest not thou, my lorde, O King, sweare vnto thine handmaide, saying, Assuredly Salomon thy sonne shall reigne after me, and he shall sit vpon my throne? why is then Adoniiah King?”

1 Kings 1:13 — Geneva Bible

1 Kings 1:13 in Context — 1 Kings 1

11 Alors Nathan dit à Bath-Schéba, mère de Salomon: N’as-tu pas appris qu’Adonija, fils de Haggith, est devenu roi, sans que notre seigneur David le sache?

12 Viens donc maintenant, je te donnerai un conseil, afin que tu sauves ta vie et la vie de ton fils Salomon.

13 Va, entre chez le roi David, et dis-lui: O roi mon seigneur, n’as-tu pas juré à ta servante, en disant: Salomon, ton fils, régnera après moi, et il s’assiéra sur mon trône? Pourquoi donc Adonija règne-t-il?

14 Et voici, pendant que tu parleras là avec le roi, j’entrerai moi-même après toi, et je compléterai tes paroles.

15 Bath-Schéba se rendit dans la chambre du roi. Il était très vieux; et Abischag, la Sunamite, le servait.

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