Verse 5

Adonijah, the son of Haggith, exalted himself, saying, "I will become king." He acquired chariots and horsemen, and fifty men to run ahead of him.

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  Adonja, sønn av Haggit, sa: «Jeg vil bli konge!» Så skaffet han seg vogner, hester og femti menn til å løpe foran seg.

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  Da oppløftet Adonja, Haggits sønn, seg og sa: Jeg vil bli konge! Og han sørget for vogner, hestfolk og femti menn til å løpe foran ham.

• Norsk King James

  Da erklærte Adonijah, sønn til Haggith: Jeg vil være konge; og han forberedte vogner og ryttere, og førtifem menn til å løpe foran seg.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Adonja, sønn av Haggit, opphøyde seg selv og sa: Jeg skal bli konge! Han skaffet seg vogner, ryttere og femti menn som løp foran ham.

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  Adonja, sønn av Haggit, satte seg fore å bli konge og skaffet seg vogn, ryttere og femti menn som løp foran ham.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Da ble Adonja, sønn av Haggit, opphøyet i stolthet og sa: Jeg vil bli konge. Og han skaffet seg vogner og hestefolk, og femti menn til å løpe foran ham.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Så opphøyde Adonijah, Haggiths sønn, seg selv og sa: «Jeg skal bli konge!» Han skaffet seg stridsvogner, ryttere og femti menn som skulle gå foran ham.

• En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611 (mar 2025)

  Da ble Adonja, sønn av Haggit, opphøyet i stolthet og sa: Jeg vil bli konge. Og han skaffet seg vogner og hestefolk, og femti menn til å løpe foran ham.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Adonja, sønn av Haggit, opphøyet seg selv og sa: "Jeg skal bli konge!" Så skaffet han seg vogner, ryttere og femti menn som løp foran ham.

• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  Adonja, sønn av Haggit, opphøyet seg selv og sa: 'Jeg vil være konge!' Han skaffet seg vogner, ryttere og femti mann som løp foran ham.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Og Adonja, Hagiths Søn, ophøiede sig selv og sagde: Jeg, jeg vil være Konge; og han skaffede sig Vogne og Ryttere og halvtredsindstyve Mænd, som løbe frem for ham.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  Then Adonijah the son of Haggith exalted himself, saying, I will be king: and he prepared him chariots and horsemen, and fifty men to run before him.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Adonja, sønn av Haggit, opphøyet seg selv og sa, Jeg vil være konge, og han skaffet seg vogner og ryttere og femti mann til å løpe foran seg.

• KJV1611 - Moderne engelsk

  Then Adonijah the son of Haggith exalted himself, saying, I will be king; and he prepared for himself chariots and horsemen, and fifty men to run before him.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  Then Adonijah the son of Haggith exalted himself, saying, I will be king: and he prepared him chariots and horsemen, and fifty men to run before him.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Da opphøyde Adonja, sønn av Haggit, seg selv og sa: Jeg skal bli konge. Og han skaffet seg vogner og ryttere og femti menn som løp foran ham.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Adonja, sønn av Haggit, begynte å fremheve seg selv og sa: 'Jeg skal bli konge!' Han fikk seg vogn, hester, og femti mann som løp foran ham.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Da opphøyde Adonja, sønn av Haggit, seg selv og sa: Jeg vil bli konge. Og han skaffet seg vogner og ryttere, og femti menn som løp foran ham.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Adonja, sønn av Haggit, satte seg i stolthet og sa: Jeg vil bli konge; og han gjorde klar sine vogner og hestfolk, med femti menn som løp foran ham.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  Adonias ye sonne of Hagith lifte vp him selfe and sayde: I wyl be kynge. And he prepared him charettes and horsmen, and fyftie men to be renners on fote before him.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  Then Adoniiah the sonne of Haggith exalted himselfe, saying, I will be King; he gate him charets and horsemen, and fiftie men to run before him.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And Adonia the sonne of Haggith exalted him selfe, saying: I wilbe king. And he gat him charettes and horsemen, and fyftie men to runne before him.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  ¶ Then Adonijah the son of Haggith exalted himself, saying, I will be king: and he prepared him chariots and horsemen, and fifty men to run before him.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  Then Adonijah the son of Haggith exalted himself, saying, I will be king: and he prepared him chariots and horsemen, and fifty men to run before him.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  And Adonijah son of Haggith is lifting himself up, saying, `I do reign;' and he prepareth for himself a chariot and horsemen, and fifty men running before him,

• American Standard Version (1901)

  Then Adonijah the son of Haggith exalted himself, saying, I will be king: and he prepared him chariots and horsemen, and fifty men to run before him.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  Then Adonijah, the son of Haggith, lifting himself up in pride, said, I will become king; and he made ready his carriages of war and his horsemen, with fifty runners to go before him.

• World English Bible (2000)

  Then Adonijah the son of Haggith exalted himself, saying, "I will be king." Then he prepared him chariots and horsemen, and fifty men to run before him.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  Now Adonijah, son of David and Haggith, was promoting himself, boasting,“I will be king!” He managed to acquire chariots and horsemen, as well as fifty men to serve as his royal guard.

Referenced Verses

• 2 Sam 3:4 : 4 The fourth was Adonijah, the son of Haggith; the fifth was Shephatiah, the son of Abital.
• 2 Sam 15:1 : 1 After this, Absalom acquired for himself a chariot, horses, and fifty men to run ahead of him.
• 1 Kgs 1:11 : 11 Then Nathan said to Bathsheba, Solomon’s mother, "Have you not heard that Adonijah, the son of Haggith, has become king, and our lord David does not know about it?"
• 1 Kgs 2:24 : 24 'And now, as surely as the LORD lives—the one who has established me, seated me on the throne of my father David, and made me a dynasty as He promised—Adonijah shall be put to death today!'
• 1 Chr 3:2 : 2 The third was Absalom, the son of Maacah, the daughter of Talmai, king of Geshur; the fourth was Adonijah, whose mother was Haggith.
• 1 Chr 22:5-9 : 5 David said, 'My son Solomon is young and inexperienced, and the house that is to be built for the Lord must be exceedingly magnificent to promote His name and glory throughout all lands. Therefore, I will make preparations for it.' So David made extensive preparations before his death. 6 Then he called for his son Solomon and instructed him to build a house for the Lord, the God of Israel. 7 David said to Solomon, 'My son, it was in my heart to build a house for the name of the Lord my God.' 8 But the word of the Lord came to me, saying, 'You have shed much blood and have fought great wars. You shall not build a house for my name, because you have shed abundant blood on the earth in my sight.' 9 Behold, a son will be born to you; he will be a man of rest, and I will give him rest from all his enemies around him. His name will be Solomon, and I will grant peace and quiet to Israel during his reign. 10 He will build a house for my name, and he will be my son, and I will be his father. I will establish the throne of his kingdom over Israel forever. 11 Now, my son, may the Lord be with you, so that you may succeed in building the house of the Lord your God, as He has spoken concerning you.
• 1 Chr 28:5 : 5 Of all my sons—for the LORD has given me many sons—He has chosen my son Solomon to sit on the throne of the LORD’s kingdom over Israel.
• 1 Chr 29:1 : 1 Then King David said to the entire assembly, "My son Solomon, the one chosen by God, is young and inexperienced, and the work is great because this temple is not for man but for the LORD God."
• Prov 16:18 : 18 Pride goes before destruction, and a haughty spirit before a fall.
• Prov 18:12 : 12 Before destruction, the heart of a person is proud, but humility comes before honor.
• Isa 2:7 : 7 Their land is filled with silver and gold, and there is no end to their treasures. Their land is filled with horses, and there is no end to their chariots.
• Luke 14:11 : 11 'For everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, and the one who humbles himself will be exalted.'
• Luke 18:14 : 14 'I tell you that this man went home justified before God rather than the other. For all those who exalt themselves will be humbled, and those who humble themselves will be exalted.'
• Exod 9:17 : 17 You still set yourself against my people and refuse to let them go.
• Deut 17:15-16 : 15 be sure to appoint a king the LORD your God chooses. He must be from among your fellow Israelites. Do not place a foreigner over you, one who is not an Israelite. 16 The king must not acquire great numbers of horses for himself or make the people return to Egypt to get more horses, for the LORD has told you, 'You are not to go back that way again.'
• Judg 9:2 : 2 "Please ask all the leaders of Shechem, 'Which is better for you: that seventy men—all the sons of Jerubbaal—rule over you, or that one man rules over you?' Remember, I am your own flesh and blood."