1 Kings 1:21

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Otherwise, when my lord the king rests with his ancestors, I and my son Solomon will be treated as offenders.

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  • Deut 31:16 : 16 The LORD said to Moses, 'Behold, you are going to rest with your ancestors, and this people will rise up and prostitute themselves to the foreign gods of the land they are entering. They will forsake me and break the covenant I made with them.'
  • 1 Kgs 2:10 : 10 Then David rested with his ancestors and was buried in the city of David.
  • 1 Kgs 2:15 : 15 He said, 'You know that the kingdom was mine and that all Israel turned their faces to me to make me king. But the kingdom has been transferred and has become my brother's, for it was the LORD's will.'
  • 1 Kgs 2:22-24 : 22 King Solomon answered his mother, 'Why do you request Abishag the Shunammite for Adonijah? You might as well request the kingdom for him—for he is my elder brother—yes, for him and for Abiathar the priest and Joab son of Zeruiah!' 23 Then King Solomon took an oath by the LORD: 'May God punish me ever so severely if Adonijah has not made this request at the cost of his own life! 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!'
  • 2 Sam 7:12 : 12 When your days are fulfilled and you lie down with your fathers, I will raise up your offspring after you, who shall come from your own body, and I will establish his kingdom.
  • Gen 15:15 : 15 "As for you, you will go to your ancestors in peace and be buried at a good old age."

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  • 1 Kgs 1:17-20
    4 verses
    83%

    17She said to him, "My lord, you yourself swore by the LORD your God to your servant, saying, 'Solomon your son will reign after me, and he will sit on my throne.'

    18But now Adonijah has made himself king, and you, my lord the king, do not know about it.

    19He has sacrificed oxen, fattened cattle, and sheep in abundance. He has invited all the king's sons, Abiathar the priest, and Joab, the commander of the army, but he did not invite your servant Solomon.

    20Now, my lord the king, the eyes of all Israel are on you, to tell them who will sit on the throne of my lord the king after him.

  • 1 Kgs 1:22-24
    3 verses
    81%

    22While she was still speaking with the king, Nathan the prophet arrived.

    23The king was informed, "Nathan the prophet is here." So Nathan came before the king and bowed with his face to the ground.

    24Then Nathan said, "My lord the king, have you declared that Adonijah will reign after you and sit on your throne?

  • 1 Kgs 1:11-14
    4 verses
    79%

    11Then 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?"

    12"Now go, please, let me advise you so that you may save your own life and the life of your son Solomon.

    13Go to King David and say to him, 'My lord the king, did you not swear to your servant, saying, "Solomon your son shall reign after me, and he shall sit on my throne"? Then why has Adonijah become king?'

    14While you are still speaking to the king, I will come in after you and confirm your words."

  • 1 Kgs 1:26-27
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    78%

    26But me—your servant—and Zadok the priest, Benaiah son of Jehoiada, and your servant Solomon, he did not invite.

    27Is this decision from my lord the king, without letting your servants know who is to sit on the throne of my lord the king after him?"

  • 1 Kgs 1:35
    77%

    35You are to go up with him, and he is to sit on my throne and reign in my place. I have appointed him ruler over Israel and Judah.'

  • 1 Kgs 1:37
    76%

    37Just as the LORD was with my lord the king, so may He be with Solomon and make his throne even greater than the throne of my lord King David."

  • 1 Kgs 2:22-24
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    22King Solomon answered his mother, 'Why do you request Abishag the Shunammite for Adonijah? You might as well request the kingdom for him—for he is my elder brother—yes, for him and for Abiathar the priest and Joab son of Zeruiah!'

    23Then King Solomon took an oath by the LORD: 'May God punish me ever so severely if Adonijah has not made this request at the cost of his own life!

    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 17:11
    75%

    11When your days are fulfilled and you go to be with your fathers, I will raise up your offspring to succeed you, one of your own sons, and I will establish his kingdom.

  • 1 Kgs 1:30
    74%

    30I will carry out today what I swore to you by the LORD, the God of Israel, saying: 'Your son Solomon will reign after me, and he will sit on my throne in my place.'

  • 1 Kgs 2:4
    74%

    4And you will ensure that the LORD fulfills His promise to me, saying, 'If your sons are careful to walk before Me in truth with all their heart and soul, you will never fail to have a man on the throne of Israel.'

  • 1 Chr 17:15
    74%

    15Nathan relayed all these words and this entire vision to David.

  • 1 Kgs 1:32
    74%

    32King David said, "Call Zadok the priest, Nathan the prophet, and Benaiah son of Jehoiada to me." When they came before the king,

  • 1 Kgs 1:46-47
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    74%

    46Moreover, Solomon has taken his seat on the royal throne.

    47The king's servants have also come to bless our lord King David, saying, 'May your God make Solomon's name more famous than yours and his throne greater than yours!' And the king bowed on his bed in worship.

  • 1 Kgs 1:52
    73%

    52Solomon replied, "If he proves himself to be a man of integrity, not a single hair of his head will fall to the ground. But if evil is found in him, he will die."

  • 2 Chr 1:8
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    8Solomon replied to God, "You have shown great lovingkindness to my father David and have made me king in his place.

  • 1 Kgs 2:1
    72%

    1As David's final days approached, he commanded his son Solomon, saying:

  • 2 Chr 6:16
    72%

    16'Now, LORD, God of Israel, keep for Your servant David, my father, what You promised him, saying: "You shall never lack a man to sit before Me on the throne of Israel, if only your sons are careful in their ways, walking in My law as you have walked before Me."

  • 2 Sam 7:17
    72%

    17Nathan spoke all these words and this entire vision to David.

  • 2 Sam 14:15-16
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    72%

    15Now I have come to speak this word to my lord the king because the people have made me afraid. Your servant thought, 'I will speak to the king—perhaps the king will grant the request of his servant.

    16For the king will hear me and deliver me from the hand of the man who seeks to destroy me and my son together out of the inheritance of God.'

  • 2 Sam 19:19
    72%

    19and crossed at the ford to bring the king's household over and to do whatever pleased him. When Shimei son of Gera crossed the Jordan, he fell down before the king.

  • 1 Chr 17:3
    72%

    3But that same night, the word of God came to Nathan, saying,

  • 2 Sam 18:13
    72%

    13'If I had acted treacherously against my own life, nothing is hidden from the king, and you yourself would have kept your distance from me.'

  • 2 Sam 7:12
    72%

    12When your days are fulfilled and you lie down with your fathers, I will raise up your offspring after you, who shall come from your own body, and I will establish his kingdom.

  • 1 Chr 22:10-11
    2 verses
    72%

    10He 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.

    11Now, 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 Kgs 3:6
    71%

    6Solomon replied, "You have shown great lovingkindness to your servant, my father David, because he walked before you in faithfulness, righteousness, and uprightness of heart. You have continued this great kindness to him by giving him a son to sit on his throne this day."

  • 2 Sam 7:4
    71%

    4But that same night the word of the LORD came to Nathan,

  • 2 Sam 12:12-13
    2 verses
    71%

    12You did it in secret, but I will make this happen in front of all Israel and in broad daylight.'

    13Then David said to Nathan, 'I have sinned against the Lord.' Nathan replied, 'The Lord has taken away your sin; you will not die.

  • 1 Kgs 1:43
    71%

    43Jonathan replied to Adonijah, "No! Our lord King David has made Solomon king.

  • 1 Kgs 2:45
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    45'But King Solomon will be blessed, and David’s throne will remain secure before the LORD forever.'

  • 1 Kgs 11:12
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    12'Nevertheless, for the sake of David your father, I will not do it during your lifetime. I will tear it out of the hand of your son.'

  • 1 Kgs 11:43
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    43Then Solomon rested with his fathers and was buried in the city of David, his father. And Rehoboam, his son, reigned in his place.

  • 2 Sam 14:9
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    9But the woman from Tekoa replied to the king, "My lord the king, let the guilt rest on me and on my father’s house. The king and his throne will be guiltless."

  • 1 Kgs 8:25
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    25'Now, LORD, God of Israel, keep for Your servant David, my father, what You promised him: “You shall never fail to have a descendant to sit on the throne of Israel before Me, if only your descendants are careful to walk before Me as you have walked before Me.”'

  • 1 Chr 28:5
    71%

    5Of 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 Kgs 1:5
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    5Adonijah, the son of Haggith, exalted himself, saying, "I will become king." He acquired chariots and horsemen, and fifty men to run ahead of him.