1 Kings 2:24

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

'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!'

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Other Translations

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    Now therefore, as the LORD liveth, which hath established me, and set me on the throne of David my father, and who hath made me an house, as he promised, Adonijah shall be put to death this day.

  • KJV1611 – Modern English

    Now therefore, as the Lord lives, who has established me, and set me on the throne of David my father, and who has made me a house, as He promised, Adonijah shall be put to death today.

  • King James Version 1611 (Original)

    Now therefore, as the LORD liveth, which hath established me, and set me on the throne of David my father, and who hath made me an house, as he promised, Adonijah shall be put to death this day.

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    Now therefore as Jehovah liveth, who hath established me, and set me on the throne of David my father, and who hath made me a house, as he promised, surely Adonijah shall be put to death this day.

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    Now therefore, as the LORD liveth, which hath established me, and set me on the throne of David my father, and who hath made me an house, as he promised, Adonijah shall be put to death this day.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    And now as truly as the LORDE lyueth which hath ordeyned me, and made me to syt vpon the seate of my father Dauid, and hath made me a house ( acordynge as he sayde) this daye shal Adonias dye.

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    Now therefore as ye Lord liueth, who hath established me, & set me on the throne of Dauid my father, who also hath made me an house, as he promised, Adoniiah shall surely die this day.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    Nowe therefore, as the Lorde lyueth, whiche hath ordeyned me, and set me on the seate of Dauid my father, and made me an house as he promised, Adonia shall dye this day.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    Now therefore, [as] the LORD liveth, which hath established me, and set me on the throne of David my father, and who hath made me an house, as he promised, Adonijah shall be put to death this day.

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    Now therefore as Yahweh lives, who has established me, and set me on the throne of David my father, and who has made me a house, as he promised, surely Adonijah shall be put to death this day.

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    and now, Jehovah liveth, who hath established me, and causeth me to sit on the throne of David my father, and who hath made for me an house as He spake -- surely to-day is Adonijah put to death.'

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    Now therefore as Jehovah liveth, who hath established me, and set me on the throne of David my father, and who hath made me a house, as he promised, surely Adonijah shall be put to death this day.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    Now therefore as Jehovah liveth, who hath established me, and set me on the throne of David my father, and who hath made me a house, as he promised, surely Adonijah shall be put to death this day.

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    Now by the living Lord, who has given me my place on the seat of David my father, and made me one of a line of kings, as he gave me his word, truly Adonijah will be put to death this day.

  • World English Bible (2000)

    Now therefore as Yahweh lives, who has established me, and set me on the throne of David my father, and who has made me a house, as he promised, surely Adonijah shall be put to death this day."

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    Now, as certainly as the LORD lives(he who made me secure, allowed me to sit on my father David’s throne, and established a dynasty for me as he promised), Adonijah will be executed today!”

Referenced Verses

  • 1 Chr 22:10 : 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.
  • 1 Chr 29:23 : 23 So Solomon sat on the throne of the LORD as king in place of his father David. He prospered, and all of Israel obeyed him.
  • 2 Chr 1:8-9 : 8 Solomon replied to God, "You have shown great lovingkindness to my father David and have made me king in his place. 9 Now, Lord God, let your promise to my father David be confirmed, for you have made me king over a people as numerous as the dust of the earth.
  • Ps 127:1 : 1 Unless the Lord builds the house, the builders labor in vain. Unless the Lord watches over the city, the watchmen stay awake in vain.
  • Eccl 8:11-13 : 11 When the sentence for a crime is not quickly carried out, people’s hearts are filled with schemes to do evil. 12 Although a sinner does evil a hundred times and lives a long time, I know that it will be well with those who fear God, who honor Him. 13 But it will not go well for the wicked, nor will they prolong their days like a shadow, because they do not fear God.
  • Exod 1:21 : 21 And because the midwives feared God, he gave them families of their own.
  • 1 Sam 25:28 : 28 Please forgive the offense of your servant, for the Lord will certainly make a lasting dynasty for my lord, because my lord fights the Lord’s battles, and no wrongdoing will be found in you as long as you live.
  • 2 Sam 7:11-13 : 11 from the time that I appointed judges over my people Israel. And I will give you rest from all your enemies. Moreover, the LORD declares to you that the LORD will make you a house. 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. 13 He shall build a house for my name, and I will establish the throne of his kingdom forever.
  • 2 Sam 7:27 : 27 For you, O LORD of hosts, the God of Israel, have revealed this to your servant, saying, 'I will build you a house.' Therefore your servant has found courage to pray this prayer to you.
  • 1 Kgs 1:29 : 29 The king swore an oath and said, "As surely as the LORD lives, who has redeemed my life from every trouble,
  • 1 Kgs 1:52 : 52 Solomon 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."
  • 1 Kgs 3:6-7 : 6 Solomon 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." 7 Now, LORD my God, you have made your servant king in place of my father David, but I am only a young and inexperienced servant who does not know how to carry out his duties.
  • 1 Kgs 10:9 : 9 Praise be to the LORD your God, who has delighted in you and placed you on the throne of Israel. Because of the LORD's eternal love for Israel, he has made you king to uphold justice and righteousness.
  • 1 Chr 17:10 : 10 and as they have done since the time I appointed judges over my people Israel. I will subdue all your enemies. Furthermore, I declare to you that the LORD himself will build a house for you.
  • 1 Chr 17:17 : 17 And as if this were not enough in your sight, O God, you have spoken about the future of the house of your servant. You have regarded me as though I were of high rank, LORD God.
  • 1 Chr 17:23 : 23 "And now, LORD, let the word you have spoken concerning your servant and his house be established forever. Do as you promised,

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • 1 Kgs 2:22-23
    2 verses
    84%

    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!

  • 1 Kgs 2:25
    83%

    25Then King Solomon sent Benaiah son of Jehoiada, who struck down Adonijah, and he died.

  • 1 Kgs 1:24-27
    4 verses
    79%

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

    25Today he has gone down and sacrificed oxen, fattened cattle, and sheep in abundance. He has invited all the king's sons, the commanders of the army, and Abiathar the priest. Right now they are eating and drinking with him, and they are saying, 'Long live King Adonijah!'

    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 2:45-46
    2 verses
    79%

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

    46Then the king gave the order to Benaiah son of Jehoiada, and he went out and struck Shimei down, and he died. So the kingdom was firmly established in Solomon’s hands.

  • 1 Kgs 1:29-30
    2 verses
    79%

    29The king swore an oath and said, "As surely as the LORD lives, who has redeemed my life from every trouble,

    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 1:12-13
    2 verses
    78%

    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?'

  • 1 Sam 22:16
    76%

    16The king said, 'You shall surely die, Ahimelech, you and your whole family.'

  • 1 Sam 26:10
    75%

    10David also said, "As surely as the LORD lives, the LORD Himself will strike him, or his day will come to die, or he will go down into battle and perish.

  • 1 Kgs 1:20-21
    2 verses
    74%

    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.

    21Otherwise, when my lord the king rests with his ancestors, I and my son Solomon will be treated as offenders.

  • 1 Kgs 2:31
    74%

    31The king said to him, 'Do as he says. Strike him down and bury him, and so remove from me and my father's house the guilt of the blood that Joab shed without cause.

  • 1 Kgs 1:17-18
    2 verses
    74%

    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.

  • 1 Kgs 1:43
    74%

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

  • 1 Kgs 1:48
    74%

    48And the king said, 'Blessed be the LORD, the God of Israel, who has allowed one of my descendants to sit on my throne today, and my own eyes have seen it.'"

  • 1 Kgs 1:35
    73%

    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 2:4
    73%

    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.'

  • 2 Sam 1:15-16
    2 verses
    73%

    15Then David called one of his young men and said, 'Come here and strike him down.' So he struck him, and he died.

    16David said to him, 'Your blood is on your own head, because your own mouth testified against you when you said, ‘I killed the LORD's anointed.’'

  • 1 Kgs 1:37
    72%

    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 1:51-52
    2 verses
    72%

    51It was reported to Solomon, "Adonijah is afraid of King Solomon and has taken hold of the horns of the altar, saying, 'Let King Solomon swear to me today that he will not put his servant to death by the sword.'"

    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."

  • 1 Sam 24:20-21
    2 verses
    72%

    20When a man finds his enemy, does he let him go unharmed? May the LORD reward you with good for what you have done for me today.

    21Now I know that you will surely be king, and the kingdom of Israel will be established in your hands.

  • 2 Sam 19:22
    72%

    22But Abishai son of Zeruiah said, 'Shouldn't Shimei be put to death for this? He cursed the LORD's anointed!'

  • 1 Sam 20:31
    72%

    31As long as the son of Jesse lives on this earth, neither you nor your kingdom will be established. Now send someone to bring him to me, for he must die!'

  • 1 Kgs 2:1
    72%

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

  • 1 Chr 17:11
    72%

    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.

  • Ps 132:11
    72%

    11The LORD has sworn in truth to David; He will not turn back from it: 'From the fruit of your body I will set one upon your throne.'

  • 2 Sam 7:25
    72%

    25And now, O LORD God, confirm forever the word that you have spoken concerning your servant and his house, and do as you have spoken.

  • 1 Kgs 2:12
    72%

    12So Solomon sat on the throne of his father David, and his kingship was firmly established.

  • 1 Kgs 2:34
    72%

    34So Benaiah son of Jehoiada went up, struck down Joab, and killed him. He was buried at his house in the wilderness.

  • 1 Kgs 2:42
    71%

    42the king summoned Shimei and said to him, 'Did I not make you swear by the LORD and warn you, “On the day you leave and go anywhere, you can be certain you will die”? And you said to me, “What you say is good; I will obey.”

  • 1 Kgs 8:20
    71%

    20The LORD has fulfilled His word that He spoke: I have arisen in place of my father David, and I sit on the throne of Israel, as the LORD promised. I have also built the house for the name of the LORD, the God of Israel.

  • 1 Chr 22:10
    71%

    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.

  • 1 Chr 17:14
    71%

    14I will set him over my house and my kingdom forever; his throne will be established forever.

  • 1 Kgs 8:25
    71%

    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.”'

  • 2 Chr 6:16
    71%

    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."

  • 1 Chr 17:23
    71%

    23"And now, LORD, let the word you have spoken concerning your servant and his house be established forever. Do as you promised,

  • 1 Sam 24:11
    71%

    11'This day you have seen with your own eyes how the LORD delivered you into my hands in the cave. Some urged me to kill you, but I spared you and said, "I will not lay my hand on my lord because he is the LORD’s anointed."'

  • 2 Chr 6:10
    71%

    10The LORD has fulfilled the word that He spoke, and I have taken the place of my father David and now sit on the throne of Israel, just as the LORD promised. I have built the house for the name of the LORD, the God of Israel.

  • 2 Chr 1:9
    71%

    9Now, Lord God, let your promise to my father David be confirmed, for you have made me king over a people as numerous as the dust of the earth.

  • 2 Sam 12:5
    71%

    5David burned with anger against the man and said to Nathan, "As surely as the Lord lives, the man who did this deserves to die!