1 Kings 1:11

KJV1611 – Modern English

Therefore Nathan spoke to Bathsheba the mother of Solomon, saying, Have you not heard that Adonijah the son of Haggith reigns, and David our lord does not know it?

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  • Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

    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?"

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    Wherefore Nathan spake unto Bath-sheba the mother of Solomon, saying, Hast thou not heard that Adonijah the son of Haggith doth reign, and David our lord knoweth it not?

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    Then Nathan{H5416} spake{H559} unto Bath-sheba{H1339} the mother{H517} of Solomon,{H8010} saying,{H559} Hast thou not heard{H8085} that Adonijah{H138} the son{H1121} of Haggith{H2294} doth reign,{H4427} and David{H1732} our lord{H113} knoweth{H3045} it not?

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    Wherefore Nathan{H5416} spake{H559}{(H8799)} unto Bathsheba{H1339} the mother{H517} of Solomon{H8010}, saying{H559}{(H8800)}, Hast thou not heard{H8085}{(H8804)} that Adonijah{H138} the son{H1121} of Haggith{H2294} doth reign{H4427}{(H8804)}, and David{H1732} our lord{H113} knoweth{H3045}{(H8804)} it not?

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    Then sayde Nathan vnto Bethseba Salomons mother: Hast thou not herde yt Adonias is kynge, and oure lorde Dauid knoweth not therof?

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    Wherefore Nathan spake vnto Bath-sheba the mother of Salomon, saying, Hast thou not heard, that Adoniiah ye sonne of Haggith doeth reigne, and Dauid our lord knoweth it not?

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    Wherfore Nathan spake vnto Bethsabe the mother of Solomon, saying: Hast thou not hearde that Adonia the sonne of Haggith doth raigne, and Dauid our lorde knoweth it not?

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    ¶ Wherefore Nathan spake unto Bathsheba the mother of Solomon, saying, Hast thou not heard that Adonijah the son of Haggith doth reign, and David our lord knoweth [it] not?

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    Then Nathan spoke to Bathsheba the mother of Solomon, saying, Haven't you heard that Adonijah the son of Haggith reigns, and David our lord doesn't know it?

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    And Nathan speaketh unto Bath-Sheba, mother of Solomon, saying, `Hast thou not heard that Adonijah son of Haggith hath reigned, and our lord David hath not known?

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    Then Nathan spake unto Bath-sheba the mother of Solomon, saying, Hast thou not heard that Adonijah the son of Haggith doth reign, and David our lord knoweth it not?

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    Then Nathan spake unto Bath-sheba the mother of Solomon, saying, Hast thou not heard that Adonijah the son of Haggith doth reign, and David our lord knoweth it not?

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    Then Nathan said to Bath-sheba, the mother of Solomon, Has it not come to your ears that Adonijah, the son of Haggith, has made himself king without the knowledge of David our lord?

  • World English Bible (2000)

    Then Nathan spoke to Bathsheba the mother of Solomon, saying, "Haven't you heard that Adonijah the son of Haggith reigns, and David our lord doesn't know it?

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    Nathan said to Bathsheba, Solomon’s mother,“Has it been reported to you that Haggith’s son Adonijah has become king behind our master David’s back?

Referenced Verses

  • 2 Sam 3:4 : 4 And the fourth, Adonijah, the son of Haggith; and the fifth, Shephatiah, the son of Abital.
  • 2 Sam 7:12-17 : 12 And when your days are fulfilled, and you shall rest with your fathers, I will set up your seed after you, which shall come out of 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. 14 I will be his father, and he shall be my son. If he commits iniquity, I will discipline him with the rod of men, and with the stripes of the children of men: 15 But my mercy shall not depart from him, as I took it from Saul, whom I put away before you. 16 And your house and your kingdom shall be established forever before you: your throne shall be established forever. 17 According to all these words and according to all this vision, so did Nathan speak to David.
  • 2 Sam 12:24-25 : 24 David comforted Bathsheba his wife, and went in to her, and lay with her: she bore a son, and he called his name Solomon: and the LORD loved him. 25 He sent word by the hand of Nathan the prophet; and he called his name Jedidiah, because of the LORD.
  • 1 Chr 22:9-9 : 9 Behold, a son shall be born to you, who shall be a man of rest; and I will give him peace from all his enemies around: for his name shall be Solomon, and I will give peace and quietness to Israel in his days. 10 He shall build a house for my name; and he shall be my son, and I will be his father; and I will establish the throne of his kingdom over Israel forever.
  • 1 Chr 28:4-5 : 4 However the LORD God of Israel chose me before all the house of my father to be king over Israel forever: for he has chosen Judah to be the ruler; and of the house of Judah, the house of my father; and among the sons of my father he was pleased to make me king over all Israel: 5 And of all my sons, (for the LORD has given me many sons,) he has chosen Solomon my son to sit upon the throne of the kingdom of the LORD over Israel.
  • 1 Chr 29:1 : 1 Furthermore, King David said to all the assembly, Solomon my son, whom alone God has chosen, is still young and tender, and the work is great: for the palace is not for man, but for the LORD God.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • 1 Kgs 1:12-28
    17 verses
    85%

    12 Now therefore come, let me, I pray you, give you advice, that you may save your own life, and the life of your son Solomon.

    13 Go and approach King David, and say to him, Did you not, my lord, O king, swear to your servant, saying, Assuredly Solomon your son shall reign after me, and he shall sit upon my throne? Why then does Adonijah reign?

    14 Behold, while you yet speak there with the king, I also will come in after you, and confirm your words.

    15 And Bathsheba went to the king into the chamber; and the king was very old, and Abishag the Shunammite was serving the king.

    16 And Bathsheba bowed and did homage to the king. And the king said, What do you wish?

    17 And she said to him, My lord, you swore by the LORD your God to your servant, saying, Assuredly Solomon your son shall reign after me, and he shall sit upon my throne.

    18 And now, behold, Adonijah reigns; and now, my lord the king, you do not know it.

    19 And he has sacrificed oxen and fat cattle and sheep in abundance, and has called all the sons of the king, and Abiathar the priest, and Joab the captain of the army; but Solomon your servant he has not called.

    20 And you, my lord, O king, the eyes of all Israel are upon you, that you should tell them who shall sit on the throne of my lord the king after him.

    21 Otherwise, it shall come to pass, when my lord the king shall sleep with his fathers, that I and my son Solomon shall be counted as offenders.

    22 And, lo, while she yet talked with the king, Nathan the prophet also came in.

    23 And they told the king, saying, Behold Nathan the prophet. And when he came in before the king, he bowed himself before the king with his face to the ground.

    24 And Nathan said, My lord, O king, have you said, Adonijah shall reign after me, and he shall sit upon my throne?

    25 For he has gone down this day and has sacrificed oxen and fat cattle and sheep in abundance, and has called all the king's sons, and the captains of the army, and Abiathar the priest; and behold, they eat and drink before him, and say, Long live King Adonijah.

    26 But me, even me your servant, and Zadok the priest, and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, and your servant Solomon, he has not called.

    27 Has this thing been done by my lord the king, and you have not shown it to your servant, who should sit on the throne of my lord the king after him?

    28 Then King David answered and said, Call Bathsheba to me. And she came into the king's presence and stood before the king.

  • 1 Kgs 1:10
    82%

    10 But Nathan the prophet, and Benaiah, and the mighty men, and Solomon his brother, he did not call.

  • 1 Kgs 2:13-14
    2 verses
    81%

    13 And Adonijah the son of Haggith came to Bathsheba the mother of Solomon. And she said, Do you come peaceably? And he said, Peaceably.

    14 He said moreover, I have something to say unto you. And she said, Speak on.

  • 1 Kgs 1:42-46
    5 verses
    80%

    42 And while he yet spoke, behold, Jonathan the son of Abiathar the priest came; and Adonijah said to him, Come in, for you are a valiant man and bring good news.

    43 And Jonathan answered and said to Adonijah, Verily, our lord King David has made Solomon king.

    44 And the king has sent with him Zadok the priest, Nathan the prophet, Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, the Cherethites, and the Pelethites, and they have caused him to ride upon the king's mule.

    45 And Zadok the priest and Nathan the prophet have anointed him king at Gihon, and they have come up from there rejoicing, so that the city is in an uproar. This is the noise you have heard.

    46 And also Solomon sits on the throne of the kingdom.

  • 1 Kgs 2:17-23
    7 verses
    79%

    17 And he said, Please speak to King Solomon, for he will not refuse you, that he would give me Abishag the Shunammite as a wife.

    18 And Bathsheba said, Very well; I will speak for you to the king.

    19 Bathsheba therefore went to King Solomon, to speak to him for Adonijah. And the king rose up to meet her, and bowed himself to her, and sat down on his throne, and had a seat set for the king's mother; and she sat at his right hand.

    20 Then she said, I desire one small petition of you; please do not deny me. And the king said to her, Ask on, my mother, for I will not refuse you.

    21 And she said, Let Abishag the Shunammite be given to Adonijah your brother as his wife.

    22 And King Solomon answered and said to his mother, And why do you ask Abishag the Shunammite for Adonijah? Ask for him the kingdom also; for he is my elder brother—for him, and for Abiathar the priest, and for Joab the son of Zeruiah.

    23 Then King Solomon swore by the Lord, saying, God do so to me, and more, if Adonijah has not spoken this word against his own life.

  • 1 Kgs 1:30-35
    6 verses
    78%

    30 even as I swore to you by the LORD God of Israel, saying, Assuredly Solomon your son shall reign after me, and he shall sit upon my throne in my place; even so will I certainly do this day.

    31 Then Bathsheba bowed with her face to the earth, and did reverence to the king, and said, Let my lord King David live forever.

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

    33 The king also said to them, Take with you the servants of your lord, and cause Solomon my son to ride upon my own mule, and bring him down to Gihon.

    34 And let Zadok the priest and Nathan the prophet anoint him there as king over Israel, and blow the trumpet, and say, God save King Solomon.

    35 Then you shall come up after him, that he may come and sit upon my throne; for he shall be king in my place; and I have appointed him to be ruler over Israel and over Judah.

  • 1 Kgs 1:5-8
    4 verses
    76%

    5 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.

    6 And his father had not rebuked him at any time by saying, Why have you done so? And he also was a very handsome man; and his mother bore him after Absalom.

    7 And he conferred with Joab the son of Zeruiah, and with Abiathar the priest; and they followed Adonijah and helped him.

    8 But Zadok the priest, and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, and Nathan the prophet, and Shimei, and Rei, and the mighty men who belonged to David, were not with Adonijah.

  • 1 Chr 17:15
    75%

    15 According to all these words, and according to all this vision, so Nathan spoke to David.

  • 2 Sam 12:24
    75%

    24 David comforted Bathsheba his wife, and went in to her, and lay with her: she bore a son, and he called his name Solomon: and the LORD loved him.

  • 2 Sam 11:3
    75%

    3 So David sent and inquired about the woman. And someone said, Is this not Bathsheba, the daughter of Eliam, the wife of Uriah the Hittite?

  • 2 Sam 7:17
    73%

    17 According to all these words and according to all this vision, so did Nathan speak to David.

  • 2 Sam 7:4
    73%

    4 And it happened that night, that the word of the LORD came to Nathan, saying,

  • 1 Chr 17:3
    73%

    3 And it happened the same night, that the word of God came to Nathan, saying,

  • Matt 1:6
    72%

    6 And Jesse begat David the king; and David the king begat Solomon by her who had been the wife of Uriah;

  • 2 Sam 12:7
    72%

    7 Nathan said to David, You are the man. Thus says the LORD God of Israel, I anointed you king over Israel, and I delivered you out of the hand of Saul.