1 Kings 1:21

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If a decision is not made, when my master the king is buried with his ancestors, my son Solomon and I will be considered state criminals.”

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Referenced Verses

  • Deut 31:16 : 16 Then the LORD said to Moses,“You are about to die, and then these people will begin to prostitute themselves with the foreign gods of the land into which they are going. They will reject me and break my covenant that I have made with them.
  • 1 Kgs 2:10 : 10 Then David passed away and was buried in the City of David.
  • 1 Kgs 2:15 : 15 He said,“You know that the kingdom was mine and all Israel considered me king. But then the kingdom was given to my brother, for the LORD decided it should be his.
  • 1 Kgs 2:22-24 : 22 King Solomon answered his mother,“Why just request Abishag the Shunammite for him? Since he is my older brother, you should also request the kingdom for him, for Abiathar the priest, and for Joab son of Zeruiah!” 23 King Solomon then swore an oath by the LORD,“May God judge me severely, if Adonijah does not pay for this request with his life! 24 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!”
  • 2 Sam 7:12 : 12 When the time comes for you to die, I will raise up your descendant, one of your own sons, to succeed you, and I will establish his kingdom.
  • Gen 15:15 : 15 But 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 replied to him,“My master, you swore an oath to your servant by the LORD your God,‘Solomon your son will be king after me and he will sit on my throne.’

    18But now, look, Adonijah has become king! But you, my master the king, are not even aware of it!

    19He has sacrificed many cattle, steers, and sheep and has invited all the king’s sons, Abiathar the priest, and Joab, the commander of the army, but he has not invited your servant Solomon.

    20Now, my master, O king, all Israel is watching anxiously to see who is named to succeed my master the king on the throne.

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

    22Just then, while she was still speaking to the king, Nathan the prophet arrived.

    23The king was told,“Nathan the prophet is here.” Nathan entered and bowed before the king with his face to the floor.

    24Nathan said,“My master, O king, did you announce,‘Adonijah will be king after me; he will sit on my throne’?

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

    11Nathan 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?

    12Now let me give you some advice as to how you can save your life and your son Solomon’s life.

    13Visit King David and say to him,‘My master, O king, did you not solemnly promise your servant,“Surely your son Solomon will be king after me; he will sit on my throne”? So why has Adonijah become king?’

    14While you are still there speaking to the king, I will arrive and verify your report.”

  • 1 Kgs 1:26-27
    2 verses
    78%

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

    27Has my master the king authorized this without informing your servants who should succeed my master the king on his throne?”

  • 1 Kgs 1:35
    77%

    35Then follow him up as he comes and sits on my throne. He will be king in my place; I have decreed that he will be ruler over Israel and Judah.”

  • 1 Kgs 1:37
    76%

    37As the LORD is with my master the king, so may he be with Solomon, and may he make him an even greater king than my master King David!”

  • 1 Kgs 2:22-24
    3 verses
    75%

    22King Solomon answered his mother,“Why just request Abishag the Shunammite for him? Since he is my older brother, you should also request the kingdom for him, for Abiathar the priest, and for Joab son of Zeruiah!”

    23King Solomon then swore an oath by the LORD,“May God judge me severely, if Adonijah does not pay for this request with his life!

    24Now, 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!”

  • 1 Chr 17:11
    75%

    11When the time comes for you to die, I will raise up your descendant, one of your own sons, to succeed you, and I will establish his kingdom.

  • 1 Kgs 1:30
    74%

    30I will keep today the oath I swore to you by the LORD God of Israel:‘Surely Solomon your son will be king after me; he will sit in my place on my throne.’”

  • 1 Kgs 2:4
    74%

    4and the LORD will fulfill his promise to me,‘If your descendants watch their step and live faithfully in my presence with all their heart and being, then,’ he promised,‘you will not fail to have a successor on the throne of Israel.’

  • 1 Chr 17:15
    74%

    15Nathan told David all these words that were revealed to him.

  • 1 Kgs 1:32
    74%

    32King David said,“Summon Zadok the priest, Nathan the prophet, and Benaiah son of Jehoiada.” They came before the king,

  • 1 Kgs 1:46-47
    2 verses
    74%

    46Furthermore, Solomon has assumed the royal throne.

    47The king’s servants have even come to congratulate our master King David, saying,‘May your God make Solomon more famous than you and make him an even greater king than you!’ Then the king leaned on the bed

  • 1 Kgs 1:52
    73%

    52Solomon said,“If he is a loyal subject, not a hair of his head will be harmed, but if he is found to be a traitor, he will die.”

  • 2 Chr 1:8
    73%

    8Solomon replied to God,“You demonstrated great loyalty to my father David and have made me king in his place.

  • 1 Kgs 2:1
    72%

    1David’s Final Words to Solomon When David was close to death, he told Solomon his son:

  • 2 Chr 6:16
    72%

    16Now, O LORD God of Israel, keep the promise you made to your servant, my father David, when you said,‘You will never fail to have a successor ruling before me on the throne of Israel, provided that your descendants watch their step and obey my law as you have done.’

  • 2 Sam 7:17
    72%

    17Nathan told David all these words that were revealed to him.

  • 2 Sam 14:15-16
    2 verses
    72%

    15I have now come to speak with my lord the king about this matter, because the people have made me fearful. But your servant said,‘I will speak to the king! Perhaps the king will do what his female servant asks.

    16Yes! The king may listen and deliver his female servant from the hand of the man who seeks to remove both me and my son from the inheritance God has given us!’

  • 2 Sam 19:19
    72%

    19He said to the king,“Don’t think badly of me, my lord, and don’t recall the sin of your servant on the day when you, my lord the king, left Jerusalem! Please don’t call it to mind!

  • 1 Chr 17:3
    72%

    3That night God told Nathan,

  • 2 Sam 18:13
    72%

    13If I had acted at risk of my own life– and nothing is hidden from the king!– you would have abandoned me.”

  • 2 Sam 7:12
    72%

    12When the time comes for you to die, I will raise up your descendant, one of your own sons, to succeed you, and I will establish his kingdom.

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

    10He will build a temple to honor me; he will become my son, and I will become his father. I will grant to his dynasty permanent rule over Israel.’

    11“Now, my son, may the LORD be with you! May you succeed and build a temple for the LORD your God, just as he announced you would.

  • 1 Kgs 3:6
    71%

    6Solomon replied,“You demonstrated great loyalty to your servant, my father David, as he served you faithfully, properly, and sincerely. You have maintained this great loyalty to this day by allowing his son to sit on his throne.

  • 2 Sam 7:4
    71%

    4That night the LORD’s message came to Nathan,

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

    12Although you have acted in secret, I will do this thing before all Israel, and in broad daylight.’”

    13Then David exclaimed to Nathan,“I have sinned against the LORD!” Nathan replied to David,“Yes, and the LORD has forgiven your sin. You are not going to die.

  • 1 Kgs 1:43
    71%

    43Jonathan replied to Adonijah:“No! Our master King David has made Solomon king.

  • 1 Kgs 2:45
    71%

    45But King Solomon will be empowered and David’s dynasty will endure permanently before the LORD.

  • 1 Kgs 11:12
    71%

    12However, for your father David’s sake I will not do this while you are alive. I will tear it away from your son’s hand instead.

  • 1 Kgs 11:43
    71%

    43Then Solomon passed away and was buried in the city of his father David. His son Rehoboam replaced him as king.

  • 2 Sam 14:9
    71%

    9The Tekoan woman said to the king,“My lord the king, let any blame fall on me and on the house of my father. But let the king and his throne be innocent!”

  • 1 Kgs 8:25
    71%

    25Now, O LORD, God of Israel, keep the promise you made to your servant, my father David, when you said,‘You will never fail to have a successor ruling before me on the throne of Israel, provided that your descendants watch their step and serve me as you have done.’

  • 1 Chr 28:5
    71%

    5From all the many sons the LORD has given me, he chose Solomon my son to rule on his behalf over Israel.

  • 1 Kgs 1:5
    71%

    5Now 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.