1 Kings 1:26

NET Bible® (New English Translation)

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

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  • 1 Kgs 1:8 : 8 But Zadok the priest, Benaiah son of Jehoiada, Nathan the prophet, Shimei, Rei, and David’s elite warriors did not ally themselves with Adonijah.
  • 1 Kgs 1:10 : 10 But he did not invite Nathan the prophet, Benaiah, the elite warriors, or his brother Solomon.
  • 1 Kgs 1:19 : 19 He 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.
  • 2 Sam 7:2 : 2 The king said to Nathan the prophet,“Look! I am living in a palace made from cedar, while the ark of God sits in the middle of a tent.”
  • 2 Sam 7:12-17 : 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. 13 He will build a house for my name, and I will make his dynasty permanent. 14 I will become his father and he will become my son. When he sins, I will correct him with the rod of men and with wounds inflicted by human beings. 15 But my loyal love will not be removed from him as I removed it from Saul, whom I removed from before you. 16 Your house and your kingdom will stand before me permanently; your dynasty will be permanent.’” 17 Nathan told David all these words that were revealed to him.
  • 2 Sam 12:25 : 25 and sent word through Nathan the prophet that he should be named Jedidiah for the LORD’s sake.

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  • 1 Kgs 1:17-21
    5 verses
    88%

    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.

    21If 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.”

  • 1 Kgs 1:27-28
    2 verses
    87%

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

    28David Picks Solomon as His Successor King David responded,“Summon Bathsheba!” She came and stood before the king.

  • 1 Kgs 1:7-14
    8 verses
    83%

    7He collaborated with Joab son of Zeruiah and with Abiathar the priest, and they supported him.

    8But Zadok the priest, Benaiah son of Jehoiada, Nathan the prophet, Shimei, Rei, and David’s elite warriors did not ally themselves with Adonijah.

    9Adonijah sacrificed sheep, cattle, and fattened steers at the Stone of Zoheleth near En Rogel. He invited all his brothers, the king’s sons, as well as all the men of Judah, the king’s servants.

    10But he did not invite Nathan the prophet, Benaiah, the elite warriors, or his brother Solomon.

    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 1:24-25
    2 verses
    82%

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

    25For today he has gone down and sacrificed many cattle, steers, and sheep and has invited all the king’s sons, the army commanders, and Abiathar the priest. At this moment they are having a feast in his presence, and they have declared,‘Long live King Adonijah!’

  • 1 Kgs 1:32-39
    8 verses
    81%

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

    33and he told them,“Take your master’s servants with you, put my son Solomon on my mule, and lead him down to Gihon.

    34There Zadok the priest and Nathan the prophet will anoint him king over Israel; then blow the trumpet and declare,‘Long live King Solomon!’

    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.”

    36Benaiah son of Jehoiada responded to the king:“So be it! May the LORD God of my master the king confirm it!

    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!”

    38So Zadok the priest, Nathan the prophet, Benaiah son of Jehoiada, the Kerethites, and the Pelethites went down, put Solomon on King David’s mule, and led him to Gihon.

    39Zadok the priest took a horn filled with olive oil from the tent and poured it on Solomon; the trumpet was blown and all the people declared,“Long live King Solomon!”

  • 1 Kgs 1:42-48
    7 verses
    79%

    42As he was still speaking, Jonathan son of Abiathar the priest arrived. Adonijah said,“Come in, for an important man like you must be bringing good news.”

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

    44The king sent with him Zadok the priest, Nathan the prophet, Benaiah son of Jehoiada, the Kerethites, and the Pelethites and they put him on the king’s mule.

    45Then Zadok the priest and Nathan the prophet anointed him king in Gihon. They went up from there rejoicing, and the city is in an uproar. That is the sound you hear.

    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

    48and said this:‘The LORD God of Israel is worthy of praise because today he has placed a successor on my throne and allowed me to see it.’”

  • 1 Kgs 2:22-25
    4 verses
    77%

    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!”

    25King Solomon then sent Benaiah son of Jehoiada, and he killed Adonijah.

  • 2 Sam 15:35
    73%

    35Zadok and Abiathar the priests will be there with you. Everything you hear in the king’s palace you must tell Zadok and Abiathar the priests.

  • 2 Sam 15:27
    73%

    27The king said to Zadok the priest,“Are you a seer? Go back to the city in peace! Your son Ahimaaz and Abiathar’s son Jonathan may go with you and Abiathar.

  • 2 Sam 19:28
    73%

    28After all, there was no one in the entire house of my grandfather who did not deserve death from my lord the king. But instead you allowed me to eat at your own table! What further claim do I have to ask the king for anything?”

  • 1 Sam 22:11
    72%

    11Then the king arranged for a meeting with the priest Ahimelech son of Ahitub and all the priests of his father’s house who were at Nob. They all came to the king.

  • 1 Chr 28:5
    72%

    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
    72%

    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.

  • 1 Sam 22:14
    72%

    14Ahimelech replied to the king,“Who among all your servants is faithful like David? He is the king’s son-in-law, the leader of your bodyguard, and honored in your house!

  • 1 Sam 26:19
    72%

    19So let my lord the king now listen to the words of his servant. If the LORD has incited you against me, may he take delight in an offering. But if men have instigated this, may they be cursed before the LORD! For they have driven me away this day from being united with the LORD’s inheritance, saying,‘Go on, serve other gods!’

  • 1 Kgs 3:6-7
    2 verses
    72%

    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.

    7Now, O LORD my God, you have made your servant king in my father David’s place, even though I am only a young man and am inexperienced.

  • 1 Sam 22:8
    71%

    8For all of you have conspired against me! No one informs me when my own son makes an agreement with this son of Jesse! Not one of you feels sorry for me or informs me that my own son has commissioned my own servant to hide in ambush against me, as is the case today!”

  • 1 Chr 29:1
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    1The People Contribute to the Project King David said to the entire assembly:“My son Solomon, the one whom God has chosen, is just an inexperienced young man, and the task is great, for this palace is not for man, but for the LORD God.

  • 1 Chr 15:11
    71%

    11David summoned the priests Zadok and Abiathar, along with the Levites Uriel, Asaiah, Joel, Shemaiah, Eliel, and Amminadab.

  • 1 Kgs 1:51
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    51Solomon was told,“Look, Adonijah fears you; see, he has taken hold of the horns of the altar, saying,‘May King Solomon solemnly promise me today that he will not kill his servant with the sword.’”