1 Kings 1:13

Webster's Bible (1833)

Go and get you in to king David, and tell him, Didn't you, my lord, king, swear to your handmaid, saying, Assuredly Solomon your son shall reign after me, and he shall sit on my throne? why then does Adonijah reign?

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  • 1 Kgs 1:30 : 30 most assuredly as I swore to you by Yahweh, the God of Israel, saying, Assuredly Solomon your son shall reign after me, and he shall sit on my throne in my place; most assuredly so will I do this day.
  • 1 Kgs 1:17 : 17 She said to him, My lord, you swore by Yahweh your God to your handmaid, [saying], Assuredly Solomon your son shall reign after me, and he shall sit on my throne.
  • 1 Kgs 1:24 : 24 Nathan said, My lord, king, have you said, Adonijah shall reign after me, and he shall sit on my throne?
  • Deut 17:18 : 18 It shall be, when he sits on the throne of his kingdom, that he shall write him a copy of this law in a book, out of [that which is] before the priests the Levites:
  • 1 Kgs 1:11 : 11 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?
  • 1 Kgs 1:35 : 35 Then you shall come up after him, and he shall come and sit on my throne; for he shall be king in my place; and I have appointed him to be prince over Israel and over Judah.
  • 1 Kgs 1:48 : 48 Also thus said the king, Blessed be Yahweh, the God of Israel, who has given one to sit on my throne this day, my eyes even seeing it.
  • 1 Kgs 2:12 : 12 Solomon sat on the throne of David his father; and his kingdom was established greatly.
  • 1 Chr 22:6-9 : 6 Then he called for Solomon his son, and charged him to build a house for Yahweh, the God of Israel. 7 David said to Solomon his son, As for me, it was in my heart to build a house to the name of Yahweh my God. 8 But the word of Yahweh came to me, saying, You have shed blood abundantly, and have made great wars: you shall not build a house to my name, because you have shed much blood on the earth in my sight. 9 Behold, a son shall be born to you, who shall be a man of rest; and I will give him rest from all his enemies round about; 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 for ever. 11 Now, my son, Yahweh be with you; and prosper you, and build the house of Yahweh your God, as he has spoken concerning you. 12 May Yahweh give you discretion and understanding, and put you in charge of Israel; that so you may keep the law of Yahweh your God. 13 Then shall you prosper, if you observe to do the statutes and the ordinances which Yahweh gave Moses concerning Israel. Be strong, and of good courage. Don't be afraid, neither be dismayed.
  • 1 Chr 29:23 : 23 Then Solomon sat on the throne of Yahweh as king instead of David his father, and prospered; and all Israel obeyed him.
  • Ps 132:11-12 : 11 Yahweh has sworn to David in truth. He will not turn from it: "I will set the fruit of your body on your throne. 12 If your children will keep my covenant, My testimony that I will teach them, Their children also will sit on your throne forevermore."
  • Isa 9:7 : 7 Of the increase of his government and of peace there shall be no end, on the throne of David, and on his kingdom, to establish it, and to uphold it with justice and with righteousness from henceforth even forever. The zeal of Yahweh of Hosts will perform this.
  • Jer 33:21 : 21 then may also my covenant be broken with David my servant, that he shall not have a son to reign on his throne; and with the Levites the priests, my ministers.
  • Luke 1:32-33 : 32 He will be great, and will be called the Son of the Most High. The Lord God will give him the throne of his father, David, 33 and he will reign over the house of Jacob forever. There will be no end to his Kingdom."

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • 1 Kgs 1:16-21
    6 verses
    85%

    16Bathsheba bowed, and did obeisance to the king. The king said, What would you?

    17She said to him, My lord, you swore by Yahweh your God to your handmaid, [saying], Assuredly Solomon your son shall reign after me, and he shall sit on my throne.

    18Now, behold, Adonijah reigns; and you, my lord the king, don't know it:

    19and he has slain oxen and fatlings and sheep in abundance, and has called all the sons of the king, and Abiathar the priest, and Joab the captain of the host; but he hasn't called Solomon your servant.

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

    21Otherwise it will happen, when my lord the king shall sleep with his fathers, that I and my son Solomon shall be counted offenders.

  • 1 Kgs 1:24-28
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    24Nathan said, My lord, king, have you said, Adonijah shall reign after me, and he shall sit on my throne?

    25For he is gone down this day, and has slain oxen and fatlings and sheep in abundance, and has called all the king's sons, and the captains of the host, and Abiathar the priest; and, behold, they are eating and drinking before him, and say, [Long] live king Adonijah.

    26But he hasn't called me, even me your servant, and Zadok the priest, and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, and your servant Solomon.

    27Is this thing done by my lord the king, and you haven't shown to your servants who should sit on the throne of my lord the king after him?

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

  • 1 Kgs 1:10-12
    3 verses
    84%

    10but Nathan the prophet, and Benaiah, and the mighty men, and Solomon his brother, he didn't call.

    11Then 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?

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

  • 1 Kgs 2:16-24
    9 verses
    82%

    16Now I ask one petition of you; don't deny me. She said to him, Say on.

    17He said, Please speak to Solomon the king (for he will not tell you 'no'), that he give me Abishag the Shunammite as wife.

    18Bathsheba said, Well; I will speak for you to the king.

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

    20Then she said, I ask one small petition of you; don't deny me. The king said to her, Ask on, my mother; for I will not deny you.

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

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

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

    24Now 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.

  • 1 Kgs 1:42-44
    3 verses
    81%

    42While he yet spoke, behold, Jonathan the son of Abiathar the priest came: and Adonijah said, Come in; for you are a worthy man, and bring good news.

    43Jonathan answered Adonijah, Most assuredly our lord king David has made Solomon king:

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

  • 1 Kgs 1:14
    80%

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

  • 1 Kgs 2:13-14
    2 verses
    80%

    13Then Adonijah the son of Haggith came to Bathsheba the mother of Solomon. She said, Come you peaceably? He said, Peaceably.

    14He said moreover, I have somewhat to tell you. She said, Say on.

  • 1 Kgs 1:30
    79%

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

  • 1 Kgs 1:35
    78%

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

  • 1 Kgs 1:5-8
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    77%

    5Then Adonijah the son of Haggith exalted himself, saying, I will be king: and he prepared him chariots and horsemen, and fifty men to run before him.

    6His father had not displeased him at any time in saying, Why have you done so? and he was also a very goodly man; and he was born after Absalom.

    7He conferred with Joab the son of Zeruiah, and with Abiathar the priest: and they following Adonijah helped him.

    8But 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 Kgs 1:51
    77%

    51It was told Solomon, saying, Behold, Adonijah fears king Solomon; for, behold, he has laid hold on the horns of the altar, saying, Let king Solomon swear to me first that he will not kill his servant with the sword.

  • 1 Kgs 1:32-33
    2 verses
    77%

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

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

  • 1 Kgs 1:46-47
    2 verses
    75%

    46Also Solomon sits on the throne of the kingdom.

    47Moreover the king's servants came to bless our lord king David, saying, Your God make the name of Solomon better than your name, and make his throne greater than your throne: and the king bowed himself on the bed.

  • 2 Sam 14:15-16
    2 verses
    74%

    15Now therefore seeing that I have come to speak this word to my lord the king, it is because the people have made me afraid: and your handmaid said, I will now speak to the king; it may be that the king will perform the request of his servant.

    16For the king will hear, to deliver his servant out of the hand of the man who would destroy me and my son together out of the inheritance of God.

  • 1 Kgs 2:42-43
    2 verses
    73%

    42The king sent and called for Shimei, and said to him, Didn't I adjure you by Yahweh, and protest to you, saying, Know for certain, that on the day you go out, and walk abroad any where, you shall surely die? and you said to me, The saying that I have heard is good.

    43Why then have you not kept the oath of Yahweh, and the commandment that I have charged you with?

  • 2 Chr 1:8
    73%

    8Solomon said to God, You have shown great loving kindness to David my father, and have made me king in his place.

  • 1 Kgs 1:37
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    37As Yahweh has been with my lord the king, even so be he with Solomon, and make his throne greater than the throne of my lord king David.

  • 2 Sam 14:12
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    12Then the woman said, Please let your handmaid speak a word to my lord the king. He said, Say on.

  • 2 Chr 6:16
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    16Now therefore, Yahweh, the God of Israel, keep with your servant David my father that which you have promised him, saying, There shall not fail you a man in my sight to sit on the throne of Israel, if only your children take heed to their way, to walk in my law as you have walked before me.

  • 1 Chr 22:17
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    17David also commanded all the princes of Israel to help Solomon his son, [saying],

  • 2 Sam 14:19
    72%

    19The king said, Is the hand of Joab with you in all this? The woman answered, As your soul lives, my lord the king, none can turn to the right hand or to the left from anything that my lord the king has spoken; for your servant Joab, he bade me, and he put all these words in the mouth of your handmaid;