Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version Otherwise, as soon as my lord the king is laid to rest with his ancestors, I and my son Solomon will be treated as criminals.” New Living Translation If you do not act, my son Solomon and I will be treated as criminals as soon as my lord the king has died.” English Standard Version Otherwise it will come to pass, when my lord the king sleeps with his fathers, that I and my son Solomon will be counted offenders.” Berean Standard Bible Otherwise, when my lord the king rests with his fathers, I and my son Solomon will be counted as criminals.” King James Bible 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 offenders. New King James Version Otherwise it will happen, when my lord the king rests with his fathers, that I and my son Solomon will be counted as offenders.” New American Standard Bible Otherwise it will come about, as soon as my lord the king lies down with his fathers, that I and my son Solomon will be considered offenders.” NASB 1995 “Otherwise it will come about, as soon as my lord the king sleeps with his fathers, that I and my son Solomon will be considered offenders.” NASB 1977 “Otherwise it will come about, as soon as my lord the king sleeps with his fathers, that I and my son Solomon will be considered offenders.” Legacy Standard Bible Otherwise it will be, as soon as my lord the king sleeps with his fathers, that I and my son Solomon will be considered offenders.” Amplified Bible Otherwise it will come about when my lord the king lies down [in death] with his fathers, that I and my son Solomon will be considered political enemies.” Christian Standard Bible Otherwise, when my lord the king rests with his ancestors, I and my son Solomon will be regarded as criminals.” Holman Christian Standard Bible Otherwise, when my lord the king rests with his fathers, I and my son Solomon will be regarded as criminals.” American Standard Version Otherwise it will come to pass, when my lord the king shall sleep with his fathers, that I and my son Solomon shall be counted offenders. Aramaic Bible in Plain English And whenever my Lord King lies down with his fathers in peace, I and my son Solomon will be sinners!” Brenton Septuagint Translation And it shall come to pass, when my lord the king shall sleep with his fathers, that I and Solomon my son shall be offenders. Contemporary English Version If you don't, they will say that Solomon and I have rebelled. They will treat us like criminals and kill us as soon as you die. Douay-Rheims Bible Otherwise it shall come to pass, when my lord the king sleepeth with his fathers, that I and my son Solomon shall be counted offenders. English Revised Version 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 offenders. GOD'S WORD® Translation Otherwise, my son Solomon and I will be treated like criminals when you lie down in death with your ancestors." Good News Translation If you don't, as soon as you are dead, my son Solomon and I will be treated as traitors." International Standard Version Otherwise, as soon as your majesty is laid to rest with his ancestors, my son Solomon and I will be branded as traitors." JPS Tanakh 1917 Otherwise it will come to pass, when my lord the king shall sleep with his fathers, that I and my son Solomon shall be counted offenders.' Literal Standard Version and it has been, when my lord the king lies with his fathers, that I have been, I and my son Solomon—[reckoned] sinners.” Majority Standard Bible Otherwise, when my lord the king rests with his fathers, I and my son Solomon will be counted as criminals.” New American Bible If this is not done, when my lord the king rests with his ancestors, I and my son Solomon will be considered criminals.” NET Bible 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." New Revised Standard Version Otherwise it will come to pass, when my lord the king sleeps with his ancestors, that my son Solomon and I will be counted offenders.” New Heart English Bible Otherwise it will happen, when my lord the king shall sleep with his fathers, that I and my son Solomon will be considered criminals." Webster's Bible Translation 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 offenders. World English Bible Otherwise it will happen, when my lord the king sleeps with his fathers, that I and my son Solomon will be considered criminals.” Young's Literal Translation and it hath been, when my lord the king lieth with his fathers, that I have been, I and my son Solomon -- reckoned sinners.' Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Nathan and Bathsheba Before David…20And as for you, my lord the king, the eyes of all Israel are upon 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 fathers, I and my son Solomon will be counted as criminals.” 22And just then, while Bathsheba was still speaking with the king, Nathan the prophet arrived.… Cross References Deuteronomy 31:16 And the LORD said to Moses, "You will soon rest with your fathers, and these people will rise up and prostitute themselves with the foreign gods of the land they are entering. They will forsake Me and break the covenant I have made with them. 2 Samuel 7:12 And when your days are fulfilled and you rest with your fathers, I will raise up your descendant after you, who will come from your own body, and I will establish his kingdom. 1 Kings 1:20 And as for you, my lord the king, the eyes of all Israel are upon you to tell them who will sit on the throne of my lord the king after him. 1 Kings 1:22 And just then, while Bathsheba was still speaking with the king, Nathan the prophet arrived. 1 Kings 2:10 Then David rested with his fathers and was buried in the City of David. Treasury of Scripture 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 offenders. sleep 1 Kings 2:10 So David slept with his fathers, and was buried in the city of David. Genesis 15:15 And thou shalt go to thy fathers in peace; thou shalt be buried in a good old age. Deuteronomy 31:16 And the LORD said unto Moses, Behold, thou shalt sleep with thy fathers; and this people will rise up, and go a whoring after the gods of the strangers of the land, whither they go to be among them, and will forsake me, and break my covenant which I have made with them. offenders [heb] sinners 1 Kings 2:15,22-24 And he said, Thou knowest that the kingdom was mine, and that all Israel set their faces on me, that I should reign: howbeit the kingdom is turned about, and is become my brother's: for it was his from the LORD… Jump to Previous Considered Counted Criminals Fathers Laid Offenders Otherwise Reckoned Rest Sinners Sleep Sleeping Sleeps Solomon Soon TreatedJump to Next Considered Counted Criminals Fathers Laid Offenders Otherwise Reckoned Rest Sinners Sleep Sleeping Sleeps Solomon Soon Treated1 Kings 1 1. Abishag cherishes David in his extreme age5. Adonijah, David's darling, usurps the kingdom 11. By the council of Nathan 15. Bathsheba moves the king 22. And Nathan seconds her 28. David renews his oath to Bathsheba 32. Solomon, by David's appointment, 38. being anointed king by Zadok and Nathan, the people triumph 41. Jonathan bringing the news, Adonijah's guests fly 50. Adonijah, flying to the horns of the altar, is dismissed by Solomon (21) Shall sleep with his fathers.--Here this phrase, so constantly used in the record of the death of the kings, occurs in these books for the first time. (It is also found in the message of promise by Nathan. 2Samuel 7:12, relating to the succession of the son who should build the Temple.) We find corresponding expressions in Genesis 15:15; Deuteronomy 31:16. Without connecting with the use of this phrase anything like the fulness of meaning which in the New Testament attaches to "the sleep" of the departed servants of God (as known to be a "sleep in Jesus"), it seems not unreasonable to recognise in it, at least, a rudimentary belief in death as rest and not extinction. The addition, "with his fathers," has probably a reference to "the tombs of the kings;" especially as we find that it is not adopted in the cases of Jehoram (2Chronicles 21:20) and Joash. (2Chronicles 24:25), who were not buried therein.Verse 21. - Otherwise [there is no corresponding word in the Hebrews] it shall come to pass, when my lord the king shall sleep [strictly, "lie down:" see on 1 Kings 2:10] with his fathers [this phrase, so common in the books of Kings and Chronicles, only occurs "once in the Pentateuch (Deuteronomy 31:16) and once in the historical books before Kings" (Rawlinson). It was evidently the product of an age when the nation was settled, and men had their family sepulchres] that I and my son Solomon shall be counted [Hebrews be] offenders [Hebrews as marg., sinners. The primary meaning of חָטָא is "to miss the mark." Like ἁμαρτάνειν, it came to be used of all erring and transgression. Bathsheba and Solomon would be obnoxious to Adonijah, as representing a rival cause; possibly also as guilty of high treason (Clericus, Bahr, al.) Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew Otherwise, when my lordאֲדֹנִֽי־ (’ă·ḏō·nî-) Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular Strong's 113: Sovereign, controller the king הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ (ham·me·leḵ) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 4428: A king rests כִּשְׁכַ֥ב (kiš·ḵaḇ) Preposition-k | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct Strong's 7901: To lie down with עִם־ (‘im-) Preposition Strong's 5973: With, equally with his fathers, אֲבֹתָ֑יו (’ă·ḇō·ṯāw) Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular Strong's 1: Father I אֲנִ֛י (’ă·nî) Pronoun - first person common singular Strong's 589: I and my son וּבְנִ֥י (ū·ḇə·nî) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular Strong's 1121: A son Solomon שְׁלֹמֹ֖ה (šə·lō·mōh) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 8010: Solomon -- David's son and successor to his throne will be counted וְהָיָ֕ה (wə·hā·yāh) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 1961: To fall out, come to pass, become, be as criminals.” חַטָּאִֽים׃ (ḥaṭ·ṭā·’îm) Adjective - masculine plural Strong's 2400: A criminal, one accounted guilty Links 1 Kings 1:21 NIV1 Kings 1:21 NLT 1 Kings 1:21 ESV 1 Kings 1:21 NASB 1 Kings 1:21 KJV 1 Kings 1:21 BibleApps.com 1 Kings 1:21 Biblia Paralela 1 Kings 1:21 Chinese Bible 1 Kings 1:21 French Bible 1 Kings 1:21 Catholic Bible OT History: 1 Kings 1:21 Otherwise it will happen when my lord (1Ki iKi i Ki 1 Kg 1kg) |