Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version Then King Solomon sent men, and they brought him down from the altar. And Adonijah came and bowed down to King Solomon, and Solomon said, “Go to your home.” New Living Translation So King Solomon summoned Adonijah, and they brought him down from the altar. He came and bowed respectfully before King Solomon, who dismissed him, saying, “Go on home.” English Standard Version So King Solomon sent, and they brought him down from the altar. And he came and paid homage to King Solomon, and Solomon said to him, “Go to your house.” Berean Standard Bible So King Solomon summoned Adonijah down from the altar, and he came and bowed down before King Solomon, who said to him, “Go to your home.” King James Bible So king Solomon sent, and they brought him down from the altar. And he came and bowed himself to king Solomon: and Solomon said unto him, Go to thine house. New King James Version So King Solomon sent them to bring him down from the altar. And he came and fell down before King Solomon; and Solomon said to him, “Go to your house.” New American Standard Bible So King Solomon sent men, and they brought him down from the altar. And he came and prostrated himself before King Solomon, and Solomon said to him, “Go to your house.” NASB 1995 So King Solomon sent, and they brought him down from the altar. And he came and prostrated himself before King Solomon, and Solomon said to him, “Go to your house.” NASB 1977 So King Solomon sent, and they brought him down from the altar. And he came and prostrated himself before King Solomon, and Solomon said to him, “Go to your house.” Legacy Standard Bible So King Solomon sent, and they brought him down from the altar. And he came and prostrated himself before King Solomon, and Solomon said to him, “Go to your house.” Amplified Bible So King Solomon sent [soldiers], and they brought Adonijah down from the altar [that was in front of the tabernacle]. And he came and bowed down to King Solomon, and Solomon said to him, “Go to your house.” Christian Standard Bible So King Solomon sent for him, and they took him down from the altar. He came and paid homage to King Solomon, and Solomon said to him, “Go to your home.” Holman Christian Standard Bible So King Solomon sent for him, and they took him down from the altar. He came and paid homage to King Solomon, and Solomon said to him, “Go to your home.” American Standard Version So king Solomon sent, and they brought him down from the altar. And he came and did obeisance to king Solomon; and Solomon said unto him, Go to thy house. Aramaic Bible in Plain English And King Solomon sent and brought him from the altar, and he came and he bowed to King Solomon, and Solomon said to him: “Go to your house.” Brenton Septuagint Translation And king Solomon sent, and they brought him away from the altar; and he went in and did obeisance to king Solomon: and Solomon said to him, Go to thy house. Contemporary English Version Then he sent someone to the altar to get Adonijah. After Adonijah came and bowed down, Solomon said, "Adonijah, go home." Douay-Rheims Bible Then king Solomon sent, and brought him out from the altar: and going in he worshipped king Solomon: and Solomon said to him: Go to thy house. English Revised Version So king Solomon sent, and they brought him down from the altar. And he came and did obeisance to king Solomon: and Solomon said unto him, Go to thine house. GOD'S WORD® Translation King Solomon sent men to take him from the altar. Adonijah bowed down in front of King Solomon. "Go home," Solomon told him. Good News Translation King Solomon then sent for Adonijah and had him brought down from the altar. Adonijah went to the king and bowed low before him, and the king said to him, "You may go home." International Standard Version So King Solomon sent for him, and he was brought down from the altar. When he had arrived, he fell on his face in front of King Solomon, so Solomon told him, "Go home!" JPS Tanakh 1917 So king Solomon sent, and they brought him down from the altar. And he came and prostrated himself before king Solomon; and Solomon said unto him: 'Go to thy house.' Literal Standard Version And King Solomon sends, and they bring him down from off the altar, and he comes in and bows himself to King Solomon, and Solomon says to him, “Go to your house.” Majority Standard Bible So King Solomon summoned Adonijah down from the altar, and he came and bowed down before King Solomon, who said to him, “Go to your home.” New American Bible King Solomon sent to have him brought down from the altar, and he came and paid homage to King Solomon. Solomon then said to him, “Go to your house.” NET Bible King Solomon sent men to bring him down from the altar. He came and bowed down to King Solomon, and Solomon told him, "Go home." New Revised Standard Version Then King Solomon sent to have him brought down from the altar. He came to do obeisance to King Solomon; and Solomon said to him, “Go home.” New Heart English Bible So king Solomon sent, and they brought him down from the altar. He came and bowed down to king Solomon; and Solomon said to him, "Go to your house." Webster's Bible Translation So king Solomon sent, and they brought him down from the altar. And he came and bowed himself to king Solomon: and Solomon said to him, Go to thy house. World English Bible So King Solomon sent, and they brought him down from the altar. He came and bowed down to King Solomon; and Solomon said to him, “Go to your house.” Young's Literal Translation And king Solomon sendeth, and they bring him down from off the altar, and he cometh in and boweth himself to king Solomon, and Solomon saith to him, 'Go to thy house.' Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Adonijah Learns of Solomon's Kingship…52And Solomon replied, “If he is a man of character, not a single hair of his will fall to the ground. But if evil is found in him, he will die.” 53So King Solomon summoned Adonijah down from the altar, and he came and bowed down before King Solomon, who said to him, “Go to your home.” Cross References 1 Kings 1:52 And Solomon replied, "If he is a man of character, not a single hair of his will fall to the ground. But if evil is found in him, he will die." 1 Kings 2:1 As the time drew near for David to die, he charged his son Solomon, Treasury of Scripture So king Solomon sent, and they brought him down from the altar. And he came and bowed himself to king Solomon: and Solomon said to him, Go to your house. bowed himself 1 Kings 1:16,31 And Bathsheba bowed, and did obeisance unto the king. And the king said, What wouldest thou? … 2 Samuel 1:2 It came even to pass on the third day, that, behold, a man came out of the camp from Saul with his clothes rent, and earth upon his head: and so it was, when he came to David, that he fell to the earth, and did obeisance. Go to 1 Kings 2:36 And the king sent and called for Shimei, and said unto him, Build thee an house in Jerusalem, and dwell there, and go not forth thence any whither. 2 Samuel 14:24,28 And the king said, Let him turn to his own house, and let him not see my face. So Absalom returned to his own house, and saw not the king's face… Proverbs 24:21 My son, fear thou the LORD and the king: and meddle not with them that are given to change: Jump to Previous Adonijah Altar Bowed Boweth Home Honour House Obeisance Prostrated SolomonJump to Next Adonijah Altar Bowed Boweth Home Honour House Obeisance Prostrated Solomon1 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 Verse 53. - So King Solomon sent and they brought him down [The altar was elevated: probably a slope, not steps (Exodus 20:26) led to it] from [Hebrew from upon. He was still clinging to it] the altar. And he came and bowed himself to king Solomon [i.e., made obeisance to him as king. Cf. vers. 16, 23, 31] and Solomon said unto him, Go to thine house. This was not a sentence of banishment from court, but merely a dismissal to a private life, involving a tacit admonition to live quietly and be thankful that his life was spared him. "Vade in domum tuam, ibi quiesce et res tuas age, nec te publicis regni mei negotiis immisceas" (Corn. A Lapide).
Hebrew So Kingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְ (ham·me·leḵ) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 4428: A king Solomon שְׁלֹמֹ֗ה (šə·lō·mōh) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 8010: Solomon -- David's son and successor to his throne summoned [Adonijah] וַיִּשְׁלַ֞ח (way·yiš·laḥ) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 7971: To send away, for, out down וַיֹּרִדֻ֙הוּ֙ (way·yō·ri·ḏu·hū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural | third person masculine singular Strong's 3381: To come or go down, descend from מֵעַ֣ל (mê·‘al) Preposition-m Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against the altar, הַמִּזְבֵּ֔חַ (ham·miz·bê·aḥ) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 4196: An altar and he came וַיָּבֹ֕א (way·yā·ḇō) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 935: To come in, come, go in, go and bowed down וַיִּשְׁתַּ֖חוּ (way·yiš·ta·ḥū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hitpael - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 7812: To depress, prostrate before King לַמֶּ֣לֶךְ (lam·me·leḵ) Preposition-l, Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 4428: A king Solomon, שְׁלֹמֹ֑ה (šə·lō·mōh) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 8010: Solomon -- David's son and successor to his throne [who] שְׁלֹמֹ֖ה (šə·lō·mōh) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 8010: Solomon -- David's son and successor to his throne said וַיֹּֽאמֶר־ (way·yō·mer-) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 559: To utter, say to him, ל֥וֹ (lōw) Preposition | third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew “Go לֵ֥ךְ (lêḵ) Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular Strong's 1980: To go, come, walk to your home.” לְבֵיתֶֽךָ׃ (lə·ḇê·ṯe·ḵā) Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular Strong's 1004: A house Links 1 Kings 1:53 NIV1 Kings 1:53 NLT 1 Kings 1:53 ESV 1 Kings 1:53 NASB 1 Kings 1:53 KJV 1 Kings 1:53 BibleApps.com 1 Kings 1:53 Biblia Paralela 1 Kings 1:53 Chinese Bible 1 Kings 1:53 French Bible 1 Kings 1:53 Catholic Bible OT History: 1 Kings 1:53 So king Solomon sent and they brought (1Ki iKi i Ki 1 Kg 1kg) |
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