1 Kings 1 Parallel Bible

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1	And king David was old, going in days; and they will cover him with garments, and he will not be warm.	Now King David was old and advanced in years. And although they covered him with clothes, he could not get warm.	When King David was very old, he could not keep warm even when they put covers over him.
2	And his servants will say to him, They shall seek for my lord the king a girl, a virgin, and she standing before the king, and she shall be to him an associate, and lying in thy bosom, and it shall be warm to my lord the king.	Therefore his servants said to him, “Let a young woman be sought for my lord the king, and let her wait on the king and be in his service. Let her lie in your arms, that my lord the king may be warm.”	So his attendants said to him, “Let us look for a young virgin to serve the king and take care of him. She can lie beside him so that our lord the king may keep warm.”
3	And they will seek a fair girl in all the bound of Israel, and they will find Abishag the Shunamite, and they will bring her to the king.	So they sought for a beautiful young woman throughout all the territory of Israel, and found Abishag the Shunammite, and brought her to the king.	Then they searched throughout Israel for a beautiful young woman and found Abishag, a Shunammite, and brought her to the king.
4	And the girl fair, even exceedingly, and she will be to the king an associate, and she will serve him: and the king knew her not.	The young woman was very beautiful, and she was of service to the king and attended to him, but the king knew her not.	The woman was very beautiful; she took care of the king and waited on him, but the king had no sexual relations with her.
5	And Adonijah, son of Haggith being lifted up, saying, I will reign; and he will make to himself chariots and horsemen, and fifty men to run before him.	Now Adonijah the son of Haggith exalted himself, saying, “I will be king.” And he prepared for himself chariots and horsemen, and fifty men to run before him.	Now Adonijah, whose mother was Haggith, put himself forward and said, “I will be king.” So he got chariots and horses ready, with fifty men to run ahead of him.
6	And his father grieved him not from his days, saying, Wherefore didst thou thus? and he good of form, exceedingly; and she bare him after Absalom.	His father had never at any time displeased him by asking, “Why have you done thus and so?” He was also a very handsome man, and he was born next after Absalom.	(His father had never rebuked him by asking, “Why do you behave as you do?” He was also very handsome and was born next after Absalom.)
7	And his words will be with Joab, son of Zeruiah, and with Abiathar the priest; and they will help after Adonijah.	He conferred with Joab the son of Zeruiah and with Abiathar the priest. And they followed Adonijah and helped him.	Adonijah conferred with Joab son of Zeruiah and with Abiathar the priest, and they gave him their support.
8	And Zadok the priest, and Benaiah, son of Jehoida, and Nathan the prophet, and Shimei, and Rei, and the mighty which were to David, were not with Adonijah.	But Zadok the priest and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada and Nathan the prophet and Shimei and Rei and David’s mighty men were not with Adonijah.	But Zadok the priest, Benaiah son of Jehoiada, Nathan the prophet, Shimei and Rei and David’s special guard did not join Adonijah.
9	And Adonijah will sacrifice sheep and oxen and the fatling, by the stone of Zoheleth, which is next the fountain of the fuller, and he will call all his brethren the king's sons, and for all the men of Judah the king's servants:	Adonijah sacrificed sheep, oxen, and fattened cattle by the Serpent’s Stone, which is beside En-rogel, and he invited all his brothers, the king’s sons, and all the royal officials of Judah,	Adonijah then sacrificed sheep, cattle and fattened calves at the Stone of Zoheleth near En Rogel. He invited all his brothers, the king’s sons, and all the royal officials of Judah,
10	And Nathan the prophet, and Benaiah, and the mighty, and Solomon his brother, he called not.	but he did not invite Nathan the prophet or Benaiah or the mighty men or Solomon his brother.	but he did not invite Nathan the prophet or Benaiah or the special guard or his brother Solomon.
11	And Nathan will say to Bathsheba, saying, Didst thou not hear that Adonijah son of Haggith reigned, and David our lord knew not?	Then Nathan said to Bathsheba the mother of Solomon, “Have you not heard that Adonijah the son of Haggith has become king and David our lord does not know it?	Then Nathan asked Bathsheba, Solomon’s mother, “Have you not heard that Adonijah, the son of Haggith, has become king, and our lord David knows nothing about it?
12	Come now, advising, I will now advise thee, and save thou thy soul and the soul of thy son Solomon.	Now therefore come, let me give you advice, that you may save your own life and the life of your son Solomon.	Now then, let me advise you how you can save your own life and the life of your son Solomon.
13	Come, go in to king David, and say to him, My lord the king, didst thou not swear to thy servant, saying, That Solomon thy son shall reign after me, and he shall sit upon my throne? and wherefore did Adonijah reign?	Go in at once to King David, and say to him, ‘Did you not, my lord the king, swear to your servant, saying, “Solomon your son shall reign after me, and he shall sit on my throne”? Why then is Adonijah king?’	Go in to King David and say to him, ‘My lord the king, did you not swear to me your servant: “Surely Solomon your son shall be king after me, and he will sit on my throne\|? Why then has Adonijah become king?’
14	Behold thee yet speaking with the king, and I will come in after thee and complete thy words.	Then while you are still speaking with the king, I also will come in after you and confirm your words.”	While you are still there talking to the king, I will come in and add my word to what you have said.”
15	And Bath-sheba will go in to the king to the chamber: and the king was very old; and Abishag the Shunamite serving the king.	So Bathsheba went to the king in his chamber (now the king was very old, and Abishag the Shunammite was attending to the king).	So Bathsheba went to see the aged king in his room, where Abishag the Shunammite was attending him.
16	And Bath-sheba will bow and worship to the king, and the king will say, What to thee?	Bathsheba bowed and paid homage to the king, and the king said, “What do you desire?”	Bathsheba bowed down, prostrating herself before the king. “What is it you want?” the king asked.
17	And she will say to him, My lord, thou didst swear by Jehovah thy God to thy servant that Solomon thy son shall reign after me, and he shall sit upon my throne.	She said to him, “My lord, you swore to your servant by the LORD your God, saying, ‘Solomon your son shall reign after me, and he shall sit on my throne.’	She said to him, “My lord, you yourself swore to me your servant by the LORD your God: ‘Solomon your son shall be king after me, and he will sit on my throne.’
18	And now, behold, Adonijah reigning; and now my lord the king knew not:	And now, behold, Adonijah is king, although you, my lord the king, do not know it.	But now Adonijah has become king, and you, my lord the king, do not know about it.
19	And he will sacrifice oxen and the fatling, and sheep for multitude, and he will call to all the sons of the king, and for Abiathar the priest, and for Joab, chief of the army: and Solomon thy servant he called not.	He has sacrificed oxen, fattened cattle, and sheep in abundance, and has invited all the sons of the king, Abiathar the priest, and Joab the commander of the army, but Solomon your servant he has not invited.	He has sacrificed great numbers of cattle, fattened calves, 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 Solomon your servant.
20	And thou, my lord the king, the eyes of all Israel are upon thee to announce to them who shall sit upon the throne of my lord the king after him.	And now, my lord the king, the eyes of all Israel are on you, to tell them who shall sit on the throne of my lord the king after him.	My lord the king, the eyes of all Israel are on you, to learn from you who will sit on the throne of my lord the king after him.
21	And being when my lord the king lies down with his fathers, I and my son Solomon being the sinful.	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.”	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.”
22	And behold her yet speaking with the king, and Nathan the prophet came in.	While she was still speaking with the king, Nathan the prophet came in.	While she was still speaking with the king, Nathan the prophet arrived.
23	And they will announce to the king, saying, Behold, Nathan the prophet. And he will come in before the king, and he will worship to the king upon his face to the earth.	And they told the king, “Here is Nathan the prophet.” And when he came in before the king, he bowed before the king, with his face to the ground.	And the king was told, “Nathan the prophet is here.” So he went before the king and bowed with his face to the ground.
24	And Nathan will say, My lord the king, saidst thou Adonijah shall reign after me and he shall sit upon my throne?	And Nathan said, “My lord the king, have you said, ‘Adonijah shall reign after me, and he shall sit on my throne’?	Nathan said, “Have you, my lord the king, declared that Adonijah shall be king after you, and that he will sit on your throne?
25	For he went down this day, and he will sacrifice oxen and the fatling, and sheep for multitude, and he will call to all the king's sons, and for the chief of the army, and for Abiathar the priest, and behold them eating and drinking before him, and they will say, King Adonijah shall live.	For he has gone down this day and has sacrificed oxen, fattened cattle, and sheep in abundance, and has invited all the king’s sons, the commanders of the army, and Abiathar the priest. And behold, they are eating and drinking before him, and saying, ‘Long live King Adonijah!’	Today he has gone down and sacrificed great numbers of cattle, fattened calves, and sheep. He has invited all the king’s sons, the commanders of the army and Abiathar the priest. Right now they are eating and drinking with him and saying, ‘Long live King Adonijah!’
26	And for me, me thy servant, and for Zadok the priest, and for Benaiah son of Jehoida, and for Solomon thy servant, he called not.	But me, your servant, and Zadok the priest, and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, and your servant Solomon he has not invited.	But me your servant, and Zadok the priest, and Benaiah son of Jehoiada, and your servant Solomon he did not invite.
27	If from my lord the king was this word, and thou madest not known to thy servant who shall sit upon the throne of my lord the king after him?	Has this thing been brought about by my lord the king and you have not told your servants who should sit on the throne of my lord the king after him?”	Is this something my lord the king has done without letting his servants know who should sit on the throne of my lord the king after him?”
28	And king David will answer and say, Call to me for Bath-sheba. And she will come in before the king and stand before the king.	Then King David answered, “Call Bathsheba to me.” So she came into the king’s presence and stood before the king.	Then King David said, “Call in Bathsheba.” So she came into the king’s presence and stood before him.
29	And the king will swear, and say, Jehovah lives who redeemed my soul from all straits.	And the king swore, saying, “As the LORD lives, who has redeemed my soul out of every adversity,	The king then took an oath: “As surely as the LORD lives, who has delivered me out of every trouble,
30	For us I swear to thee by Jehovah the God of Israel, saying that Solomon thy son shall reign after me and he shall sit upon my throne instead of me; for so I will do this day.	as I swore to you by the LORD, the God of Israel, saying, ‘Solomon your son shall reign after me, and he shall sit on my throne in my place,’ even so will I do this day.”	I will surely carry out this very day what I swore to you by the LORD, the God of Israel: Solomon your son shall be king after me, and he will sit on my throne in my place.”
31	And Bath-sheba will bow the face to the earth and worship to the king, and say, My lord king David shall live forever,	Then Bathsheba bowed with her face to the ground and paid homage to the king and said, “May my lord King David live forever!”	Then Bathsheba bowed down with her face to the ground, prostrating herself before the king, and said, “May my lord King David live forever!”
32	And king David will say, Call to me for Zadok the priest, and for Nathan the prophet, and for Benaiah the son of Jehoida. And they will come in before the king.	King David said, “Call to me Zadok the priest, Nathan the prophet, and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada.” So they came before the king.	King David said, “Call in Zadok the priest, Nathan the prophet and Benaiah son of Jehoiada.” When they came before the king,
33	And the king will say to them, Take with you the servants of your lord and cause Solomon my son to ride upon the mule which is to me, and bring down to Gihon:	And the king said to them, “Take with you the servants of your lord and have Solomon my son ride on my own mule, and bring him down to Gihon.	he said to them: “Take your lord’s servants with you and have Solomon my son mount my own mule and take him down to Gihon.
34	And Zadok the priest anointed him there, and Nathan the prophet, for king over Israel: and strike ye upon the trumpet and say, King Solomon shall live.	And let Zadok the priest and Nathan the prophet there anoint him king over Israel. Then blow the trumpet and say, ‘Long live King Solomon!’	There have Zadok the priest and Nathan the prophet anoint him king over Israel. Blow the trumpet and shout, ‘Long live King Solomon!’
35	And come up after him, and he coming, and he shall sit upon my throne, and he shall reign instead of me: and I commanded him to be ruler over Israel and over Judah.	You shall then 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 ruler over Israel and over Judah.”	Then you are to go up with him, and he is to come and sit on my throne and reign in my place. I have appointed him ruler over Israel and Judah.”
36	And Benaiah, son of Jehoida, will answer the king and say, Verily: so will Jehovah say, the God of my lord the king.	And Benaiah the son of Jehoiada answered the king, “Amen! May the LORD, the God of my lord the king, say so.	Benaiah son of Jehoiada answered the king, “Amen! May the LORD, the God of my lord the king, so declare it.
37	As Jehovah was with my lord the king, so will he be with Solomon, and he will magnify his throne above the throne of my lord, king David.	As the LORD has been with my lord the king, even so may he be with Solomon, and make his throne greater than the throne of my lord King David.”	As the LORD was with my lord the king, so may he be with Solomon to make his throne even greater than the throne of my lord King David!”
38	And Zadok the priest will go down, and Nathan the prophet, and Benaiah son of Jehoida, and the Cherethites and the Pelethites, and they will cause Solomon to ride upon king David's mule, and they will cause him to go to Gihon.	So Zadok the priest, Nathan the prophet, and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, and the Cherethites and the Pelethites went down and had Solomon ride on King David’s mule and brought him to Gihon.	So Zadok the priest, Nathan the prophet, Benaiah son of Jehoiada, the Kerethites and the Pelethites went down and had Solomon mount King David’s mule, and they escorted him to Gihon.
39	And Zadok the priest will take a horn of oil from the tent and will anoint Solomon; and they will strike upon the trumpet, and all the people will say, King Solomon shall live.	There Zadok the priest took the horn of oil from the tent and anointed Solomon. Then they blew the trumpet, and all the people said, “Long live King Solomon!”	Zadok the priest took the horn of oil from the sacred tent and anointed Solomon. Then they sounded the trumpet and all the people shouted, “Long live King Solomon!”
40	And all the people will go up after him, and the people piping with pipes and rejoicing with great joy, and the earth will break forth with their voice.	And all the people went up after him, playing on pipes, and rejoicing with great joy, so that the earth was split by their noise.	And all the people went up after him, playing pipes and rejoicing greatly, so that the ground shook with the sound.
41	And Adonijah will hear, and all being called with him, and they finished eating. And Joab will hear the voice of the trumpet, and say, Wherefore the voice of the city put in motion?	Adonijah and all the guests who were with him heard it as they finished feasting. And when Joab heard the sound of the trumpet, he said, “What does this uproar in the city mean?”	Adonijah and all the guests who were with him heard it as they were finishing their feast. On hearing the sound of the trumpet, Joab asked, “What’s the meaning of all the noise in the city?”
42	He yet speaking, and behold, Jonathan son of Abiathar the priest came in; and Adonijah will say, Come in, for thou a man of strength, and thou wilt announce good news.	While he was still speaking, behold, Jonathan the son of Abiathar the priest came. And Adonijah said, “Come in, for you are a worthy man and bring good news.”	Even as he was speaking, Jonathan son of Abiathar the priest arrived. Adonijah said, “Come in. A worthy man like you must be bringing good news.”
43	And Jonathan will answer and say to Adonijah, Truly our lord king David made Solomon king.	Jonathan answered Adonijah, “No, for our lord King David has made Solomon king,	“Not at all!” Jonathan answered. “Our lord King David has made Solomon king.
44	And the king will send with him Zadok the priest, and Nathan the prophet, and Benaiah son of Jehoida, and the Cherethites and the Pelethites, and they will cause him to ride upon the kings mule:	and the king has sent with him Zadok the priest, Nathan the prophet, and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, and the Cherethites and the Pelethites. And they had him ride on the king’s mule.	The king has sent with him Zadok the priest, Nathan the prophet, Benaiah son of Jehoiada, the Kerethites and the Pelethites, and they have put him on the king’s mule,
45	And Zadok the priest and Nathan the prophet will anoint him for king in Gihon: and they will go up from thence rejoicing, and the city will be put in motion: this the voice which ye heard.	And Zadok the priest and Nathan the prophet have anointed him king at Gihon, and they have gone up from there rejoicing, so that the city is in an uproar. This is the noise that you have heard.	and Zadok the priest and Nathan the prophet have anointed him king at Gihon. From there they have gone up cheering, and the city resounds with it. That’s the noise you hear.
46	And also Solomon will sit upon the throne of the kingdom.	Solomon sits on the royal throne.	Moreover, Solomon has taken his seat on the royal throne.
47	And also the king's servants came to bless our lord king David, saying. Thy God will do good to the name of Solomon above thy name, and he will magnify his throne above thy throne. And the king will worship upon the bed.	Moreover, the king’s servants came to congratulate our lord King David, saying, ‘May your God make the name of Solomon more famous than yours, and make his throne greater than your throne.’ And the king bowed himself on the bed.	Also, the royal officials have come to congratulate our lord King David, saying, ‘May your God make Solomon’s name more famous than yours and his throne greater than yours!’ And the king bowed in worship on his bed
48	And also thus will the king say, Blessed Jehovah the God of Israel who gave this day him sitting upon my throne, and mine eyes seeing.	And the king also said, ‘Blessed be the LORD, the God of Israel, who has granted someone to sit on my throne this day, my own eyes seeing it.’”	and said, ‘Praise be to the LORD, the God of Israel, who has allowed my eyes to see a successor on my throne today.’”
49	And all the called that were to Adonijah will tremble, and will rise and go, a man to his way.	Then all the guests of Adonijah trembled and rose, and each went his own way.	At this, all Adonijah’s guests rose in alarm and dispersed.
50	And Adonijah will, be afraid of the face of Solomon, and he will rise and go, and lay hold upon the horns of the altar.	And Adonijah feared Solomon. So he arose and went and took hold of the horns of the altar.	But Adonijah, in fear of Solomon, went and took hold of the horns of the altar.
51	And it will be announced to Solomon, saving, Behold, Adonijah was afraid of king Solomon, and behold, he seized upon the horns of the altar, saying, Will king Solomon swear to me according to the day if he will kill his servant with the sword?	Then it was told Solomon, “Behold, Adonijah fears King Solomon, for behold, he has laid hold of the horns of the altar, saying, ‘Let King Solomon swear to me first that he will not put his servant to death with the sword.’”	Then Solomon was told, “Adonijah is afraid of King Solomon and is clinging to the horns of the altar. He says, ‘Let King Solomon swear to me today that he will not put his servant to death with the sword.’”
52	And Solomon will say, If he will be for a son of strength there shall not fall of his hairs to the earth: and if evil shall be found in him and he shall die.	And Solomon said, “If he will show himself a worthy man, not one of his hairs shall fall to the earth, but if wickedness is found in him, he shall die.”	Solomon replied, “If he shows himself to be worthy, not a hair of his head will fall to the ground; but if evil is found in him, he will die.”
53	And king Solomon will send and they will bring him down from the altar. And he will come and worship to king Solomon: and Solomon will say to him, Go to thy house.	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.”	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.”
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