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.
1 Kings 1:24 - Revised Standard Version (RSV-CI) And Nathan said, “My lord the king, have you said, ‘Adonijah shall reign after me, and he shall sit upon my throne’? Flere versionerKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And Nathan said, My lord, O king, hast thou said, Adonijah shall reign after me, and he shall sit upon my throne? Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And Nathan said, My lord the king, have you said, Adonijah shall reign after me, and he shall sit on my throne? American Standard Version (1901) And Nathan said, My lord, O king, hast thou said, Adonijah shall reign after me, and he shall sit upon my throne? Common English Bible He said, “My master the king, you must have said, ‘Adonijah will become king after me and will sit on my throne.’ Catholic Public Domain Version Nathan said: "My lord the king, did you say, 'Let Adonijah reign after me, and let him sit upon my throne?' Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Nathan said: My lord O king, hast thou said: Let Adonias reign after me, and let him sit upon my throne? |
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.
For he has gone down this day, and has sacrificed oxen, fatlings, and sheep in abundance, and has invited all the king's sons, Joab the commander of the army, and Abiathar the priest; and behold, they are eating and drinking before him, and saying, ‘Long live King Adonijah!’
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.