1 Kings 1:24 - New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021

²⁴ Nathan said, “My lord the king, have you said, ‘Adonijah shall succeed me as king, and he shall sit on my throne’?

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

²⁴ 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

²⁴ 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)

²⁴ 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

²⁴ 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

²⁴ Nathan said: "My lord the king, did you say, 'Let Adonijah reign after me, and let him sit upon my throne?'

1 Kings 1:24 Cross References

1 Kings 1:5

Now Adonijah son of Haggith exalted himself, saying, “I will be king.” He prepared for himself chariots and horsemen, and fifty men to run before him.

1 Kings 1:23

The king was told, “Here is the prophet Nathan.” When he came in before the king, he did obeisance to the king, with his face to the ground.

1 Kings 1:25

For today he has gone down and has sacrificed oxen, fatted cattle, and sheep in abundance and has invited all the king’s children, Joab the commander of the army, and the priest Abiathar, who are now eating and drinking before him, and saying, ‘Long live King Adonijah!’