1 Kings 1:52 - New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021

⁵² So Solomon responded, “If he proves to be a worthy man, not one of his hairs shall fall to the ground, but if wickedness is found in him, he shall die.”

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

⁵² And Solomon said, If he will shew himself a worthy man, there shall not an hair of him fall to the earth: but if wickedness shall be found in him, he shall die.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

⁵² Solomon said, If he will show himself to be a worthy man, not a hair of him shall fall to the ground; but if wickedness is found in him, he shall die.

American Standard Version (1901)

⁵² And Solomon said, If he shall show himself a worthy man, there shall not a hair of him fall to the earth; but if wickedness be found in him, he shall die.

Common English Bible

⁵² Solomon said, “If he shows himself to be an honorable person, then not a hair of his head will be harmed. But if any evil is found in him, he will die.”

Catholic Public Domain Version

⁵² And Solomon said: "If he is a good man, not so much as one hair of his head shall fall to the ground. But if evil is found in him, he shall die."

1 Kings 1:52 Cross References

1 Samuel 14:45

Then the people said to Saul, “Shall Jonathan die, who has accomplished this great victory in Israel? Far from it! As the Lord lives, not one hair of his head shall fall to the ground, for he has worked with God today.” So the people ransomed Jonathan, and he did not die.

2 Samuel 14:11

Then she said, “Please, may the king keep the Lord your God in mind, so that the avenger of blood may kill no more and my son not be destroyed.” He said, “As the Lord lives, not one hair of your son shall fall to the ground.”

Proverbs 13:6

Righteousness guards one whose way is upright, but sin overthrows the wicked.

Proverbs 21:12

The Righteous One observes the house of the wicked; he casts the wicked down to ruin.

Job 15:22

They despair of returning from darkness, and they are destined for the sword.

Acts 27:34

Therefore I urge you to take some food, for it will help you survive, for none of you will lose a hair from your heads.”

Luke 21:18

But not a hair of your head will perish.

Matthew 10:30

And even the hairs of your head are all counted.

1 Kings 1:51

Solomon was informed, “Adonijah is afraid of King Solomon; see, he has laid hold of the horns of the altar, saying, ‘Let King Solomon swear to me first that he will not kill his servant with the sword.’ ”

1 Kings 1:53

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.”