1 Kings 2:15

Catholic Public Domain Version

"You know that the kingdom was mine, and that all of Israel had preferred me for themselves as king. But the kingdom was transferred, and has become my brother's. For it was appointed to him by the Lord.

Cross References

2 Samuel 12:24

And David consoled his wife Bathsheba. And entering to her, he slept with her. And she bore a son, and he called his name Solomon, and the Lord loved him.

2 Samuel 15:13

Then a messenger went to David, saying, "With their whole heart, all of Israel is following Absalom."

2 Samuel 15:6

And he was doing this to all those of Israel arriving for judgment to be heard by the king. And he solicited the hearts of the men of Israel.

2 Samuel 16:18

And Hushai responded to Absalom: "By no means! For I will be his, whom the Lord has chosen. And I, and all this people, and all of Israel, will remain with him.

2 Samuel 3:3

And after him, there was Chileab, from Abigail, the wife of Nabal of Carmel. Then the third was Absalom, the son of Maacah, the daughter of Talmai, the king of Geshur.

2 Samuel 3:4

Then the fourth was Adonijah, the son of Haggith. And the fifth was Shephatiah, the son of Abital.

2 Samuel 7:12

And when your days will have been fulfilled, and you will sleep with your fathers, I will raise up your offspring after you, who will go forth from your loins, and I will make firm his kingdom.

1 Kings 1:25

For today, he descended, and he immolated oxen, and fattened cattle, and many rams. And he summoned all the sons of the king, and the leaders of the army, along with Abiathar, the priest. And they are eating and drinking before him, and saying, 'As king Adonijah lives.'

1 Kings 1:38

Then Zadok, the priest, and Nathan, the prophet, descended, with Benaiah, the son of Jehoiada, and the Cherethites and Pelethites. And they placed Solomon on the mule of king David, and they led him to Gihon.

1 Kings 1:39

And Zadok, the priest, took the horn of oil from the tabernacle, and he anointed Solomon. And they sounded the trumpet. And all the people said, "As king Solomon lives."

1 Kings 1:5

Then Adonijah, the son of Haggith, exalted himself, saying, "I shall reign!" And he appointed for himself chariots and horsemen, with fifty men who would run before him.

1 Kings 2:14

And he added, "My word is for you." She said to him, "Speak." And he said:

1 Kings 2:16

Now therefore, I beg of you one petition. May you not confound my face." And she said to him, "Speak."

1 Kings 2:22

And king Solomon responded, and he said to his mother: "Why do you request Abishag the Shunammite for Adonijah? Why not request the kingdom for him! For he is my older brother, and he has Abiathar, the priest, and Joab, the son of Zeruiah."

Proverbs 21:30

There is no wisdom, there is no prudence, there is no counsel, which is against the Lord.

Daniel 2:22

He reveals deep and hidden things, and he knows what has been established in darkness. And the light is with him.