1 Kings 1:18

Contemporary English Version 1995

But Adonijah has already been made king, and you didn't know anything about it.

Cross References

1 Kings 1:24

and said: Your Majesty, did you say that Adonijah would be king?

Acts 3:17

My friends, I am sure you and your leaders didn't know what you were doing.

1 Kings 1:27

Did you say they could do this without telling the rest of us who would be the next king?

1 Kings 1:11

When Nathan heard what had happened, he asked Bathsheba, Solomon's mother: Have you heard that Adonijah the son of Haggith has made himself king? But David doesn't know a thing about it.

1 Kings 1:5

Adonijah was the son of David and Haggith. He was Absalom's younger brother and was very handsome. One day, Adonijah started bragging, “I'm going to make myself king!” So he got some chariots and horses, and he hired 50 men as bodyguards. David did not want to hurt his feelings, so he never asked Adonijah why he was doing these things.

2 Samuel 15:10

He took 200 men from Jerusalem with him, but they had no idea what he was going to do. Absalom offered sacrifices in Hebron and sent someone to Gilo to tell David's advisor Ahithophel to come. More and more people were joining Absalom and supporting his plot. Meanwhile, Absalom had secretly sent some messengers to the northern tribes of Israel. The messengers told everyone, “When you hear the sound of the trumpets, you must shout, ‘Absalom now rules as king in Hebron!’ ”

1 Kings 1:17

Bathsheba answered: Your Majesty, you promised me in the name of the Lord your God that my son Solomon would be the next king.

1 Kings 1:19

He sacrificed a lot of cattle, calves, and sheep. And he invited Abiathar the priest, Joab your army commander, and all your sons to be there, except Solomon, your loyal servant.