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1 Kings 1:5

Contemporary English Version 1995

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.

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Some time later, Absalom got himself a chariot with horses to pull it, and he had 50 men run in front.

Then Jesus said, “When the two men went home, it was the tax collector and not the Pharisee who was pleasing to God. If you put yourself above others, you will be put down. But if you humble yourself, you will be honored.”

If you put yourself above others, you will be put down. But if you humble yourself, you will be honored.

They have endless treasures of silver and gold; they have countless horses and war chariots.

Pride leads to destruction; humility leads to honor.

Too much pride will destroy you.

David told the crowd: God chose my son Solomon to build the temple, but Solomon is young and has no experience. This is not just any building—this is the temple for the Lord God!

The Lord has blessed me with many sons, but he chose my son Solomon to be the next king of Israel.

The Lord made me king in my father's place and promised that the kings of Israel would come from my family. Yes, I swear by the living Lord that Adonijah will die today.

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.

You are still determined not to let the Lord's people go.

and told them to say to the leaders of Shechem, “Do you think it would be good to have all 70 of Gideon's sons ruling us? Wouldn't you rather have just one man be king? Abimelech would make a good king, and he's related to us.”

“You know that I was king for a little while,” Adonijah replied. “And everyone in Israel accepted me as their ruler. But the Lord wanted my brother to be king, so now things have changed.

One day, Adonijah went to see Bathsheba, Solomon's mother, and she asked, “Is this a friendly visit?” “Yes.




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