1 Kings 1:5

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

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

Cross References

2 Samuel 15:1

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

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 2:13

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

1 Kings 2:15

“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.

1 Kings 2:24

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.

1 Chronicles 28:5

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

1 Chronicles 29:1

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!

Exodus 9:17

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

Proverbs 16:18

Too much pride will destroy you.

Proverbs 18:12

Pride leads to destruction; humility leads to honour.

Isaiah 2:7

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

Luke 14:11

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

Luke 18:14

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 honoured.”

Judges 9:2

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