1 Kings 1:52

Easy To Read Version

So Solomon answered, “If Adonijah shows that he is a good man, then I promise that not even a hair on his head will be hurt. But if he does anything wrong, then he will die.”

Cross References

2 Samuel 14:11

The woman said, “Please, use the name of the Lord your God and swear (promise) that you will stop those people. They want to punish my son for murdering his brother. Swear that you won’t let them destroy my son.”

1 Kings 1:51

Then someone told Solomon, “Adonijah is scared of you, King Solomon. Adonijah is {at the Holy Tent} holding onto the horns of the altar. And he refuses to leave. Adonijah says, ‘Tell King Solomon to promise me that he will not kill me.’”

1 Kings 1:53

Then King Solomon sent some men to get Adonijah. The men brought Adonijah to King Solomon. Adonijah came to King Solomon and bowed down. Then Solomon said, “Go home.”

Job 15:22

The evil person is very frustrated,\par and there is no hope for him to\par escape the darkness.\par There is a sword somewhere\par that is waiting to kill him.\par

Proverbs 13:6

Goodness protects a good, honest person. But evil defeats the person that loves to sin.

Proverbs 21:12

God is good. God knows what evil people are doing, and he will punish them.

Matthew 10:30

God even knows how many hairs are on your head.

Luke 21:18

But none of these things can really harm you.

Acts 27:34

Now I beg (ask) you to eat something. You need it to stay alive. None of you will lose even one hair off your heads.”

1 Samuel 14:45

But the soldiers said to Saul, “Jonathan led Israel to a great victory today. Must Jonathan die? Never! We swear (promise) by the living God that {no one will hurt Jonathan}—not one hair of Jonathan’s head will fall to the ground! God helped Jonathan fight against the Philistines today!” So the people saved Jonathan. He was not put to death.