1 Kings 1:52

Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version

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

Cross References

1 Samuel 14:45

But the soldiers said to Saul, “Jonathan led Israel to a great victory today. Must Jonathan die? Never! As surely as the Lord lives, 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 from death.

2 Samuel 14:11

The woman said, “Please, use the name of the Lord your God and swear that you will stop these people. They want to punish my son for murdering his brother. Swear that you will not let them destroy my son.” David said, “As the Lord lives, no one will hurt your son. Not even one hair from your son’s head will fall to the ground.”

Proverbs 13:6

Goodness protects honest people, but evil destroys those who love to sin.

Proverbs 21:12

God is good. He knows what the wicked are doing, and he will punish them.

Job 15:22

An evil man has no hope of escaping the darkness. There is a sword somewhere waiting to kill him.

Acts 27:34

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

Luke 21:18

But none of these things can really harm you.

Matthew 10:30

God even knows how many hairs are on your head.

1 Kings 1:51

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

1 Kings 1:53

Then King Solomon sent some men to get Adonijah and brought him in. He approached the king and bowed before him. Then Solomon said, “Go home.”