1 Kings 2:24

Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version

The Lord made me the king of Israel. He gave me the throne of my father David. The Lord kept his promise and gave the kingdom to me and my family. Now, as surely as the Lord lives, I swear Adonijah will die today!”

Cross References

1 Chronicles 22:10

Solomon will build a temple for my name. He will be my son, and I will be his Father. I will make his kingdom strong, and someone from his family will rule Israel forever!’”

Psalm 127:1

If it is not the Lord who builds a house, the builders are wasting their time. If it is not the Lord who watches over the city, the guards are wasting their time.

1 Chronicles 29:23

Then Solomon sat on the Lord’s throne as king. Solomon took his father’s place. He was very successful. All the Israelites obeyed him.

1 Chronicles 17:23

“Lord, you made this promise to me and my family. Now, keep your promise forever. Do what you said you would.

1 Chronicles 17:17

Besides all these things, God, you let me know what will happen to my family in the future. Lord God, you have treated me like a very important man.

1 Chronicles 17:10

Those bad things happened, but I chose leaders to care for my people Israel. And I will also defeat all your enemies. “‘I tell you that the Lord will build a house for you.

1 Kings 10:9

Praise the Lord your God! He was pleased to make you king of Israel. Because of the Lord’s unending love for Israel, he has made you king to rule with justice and fairness.”

1 Kings 1:52

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.”

1 Kings 1:29

Then the king made a promise: “The Lord has saved me from every danger. As surely as he lives, I make this promise to you.

2 Samuel 7:27

“You, Lord All-Powerful, the God of Israel, have shown things to me. You said, ‘I will make your family great.’ That is why I, your servant, decided to pray this prayer to you.

1 Samuel 25:28

Please forgive me for doing wrong. I know the Lord will make your family strong because you fight his battles. People will never find anything bad about you as long as you live.

2 Samuel 12:10

So your family will never have peace! When you took Uriah’s wife, you showed that you did not respect me.’

1 Kings 1:46

Solomon is sitting on the king’s throne and the king’s officers are congratulating King David, saying, ‘King David, you are a great king!’ And now we pray that your God will make Solomon a great king too. We pray your God will make him even more famous than you. And we pray that his kingdom will be even greater than yours is! Even King David was there. From his bed, the king bowed before Solomon

Proverbs 20:2

An angry king is like a roaring lion. If you make him angry, you could lose your life.