1 Kings 2:15

Modern English Version

He said, “You know that the kingdom was mine and that all Israel viewed me as the king. However, the kingdom has become my brother’s, for it was given to him by the Lord.

Cross References

2 Samuel 12:24

Then David comforted Bathsheba, his wife. He went to her and lay with her, so that she conceived a son. They named him Solomon, and the Lord loved him.

2 Samuel 15:13

A messenger came to David and said, “The hearts of the men of Israel are following Absalom.”

2 Samuel 15:6

Absalom acted this way toward every Israelite who came to the king for a judgment. So Absalom stole the hearts of the men of Israel.

2 Samuel 16:18

Hushai said to Absalom, “No! For whom the Lord, this people, and all men of Israel have chosen, his I will be and with him I will remain.

2 Samuel 3:3

and his second, Kileab, by Abigail the widow of Nabal, the Carmelite; and the third, Absalom the son of Maacah the daughter of Talmai, the king of Geshur;

2 Samuel 3:4

and the fourth, Adonijah the son of Haggith; and the fifth, Shephatiah the son of Abital;

2 Samuel 7:12

When your days are complete and you lie down with your fathers, I will raise up after you an offspring from your body, and I will establish his rule.

1 Kings 1:25

For he has gone down this day and has slain oxen, fat cattle, and sheep in abundance, and has invited all the king’s sons, the commanders of the guard, and Abiathar the priest. And behold, they are eating and drinking with him, saying, ‘God save King Adonijah!’

1 Kings 1:38

So Zadok the priest, Nathan the prophet, Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, and the Kerethites and the Pelethites went down and had Solomon ride on King David’s mule and brought him to Gihon.

1 Kings 1:39

Zadok the priest took a horn of oil out of the tabernacle and anointed Solomon. Then they blew the trumpet, and all the people said, “God save King Solomon!”

1 Kings 1:5

Then Adonijah the son of Haggith exalted himself, saying, “I will be king,” and he assembled chariots and horsemen and fifty men to run before him.

1 Kings 2:14

Then he said, “I have something to say to you.” And she said, “Speak.”

1 Kings 2:16

And now I ask one petition of you; do not deny me.” She said to him, “Keep speaking.”

1 Kings 2:22

King Solomon answered his mother, “Now why do you ask Abishag the Shunammite for Adonijah? Ask for him the kingdom also, for he is my elder brother. Ask not only for him, but also for Abiathar the priest, and for Joab the son of Zeruiah.”

Proverbs 21:30

No wisdom or understanding or counsel can stand against the Lord.

Daniel 2:22

He reveals the deep and secret things; He knows what is in the darkness, and the light dwells with Him.