1 Kings 2:15

New American Bible - revised edition

So he said: “You know that the kingship was mine, and all Israel expected me to be king. But the kingship passed me by and went to my brother; by the Lord’s will it went to him.

Cross References

2 Samuel 12:24

Then David consoled Bathsheba his wife. He went and slept with her; and she conceived and bore him a son, who was named Solomon. The Lord loved him

2 Samuel 15:13

An informant came to David with the report, “The Israelites have given their hearts to Absalom, and they are following him.”

2 Samuel 15:6

By behaving in this way toward all the Israelites who came to the king for judgment, Absalom was stealing the heart of Israel. Conspiracy in Hebron.

2 Samuel 16:18

Hushai replied to Absalom: “On the contrary, I am his whom the Lord and all this people and all Israel have chosen, and with him I will stay.

2 Samuel 3:3

the second, Chileab, of Abigail the wife of Nabal of Carmel; the third, Absalom, son of Maacah, who was the daughter of Talmai, king of Geshur;

2 Samuel 3:4

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

2 Samuel 7:12

when your days have been completed and you rest with your ancestors, I will raise up your offspring after you, sprung from your loins, and I will establish his kingdom.

1 Kings 1:25

For today he went down and sacrificed bulls, fatlings, and sheep in great numbers; he invited all the king’s sons, the commanders of the army, and Abiathar the priest, and even now they are eating and drinking in his company and saying, ‘Long live King Adonijah!’

1 Kings 1:38

So Zadok the priest, Nathan the prophet, Benaiah, son of Jehoiada, and the Cherethites and Pelethites went down, and mounting Solomon on King David’s mule, escorted him to Gihon.

1 Kings 1:39

Then Zadok the priest took the horn of oil from the tent and anointed Solomon. They blew the ram’s horn and all the people shouted, “Long live King Solomon!”

1 Kings 1:5

Adonijah, son of Haggith, boasted, “I shall be king!” and he provided himself with chariots, horses, and a retinue of fifty to go before him.

1 Kings 2:14

and he added, “I have something to say to you.” She replied, “Speak.”

1 Kings 2:16

But now there is one favor I would ask of you. Do not refuse me.” And she said, “Speak on.”

1 Kings 2:22

King Solomon answered his mother, “And why do you ask that Abishag the Shunamite be given to Adonijah? Ask the kingship for him as well, for he is my older brother! Ask for him, for Abiathar the priest, for Joab, son of Zeruiah!”

Proverbs 21:30

No wisdom, no understanding, no counsel prevail against the Lord.

Daniel 2:22

He reveals deep and hidden things and knows what is in the darkness, for the light dwells with him.