1 Kings 2:24

New Century Version

By the Lord who has given me the throne that belonged to my father David and who has kept his promise and given the kingdom to me and my people, Adonijah will die today!”

Cross References

2 Samuel 12:10

Now there will always be people in your family who will die by a sword, because you did not respect me; you took the wife of Uriah the Hittite for yourself!’

2 Samuel 7:27

“Lord All-Powerful, the God of Israel, you have said to me, ‘I will make your family great.’ So I, your servant, am brave enough to pray to you.

1 Kings 1:29

Then the king made this promise, “The Lord has saved me from all trouble. As surely as he lives,

1 Kings 1:46

Solomon has now become the king.

1 Kings 1:52

So Solomon answered, “Adonijah must show that he is a man of honor. If he does that, I promise he will not lose even a single hair from his head. But if he does anything wrong, he will die.”

1 Kings 10:9

Praise the Lord your God, who was pleased to make you king of Israel. The Lord has constant love for Israel, so he made you king to keep justice and to rule fairly.”

1 Chronicles 17:10

when I chose judges for my people Israel. I will defeat all your enemies. “ ‘I tell you that the Lord will make your descendants kings of Israel after you.

1 Chronicles 17:17

But that was not enough for you, God. You have also made promises about my future family. Lord God, you have treated me like a very important person.

1 Chronicles 17:23

“Lord, keep the promise forever that you made about my family and me, your servant. Do what you have said.

1 Chronicles 22:10

Solomon will build a temple for worship to me. He will be my son, and I will be his father. I will make his kingdom strong; someone from his family will rule Israel forever.’ ”

1 Chronicles 29:23

Then Solomon sat on the Lord’s throne as king and took his father David’s place. Solomon was very successful, and all the people of Israel obeyed him.

Psalm 127:1

If the Lord doesn’t build the house, the builders are working for nothing. If the Lord doesn’t guard the city, the guards are watching for nothing.

Exodus 1:21

Because the nurses feared God, he gave them families of their own.

Proverbs 20:2

An angry king is like a roaring lion. Making him angry may cost you your life.

1 Samuel 25:28

Please forgive my wrong. The Lord will certainly let your family have many kings, because you fight his battles. As long as you live, may you do nothing bad.