Then Absalom sent agents throughout the tribes of Israel with this message: ‘When you hear the sound of the ram’s horn, you are to say, “Absalom has become king in Hebron! ” ’
1 Kings 1:11 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised Then Nathan said to Bathsheba, Solomon’s mother, ‘Have you not heard that Adonijah son of Haggith has become king and our lord David does not know it? Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Wherefore Nathan spake unto Bath-sheba the mother of Solomon, saying, Hast thou not heard that Adonijah the son of Haggith doth reign, and David our lord knoweth it not? Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Then Nathan said to Bathsheba the mother of Solomon, Have you not heard that Adonijah, the son of Haggith, reigns and David our lord does not know it? American Standard Version (1901) Then Nathan spake unto Bath-sheba the mother of Solomon, saying, Hast thou not heard that Adonijah the son of Haggith doth reign, and David our lord knoweth it not? Common English Bible Nathan said to Bathsheba, Solomon’s mother, “Did you hear that Adonijah, Haggith’s son, has become king, but our master David doesn’t know about it? Catholic Public Domain Version And so Nathan said to Bathsheba, the mother of Solomon: "Have you not heard that Adonijah, the son of Haggith, has begun to reign, and that our lord David is ignorant of this? Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And Nathan said to Bethsabee the mother of Solomon: Hast thou not heard that Adonias the son of Haggith reigneth, and our lord David knoweth it not? |
Then Absalom sent agents throughout the tribes of Israel with this message: ‘When you hear the sound of the ram’s horn, you are to say, “Absalom has become king in Hebron! ” ’
the fourth was Adonijah, son of Haggith; the fifth was Shephatiah, son of Abital;
but he did not invite the prophet Nathan, Benaiah, the royal guard, or his brother Solomon.
Now Adonijah son of Haggith came to Bathsheba, Solomon’s mother. She asked, ‘Do you come peacefully? ’ ‘Peacefully,’ he replied,
Then King David said to all the assembly, ‘My son Solomon #– #God has chosen him alone #– #is young and inexperienced. The task is great because the building will not be built for a human but for the Lord God.