1 Kings 1 · Verse 13

1 Kings 1:13

Go and get thee in unto king David, and say unto him, Didst not thou, my lord, O king, swear unto thine handmaid, saying, Assuredly Solomon thy son shall reign after me, and he shall sit upon my throne? why then doth Adonijah reign?
1 Kings 1:13, King James Version

1 Kings 1:13 in other translations

BSBGo at once to King David and say, ‘My lord the king, did you not swear to your maidservant, “Surely your son Solomon will reign after me, and he will sit on my throne”? Why then has Adonijah become king?’
WEBGo in to King David, and tell him, ‘Didn’t you, my lord the king, swear to your servant, saying, “Assuredly Solomon your son shall reign after me, and he shall sit on my throne”? Why then does Adonijah reign?’
ASVGo and get thee in unto king David, and say unto him, Didst not thou, my lord, O king, swear unto thy handmaid, saying, Assuredly Solomon thy son shall reign after me, and he shall sit upon my throne? why then doth Adonijah reign?
YLTgo and enter in unto king David, and thou hast said unto him, Hast thou not, my lord, O king, sworn to thy handmaid, saying, Surely Solomon thy son doth reign after me, and he doth sit on my throne? and wherefore hath Adonijah reigned?
DARBYGo and get thee in to king David, and say to him, Didst not thou, my lord, O king, swear to thy handmaid saying, Solomon thy son shall reign after me, and he shall sit on my throne? why then does Adonijah reign?
BBECome now, go to King David and say to him, Did you not, O my lord, take an oath to me, your servant, saying, Truly Solomon your son will be king after me, seated on the seat of my kingdom? why then is Adonijah acting as king?
WebsterGo, and enter in to king David, and say to him, Didst not thou, my lord, O king, swear to thy handmaid, saying, Assuredly Solomon thy son shall reign after me, and he shall sit upon my throne? why then doth Adonijah reign?

What does 1 Kings 1:13 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 1 Kings 1:11-27

11-27. Nathan spake unto Bath-sheba ... let me ... give thee counsel, &c.--The revolt was defeated by this prophet, who, knowing the Lord's will (2Sa 7:12; 1Ch 22:9), felt himself bound, in accordance with his character and office, to take the lead in seeing it executed. Hitherto the succession of the Hebrew monarchy had not been settled. The Lord had reserved to Himself the right of nomination (De 17:15), which was…

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Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 13 Go and get thee in unto King David - He knew that this woman had a sovereign influence over the king. If Bath-sheba was a source of pleasure to David, must she not also have been a source of pain to him? For could he ever forget the guilty manner in which he acquired her? Didst not thou - swear - It is very likely that David made such an oath, and that was known only to Bath-sheba and Nathan. It is nowhere else mentioned.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on 1 Kings 1:11-31

Observe Nathan's address to Bathsheba. Let me give thee counsel how to save thy own life, and the life of thy son. Such as this is the counsel Christ's ministers give us in his name, to give all diligence, not only that no man take our crown, Re 3:11, but that we save our lives, even the lives of our souls. David made a solemn declaration of his firm cleaving to his former resolution, that Solomon should be his…

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1 Kings 1:13 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

לְכִ֞יle.KhicomeH1980
וּבֹ֣אִי\׀u.Vo.'iand goH935
אֶל\־'el-toH413
הַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhthe kingH4428
דָּוִ֗דda.VidDavidH1732
וְאָמַ֤רְתְּve.'a.Martand you will sayH559
אֵלָיו֙'e.Lavto himH413
הֲלֹֽא\־ha.lo'-¿ notH3808
אַתָּ֞ה'a.TahyouH859
אֲדֹנִ֣י'a.do.NiO lord myH113
הַמֶּ֗לֶךְha.Me.lekhthe kingH4428
נִשְׁבַּ֤עְתָּnish.Ba'.tadid you swear an oathH7650
לַאֲמָֽתְךָ֙la.'a.ma.te.Khato maidservant yourH519
לֵאמֹ֔רle.Mor<to> sayingH559
כִּֽי\־ki-thatH3588
שְׁלֹמֹ֤הshe.lo.MohSolomonH8010
בְנֵךְ֙ve.neKhson yourH1121
יִמְלֹ֣ךְyim.Lokhhe will reignH4427
אַחֲרַ֔י'a.cha.Raiafter meH310
וְה֖וּאve.Hu'and heH1931
יֵשֵׁ֣בye.Shevhe will sitH3427
עַל\־'al-onH5921
כִּסְאִ֑יkis.'Ithrone myH3678
וּמַדּ֖וּעַu.ma.Du.a'and why?H4069
מָלַ֥ךְma.Lakhhas he become kingH4427
אֲדֹנִיָֽהוּ\׃'a.do.ni.Ya.huAdonijahH138

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for 1 Kings 1:13

  • 1 Kings 1:30

    Even as I sware unto thee by the Lord God of Israel, saying, Assuredly Solomon thy son shall reign after me, and he shall sit upon my throne in my stead; even so will I certainly do this day.

  • 1 Kings 1:17

    And she said unto him, My lord, thou swarest by the Lord thy God unto thine handmaid, saying, Assuredly Solomon thy son shall reign after me, and he shall sit upon my throne.

  • 1 Chronicles 22:6-13

    Then he called for Solomon his son, and charged him to build an house for the Lord God of Israel. And David said to Solomon, My son, as for me, it was in my mind to build an house unto the name of the Lord my God: But the word of the Lord came to me, saying, Thou hast shed blood abundantly, and hast made great wars: thou shalt not build an house unto my name, because thou hast shed much blood upon the earth in my sight. Behold, a son shall be born to thee, who shall be a man of rest; and I will give him rest from all his enemies round about: for his name shall be Solomon, and I will give peace and quietness unto Israel in his days. …

  • Psalms 132:11-12

    The Lord hath sworn in truth unto David; he will not turn from it; Of the fruit of thy body will I set upon thy throne. If thy children will keep my covenant and my testimony that I shall teach them, their children shall also sit upon thy throne for evermore.

  • 1 Kings 2:12

    Then sat Solomon upon the throne of David his father; and his kingdom was established greatly.

  • Luke 1:32-33

    He shall be great, and shall be called the Son of the Highest: and the Lord God shall give unto him the throne of his father David: And he shall reign over the house of Jacob for ever; and of his kingdom there shall be no end.

  • 1 Kings 1:48

    And also thus said the king, Blessed be the Lord God of Israel, which hath given one to sit on my throne this day, mine eyes even seeing it.

  • Jeremiah 33:21

    Then may also my covenant be broken with David my servant, that he should not have a son to reign upon his throne; and with the Levites the priests, my ministers.

  • 1 Chronicles 29:23

    Then Solomon sat on the throne of the Lord as king instead of David his father, and prospered; and all Israel obeyed him.

  • Isaiah 9:7

    Of the increase of his government and peace there shall be no end, upon the throne of David, and upon his kingdom, to order it, and to establish it with judgment and with justice from henceforth even for ever. The zeal of the Lord of hosts will perform this.

  • 1 Kings 1:11

    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?

  • 1 Kings 1:24

    And Nathan said, My lord, O king, hast thou said, Adonijah shall reign after me, and he shall sit upon my throne?

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Assuredly.
11,17,30; 1Ch 22:6-13
sit.
17,24,30,35,48; 2:12; De 17:18; 1Ch 29:23; Ps 132:11,12; Isa 9:7
Jer 33:21; Lu 1:32,33

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Context

  • 1 Kings 1:12

    Now therefore come, let me, I pray thee, give thee counsel, that thou mayest save thine own life, and the life of thy son Solomon.

  • 1 Kings 1:13

    Go and get thee in unto king David, and say unto him, Didst not thou, my lord, O king, swear unto thine handmaid, saying, Assuredly Solomon thy son shall reign after me, and he shall sit upon my throne? why then doth Adonijah reign?

  • 1 Kings 1:14

    Behold, while thou yet talkest there with the king, I also will come in after thee, and confirm thy words.

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1 Kings 1:13 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Ve, y entra al rey David, y dile: Rey señor mío, ¿no has tú jurado á tu sierva, diciendo: Salomón tu hijo reinará después de mí, y él se sentará en mi trono? ¿por qué pues reina Adonía?
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Va, et entre auprès du roi David, et dis-lui: Ô roi, mon seigneur, n’as-tu pas juré à ta servante, en disant: Salomon, ton fils, régnera après moi, et lui s’assiéra sur mon trône? Et pourquoi Adonija règne-t-il?
German
Elberfelder 1871		Gehe hin und tritt zum König David hinein, und sprich zu ihm: Hast du, mein Herr König, nicht deiner Magd geschworen und gesagt: Dein Sohn Salomo soll nach mir König sein, und er soll auf meinem Throne sitzen? Und warum ist Adonija König geworden?
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Vade, et ingredere ad regem David, et dic ei: Nonne tu, domine mi rex, jurasti mihi ancillæ tuæ, dicens: Salomon filius tuus regnabit post me, et ipse sedebit in solio meo? quare ergo regnat Adonias?