1 Kings 1 · Verse 24

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?
1 Kings 1:24, King James Version

1 Kings 1:24 in other translations

BSB“My lord the king,” said Nathan, “did you say, ‘Adonijah will reign after me, and he will sit on my throne’?
WEBNathan said, “My lord, King, have you said, ‘Adonijah shall reign after me, and he shall sit on my throne’?
ASVAnd Nathan said, My lord, O king, hast thou said, Adonijah shall reign after me, and he shall sit upon my throne?
YLTAnd Nathan saith, ‘My lord, O king, thou hast said, Adonijah doth reign after me, and he doth sit on my throne;
DARBYAnd Nathan said, My lord, O king, hast thou said, Adonijah shall reign after me, and he shall sit on my throne?
BBEAnd Nathan said, O my lord king, have you said, Adonijah is to be king after me, seated on the seat of my kingdom?
WebsterAnd Nathan said, My lord, O king, hast thou said, Adonijah shall reign after me, and he shall sit upon my throne?

What does 1 Kings 1:24 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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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 1:24 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.

וַיֹּאמֶר֮vai.yo.Merand he saidH559
נָתָן֒na.TanNathanH5416
אֲדֹנִ֣י'a.do.NiO lord myH113
הַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhthe kingH4428
אַתָּ֣ה'a.TahyouH859
אָמַ֔רְתָּ'a.Mar.tahave you said?H559
אֲדֹנִיָּ֖הוּ'a.do.ni.Ya.huAdonijahH138
יִמְלֹ֣ךְyim.Lokhhe will reignH4427
אַחֲרָ֑י'a.cha.Raiafter meH310
וְה֖וּאve.Hu'and heH1931
יֵשֵׁ֥בye.Shevhe will sitH3427
עַל\־'al-onH5921
כִּסְאִֽי\׃kis.'Ithrone myH3678

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Cross references for 1 Kings 1:24

  • 1 Kings 1:17-18

    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. And now, behold, Adonijah reigneth; and now, my lord the king, thou knowest it not:

  • 1 Kings 1:13-14

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

  • 1 Kings 1:5

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

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Context

  • 1 Kings 1:23

    And they told the king, saying, Behold Nathan the prophet. And when he was come in before the king, he bowed himself before the king with his face to the ground.

  • 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?

  • 1 Kings 1:25

    For he is gone down this day, and hath slain oxen and fat cattle and sheep in abundance, and hath called all the king’s sons, and the captains of the host, and Abiathar the priest; and, behold, they eat and drink before him, and say, God save king Adonijah.

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1 Kings 1:24 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Y dijo Nathán: Rey señor mío, ¿has tú dicho: Adonía reinará después de mí, y él se sentará en mi trono?
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Et Nathan dit: Ô roi, mon seigneur, as-tu dit: Adonija régnera après moi, et lui s’assiéra sur mon trône?
German
Elberfelder 1871		Und Nathan sprach: Mein Herr König, hast du gesagt: Adonija soll nach mir König sein, und er soll auf meinem Throne sitzen?
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		dixit Nathan: Domine mi rex, tu dixisti: Adonias regnet post me, et ipse sedeat super thronum meum?