1 Kings 1 · Verse 27

1 Kings 1:27

Is this thing done by my lord the king, and thou hast not shewed it unto thy servant, who should sit on the throne of my lord the king after him?
1 Kings 1:27, King James Version

1 Kings 1:27 in other translations

BSBHas my lord the king let this happen without informing your servant who should sit on the throne after my lord the king?”
WEBWas this thing done by my lord the king, and you haven’t shown to your servants who should sit on the throne of my lord the king after him?”
ASVIs this thing done by my lord the king, and thou hast not showed unto thy servants who should sit on the throne of my lord the king after him?
YLTif from my lord the king this thing hath been, then thou hast not caused thy servant to know who doth sit on the throne of my lord the king after him.'
DARBYIs this thing done by my lord the king, and thou hast not shewn to thy servants who should sit on the throne of my lord the king after him?
BBEHas this thing been done by my lord the king, without giving word to your servants who was to be placed on my lord the king's seat after him?
WebsterIs this thing done by my lord the king, and thou hast not shown it to thy servant, who should sit on the throne of my lord the king after him?

What does 1 Kings 1:27 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 1:27 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.

אִ֗ם'Im<if>?H518
מֵאֵת֙me.'Etfrom withH854
אֲדֹנִ֣י'a.do.Nilord myH113
הַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhthe kingH4428
נִהְיָ֖הnih.Yahhas it occurredH1961
הַדָּבָ֣רha.da.Varthe matterH1697
הַזֶּ֑הha.Zeh<the> thisH2088
וְלֹ֤אve.Lo'and notH3808
הוֹדַ֙עְתָּ֙ho.Da'.tayou made knownH3045
אֶֽת\־'et-<obj.>H853
עַבְדְּךָ֔av.dei.khaservant yourH5650
מִ֗יMiwho?H4310
יֵשֵׁ֛בye.Shevwill he sitH3427
עַל\־'al-onH5921
כִּסֵּ֥אki.Se'[the] throne ofH3678
אֲדֹנִֽי\־'a.do.ni-lord myH113
הַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhthe kingH4428
אַחֲרָֽיו\׃\ \ס'a.cha.Ravafter himH310

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

Cross references for 1 Kings 1:27

  • 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?

  • 2 Kings 4:27

    And when she came to the man of God to the hill, she caught him by the feet: but Gehazi came near to thrust her away. And the man of God said, Let her alone; for her soul is vexed within her: and the Lord hath hid it from me, and hath not told me.

  • John 15:15

    Henceforth I call you not servants; for the servant knoweth not what his lord doeth: but I have called you friends; for all things that I have heard of my Father I have made known unto you.

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24; 2Ki 4:27; Joh 15:15

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Context

  • 1 Kings 1:26

    But me, even me thy servant, and Zadok the priest, and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, and thy servant Solomon, hath he not called.

  • 1 Kings 1:27

    Is this thing done by my lord the king, and thou hast not shewed it unto thy servant, who should sit on the throne of my lord the king after him?

  • 1 Kings 1:28

    Then king David answered and said, Call me Bath–sheba. And she came into the king’s presence, and stood before the king.

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1 Kings 1:27 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		¿Es este negocio ordenado por mi señor el rey, sin haber declarado á tu siervo quién se había de sentar en el trono de mi señor el rey después de él?
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Est-ce de la part du roi, mon seigneur, que cette chose a lieu? et tu n’as pas fait connaître à tes serviteurs qui s’assiéra sur le trône du roi, mon seigneur, après lui.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Ist diese Sache von meinem Herrn, dem König, aus geschehen? und hast du nicht deinen Knechten kundgetan, wer auf dem Throne meines Herrn, des Königs, nach ihm sitzen soll?
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Numquid a domino meo rege exivit hoc verbum, et mihi non indicasti servo tuo quis sessurus esset super thronum domini mei regis post eum?