1 Kings 1:43
And Jonathan answered and said to Adonijah, Verily our lord king David hath made Solomon king.
1 Kings 1:43 in other translations
| BSB | “Not at all,” Jonathan replied. “Our lord King David has made Solomon king. |
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| WEB | Jonathan answered Adonijah, “Most certainly our lord King David has made Solomon king. |
| ASV | And Jonathan answered and said to Adonijah, Verily our lord king David hath made Solomon king: |
| YLT | And Jonathan answereth and saith to Adonijah, ‘Verily our lord king David hath caused Solomon to reign, |
| DARBY | And Jonathan answered and said to Adonijah, Indeed, our lord king David has made Solomon king. |
| BBE | And Jonathan, answering, said to Adonijah, Not so, but our lord King David has made Solomon king: |
| Webster | And Jonathan answered and said to Adonijah, Verily our lord king David hath made Solomon king. |
What does 1 Kings 1:43 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 1 Kings 1:41-49
41-49. Adonijah and all the guests that were with him heard it as they had made an end of eating--The loud shouts raised by the populace at the joyous proclamation at Gihon, and echoed by assembled thousands, from Zion to En-rogel, were easily heard at that distance by Adonijah and his confederates. The arrival of a trusty messenger, who gave a full detail of the coronation ceremony [1Ki 1:43-48], spread dismay in…
Adam Clarke's Commentary
Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on 1 Kings 1:32-53
The people expressed great joy and satisfaction in the elevation of Solomon. Every true Israelite rejoices in the exaltation of the Son of David. Combinations formed upon evil principles will soon be dissolved, when self-interest calls another way. How can those who do evil deeds expect to have good tidings? Adonijah had despised Solomon, but soon dreaded him. We see here, as in a glass, Jesus, the Son of David and…
1 Kings 1:43 in the original Hebrew
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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain
Context
- 1 Kings 1:42
And while he yet spake, behold, Jonathan the son of Abiathar the priest came: and Adonijah said unto him, Come in; for thou art a valiant man, and bringest good tidings.
- 1 Kings 1:43
And Jonathan answered and said to Adonijah, Verily our lord king David hath made Solomon king.
- 1 Kings 1:44
And the king hath sent with him Zadok the priest, and Nathan the prophet, and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, and the Cherethites, and the Pelethites, and they have caused him to ride upon the king’s mule:
1 Kings 1:43 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Y Jonathán respondió, y dijo á Adonía: Ciertamente nuestro señor el rey David ha hecho rey á Salomón: |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Et Jonathan répondit et dit à Adonija: Oui, mais le roi David, notre seigneur, a fait Salomon roi. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Da antwortete Jonathan und sprach zu Adonija: Jawohl! Unser Herr, der König David, hat Salomo zum König gemacht. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Responditque Jonathas Adoniæ: Nequaquam: dominus enim noster rex David regem constituit Salomonem: |