1 Kings 2 · Verse 15

1 Kings 2:15

And he said, Thou knowest that the kingdom was mine, and that all Israel set their faces on me, that I should reign: howbeit the kingdom is turned about, and is become my brother’s: for it was his from the Lord.
1 Kings 2:15, King James Version

1 Kings 2:15 in other translations

BSB“You know that the kingship was mine,” he said. “All Israel expected that I should reign, but the kingship has turned to my brother, for it has come to him from the LORD.
WEBHe said, “You know that the kingdom was mine, and that all Israel set their faces on me, that I should reign. However, the kingdom is turned around, and has become my brother’s; for it was his from the LORD.
ASVAnd he said, Thou knowest that the kingdom was mine, and that all Israel set their faces on me, that I should reign: howbeit the kingdom is turned about, and is become my brother’s; for it was his from Jehovah.
YLTAnd he saith, ‘Thou hast known that the kingdom was mine, and towards me set their faces had all Israel for reigning, and the kingdom is turned round about, and is my brother's, for from Jehovah it was his;
DARBYAnd he said, Thou knowest that the kingdom was mine, and all Israel had set their faces on me that I should reign; but the kingdom is turned about and is become my brother's, for it was his from Jehovah.
BBEAnd he said, You saw how the kingdom was mine, and all Israel had the idea that I would be their king; but now the kingdom is turned about, and has become my brother's, for it was given to him by the Lord.
WebsterAnd he said, Thou knowest that the kingdom was mine, and that all Israel set their faces on me, that I should reign: but the kingdom is turned about, and hath become my brother's: for it was his from the LORD.

What does 1 Kings 2:15 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 1 Kings 2:13-18

13-18. Adonijah ... came to Bath-sheba--Her question to him betrays an apprehension which his recent conduct might well warrant; but his pious acknowledgment of the divine will seemed apparently to indicate so entire an acquiescence in the settlement of the succession [1Ki 2:15], that, in her womanly simplicity, she perceived not the deep cunning and evil design that was concealed under his request and readily…

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Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 15 Thou knowest that the kingdom was mine - It certainly was his by the right of primogeniture, and it was his by the voice of the people, and the consent of the high priest. But there was a right paramount to all these, the right of God; it was his kingdom; the kings were his lieutenants, and he had a right to give the crown to whomsoever he pleased, and he was pleased to give it to Solomon.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on 1 Kings 2:12-25

Solomon received Bathsheba with all the respect that was owing to a mother; but let none be asked for that which they ought not to grant. It ill becomes a good man to prefer a bad request, or to appear in a bad cause. According to eastern customs it was plain that Adonijah sought to be king, by his asking for Abishag as his wife, and Solomon could not be safe while he lived. Ambitious, turbulent spirits commonly…

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1 Kings 2:15 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.

וַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merand he saidH559
אַ֤תְּ'atyouH859
יָדַ֙עַתְּ֙ya.Da.'atyou knowH3045
כִּי\־ki-thatH3588
לִי֙lito me
הָיְתָ֣הha.ye.Tahit belongedH1961
הַמְּלוּכָ֔הha.me.lu.Khahthe kingshipH4410
וְעָלַ֞יve.'a.Laiand on meH5921
שָׂ֧מוּSa.muthey setH7760
כָֽל\־khol-allH3605
יִשְׂרָאֵ֛לYis.ra.'ElIsraelH3478
פְּנֵיהֶ֖םpe.nei.Hemfaces theirH6440
לִמְלֹ֑ךְlim.Lokhto become kingH4427
וַתִּסֹּ֤בva.ti.Soand it has turned roundH5437
הַמְּלוּכָה֙ha.me.lu.Khahthe kingshipH4410
וַתְּהִ֣יva.te.Hiand it has belongedH1961
לְאָחִ֔יle.'a.Chito brother myH251
כִּ֥יkiforH3588
מֵיְהוָ֖הme.Yah.wehfrom YahwehH3068
הָ֥יְתָהHa.ye.tahit belongedH1961
לּֽוֹ\׃loto him

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Cross references for 1 Kings 2:15

  • 1 Chronicles 28:5-7

    And of all my sons, (for the Lord hath given me many sons,) he hath chosen Solomon my son to sit upon the throne of the kingdom of the Lord over Israel. And he said unto me, Solomon thy son, he shall build my house and my courts: for I have chosen him to be my son, and I will be his father. Moreover I will establish his kingdom for ever, if he be constant to do my commandments and my judgments, as at this day.

  • 1 Chronicles 22:9-10

    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. He shall build an house for my name; and he shall be my son, and I will be his father; and I will establish the throne of his kingdom over Israel for ever.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • Daniel 2:22

    He revealeth the deep and secret things: he knoweth what is in the darkness, and the light dwelleth with him.

  • 2 Samuel 16:18

    And Hushai said unto Absalom, Nay; but whom the Lord, and this people, and all the men of Israel, choose, his will I be, and with him will I abide.

  • Proverbs 21:30

    There is no wisdom nor understanding nor counsel against the Lord.

  • 2 Samuel 7:12

    And when thy days be fulfilled, and thou shalt sleep with thy fathers, I will set up thy seed after thee, which shall proceed out of thy bowels, and I will establish his kingdom.

  • Jeremiah 27:5-8

    I have made the earth, the man and the beast that are upon the ground, by my great power and by my outstretched arm, and have given it unto whom it seemed meet unto me. And now have I given all these lands into the hand of Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon, my servant; and the beasts of the field have I given him also to serve him. And all nations shall serve him, and his son, and his son’s son, until the very time of his land come: and then many nations and great kings shall serve themselves of him. And it shall come to pass, that the nation and kingdom which will not serve the same Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon, and that will not put their neck under the yoke of the king of Babylon, that nation will I punish, saith the Lord, with the sword, and with the famine, and with the pestilence, until I have consumed them by his hand.

  • 2 Samuel 15:13

    And there came a messenger to David, saying, The hearts of the men of Israel are after Absalom.

  • 2 Samuel 12:24

    And David comforted Bath–sheba his wife, and went in unto her, and lay with her: and she bare a son, and he called his name Solomon: and the Lord loved him.

  • 2 Samuel 15:6

    And on this manner did Absalom to all Israel that came to the king for judgment: so Absalom stole the hearts of the men of Israel.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Thou knowest.
1:5,25; 2Sa 15:6,13; 16:18
for it was.
2Sa 7:12; 12:24; 1Ch 22:9,10; 28:5-7; Pr 21:30; Jer 27:5-8; Da 2:22

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain

Context

  • 1 Kings 2:14

    He said moreover, I have somewhat to say unto thee. And she said, Say on.

  • 1 Kings 2:15

    And he said, Thou knowest that the kingdom was mine, and that all Israel set their faces on me, that I should reign: howbeit the kingdom is turned about, and is become my brother’s: for it was his from the Lord.

  • 1 Kings 2:16

    And now I ask one petition of thee, deny me not. And she said unto him, Say on.

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1 Kings 2:15 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Y él dijo: Tú sabes que el reino era mío, y que todo Israel había puesto en mí su rostro, para que yo reinara: mas el reino fué traspasado, y vino á mi hermano; porque por Jehová era suyo.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Et il dit: Tu sais que le royaume était à moi, et que tout Israël avait porté ses yeux sur moi pour que je sois roi; mais le royaume a tourné, et est passé à mon frère, car il était à lui de par l’ Éternel.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Und er sprach: Du weißt ja, daß das Königtum mein war, und daß ganz Israel sein Angesicht auf mich gerichtet hatte, daß ich König sein sollte; aber das Königtum hat sich gewandt und ist meinem Bruder geworden, denn von Jehova aus gehörte es ihm.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Tu, inquit, nosti, quia meum erat regnum, et me præposuerat omnis Israël sibi in regem: sed translatum est regnum, et factum est fratris mei: a Domino enim constitutum est ei.