1 Kings 2:23
Then king Solomon sware by the Lord, saying, God do so to me, and more also, if Adonijah have not spoken this word against his own life.
1 Kings 2:23 in other translations
| BSB | Then King Solomon swore by the LORD: “May God punish me, and ever so severely, if Adonijah has not made this request at the expense of his life. |
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| WEB | Then King Solomon swore by the LORD, saying, “God do so to me, and more also, if Adonijah has not spoken this word against his own life. |
| ASV | Then king Solomon sware by Jehovah, saying, God do so to me, and more also, if Adonijah hath not spoken this word against his own life. |
| YLT | And king Solomon sweareth by Jehovah, saying, ‘Thus doth God to me, and thus He doth add--surely against his soul hath Adonijah spoken this word; |
| DARBY | And king Solomon swore by Jehovah saying,God do so to me, and more also, — Adonijah has spoken this word against his own life! |
| BBE | Then King Solomon took an oath by the Lord, saying, May God's punishment be on me if Adonijah does not give payment for these words with his life. |
| Webster | Then king Solomon swore by the LORD, saying, God do so to me, and more also, if Adonijah hath not spoken this word against his own life. |
What does 1 Kings 2:23 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 1 Kings 2:23-25
Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · 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…
1 Kings 2:23 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for 1 Kings 2:23
- Ruth 1:17
Where thou diest, will I die, and there will I be buried: the Lord do so to me, and more also, if ought but death part thee and me.
- Psalms 64:8
So they shall make their own tongue to fall upon themselves: all that see them shall flee away.
- Psalms 140:9
As for the head of those that compass me about, let the mischief of their own lips cover them.
- 1 Kings 20:10
And Ben–hadad sent unto him, and said, The gods do so unto me, and more also, if the dust of Samaria shall suffice for handfuls for all the people that follow me.
- 2 Samuel 3:35
And when all the people came to cause David to eat meat while it was yet day, David sware, saying, So do God to me, and more also, if I taste bread, or ought else, till the sun be down.
- Ecclesiastes 10:12
The words of a wise man’s mouth are gracious; but the lips of a fool will swallow up himself.
- Luke 19:22
And he saith unto him, Out of thine own mouth will I judge thee, thou wicked servant. Thou knewest that I was an austere man, taking up that I laid not down, and reaping that I did not sow:
- 2 Kings 6:31
Then he said, God do so and more also to me, if the head of Elisha the son of Shaphat shall stand on him this day.
- Proverbs 18:6-7
A fool’s lips enter into contention, and his mouth calleth for strokes. A fool’s mouth is his destruction, and his lips are the snare of his soul.
- 2 Samuel 19:13
And say ye to Amasa, Art thou not of my bone, and of my flesh? God do so to me, and more also, if thou be not captain of the host before me continually in the room of Joab.
- 1 Samuel 14:44
And Saul answered, God do so and more also: for thou shalt surely die, Jonathan.
- 2 Samuel 3:9
So do God to Abner, and more also, except, as the Lord hath sworn to David, even so I do to him;
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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
20:10; Ru 1:17; 1Sa 14:44; 2Sa 3:9,35; 19:13; 2Ki 6:31
if Adonijah.We have already seen, that the whole harem of an eastern monarch was a part of the regal succession (See note on 2 Sa 16:23); and it was treason for a subject to claim any wife or virgin who had once formed a part of it. Solomon evidently considered the request of Adonijah in this light; and was convinced that he was still aiming to seize the crown, to which he considered this as one step. But it is very doubtful, how far the plea either of policy or state necessity can justify Solomon in thus embruing his hands in his brother's blood, whatever might have been his treasonable intentions or conduct.
spoken.
Ps 64:8; 140:9; Pr 18:6,7; Ec 10:12; Lu 19:22
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Context
- 1 Kings 2:22
And king Solomon answered and said unto his mother, And why dost thou ask Abishag the Shunammite for Adonijah? ask for him the kingdom also; for he is mine elder brother; even for him, and for Abiathar the priest, and for Joab the son of Zeruiah.
- 1 Kings 2:23
Then king Solomon sware by the Lord, saying, God do so to me, and more also, if Adonijah have not spoken this word against his own life.
- 1 Kings 2:24
Now therefore, as the Lord liveth, which hath established me, and set me on the throne of David my father, and who hath made me an house, as he promised, Adonijah shall be put to death this day.
1 Kings 2:23 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Y el rey Salomón juró por Jehová, diciendo: Así me haga Dios y así me añada, que contra su vida ha hablado Adonía esta palabra. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Et le roi Salomon jura par l’ Éternel, disant: Que Dieu me fasse ainsi, et ainsi y ajoute, si Adonija n’a pas prononcé cette parole contre sa propre vie. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Und der König Salomo schwur bei Jehova und sprach: So soll mir Gott tun und so hinzufügen! um sein Leben hat Adonija dieses Wort geredet! |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Juravit itaque rex Salomon per Dominum, dicens: Hæc faciat mihi Deus, et hæc addat, quia contra animam suam locutus est Adonias verbum hoc. |