1 Kings 1

1Now King David was old and advanced in years; and they covered him with clothes, but he couldn’t keep warm.Cross-references: Gen 18:11 · Gen 24:1 · Josh 23:1 · 2Sam 5:4 · 1Chr 23:1 · 1Chr 29:27 · +2 more

2Therefore his servants said to him, “Let a young virgin be sought for my lord the king. Let her stand before the king, and cherish him; and let her lie in your bosom, that my lord the king may keep warm.”Cross-references: Gen 16:5 · Deut 10:8 · Deut 13:6 · 1Sam 16:21 · 2Sam 12:3 · 2Chr 29:11 · +2 more

3So they sought for a beautiful young lady throughout all the borders of Israel, and found Abishag the Shunammite, and brought her to the king.Cross-references: Josh 19:18 · 1Sam 28:4 · 1Ki 2:17 · 2Ki 4:8 · 2Ki 4:25 · Esth 2:2 · +1 more

4The young lady was very beautiful; and she cherished the king, and served him; but the king didn’t know her intimately.Cross-references: Matt 1:25

5Then Adonijah the son of Haggith exalted himself, saying, “I will be king.” Then he prepared him chariots and horsemen, and fifty men to run before him.Cross-references: Ex 9:17 · Deut 17:15 · Judg 9:2 · 2Sam 3:4 · 2Sam 15:1 · 1Ki 1:11 · +10 more

6His father had not displeased him at any time in saying, “Why have you done so?” and he was also a very handsome man; and he was born after Absalom.Cross-references: 1Sam 3:13 · 1Sam 9:2 · 1Sam 10:23 · 2Sam 3:3 · 2Sam 14:25 · 1Chr 3:2 · +4 more

7He conferred with Joab the son of Zeruiah and with Abiathar the priest; and they followed Adonijah and helped him.Cross-references: 1Sam 22:20 · 2Sam 8:16 · 2Sam 15:12 · 2Sam 15:24 · 2Sam 15:35 · 2Sam 20:23 · +5 more

8But Zadok the priest, Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, Nathan the prophet, Shimei, Rei, and the mighty men who belonged to David, were not with Adonijah.Cross-references: 2Sam 7:2 · 2Sam 8:17 · 2Sam 12:1 · 2Sam 20:25 · 2Sam 23:8 · 1Ki 2:35 · +5 more

9Adonijah killed sheep, cattle, and fatlings by the stone of Zoheleth, which is beside En Rogel; and he called all his brothers, the king’s sons, and all the men of Judah, the king’s servants;Cross-references: Josh 15:7 · 2Sam 13:23 · 2Sam 15:11 · 2Sam 17:17 · Prov 15:8

10but he didn’t call Nathan the prophet, and Benaiah, and the mighty men, and Solomon his brother.Cross-references: 2Sam 12:1 · 2Sam 12:24 · 1Ki 1:8 · 1Ki 1:19

11Then Nathan spoke to Bathsheba the mother of Solomon, saying, “Haven’t you heard that Adonijah the son of Haggith reigns, and David our lord doesn’t know it?Cross-references: 2Sam 3:4 · 2Sam 7:12 · 2Sam 12:24 · 1Chr 22:9 · 1Chr 28:4 · 1Chr 29:1

12Now therefore come, please let me give you counsel, that you may save your own life and your son Solomon’s life.Cross-references: Gen 19:17 · Judg 9:5 · 1Ki 1:21 · 2Ki 11:1 · 2Chr 21:4 · 2Chr 22:10 · +7 more

13Go in to King David, and tell him, ‘Didn’t you, my lord the king, swear to your servant, saying, “Assuredly Solomon your son shall reign after me, and he shall sit on my throne”? Why then does Adonijah reign?’Cross-references: Deut 17:18 · 1Ki 1:11 · 1Ki 1:17 · 1Ki 1:24 · 1Ki 1:30 · 1Ki 1:35 · +8 more

14Behold, while you are still talking there with the king, I will also come in after you and confirm your words.”Cross-references: 1Ki 1:17 · 2Cor 13:1

15Bathsheba went in to the king in his room. The king was very old; and Abishag the Shunammite was serving the king.Cross-references: 1Ki 1:1

16Bathsheba bowed and showed respect to the king. The king said, “What would you like?”Cross-references: 1Sam 20:41 · 1Sam 24:8 · 1Sam 25:23 · 1Ki 1:23 · 1Ki 2:20 · Esth 7:2 · +2 more

17She said to him, “My lord, you swore by Yahweh your God to your servant, ‘Assuredly Solomon your son shall reign after me, and he shall sit on my throne.’Cross-references: Gen 18:12 · 1Ki 1:13 · 1Ki 1:30 · 1Pet 3:6

18Now, behold, Adonijah reigns; and you, my lord the king, don’t know it.Cross-references: 2Sam 15:10 · 1Ki 1:5 · 1Ki 1:11 · 1Ki 1:24 · 1Ki 1:27 · Acts 3:17

19He has slain cattle and fatlings and sheep in abundance, and has called all the sons of the king, Abiathar the priest, and Joab the captain of the army; but he hasn’t called Solomon your servant.Cross-references: 1Ki 1:7 · 1Ki 1:25

20You, my lord the king, the eyes of all Israel are on you, that you should tell them who will sit on the throne of my lord the king after him.Cross-references: 2Sam 23:2 · 1Chr 22:8 · 1Chr 28:5 · 1Chr 28:10 · 1Chr 29:1 · 2Chr 20:12 · +3 more

21Otherwise it will happen, when my lord the king sleeps with his fathers, that I and my son Solomon will be considered criminals.”Cross-references: Gen 15:15 · Deut 31:16 · 2Sam 7:12 · 1Ki 2:10 · 1Ki 2:15 · 1Ki 2:22

22Behold, while she was still talking with the king, Nathan the prophet came in.Cross-references: Gen 24:15 · Job 1:16 · Dan 9:20

23They told the king, saying, “Behold, Nathan the prophet!” When he had come in before the king, he bowed himself before the king with his face to the ground.Cross-references: 1Ki 1:16 · Rom 13:7 · 1Pet 2:17

24Nathan said, “My lord, King, have you said, ‘Adonijah shall reign after me, and he shall sit on my throne’?Cross-references: 1Ki 1:5 · 1Ki 1:13 · 1Ki 1:17

25For he has gone down today, and has slain cattle, fatlings, and sheep in abundance, and has called all the king’s sons, the captains of the army, and Abiathar the priest. Behold, they are eating and drinking before him, and saying, ‘Long live King Adonijah!’Cross-references: 1Sam 10:24 · 1Sam 11:14 · 2Sam 16:16 · 1Ki 1:9 · 1Ki 1:19 · 1Ki 1:34 · +7 more

26But he hasn’t called me, even me your servant, Zadok the priest, Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, and your servant Solomon.Cross-references: 2Sam 7:2 · 2Sam 7:12 · 2Sam 12:25 · 1Ki 1:8 · 1Ki 1:10 · 1Ki 1:19

27Was 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?”Cross-references: 1Ki 1:24 · 2Ki 4:27 · John 15:15

28Then King David answered, “Call Bathsheba in to me.” She came into the king’s presence and stood before the king.

29The king vowed and said, “As Yahweh lives, who has redeemed my soul out of all adversity,Cross-references: Gen 48:16 · Judg 8:19 · 1Sam 14:39 · 1Sam 14:45 · 1Sam 19:6 · 1Sam 20:21 · +12 more

30most certainly as I swore to you by Yahweh, the God of Israel, saying, ‘Assuredly Solomon your son shall reign after me, and he shall sit on my throne in my place;’ I will most certainly do this today.”Cross-references: 1Ki 1:13 · 1Ki 1:17

31Then Bathsheba bowed with her face to the earth and showed respect to the king, and said, “Let my lord King David live forever!”Cross-references: 2Sam 9:6 · 1Ki 1:25 · Neh 2:3 · Esth 3:2 · Dan 2:4 · Dan 3:9 · +6 more

32King David said, “Call to me Zadok the priest, Nathan the prophet, and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada.” They came before the king.Cross-references: 1Ki 1:8 · 1Ki 1:26 · 1Ki 1:38

33The king said to them, “Take with you the servants of your lord, and cause Solomon my son to ride on my own mule, and bring him down to Gihon.Cross-references: Gen 41:43 · Lev 19:19 · 2Sam 20:6 · 1Ki 1:5 · 1Ki 1:38 · 1Ki 1:44 · +3 more

34Let Zadok the priest and Nathan the prophet anoint him there king over Israel. Blow the trumpet, and say, ‘Long live King Solomon!’Cross-references: 1Sam 10:1 · 1Sam 16:3 · 1Sam 16:12 · 2Sam 2:4 · 2Sam 5:3 · 2Sam 15:10 · +15 more

35Then come up after him, and he shall come and sit on my throne; for he shall be king in my place. I have appointed him to be prince over Israel and over Judah.”Cross-references: 1Ki 1:13 · 1Ki 1:17 · 1Ki 2:12 · 1Ki 2:15 · 1Chr 23:1 · 1Chr 28:4 · +2 more

36Benaiah the son of Jehoiada answered the king, and said, “Amen. May Yahweh, the God of my lord the king, say so.Cross-references: Deut 27:15 · 1Sam 25:29 · 1Chr 17:27 · Ps 18:2 · Ps 63:1 · Ps 72:19 · +7 more

37As Yahweh has been with my lord the king, even so may he be with Solomon, and make his throne greater than the throne of my lord King David.”Cross-references: Ex 3:12 · Josh 1:5 · Josh 1:17 · 1Sam 20:13 · 2Sam 24:3 · 1Ki 1:47 · +13 more

38So Zadok the priest, Nathan the prophet, Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, and the Cherethites and the Pelethites went down and had Solomon ride on King David’s mule, and brought him to Gihon.Cross-references: 1Sam 30:14 · 2Sam 8:18 · 2Sam 15:18 · 2Sam 20:20 · 1Ki 1:8 · 1Ki 1:26 · +3 more

39Zadok the priest took the horn of oil from the Tent, and anointed Solomon. They blew the trumpet; and all the people said, “Long live King Solomon!”Cross-references: Ex 30:23 · 1Sam 10:24 · 1Sam 16:13 · 1Ki 1:25 · 1Ki 1:34 · 2Ki 11:12 · +4 more

40All the people came up after him, and the people piped with pipes, and rejoiced with great joy, so that the earth shook with their sound.Cross-references: 1Sam 11:15 · 2Ki 11:14 · 2Ki 11:20 · 1Chr 12:38 · Ps 97:1 · Dan 3:5 · +3 more

41Adonijah and all the guests who were with him heard it as they had finished eating. When Joab heard the sound of the trumpet, he said, “Why is this noise of the city being in an uproar?”Cross-references: Ex 32:17 · Job 15:21 · Job 20:5 · Ps 73:18 · Prov 14:13 · Eccl 7:4 · +5 more

42While he yet spoke, behold, Jonathan the son of Abiathar the priest came; and Adonijah said, “Come in; for you are a worthy man, and bring good news.”Cross-references: 2Sam 15:27 · 2Sam 15:36 · 2Sam 17:17 · 2Sam 18:27 · 1Ki 22:18 · 2Ki 9:22 · +2 more

43Jonathan answered Adonijah, “Most certainly our lord King David has made Solomon king.

44The king has sent with him Zadok the priest, Nathan the prophet, Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, and the Cherethites and the Pelethites; and they have caused him to ride on the king’s mule.

45Zadok the priest and Nathan the prophet have anointed him king in Gihon. They have come up from there rejoicing, so that the city rang again. This is the noise that you have heard.Cross-references: 1Sam 4:5 · 1Sam 28:14 · 1Ki 1:40 · 1Ki 14:6 · Ezra 3:13 · Dan 5:26

46Also, Solomon sits on the throne of the kingdom.Cross-references: 1Ki 1:13 · 1Chr 29:23 · Ps 132:11 · Hag 2:22

47Moreover the king’s servants came to bless our lord King David, saying, ‘May your God make the name of Solomon better than your name, and make his throne greater than your throne;’ and the king bowed himself on the bed.Cross-references: Gen 47:31 · Ex 12:32 · 2Sam 8:10 · 2Sam 21:3 · 1Ki 1:37 · Ezra 6:10 · +3 more

48Also thus said the king, ‘Blessed be Yahweh, the God of Israel, who has given one to sit on my throne today, my eyes even seeing it.’”Cross-references: Gen 14:20 · 2Sam 7:12 · 2Sam 24:3 · 1Ki 3:6 · 1Chr 17:11 · 1Chr 17:17 · +16 more

49All the guests of Adonijah were afraid, and rose up, and each man went his way.Cross-references: Prov 28:1 · Isa 21:4 · Dan 5:4

50Adonijah was afraid because of Solomon; and he arose, and went, and hung onto the horns of the altar.Cross-references: Ex 21:14 · Ex 27:2 · Ex 38:2 · 1Ki 2:28 · Ps 118:27

51Solomon was told, “Behold, Adonijah fears King Solomon; for, behold, he is hanging onto the horns of the altar, saying, ‘Let King Solomon swear to me first that he will not kill his servant with the sword.’”

52Solomon said, “If he shows himself a worthy man, not a hair of his shall fall to the earth; but if wickedness is found in him, he shall die.”Cross-references: 1Sam 14:45 · 2Sam 14:11 · 1Ki 2:21 · Job 15:22 · Prov 13:6 · Prov 21:12 · +3 more

53So King Solomon sent, and they brought him down from the altar. He came and bowed down to King Solomon; and Solomon said to him, “Go to your house.”Cross-references: 2Sam 1:2 · 2Sam 14:24 · 2Sam 14:28 · 1Ki 1:16 · 1Ki 1:31 · 1Ki 2:36 · +1 more