1 Kings 1:13
New English Translation
13 Visit[a] King David and say to him, ‘My master, O king, did you not solemnly promise[b] your servant, “Surely your son Solomon will be king after me; he will sit on my throne”? So why has Adonijah become king?’
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- 1 Kings 1:13 tn Heb “come, go to.” The imperative of הָלַךְ (halakh) is here used as an introductory interjection. See BDB 234 s.v. חָלַךְ.
- 1 Kings 1:13 tn Or “swear an oath to.”
1 Kings 1:13
New International Version
13 Go in to King David and say to him, ‘My lord the king, did you not swear(A) to me your servant: “Surely Solomon your son shall be king after me, and he will sit on my throne”? Why then has Adonijah become king?’
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