Old Testament · SCRIPTURE
1 Kings 1:18
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But now, behold, Adonijah has become king, and you, my lord the king, do not know it.
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And now, behold, Adonijah reigneth; and now, my lord the king, thou knowest [it] not:
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Now, behold, Adonijah reigns; and you, my lord the king, don’t know it.
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And now, behold, Adonijah reigneth; and thou, my lord the king, knowest it not:
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1 Kings 1
16 And Bathsheba bowed down in homage to the king, who asked, “What is your desire?”
17 “My lord,” she replied, “you yourself swore to your maidservant by the LORD your God: ‘Surely your son Solomon will reign after me, and he will sit on my throne.’
18 But now, behold, Adonijah has become king, and you, my lord the king, do not know it.
19 And he has sacrificed an abundance of oxen, fattened calves, and sheep, and has invited all the other sons of the king, as well as Abiathar the priest and Joab the commander of the army. But he has not invited your servant Solomon.
20 And as for you, my lord the king, the eyes of all Israel are upon you to tell them who will sit on the throne of my lord the king after him.
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