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1 Kings 1:4-6
Legacy Standard Bible
1 Kings 1:4-6
Legacy Standard Bible
4 Now the young woman was very beautiful; and she became the king’s nurse and attended him, but the king did not [a]know her.
5 Now (A)Adonijah the son of Haggith exalted himself, saying, “I will be king.” So (B)he prepared for himself a chariot and horsemen and fifty men as runners before him. 6 But his father had never [b]grieved him at any time by asking, “Why have you done so?” And he was also a very handsome man in form, and [c](C)he was born after Absalom.
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- 1 Kings 1:4 Or have relations with
- 1 Kings 1:6 Lit pained him
- 1 Kings 1:6 Lit she gave him birth
1 Kings 1:4-6
New International Version
1 Kings 1:4-6
New International Version
4 The woman was very beautiful; she took care of the king and waited on him, but the king had no sexual relations with her.
5 Now Adonijah,(A) whose mother was Haggith, put himself forward and said, “I will be king.” So he got chariots(B) and horses[a] ready, with fifty men to run ahead of him. 6 (His father had never rebuked(C) him by asking, “Why do you behave as you do?” He was also very handsome and was born next after Absalom.)
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- 1 Kings 1:5 Or charioteers
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