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15 He said, “You know that the kingdom[a] was mine and all Israel considered me king.[b] But then the kingdom was given to my brother, for the Lord decided it should be his.[c]

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  1. 1 Kings 2:15 tn Or “kingship.”
  2. 1 Kings 2:15 tn Heb “set their face to me to be king.”
  3. 1 Kings 2:15 tn Heb “and the kingdom turned about and became my brother’s, for from the Lord it became his.”

15 “As you know,” he said, “the kingdom was mine. All Israel looked to me as their king. But things changed, and the kingdom has gone to my brother; for it has come to him from the Lord.

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