1 Kings 2:15
English Standard Version
15 He said, “You know that (A)the kingdom was mine, and that all Israel fully expected me to reign. However, the kingdom has turned about and become my brother's, (B)for it was his from the Lord.
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מלכים א 2:15
The Westminster Leningrad Codex
15 וַיֹּ֗אמֶר אַ֤תְּ יָדַ֙עַתְּ֙ כִּי־לִי֙ הָיְתָ֣ה הַמְּלוּכָ֔ה וְעָלַ֞י שָׂ֧מוּ כָֽל־יִשְׂרָאֵ֛ל פְּנֵיהֶ֖ם לִמְלֹ֑ךְ וַתִּסֹּ֤ב הַמְּלוּכָה֙ וַתְּהִ֣י לְאָחִ֔י כִּ֥י מֵיְהוָ֖ה הָ֥יְתָה לּֽוֹ׃
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1 Kings 2:15
New English Translation
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 Kings 2:15 tn Or “kingship.”
- 1 Kings 2:15 tn Heb “set their face to me to be king.”
- 1 Kings 2:15 tn Heb “and the kingdom turned about and became my brother’s, for from the Lord it became his.”
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