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1 Kings 1:16-18
Christian Standard Bible
1 Kings 1:16-18
Christian Standard Bible
16 Bathsheba knelt low and paid homage to the king, and he asked, “What do you want?”
17 She replied, “My lord, you swore to your servant by the Lord your God, ‘Your son Solomon is to become king after me, and he is the one who is to sit on my throne.’ 18 Now look, Adonijah has become king. And,[a] my lord the king, you didn’t know it.
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- 1:18 Some Hb mss, LXX, Vg, Syr; other Hb mss read And now
1 Kings 1:16-18
New International Version
1 Kings 1:16-18
New International Version
16 Bathsheba bowed down, prostrating herself before the king.
“What is it you want?” the king asked.
17 She said to him, “My lord, you yourself swore(A) to me your servant by the Lord your God: ‘Solomon your son shall be king after me, and he will sit on my throne.’ 18 But now Adonijah has become king, and you, my lord the king, do not know about it.
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