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1 Kings 1:21
Otherwise, when my lord the king rests with his fathers, I and my son Solomon will be counted as criminals.”
1 Kings 1:21 · Berean Standard Bible
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1 Kings 1:21 in other translations
Otherwise it shall come to pass, when my lord the king shall sleep with his fathers, that I and my son Solomon shall be counted offenders.
Otherwise it will happen, when my lord the king sleeps with his fathers, that I and my son Solomon will be considered criminals.”
Otherwise it will happen, when my lord the king shall sleep with his fathers, that I and my son Solomon shall be counted offenders."
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In context
18 But now, behold, Adonijah has become king, and you, my lord the king, did 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 did not invite 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.
21 Otherwise, when my lord the king rests with his fathers, I and my son Solomon will be counted as criminals.”
22 And just then, while Bathsheba was still speaking with the king, Nathan the prophet arrived.
23 So the king was told, “Nathan the prophet is here.” And Nathan went in and bowed facedown before the king.
24 “My lord the king,” said Nathan, “did you say, ‘Adonijah will reign after me, and he will sit on my throne’?
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