1 Kings 1:18 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“And now, behold, Adonijah reigneth; and now, my lord the king, thou knowest it not:”

1 Kings 1:18 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

1 Kings 1:18 in 6 Bible Translations

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1 Kings 1:18 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“Now, behold, Adonijah reigns; and you, my lord the king, don’t know it.”

1 Kings 1:18 — World English Bible

1 Kings 1:18 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“And now, behold, Adonijah reigneth; and thou, my lord the king, knowest it not: ”

1 Kings 1:18 — American Standard Version

1 Kings 1:18 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“and now, lo, Adonijah hath reigned, and now, my lord, O king, thou hast not known;”

1 Kings 1:18 — Young's Literal Translation

1 Kings 1:18 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“And now behold, Adonijah is king; and now, my lord the king, thou knowest it not. ”

1 Kings 1:18 — Darby Translation

1 Kings 1:18 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“And beholde, nowe is Adoniiah king, and now, my lord, O King, thou knowest it not.”

1 Kings 1:18 — Geneva Bible

1 Kings 1:18 in Context — 1 Kings 1

16 And Bath–sheba bowed, and did obeisance unto the king. And the king said, What wouldest thou?

17 And she said unto him, My lord, thou swarest by the Lord thy God unto thine handmaid, saying, Assuredly Solomon thy son shall reign after me, and he shall sit upon my throne.

18 And now, behold, Adonijah reigneth; and now, my lord the king, thou knowest it not:

19 And he hath slain oxen and fat cattle and sheep in abundance, and hath called all the sons of the king, and Abiathar the priest, and Joab the captain of the host: but Solomon thy servant hath he not called.

20 And thou, my lord, O king, the eyes of all Israel are upon thee, that thou shouldest tell them who shall sit on the throne of my lord the king after him.

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What Does 1 Kings 1:18 Mean?

1 Kings 1:18 is a verse from the Book of 1 Kings, part of the Old Testament. It appears in 1 Kings chapter 1. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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