1 Kings 1:21 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“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.”
1 Kings 1:21 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
1 Kings 1:21 in 6 Bible Translations
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1 Kings 1:21 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“Otherwise it will happen, when my lord the king sleeps with his fathers, that I and my son Solomon will be considered criminals.””
1 Kings 1:21 — World English Bible
1 Kings 1:21 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“Otherwise it will come to pass, when my lord the king shall sleep with his fathers, that I and my son Solomon shall be counted offenders. ”
1 Kings 1:21 — American Standard Version
1 Kings 1:21 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“and it hath been, when my lord the king lieth with his fathers, that I have been, I and my son Solomon--<FI> reckoned<Fi> sinners.'”
1 Kings 1:21 — Young's Literal Translation
1 Kings 1:21 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“Otherwise it shall come to pass when my lord the king shall sleep with his fathers, that I and my son Solomon will be counted offenders. ”
1 Kings 1:21 — Darby Translation
1 Kings 1:21 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“For els when my lord the King shall sleepe with his fathers, I and my sonne Salomon shalbe reputed vile.”
1 Kings 1:21 — Geneva Bible
1 Kings 1:21 in Context — 1 Kings 1
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.
21 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.
22 And, lo, while she yet talked with the king, Nathan the prophet also came in.
23 And they told the king, saying, Behold Nathan the prophet. And when he was come in before the king, he bowed himself before the king with his face to the ground.
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What Does 1 Kings 1:21 Mean?
1 Kings 1:21 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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