1 Kings 1:42 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“And while he yet spake, behold, Jonathan the son of Abiathar the priest came: and Adonijah said unto him, Come in; for thou art a valiant man, and bringest good tidings.”
1 Kings 1:42 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
1 Kings 1:42 in 6 Bible Translations
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1 Kings 1:42 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“While he yet spoke, behold, Jonathan the son of Abiathar the priest came; and Adonijah said, “Come in; for you are a worthy man, and bring good news.””
1 Kings 1:42 — World English Bible
1 Kings 1:42 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“While he yet spake, behold, Jonathan the son of Abiathar the priest came: and Adonijah said, Come in; for thou art a worthy man, and bringest good tidings. ”
1 Kings 1:42 — American Standard Version
1 Kings 1:42 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“He is yet speaking, and lo, Jonathan son of Abiathar the priest hath come in, and Adonijah saith, `Come in, for a man of valour thou <FI>art<Fi> , and thou bearest good tidings.'”
1 Kings 1:42 — Young's Literal Translation
1 Kings 1:42 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“While he yet spoke, behold, Jonathan the son of Abiathar the priest came; and Adonijah said [to him], Come in; for thou art a valiant man, and bringest good news. ”
1 Kings 1:42 — Darby Translation
1 Kings 1:42 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“And as he yet spake, beholde, Ionathan the sonne of Abiathar the Priest came: and Adoniiah said, Come in: for thou art a worthie man, and bringest good tidings.”
1 Kings 1:42 — Geneva Bible
1 Kings 1:42 in Context — 1 Kings 1
40 And all the people came up after him, and the people piped with pipes, and rejoiced with great joy, so that the earth rent with the sound of them.
41 And Adonijah and all the guests that were with him heard it as they had made an end of eating. And when Joab heard the sound of the trumpet, he said, Wherefore is this noise of the city being in an uproar?
42 And while he yet spake, behold, Jonathan the son of Abiathar the priest came: and Adonijah said unto him, Come in; for thou art a valiant man, and bringest good tidings.
43 And Jonathan answered and said to Adonijah, Verily our lord king David hath made Solomon king.
44 And the king hath sent with him Zadok the priest, and Nathan the prophet, and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, and the Cherethites, and the Pelethites, and they have caused him to ride upon the king’s mule:
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