1 Kings 1:52 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“And Solomon said, If he will shew himself a worthy man, there shall not an hair of him fall to the earth: but if wickedness shall be found in him, he shall die.”
1 Kings 1:52 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
1 Kings 1:52 in 6 Bible Translations
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1 Kings 1:52 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“Solomon said, “If he shows himself a worthy man, not a hair of his shall fall to the earth; but if wickedness is found in him, he shall die.””
1 Kings 1:52 — World English Bible
1 Kings 1:52 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“And Solomon said, If he shall show himself a worthy man, there shall not a hair of him fall to the earth; but if wickedness be found in him, he shall die. ”
1 Kings 1:52 — American Standard Version
1 Kings 1:52 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“And Solomon saith, `If he becometh a virtuous man--there doth not fall of his hair to the earth, and if evil is found in him--then he hath died.'”
1 Kings 1:52 — Young's Literal Translation
1 Kings 1:52 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And Solomon said, If he be a worthy man, there shall not one of his hairs fall to the earth; but if wickedness be found in him, he shall die. ”
1 Kings 1:52 — Darby Translation
1 Kings 1:52 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Then Salomon sayd, If he will shewe him selfe a worthy man, there shall not an heare of him fall to the earth, but if wickednes be found in him, he shall dye.”
1 Kings 1:52 — Geneva Bible
1 Kings 1:52 in Context — 1 Kings 1
50 And Adonijah feared because of Solomon, and arose, and went, and caught hold on the horns of the altar.
51 And it was told Solomon, saying, Behold, Adonijah feareth king Solomon: for, lo, he hath caught hold on the horns of the altar, saying, Let king Solomon swear unto me to day that he will not slay his servant with the sword.
52 And Solomon said, If he will shew himself a worthy man, there shall not an hair of him fall to the earth: but if wickedness shall be found in him, he shall die.
53 So king Solomon sent, and they brought him down from the altar. And he came and bowed himself to king Solomon: and Solomon said unto him, Go to thine house.
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What Does 1 Kings 1:52 Mean?
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