1 Kings 1:6 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“And his father had not displeased him at any time in saying, Why hast thou done so? and he also was a very goodly man; and his mother bare him after Absalom.”
1 Kings 1:6 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
1 Kings 1:6 in 6 Bible Translations
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1 Kings 1:6 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“His father had not displeased him at any time in saying, “Why have you done so?” and he was also a very handsome man; and he was born after Absalom.”
1 Kings 1:6 — World English Bible
1 Kings 1:6 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“And his father had not displeased him at any time in saying, Why hast thou done so? and he was also a very goodly man; and he was born after Absalom. ”
1 Kings 1:6 — American Standard Version
1 Kings 1:6 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“and his father hath not grieved him <FI>all<Fi> his days, saying, `Wherefore thus hast thou done?' and he also <FI>is<Fi> of a very good form, and <FI>his mother<Fi> bare him after Absalom.”
1 Kings 1:6 — Young's Literal Translation
1 Kings 1:6 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And his father had not grieved him at any time in saying, Why doest thou so? and he was also a very comely man; and [his mother] bore him after Absalom. ”
1 Kings 1:6 — Darby Translation
1 Kings 1:6 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“And his father would not displease him from his childehood, to say, Why hast thou done so? And hee was a very goodly man, and his mother bare him next after Absalom.”
1 Kings 1:6 — Geneva Bible
1 Kings 1:6 in Context — 1 Kings 1
4 And the damsel was very fair, and cherished the king, and ministered to him: but the king knew her not.
5 Then Adonijah the son of Haggith exalted himself, saying, I will be king: and he prepared him chariots and horsemen, and fifty men to run before him.
6 And his father had not displeased him at any time in saying, Why hast thou done so? and he also was a very goodly man; and his mother bare him after Absalom.
7 And he conferred with Joab the son of Zeruiah, and with Abiathar the priest: and they following Adonijah helped him.
8 But Zadok the priest, and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, and Nathan the prophet, and Shimei, and Rei, and the mighty men which belonged to David, were not with Adonijah.
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