1 Kings 1:7 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“And he conferred with Joab the son of Zeruiah, and with Abiathar the priest: and they following Adonijah helped him.”

1 Kings 1:7 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

1 Kings 1:7 in 6 Bible Translations

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1 Kings 1:7 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“He conferred with Joab the son of Zeruiah and with Abiathar the priest; and they followed Adonijah and helped him.”

1 Kings 1:7 — World English Bible

1 Kings 1:7 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“And he conferred with Joab the son of Zeruiah, and with Abiathar the priest: and they following Adonijah helped him. ”

1 Kings 1:7 — American Standard Version

1 Kings 1:7 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“And his words are with Joab son of Zeruiah, and with Abiathar the priest, and they help after Adonijah;”

1 Kings 1:7 — Young's Literal Translation

1 Kings 1:7 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“And he conferred with Joab the son of Zeruiah, and with Abiathar the priest; and they helped Adonijah and followed [him]. ”

1 Kings 1:7 — Darby Translation

1 Kings 1:7 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“And he tooke counsel of Ioab the sonne of Zeruiah, and of Abiathar the Priest: and they helped forward Adoniiah.”

1 Kings 1:7 — Geneva Bible

1 Kings 1:7 in Context — 1 Kings 1

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.

9 And Adonijah slew sheep and oxen and fat cattle by the stone of Zoheleth, which is by En–rogel, and called all his brethren the king’s sons, and all the men of Judah the king’s servants:

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What Does 1 Kings 1:7 Mean?

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