1 Kings 2:24 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“Now therefore, as the Lord liveth, which hath established me, and set me on the throne of David my father, and who hath made me an house, as he promised, Adonijah shall be put to death this day.”
1 Kings 2:24 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
1 Kings 2:24 in 6 Bible Translations
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1 Kings 2:24 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“Now therefore as Yahweh lives, who has established me and set me on my father David’s throne, and who has made me a house as he promised, surely Adonijah shall be put to death today.””
1 Kings 2:24 — World English Bible
1 Kings 2:24 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“Now therefore as Jehovah liveth, who hath established me, and set me on the throne of David my father, and who hath made me a house, as he promised, surely Adonijah shall be put to death this day. ”
1 Kings 2:24 — American Standard Version
1 Kings 2:24 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“and now, Jehovah liveth, who hath established me, and causeth me to sit on the throne of David my father, and who hath made for me an house as He spake--surely to-day is Adonijah put to death.'”
1 Kings 2:24 — Young's Literal Translation
1 Kings 2:24 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And now [as] Jehovah liveth, who has established me, and set me on the throne of David my father, and who has made me a house, as he promised, Adonijah shall be put to death this day. ”
1 Kings 2:24 — Darby Translation
1 Kings 2:24 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Now therefore as ye Lord liueth, who hath established me, and set me on the throne of Dauid my father, who also hath made me an house, as he promised, Adoniiah shall surely die this day.”
1 Kings 2:24 — Geneva Bible
1 Kings 2:24 in Context — 1 Kings 2
22 And king Solomon answered and said unto his mother, And why dost thou ask Abishag the Shunammite for Adonijah? ask for him the kingdom also; for he is mine elder brother; even for him, and for Abiathar the priest, and for Joab the son of Zeruiah.
23 Then king Solomon sware by the Lord, saying, God do so to me, and more also, if Adonijah have not spoken this word against his own life.
24 Now therefore, as the Lord liveth, which hath established me, and set me on the throne of David my father, and who hath made me an house, as he promised, Adonijah shall be put to death this day.
25 And king Solomon sent by the hand of Benaiah the son of Jehoiada; and he fell upon him that he died.
26 And unto Abiathar the priest said the king, Get thee to Anathoth, unto thine own fields; for thou art worthy of death: but I will not at this time put thee to death, because thou barest the ark of the Lord God before David my father, and because thou hast been afflicted in all wherein my father was afflicted.
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What Does 1 Kings 2:24 Mean?
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