1 Kings 2:15

Translations

Modern

“You know that the kingship was mine,” he said. “All Israel expected that I should reign, but the kingship has turned to my brother, for it has come to him from the LORD.

Traditional

And he said, Thou knowest that the kingdom was mine, and that all Israel set their faces on me, that I should reign: howbeit the kingdom is turned about, and is become my brother’s: for it was his from the Lord.

Literal

And he said, “You know that the kingdom was mine, and on me had set their faces all Israel that I should reign. And the kingdom has been turned over, and has become to my brother, for from YHWH it has come to him.

Latin

Tu, inquit, nosti, quia meum erat regnum, et me præposuerat omnis Israël sibi in regem: sed translatum est regnum, et factum est fratris mei: a Domino enim constitutum est ei.

Original

Hebrew

English

“You know that the kingship was mine,” he said. “All Israel expected that I should reign, but the kingship has turned to my brother, for it has come to him from the LORD.

Notes

1 Kings 2:13–15

Adonijah showed he was not peaceful when he claimed, "You know that the kingship was mine."

Theme notes and profiles

Abiathar Bathsheba Solomon

Events

Reign of Solomon

Related verses

1 Chronicles 28:5–7
And of all my sons—for the LORD has given me many sons—He has chosen Solomon my son to sit on the throne of the kingdom of the LORD over Israel.
1 Chronicles 22:9–10
But a son will be born to you who will be a man of rest. I will give him rest from all his enemies on every side; for his name will be Solomon, and I will grant to Israel peace and quiet during his reign.
1 Kings 1:25
For today he has gone down and sacrificed an abundance of oxen, fattened calves, and sheep, and has invited all the sons of the king, the commanders of the army, and Abiathar the priest. And behold, they are eating and drinking before him, saying, ‘Long live King Adonijah!’
1 Kings 1:5
At that time Adonijah, David’s son by Haggith, began to exalt himself, saying, “I will be king!” And he acquired chariots and horsemen and fifty men to run ahead of him.
Jeremiah 27:5–8
By My great power and outstretched arm, I made the earth and the men and beasts on the face of it, and I give it to whom I please.
2 Samuel 16:18
“Not at all,” Hushai answered. “For the one chosen by the LORD, by this people, and by all the men of Israel—his I will be, and with him I will remain.
2 Samuel 7:12
And when your days are fulfilled and you rest with your fathers, I will raise up your descendant after you, who will come from your own body, and I will establish his kingdom.
Proverbs 21:30
There is no wisdom, no understanding, no counsel that can prevail against the LORD.
Daniel 2:22
He reveals the deep and hidden things; He knows what lies in darkness, and light dwells with Him.
2 Samuel 12:24
Then David comforted his wife Bathsheba, and he went to her and lay with her. So she gave birth to a son, and they named him Solomon. Now the LORD loved the child
2 Samuel 15:13
Then a messenger came to David and reported, “The hearts of the men of Israel are with Absalom.”
2 Samuel 15:6
Absalom did this to all the Israelites who came to the king for justice. In this way he stole the hearts of the men of Israel.

People

Israel: Patriarch, son of Isaac, father of twelve tribes

Glossary

Abishag Adonijah Amasa Family Life and Relations Ithra Jether Kings, Books of First and Second Samuel, Books of First and Second Shimei Shunem Solomon (Person)

Topics

Abishag: Wife of David Adonijah: Son of David and Haggith: Executed by Solomon Bath-Sheba (Bathsheba): Solomon's Mother Birthright: Set Aside: Adonijah Firstborn: Birthright of The: Adonijah Influence: Political Intercession for Adonijah Shunammite: A Person from the City of Shunem: Desired by Adonijah As Wife The First Born: Superseded: Adonijah

1 Kings 2:15

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