1 Kings 1:18 KJV — MannaFest

1 Kings 1:18

And now, behold, Adonijah reigneth; and now, my lord the king, thou knowest it not:

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ASV

And now, behold, Adonijah reigneth; and thou, my lord the king, knowest it not:

WEB

But now, behold, Adonijah has become king, and you, my lord the king, did not know it.

YLT

and now, lo, Adonijah hath reigned, and now, my lord, O king, thou hast not known;

DBT

And now behold, Adonijah is king; and now, my lord the king, thou knowest it not.

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1 Kings — From Solomon's glory to the divided kingdom — then Elijah's confrontation with Ahab and Jezebel dominating the second half. The promise of the Davidic covenant unfolding through temple glory, then beginning to unravel as idolatry and political fragmentation take hold.

Author: Compiler anonymous; Jewish tradition attributes to Jeremiah (Bava Batra 15a). The book draws on court annals and prophetic records cited by name.
Date: Events c. 970–852 BC; compilation during the late Judahite monarchy or exile

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1 Kings 1:24
And Nathan said, My lord, O king, hast thou said, Adonijah shall reign after me, and he shall sit upon my throne?
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.
1 Kings 1:27
Is this thing done by my lord the king, and thou hast not shewed it unto thy servant, who should sit on the throne of my lord the king after him?
2 Samuel 15:10
But Absalom sent spies throughout all the tribes of Israel, saying, As soon as ye hear the sound of the trumpet, then ye shall say, Absalom reigneth in Hebron.
1 Kings 1:11
Wherefore Nathan spake unto Bath–sheba the mother of Solomon, saying, Hast thou not heard that Adonijah the son of Haggith doth reign, and David our lord knoweth it not?

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Adonijah, in common with the people generally, expected that this natural arrangement should be followed in the Hebrew kingdom as in all others. Nathan, who was aware of the old king's solemn promise to Solomon, and, moreover, that this promise was sanctioned by the divine will, saw that no time was to be lost.

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown· Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible, 1871reformed

The fault is not thine, for thou knewest it not; but now that thou knowest it thou wilt, in pursuance of thy promise, take care to suppress this usurpation." She told him who were Adonijah's guests, and who were in his interest, and added, but " Solomon thy servant has he not called, which plainly shows he looks upon him as his rival, and aims to undermine him,

Matthew Henry· Commentary on the Whole Bible, 1710puritan

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1KI 1:181KI 1:5 2SA 3:4
Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
1KI 1:181KI 1:5 2SA 15:1
1KI 1:181KI 1:11 1CH 29:1
Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
1KI 1:181KI 1:11 1CH 22:9-10
1KI 1:181KI 1:11 2SA 7:12-17
1KI 1:181KI 1:24 1KI 1:17-18
1KI 1:181KI 1:24 1KI 1:5
1KI 1:181KI 1:24 1KI 1:13-14

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