1 Kings 1:12

And now come, let me, I pray, give thee counsel, and thou shalt rescue thy life, and the life of thy son Solomon.

Brenton Septuagint

In The King James Version

Now therefore come, let me, I pray thee, give thee counsel, that thou mayest save thine own life, and the life of thy son Solomon.

In Context

11And Nathan spoke to Bersabee the mother of Solomon, saying, Hast thou not heard that Adonias the son of Aggith + 1:11 Gr. reigned.reigns, and our lord David + 1:11 Gr. knew.knows it not?

13Haste, and go in to king David, and thou shalt speak to him, saying, Hast not thou, my lord, O king, sworn to thine handmaid, saying, Thy son Solomon shall reign after me, and he shall sit upon my throne? why then does Adonias reign?

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Cross References

Judges 9:5And he went to the house of his father to Ephratha, and slew his brethren the sons of Jerobaal, seventy men upon one stone; but Joatham the youngest son of Jerobaal was left, for he hid himself.

2 Kings 11:1And Gotholia the mother of Ochozias saw that her son was dead, and she destroyed all the + 11:1 Gr. seed of the kingdom.seed royal.

2 Chronicles 22:10And Gotholia the mother of Ochozias saw that her son was dead, and she arose and destroyed all the seed royal in the house of Juda.

Proverbs 15:22They that honour not councils put off deliberation; but counsel abides in the hearts of counsellors.

Proverbs 27:9The heart delights in ointments and wines and perfumes: but the soul is broken by calamities.

Matthew Henry on 1 Kings 1:12-32

David Makes Solomon King. ( b. c. 1015.) 11 Wherefore Nathan spake unto Bathsheba the mother of Solomon, saying, Hast thou not heard that Adonijah the son of Haggith doth reign, and David our lord knoweth it not? 12 Now therefore come, let me, I pray thee, give thee counsel, that thou mayest save thine own life, and the life of thy son Solomon. 13 Go and get thee in unto king David, and say unto him, Didst not thou, my lord, O king, swear unto thine handmaid, saying, Assuredly Solomon thy son shall reign after me,… Read the whole commentary →

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