1 Kings 1:14

Lo! while thou art yet speaking there with the king, I also, will come in after thee, and confirm thy words.

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

In The King James Version

Behold, while thou yet talkest there with the king, I also will come in after thee, and confirm thy words.

In Context

13Go, and get thee in unto King David, and thou shalt say unto him—Didst not, thou thyself, my lord O king, swear unto thy handmaid, saying—Solomon thy son, shall become king after me, yea, he, shall sit upon my throne? Why, then, hath, Adonijah, become king?

15So Bath-sheba went in unto the king, into the chamber, now, the king, was very old,—and Abishag the Shunammite, was ministering unto the king.

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Cross References

2 Corinthians 13:1This third time, am I coming unto you:—at the mouth of two witnesses, or three, shall every matter be established.

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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