1 Kings 1:21
Otherwise it shall come to pass, when my lord the king shall sleep with his fathers, then shall I and my son Solomon be counted, offenders.
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
In Context
22And lo! while yet she was speaking with the king, Nathan the prophet, came in.
Cross References
Genesis 15:15But, thou, shalt go in unto thy fathers in peace, thou shalt be buried in a good old age.
Judges 9:5And he entered the house of his father, at Ophrah, and slew his brethren, sons of Jerubbaal, seventy men, upon one stone,—but there remained Jotham, the youngest son of Jerubbaal, for he had hidden himself.
1 Kings 1:12Now, therefore, come; let me give thee counsel, I pray thee,—so shalt thou rescue thine own life, and the life of thy son, Solomon.
1 Kings 2:15And he said—Thou, knowest that, mine, was the kingdom, and, on me, had all Israel set their faces, that I should become king,—howbeit the kingdom, hath turned about, and become my brother’s, for, from Yahweh, became it, his.
2 Chronicles 22:10But, when, Athaliah mother of Ahaziah, saw that her son was dead, she rose up and destroyed all the seed royal of the house of Judah.
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 →