1 Kings 1:12
What does 1 Kings 1:12 mean?
A plain-English look at 1 Kings 1:12 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000Now therefore come, let me, I pray thee, give thee counsel, that thou mayest save thine own life, and the life of thy son Solomon.
KJV
King James Version · 1611Now therefore come, let me, I pray thee, give thee counsel, that thou mayest save thine own life, and the life of thy son Solomon.
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901Now therefore come, let me, I pray thee, give thee counsel, that thou mayest save thine own life, and the life of thy son Solomon.
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949So now, let me make a suggestion, so that you may keep your life safe and the life of your son Solomon.
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862and now, come, let me counsel thee, I pray thee, and deliver thy life, and the life of thy son Solomon;
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752Now then, come, take my counsel, and save thy life, and the life of thy son Solomon.
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890And now, come, let me, I pray thee, give thee counsel, that thou mayest save thine own life, and the life of thy son Solomon.
Context
v.11Then 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?
v.12This passage
v.13Go and get thee in unto king David, and say unto him, Didst not thou, my lord, O king, swear unto thy handmaid, saying, Assuredly Solomon thy son shall reign after me, and he shall sit upon my throne? why then doth Adonijah reign?
Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Proverbs 20:18
Every purpose is established by counsel; And by wise guidance make thou war.
- Matthew 21:38
But the husbandmen, when they saw the son, said among themselves, This is the heir; come, let us kill him, and take his inheritance.
- Jeremiah 38:15
Then Jeremiah said unto Zedekiah, If I declare it unto thee, wilt thou not surely put me to death? and if I give thee counsel, thou wilt not hearken unto me.
- Proverbs 11:14
Where no wise guidance is, the people falleth; But in the multitude of counsellors there is safety.
- 2 Chronicles 22:10
Now when Athaliah the mother of Ahaziah saw that her son was dead, she arose and destroyed all the seed royal of the house of Judah.
- 1 Kings 1:21
Otherwise it will come to pass, when my lord the king shall sleep with his fathers, that I and my son Solomon shall be counted offenders.
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