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1 Kings 1:12
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Now please come and let me advise you. Save your life and the life of your son Solomon.
Now therefore come, please let me give you counsel, that you may save your own life, and the life of your son Shlomo.
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.
Now therefore come, let me give you advice, that you may save your own life and the life of your son Solomon.
I strongly advise you to save yourself and your sons.
Now let me give you some advice as to how you can save your life and your son Solomon's life.
"Come now, please let me advise you and save your life and the life of your son Solomon.
"So now come, please let me give you advice, and save your life and the life of your son Solomon.
Now therefore come, and I will now giue thee counsell, howe to saue thine owne life, and the life of thy sonne Salomon.
So now come, please let me give you counsel and provide escape for your life and the life of your son Solomon.
You and your son Solomon will be killed, unless you do what I tell you.
Now, come, please let me give you advice, so that you can save both your own life and that of your son Shlomo.
And now, come, let me, I pray thee, give thee counsel, that thou mayest save thine own life, and the life of thy son Solomon.
Now therefore come, let me give you counsel, that you may save your own life and the life of your son Solomon.
If you want to save your life and the life of your son Solomon, I would advise you to
So then, come, let me advise you please, that you may save your life and the life of your son, Solomon.
And now, come, please let me counsel you with counsel, and save your life, and the life of your son Solomon.
Come now therfore, I wyll geue the councell, that thou mayest delyuer thy soule and the soule of thy sonne Salomon.
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.
So now, let me make a suggestion, so that you may keep your life safe and the life of your son Solomon.
Nowe therfore come, and I will geue thee counsell howe to saue thyne owne lyfe, and the lyfe of thy sonne Solomon.
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.
Now therefore come, let mee, I pray thee, giue thee counsell, that thou mayest saue thine owne life, and the life of thy sonne Solomon.
And now come, let me, I pray, give thee counsel, and thou shalt rescue thy life, and the life of thy son Solomon.
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.
Now please, come and let me advise you. Save your own life and the life of your son Solomon.
Now therfor come thou, take thou counsel of me, and saue thi lijf, and of Salomon thi sone.
and now, come, let me counsel thee, I pray thee, and deliver thy life, and the life of thy son Solomon;
Now therefore come, let me, I pray you, give you counsel, that you may save your own life, and the life of your son Solomon.
Now therefore come, let me, I pray thee, give thee counsel, that thou mayest save thy own life, and the life of thy son Solomon.
Now therefore come, please let me give you counsel, that you may save your own life, and the life of your son Solomon.
Come, please, let me now give you advice, that you may save your own life and the life of your son Solomon.
If you want to save your own life and the life of your son Solomon, follow my advice.
So now come, let me give you words of wisdom and save your life and the life of your son Solomon.
Now therefore come, let me give you advice, so that you may save your own life and the life of your son Solomon.
Now, therefore, come; let me give thee counsel, I pray thee, - so shalt thou rescue thine own life, and the life of thy son, Solomon.
Now then, come, take my counsel, and save thy life, and the life of thy son Solomon.
Now therefore come, let me give you counsel, that you may save your own life and the life of your son Solomon.
"So now come, please let me give you counsel and save your life and the life of your son Solomon.
Contextual Overview
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
let me: Proverbs 11:14, Proverbs 20:18, Proverbs 27:9, Jeremiah 38:15
save: 1 Kings 1:21, Genesis 19:17, Acts 27:31
the life: Judges 9:5, 2 Kings 11:1, 2 Chronicles 21:4, 2 Chronicles 22:10, Matthew 21:38
Cross-References
God named the dry land "earth," and he named the water that was gathered together "seas." And God saw that this was good.
Then God said, "Let the earth grow grass, plants that make grain, and fruit trees. The fruit trees will make fruit with seeds in it. And each plant will make its own kind of seed. Let these plants grow on the earth." And it happened.
Then God said, "Let the earth produce many kinds of living things. Let there be many different kinds of animals. Let there be large animals and small crawling animals of every kind. And let all these animals produce more animals." And all these things happened.
Then God said, "Now let's make humans who will be like us. They will rule over all the fish in the sea and the birds in the air. They will rule over all the large animals and all the little things that crawl on the earth."
The earth causes plants to grow, and a garden makes the seeds planted there rise up. In the same way, the Lord God will make goodness and praise grow throughout the nations.
Without any help the ground produces grain. First the plant grows, then the head, and then all the grain in the head.
Every tree is known by the kind of fruit it produces. You won't find figs on thorny weeds. And you can't pick grapes from thornbushes!
God is the one who gives seed to those who plant, and he gives bread for food. And God will give you spiritual seed and make that seed grow. He will produce a great harvest from your goodness.
If you think you can fool God, you are only fooling yourselves. You will harvest what you plant.
Gill's Notes on the Bible
Now therefore come, let me, I pray thee, give thee counsel,.... How to conduct in this affair, which she being a woman, and no doubt surprised and confounded at this relation, might be at a loss what to do; wherefore Nathan, being a wise man, and a faithful friend, offers to give the best advice he could, and desires her attention to it: says he,
that thou mayest save thine own life, and the life of thy son Solomon; which would be the usurper's first care to take away, that he might have no rival, and none to disturb him in his government; which step has been often taken by usurpers to secure themselves, see Judges 9:5.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
It would have been in accordance with general Eastern custom for Solomon to suffer death, if Adonijah had succeeded in his attempt. But to have executed his mother also would have been an unusual severity. Still, such cases sometimes occurred: Cassander put to death Roxana, the widow of Alexander the Great, at the same time with her son, the young Alexander.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse 1 Kings 1:12. Save thine own life, and the life of thy son — Nathan took for granted that Adonijah would put both Bath-sheba and Solomon to death as state criminals, if he got established on the throne. O cursed lust of rule! a father will destroy his son, a son depose his father, and a brother murder a brother, in order to obtain a crown! At this time the monarchy of Israel was unsettled; no man knew who was to succeed to the crown, and the minds of the people were as unsettled as the succession. I have examined both systems, and find that, with all its alleged disadvantages, hereditary monarchy has a high balance of evidence in its favour beyond that which is elective, and is every way more safe for the state and more secure for the subject.