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Literal Standard Version
1 Kings 1:21
and it has been, when my lord the king lies with his fathers, that I have been, I and my son Solomon—[reckoned] sinners."
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Christian Standard Bible®
Otherwise, when my lord the king rests with his fathers, I and my son Solomon will be regarded as criminals.”
Otherwise, when my lord the king rests with his fathers, I and my son Solomon will be regarded as criminals.”
Hebrew Names Version
Otherwise it will happen, when my lord the king shall sleep with his fathers, that I and my son Shlomo shall be counted offenders.
Otherwise it will happen, when my lord the king shall sleep with his fathers, that I and my son Shlomo shall be counted offenders.
King James Version
Otherwise it shall come to pass, when my lord the king shall sleep with his fathers, that I and my son Solomon shall be counted offenders.
Otherwise it shall come to pass, when my lord the king shall sleep with his fathers, that I and my son Solomon shall be counted offenders.
English Standard Version
Otherwise it will come to pass, when my lord the king sleeps with his fathers, that I and my son Solomon will be counted offenders."
Otherwise it will come to pass, when my lord the king sleeps with his fathers, that I and my son Solomon will be counted offenders."
New Century Version
As soon as you die, Solomon and I will be treated as criminals."
As soon as you die, Solomon and I will be treated as criminals."
New English Translation
If a decision is not made, when my master the king is buried with his ancestors, my son Solomon and I will be considered state criminals."
If a decision is not made, when my master the king is buried with his ancestors, my son Solomon and I will be considered state criminals."
Amplified Bible
"Otherwise it will come about when my lord the king lies down [in death] with his fathers, that I and my son Solomon will be considered political enemies."
"Otherwise it will come about when my lord the king lies down [in death] with his fathers, that I and my son Solomon will be considered political enemies."
New American Standard Bible
"Otherwise it will come about, as soon as my lord the king lies down with his fathers, that I and my son Solomon will be considered offenders."
"Otherwise it will come about, as soon as my lord the king lies down with his fathers, that I and my son Solomon will be considered offenders."
Geneva Bible (1587)
For els when my lord the King shall sleepe with his fathers, I and my sonne Salomon shalbe reputed vile.
For els when my lord the King shall sleepe with his fathers, I and my sonne Salomon shalbe reputed vile.
Legacy Standard Bible
Otherwise it will be, as soon as my lord the king sleeps with his fathers, that I and my son Solomon will be considered offenders."
Otherwise it will be, as soon as my lord the king sleeps with his fathers, that I and my son Solomon will be considered offenders."
Contemporary English Version
If you don't, they will say that Solomon and I have rebelled. They will treat us like criminals and kill us as soon as you die.
If you don't, they will say that Solomon and I have rebelled. They will treat us like criminals and kill us as soon as you die.
Complete Jewish Bible
If you don't, then, when my lord the king sleeps with his ancestors, I and my son Shlomo will be considered criminals."
If you don't, then, when my lord the king sleeps with his ancestors, I and my son Shlomo will be considered criminals."
Darby Translation
Otherwise it shall come to pass when my lord the king shall sleep with his fathers, that I and my son Solomon will be counted offenders.
Otherwise it shall come to pass when my lord the king shall sleep with his fathers, that I and my son Solomon will be counted offenders.
Easy-to-Read Version
If you don't decide, then after you are buried, these men will say that Solomon and I are criminals."
If you don't decide, then after you are buried, these men will say that Solomon and I are criminals."
George Lamsa Translation
Otherwise it shall come to pass, when my lord the king shall sleep with his fathers in peace, I and my son Solomon shall be counted offenders.
Otherwise it shall come to pass, when my lord the king shall sleep with his fathers in peace, I and my son Solomon shall be counted offenders.
Good News Translation
If you don't, as soon as you are dead, my son Solomon and I will be treated as traitors."
If you don't, as soon as you are dead, my son Solomon and I will be treated as traitors."
Lexham English Bible
It shall be that when my lord the king sleeps with his ancestors, I and my son Solomon will be considered as sinners."
It shall be that when my lord the king sleeps with his ancestors, I and my son Solomon will be considered as sinners."
Literal Translation
And it will be, when my lord the king lies with his fathers, that I, my son Solomon and I, shall be offenders.
And it will be, when my lord the king lies with his fathers, that I, my son Solomon and I, shall be offenders.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
And wha my lorde the kynge slepeth with his fathers then shal I and my sonne Salomon be fayne to be synners.
And wha my lorde the kynge slepeth with his fathers then shal I and my sonne Salomon be fayne to be synners.
American Standard Version
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.
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.
Bible in Basic English
For as things are, it will come about, when my lord the king is sleeping with his fathers, that I and Solomon my son will be made outlaws.
For as things are, it will come about, when my lord the king is sleeping with his fathers, that I and Solomon my son will be made outlaws.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
For els when my lorde the king shall sleepe with his fathers, I & my sonne Solomon shalbe synners.
For els when my lorde the king shall sleepe with his fathers, I & my sonne Solomon shalbe synners.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
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.'
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.'
King James Version (1611)
Otherwise it shall come to passe, when my lord the king shal sleepe with his fathers, that I and my sonne Solomon shall be counted offenders.
Otherwise it shall come to passe, when my lord the king shal sleepe with his fathers, that I and my sonne Solomon shall be counted offenders.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And it shall come to pass, when my lord the king shall sleep with his fathers, that I and Solomon my son shall be offenders.
And it shall come to pass, when my lord the king shall sleep with his fathers, that I and Solomon my son shall be offenders.
English Revised Version
Otherwise it shall come to pass, when my lord the king shall sleep with his fathers, that I and my son Solomon shall be counted offenders.
Otherwise it shall come to pass, when my lord the king shall sleep with his fathers, that I and my son Solomon shall be counted offenders.
Berean Standard Bible
Otherwise, when my lord the king rests with his fathers, I and my son Solomon will be counted as criminals."
Otherwise, when my lord the king rests with his fathers, I and my son Solomon will be counted as criminals."
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
and it schal be, whanne my lord the kyng hath slepte with hise fadris, Y and my sone Salomon schulen be synneris.
and it schal be, whanne my lord the kyng hath slepte with hise fadris, Y and my sone Salomon schulen be synneris.
Young's Literal Translation
and it hath been, when my lord the king lieth with his fathers, that I have been, I and my son Solomon -- [reckoned] sinners.'
and it hath been, when my lord the king lieth with his fathers, that I have been, I and my son Solomon -- [reckoned] sinners.'
Update Bible Version
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.
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.
Webster's Bible Translation
Otherwise it shall come to pass, when my lord the king shall sleep with his fathers, that I and my son Solomon shall be counted offenders.
Otherwise it shall come to pass, when my lord the king shall sleep with his fathers, that I and my son Solomon shall be counted offenders.
World English Bible
Otherwise it will happen, when my lord the king shall sleep with his fathers, that I and my son Solomon shall be counted offenders.
Otherwise it will happen, when my lord the king shall sleep with his fathers, that I and my son Solomon shall be counted offenders.
New King James Version
Otherwise it will happen, when my lord the king rests with his fathers, that I and my son Solomon will be counted as offenders."
Otherwise it will happen, when my lord the king rests with his fathers, that I and my son Solomon will be counted as offenders."
New Living Translation
If you do not act, my son Solomon and I will be treated as criminals as soon as my lord the king has died."
If you do not act, my son Solomon and I will be treated as criminals as soon as my lord the king has died."
New Life Bible
Or else as soon as my lord the king is dead, I and my son Solomon will be thought of as wrong-doers."
Or else as soon as my lord the king is dead, I and my son Solomon will be thought of as wrong-doers."
New Revised Standard
Otherwise it will come to pass, when my lord the king sleeps with his ancestors, that my son Solomon and I will be counted offenders."
Otherwise it will come to pass, when my lord the king sleeps with his ancestors, that my son Solomon and I will be counted offenders."
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
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.
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.
Douay-Rheims Bible
Otherwise it shall come to pass, when my lord the king sleepeth with his fathers, that I, and my son, Solomon, shall be accounted offenders.
Otherwise it shall come to pass, when my lord the king sleepeth with his fathers, that I, and my son, Solomon, shall be accounted offenders.
Revised Standard Version
Otherwise it will come to pass, when my lord the king sleeps with his fathers, that I and my son Solomon will be counted offenders."
Otherwise it will come to pass, when my lord the king sleeps with his fathers, that I and my son Solomon will be counted offenders."
New American Standard Bible (1995)
"Otherwise it will come about, as soon as my lord the king sleeps with his fathers, that I and my son Solomon will be considered offenders."
"Otherwise it will come about, as soon as my lord the king sleeps with his fathers, that I and my son Solomon will be considered offenders."
Contextual Overview
11And Nathan speaks to Bathsheba, mother of Solomon, saying, "Have you not heard that Adonijah son of Haggith has reigned, and our lord David has not known? 12And now, come, please let me counsel you, and deliver your life and the life of your son Solomon; 13go and enter in to King David, and you have said to him: Have you not, my lord, O king, sworn to your handmaid, saying, Surely your son Solomon reigns after me, and he sits on my throne? And why has Adonijah reigned? 14Behold, you are yet speaking there with the king, and I come in after you, and have completed your words." 15And Bathsheba comes in to the king, [into] the inner chamber, and the king [is] very aged, and Abishag the Shunammite is serving the king; 16and Bathsheba bows and pays respect to the king, and the king says, "What do you [want]?" 17And she says to him, "My lord, you have sworn by your God YHWH to your handmaid, [saying], Surely your son Solomon reigns after me, and he sits on my throne; 18and now, behold, Adonijah has reigned, and now, my lord, O king, you have not known; 19and he sacrifices ox, and fatling, and sheep in abundance, and calls for all the sons of the king, and for Abiathar the priest, and for Joab head of the host—and he has not called for your servant Solomon. 20And you, my lord, O king, the eyes of all Israel [are] on you, to declare to them who sit on the throne of my lord the king after him;
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
sleep: 1 Kings 2:10, Genesis 15:15, Deuteronomy 31:16
that I: That is, when Adonijah is established on the throne, I and my son Solomon shall be put to death as state criminals. The history of the world demonstrates, that the lust of dominion has tempted men to commit the most enormous crimes. A father has destroyed his son, a son deposed a father, and a brother murdered a brother, in order to obtain a crown!
offenders: Heb. sinners, 1 Kings 2:15, 1 Kings 2:22-24
Reciprocal: Genesis 43:9 - will be 1 Samuel 10:24 - God save the king 2 Samuel 7:12 - sleep 1 Kings 1:12 - save 1 Kings 11:43 - slept 2 Kings 10:35 - Jehu slept 2 Kings 13:13 - slept 2 Kings 14:16 - Jehoash 1 Chronicles 17:11 - go to be 2 Chronicles 9:31 - slept 2 Chronicles 32:33 - slept 1 Thessalonians 4:13 - which are
Cross-References
Genesis 1:18
and to rule over day and over night, and to make a separation between the light and the darkness; and God sees that [it is] good;
and to rule over day and over night, and to make a separation between the light and the darkness; and God sees that [it is] good;
Genesis 1:24
And God says, "Let the earth bring forth the living creature after its kind, livestock and creeping thing, and beast of the earth after its kind": and it is so.
And God says, "Let the earth bring forth the living creature after its kind, livestock and creeping thing, and beast of the earth after its kind": and it is so.
Genesis 1:25
And God makes the beast of the earth after its kind, and the livestock after their kind, and every creeping thing of the ground after its kind, and God sees that [it is] good.
And God makes the beast of the earth after its kind, and the livestock after their kind, and every creeping thing of the ground after its kind, and God sees that [it is] good.
Genesis 1:26
And God says, "Let Us make man in Our image, according to Our likeness, and let them rule over [the] fish of the sea, and over [the] bird of the heavens, and over livestock, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that is creeping on the earth."
And God says, "Let Us make man in Our image, according to Our likeness, and let them rule over [the] fish of the sea, and over [the] bird of the heavens, and over livestock, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that is creeping on the earth."
Genesis 1:31
And God sees all that He has done, and behold, [it is] very good; and there is an evening, and there is a morning—the sixth day.
And God sees all that He has done, and behold, [it is] very good; and there is an evening, and there is a morning—the sixth day.
Genesis 6:20
From the bird after its kind, and from the livestock after its kind, [and] from every creeping thing of the ground after its kind, two of every [kind] they come to you, to keep alive.
From the bird after its kind, and from the livestock after its kind, [and] from every creeping thing of the ground after its kind, two of every [kind] they come to you, to keep alive.
Genesis 7:14
they, and every living creature after its kind, and every beast after its kind, and every creeping thing that is creeping on the earth after its kind, and every bird after its kind (every bird, every wing).
they, and every living creature after its kind, and every beast after its kind, and every creeping thing that is creeping on the earth after its kind, and every bird after its kind (every bird, every wing).
Genesis 8:17
and they have teemed in the earth, and been fruitful, and have multiplied on the earth."
and they have teemed in the earth, and been fruitful, and have multiplied on the earth."
Genesis 8:19
every beast, every creeping thing, and every bird; every creeping thing on the earth, after their families, have gone out from the ark.
every beast, every creeping thing, and every bird; every creeping thing on the earth, after their families, have gone out from the ark.
Genesis 9:7
And you, be fruitful and multiply, teem in the earth, and multiply in it."
And you, be fruitful and multiply, teem in the earth, and multiply in it."
Gill's Notes on the Bible
Otherwise it shall come to pass, when my lord the king shall sleep with his fathers,.... That is, shall die, and be buried in the sepulchre of his ancestors, where he shall lie till he awakes in the morning of the resurrection:
that I and my son Solomon shall be counted offenders; or "sinners" g; not as if she would be reckoned an adulteress, and her son as illegitimate, as some think, and so be branded and treated as such; but as being traitors, making pretensions to the throne, she on the behalf of her son, and he for himself, when he had no right to it, being the younger son, and not declared successor by his father.
g ××××× "peccatores", V. L. Pagninus, Montanus, &c.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
Shall sleep - This euphemism for death, rare in the early Scriptures - being found only once in the Pentateuch (margin reference.), and once also in the historical books before Kings 2 Samuel 7:12 - becomes in Kings and Chronicles the ordinary mode of speech (see 1 Kings 2:10; 1 Kings 11:43, etc.; 2Ch 9:31; 2 Chronicles 12:16, etc.). David uses the metaphor in one psalm Psalms 13:3. In the later Scriptures it is, of course, common. (Jeremiah 51:39; Daniel 12:2; Matthew 9:24; John 11:11; 1 Corinthians 11:30; 1Co 15:51; 1 Thessalonians 4:14, etc.)
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse 1 Kings 1:21. Shall be counted offenders. — When Adonijah and his party shall find that I and my son have had this promise from thee by oath, he will slay us both.
