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Myles Coverdale Bible
1 Kings 1:12
Come now therfore, I wyll geue the councell, that thou mayest delyuer thy soule and the soule of thy sonne Salomon.
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Christian Standard Bible®
Now please come and let me advise you. Save your life and the life of your son Solomon.
Now please come and let me advise you. Save your life and the life of your son Solomon.
Hebrew Names Version
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, please let me give you counsel, that you may save your own life, and the life of your son Shlomo.
King James Version
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, I pray thee, give thee counsel, that thou mayest save thine own life, and the life of thy son Solomon.
English Standard Version
Now therefore come, let me give you advice, that you may save your own life and the life of your son Solomon.
Now therefore come, let me give you advice, that you may save your own life and the life of your son Solomon.
New Century Version
I strongly advise you to save yourself and your sons.
I strongly advise you to save yourself and your sons.
New English Translation
Now let me give you some advice as to how you can save your life and your son Solomon's life.
Now let me give you some advice as to how you can save your life and your son Solomon's life.
Amplified Bible
"Come now, please let me advise you and save your life and the life of your son Solomon.
"Come now, please let me advise you and save your life and the life of your son Solomon.
New American Standard Bible
"So now come, please let me give you advice, 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.
Geneva Bible (1587)
Now therefore come, and I will now giue thee counsell, howe to saue thine owne life, and the life of thy sonne Salomon.
Now therefore come, and I will now giue thee counsell, howe to saue thine owne life, and the life of thy sonne Salomon.
Legacy Standard Bible
So now come, please let me give you counsel and provide escape for your life and the life of your son Solomon.
So now come, please let me give you counsel and provide escape for your life and the life of your son Solomon.
Contemporary English Version
You and your son Solomon will be killed, unless you do what I tell you.
You and your son Solomon will be killed, unless you do what I tell you.
Complete Jewish Bible
Now, come, please let me give you advice, so that you can save both your own life and that of your son Shlomo.
Now, come, please let me give you advice, so that you can save both your own life and that of your son Shlomo.
Darby Translation
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.
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.
Easy-to-Read Version
You and your son Solomon are in danger, but I will tell you what to do to save yourself.
You and your son Solomon are in danger, but I will tell you what to do to save yourself.
George Lamsa Translation
Now therefore come, let me give you counsel, that you may save your own life and the life of your son Solomon.
Now therefore come, let me give you counsel, that you may save your own life and the life of your son Solomon.
Good News Translation
If you want to save your life and the life of your son Solomon, I would advise you to
If you want to save your life and the life of your son Solomon, I would advise you to
Lexham English Bible
So then, come, let me advise you please, that you may save your life and the life of your son, Solomon.
So then, come, let me advise you please, that you may save your life and the life of your son, Solomon.
Literal Translation
And now, come, please let me counsel you with counsel, and 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.
American Standard Version
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, I pray thee, give thee counsel, that thou mayest save thine own life, and the life of thy son Solomon.
Bible in Basic English
So now, let me make a suggestion, so that you may keep your life safe and the life of your son Solomon.
So now, let me make a suggestion, so that you may keep your life safe and the life of your son Solomon.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
Nowe therfore come, and I will geue thee counsell howe to saue thyne owne lyfe, and the lyfe of thy sonne Solomon.
Nowe therfore come, and I will geue thee counsell howe to saue thyne owne lyfe, and the lyfe of thy sonne Solomon.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
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, I pray thee, give thee counsel, that thou mayest save thine own life, and the life of thy son Solomon.
King James Version (1611)
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.
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.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And now come, let me, I pray, give thee counsel, and thou shalt rescue thy life, and the life of thy son Solomon.
And now come, let me, I pray, give thee counsel, and thou shalt rescue thy life, and the life of thy son Solomon.
English Revised Version
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, I pray thee, give thee counsel, that thou mayest save thine own life, and the life of thy son Solomon.
Berean Standard Bible
Now please, come and let me advise you. Save your own life and the life of your son Solomon.
Now please, come and let me advise you. Save your own life and the life of your son Solomon.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Now therfor come thou, take thou counsel of me, and saue thi lijf, and of Salomon thi sone.
Now therfor come thou, take thou counsel of me, and saue thi lijf, and of Salomon thi sone.
Young's Literal Translation
and now, come, let me counsel thee, I pray thee, and deliver thy life, and the life of thy son Solomon;
and now, come, let me counsel thee, I pray thee, and deliver thy life, and the life of thy son Solomon;
Update Bible Version
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 you, give you counsel, that you may save your own life, and the life of your son Solomon.
Webster's Bible Translation
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, let me, I pray thee, give thee counsel, that thou mayest save thy own life, and the life of thy son Solomon.
World English Bible
Now therefore come, please let me give you counsel, that you may save your own 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 Solomon.
New King James Version
Come, please, let me now give you advice, 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.
New Living Translation
If you want to save your own life and the life of your son Solomon, follow my advice.
If you want to save your own life and the life of your son Solomon, follow my advice.
New Life Bible
So now come, let me give you words of wisdom and save your life and the life of your son Solomon.
So now come, let me give you words of wisdom and save your life and the life of your son Solomon.
New Revised Standard
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 you advice, so that you may save your own life and the life of your son Solomon.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
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, therefore, come; let me give thee counsel, I pray thee, - so shalt thou rescue thine own life, and the life of thy son, Solomon.
Douay-Rheims Bible
Now then, come, take my counsel, and save thy 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.
Revised Standard Version
Now therefore come, let me give you counsel, that you may save your own life and the life of your son Solomon.
Now therefore come, let me give you counsel, that you may save your own life and the life of your son Solomon.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
"So now come, please let me give you counsel and save your 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
11 Then sayde Nathan vnto Bethseba Salomons mother: Hast thou not herde yt Adonias is kynge, and oure lorde Dauid knoweth not therof? 12 Come now therfore, I wyll geue the councell, that thou mayest delyuer thy soule and the soule of thy sonne Salomon. 13 Come now and go in to kinge Dauid and saye vnto him: Hast not thou my lorde the kynge sworne and sayde vnto thy handmayden: Salomon thy sonne shall be kynge after me, and he shall sytt vpon my seate? Why is then Adonias made kynge? 14 Beholde, while thou art yet there, and talkest with the kynge, I wyll come in after the, and tell forth thy tayle. 15 And Bethseba wente in to the kynge to ye chamber. And the kynge was very olde. And Abisag of Sunem serued the kynge. 16 And Bethseba bowed hirselfe, and worshipped the kynge.The kynge sayde: What wilt thou? 17 She sayde vnto him: My lorde, Thou hast sworne vnto thy handmayde by the LORDE thy God: Thy sonne Salomon shall be kynge after me and syt vpon my seate. 18 But now lo, Adonias is kynge, and my lorde the kynge knoweth it not. 19 He hath offred oxen and fat catell, and many shepe, and hath called all the kynges sonnes, and Abiathar the prest, and Ioab the chefe captayne. But thy seruaunt Salomon hath he not bydden. 20 Neuertheles thou my lorde art kynge, the eyes of all Israel loke vnto the., that thou shuldest shewe them who shall syt vpon the seate of my lorde the kynge after the.
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
Genesis 1:10
And God called ye drye londe, Earth: and the gatheringe together of waters called he, ye See. And God sawe yt it was good.
And God called ye drye londe, Earth: and the gatheringe together of waters called he, ye See. And God sawe yt it was good.
Genesis 1:11
And God sayde: let ye earth bringe forth grene grasse and herbe, that beareth sede: & frutefull trees, that maye beare frute, euery one after his kynde, hauynge their owne sede in them selues vpon the earth. And so it came to passe.
And God sayde: let ye earth bringe forth grene grasse and herbe, that beareth sede: & frutefull trees, that maye beare frute, euery one after his kynde, hauynge their owne sede in them selues vpon the earth. And so it came to passe.
Genesis 1:24
And God sayde: let ye earth brynge forth lyuynge soules, euery one after his kynde: catell, wormes & what as hath life vpon earth, euery one after his kynde. And so it came to passe.
And God sayde: let ye earth brynge forth lyuynge soules, euery one after his kynde: catell, wormes & what as hath life vpon earth, euery one after his kynde. And so it came to passe.
Genesis 1:26
And God sayde: let vs make man in or similitude after oure licknesse, that he maye haue rule ouer the fysh of the see, and ouer the foules vnder ye heauen, and ouer catell, and ouer all the earth, and ouer all wormes that crepe on ye earth.
And God sayde: let vs make man in or similitude after oure licknesse, that he maye haue rule ouer the fysh of the see, and ouer the foules vnder ye heauen, and ouer catell, and ouer all the earth, and ouer all wormes that crepe on ye earth.
Isaiah 61:11
For like as ye grounde bringeth forth frute, & as the garde shuteth forth sede: So shal the LORDE God cause rightuousnes, and the feare of God to florish forth before all the Heithen.
For like as ye grounde bringeth forth frute, & as the garde shuteth forth sede: So shal the LORDE God cause rightuousnes, and the feare of God to florish forth before all the Heithen.
Mark 4:28
(For the earth bryngeth forth frute of her selfe: first the grasse, afterwarde the eare, then the full wheate in the eare)
(For the earth bryngeth forth frute of her selfe: first the grasse, afterwarde the eare, then the full wheate in the eare)
Luke 6:44
Euery tre is knowne by his frute. For me gather not fygges of thornes, ner grapes of busshes.
Euery tre is knowne by his frute. For me gather not fygges of thornes, ner grapes of busshes.
2 Corinthians 9:10
He that geueth sede vnto the sower, shal mynistre bred also for fode, and shal multiplye youre sede, and increase the frutes of yor righteousnes,
He that geueth sede vnto the sower, shal mynistre bred also for fode, and shal multiplye youre sede, and increase the frutes of yor righteousnes,
Galatians 6:7
Be not disceaued, God wil not be mocked. For what soeuer a man soweth, that shal he reape.
Be not disceaued, God wil not be mocked. For what soeuer a man soweth, that shal he reape.
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.
