1 Kings 1:49

THE MESSAGE

Panicked, Adonijah's guests got out of there, scattering every which way. But Adonijah himself, afraid for his life because of Solomon, fled to the sanctuary and grabbed the horns of the Altar.

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
Then all of Adonijah’s guests got up trembling and went their separate ways.

Hebrew Names Version
All the guests of Adoniyahu were afraid, and rose up, and went every man his way.

King James Version
And all the guests that were with Adonijah were afraid, and rose up, and went every man his way.

English Standard Version
Then all the guests of Adonijah trembled and rose, and each went his own way.

New Century Version
Then all of Adonijah's guests were afraid, and they left quickly and scattered.

New English Translation
All of Adonijah's guests panicked; they jumped up and rushed off their separate ways.

Amplified Bible
Then all Adonijah's guests were terrified [of being branded as traitors] and stood up and left the feast, and each one went on his way.

New American Standard Bible
Then all the guests of Adonijah trembled and got up, and each went on his way.

Geneva Bible (1587)
Then all the ghestes that were with Adonijah, were afraide, and rose vp, and went euery man his way.

Legacy Standard Bible
Then all the guests of Adonijah trembled; and they arose and each went on his way.

Contemporary English Version
Adonijah's guests shook with fear when they heard this news, and they left as fast as they could.

Complete Jewish Bible
At this all Adoniyah's guests grew frightened; they got up, everyone going his own way.

Darby Translation
And all Adonijah's guests were afraid, and rose up and went every man his way.

Easy-to-Read Version
All of Adonijah's guests were afraid and left very quickly.

George Lamsa Translation
Then all the guests who were invited by Adonijah were afraid, and rose up and went every man his way.

Good News Translation
Then Adonijah's guests were afraid, and they all got up and left, each going his own way.

Lexham English Bible
Then all the invited guests who were for Adonijah trembled and got up and went, each on his way.

Literal Translation
And they trembled and rose up, all those who were invited by Adonijah, and left, each to his way.

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Then were they afrayed, and gatt them vp all that were called by Adonias, and so they departed euery man his waye.

American Standard Version
And all the guests of Adonijah were afraid, and rose up, and went every man his way.

Bible in Basic English
And all the guests of Adonijah got up in fear and went away, every man to his place.

Bishop's Bible (1568)
And al the ghestes that were with Adonia were afrayde, and rose vp, & went euery man his way.

JPS Old Testament (1917)
And all the guests of Adonijah were afraid, and rose up, and went every man his way.

King James Version (1611)
And all the guests that were with Adoniiah, were afraid, and rose vp, and went euery man his way.

Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And all the guests of Adonias were dismayed, and every man went his way.

English Revised Version
And all the guests of Adonijah were afraid, and rose up, and went every man his way.

Berean Standard Bible
At this, all the guests of Adonijah arose in terror and scattered.

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Therfor alle, that weren clepid of Adonye to feeste, weren aferd, and risiden, and ech man yede in to his weie.

Young's Literal Translation
And they tremble, and rise -- all those called who [are] for Adonijah -- and go, each on his way;

Update Bible Version
And all the guests of Adonijah were afraid, and rose up, and went every man his way.

Webster's Bible Translation
And all the guests that [were] with Adonijah were afraid, and arose, and went every man his way.

World English Bible
All the guests of Adonijah were afraid, and rose up, and went every man his way.

New King James Version
So all the guests who were with Adonijah were afraid, and arose, and each one went his way.

New Living Translation
Then all of Adonijah's guests jumped up in panic from the banquet table and quickly scattered.

New Life Bible
Then all those with Adonijah were filled with fear. Each of them got up and went his own way.

New Revised Standard
Then all the guests of Adonijah got up trembling and went their own ways.

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Then trembled and rose up, all Adonijah's guests, - and departed, every man his own way.

Douay-Rheims Bible
Then all the guests of Adonias were afraid, and they all arose, and every man went his way.

Revised Standard Version
Then all the guests of Adoni'jah trembled, and rose, and each went his own way.

New American Standard Bible (1995)
Then all the guests of Adonijah were terrified; and they arose and each went on his way.

Contextual Overview

⁴¹ Adonijah and his retinue of guests were just finishing their "coronation" feast when they heard it. When Joab heard the blast of the ram's horn trumpet he said, "What's going on here? What's all this uproar?" ⁴² Suddenly, in the midst of the questioning, Jonathan son of Abiathar the priest, showed up. Adonijah said, "Welcome! A brave and good man like you must have good news." ⁴³But Jonathan answered, "Hardly! Our master King David has just made Solomon king! And the king has surrounded him with Zadok the priest, Nathan the prophet, Benaiah son of Jehoiada, with the Kerethites and Pelethites; and they've mounted Solomon on the royal mule. Zadok the priest and Nathan the prophet have anointed him king at Gihon and the parade is headed up this way singing—a great fanfare! The city is rocking! That's what you're hearing. Here's the crowning touch—Solomon is seated on the throne of the kingdom! And that's not all: The king's servants have come to give their blessing to our master King David saying, ‘God make Solomon's name even more honored than yours, and make his rule greater than yours!' On his deathbed the king worshiped God and prayed, ‘Blessed be God , Israel's God, who has provided a successor to my throne, and I've lived to see it!'" ⁴⁹Panicked, Adonijah's guests got out of there, scattering every which way. But Adonijah himself, afraid for his life because of Solomon, fled to the sanctuary and grabbed the horns of the Altar. ⁵¹ Solomon was told, "Adonijah, fearful of King Solomon, has taken sanctuary and seized the horns of the Altar and is saying, ‘I'm not leaving until King Solomon promises that he won't kill me.'" ⁵²Solomon then said, "If he proves to be a man of honor, not a hair of his head will be hurt; but if there is evil in him, he'll die." Solomon summoned him and they brought him from the Altar. Adonijah came and bowed down, honoring the king. Solomon dismissed him, "Go home."

Bible Verse Review
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Gill's Notes on the Bible

And all the guests that [were] with Adonijah [were] afraid,.... Though many of them were military men, the general of the army, and the captains thereof, 1 Kings 1:19; yet they were struck with a panic, their courage failed them, they had no spirit left in them, their hearts became as weak as water; had they exerted themselves according to their character, betaken themselves to arms, and put themselves at the head of their troops in favour of Adonijah, it would have given Solomon and his friends a great deal of trouble; no doubt this panic was of God:

and rose up, and went every man his way; or to his house, as the Arabic version; on hearing what Jonathan reported, they immediately rose up from table in great haste, and made the best of their way to their houses, that it might not be known that they had been with Adonijah.