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1 Kings 1:12
I strongly advise you to save yourself and your sons.
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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 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.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Come now therfore, I wyll geue the councell, that thou mayest delyuer thy soule and the soule of thy sonne Salomon.
Come now therfore, I wyll geue the councell, that thou mayest delyuer thy soule and the soule of thy sonne Salomon.
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 When Nathan heard about this, he went to Bathsheba, Solomon's mother. "Have you heard that Adonijah, Haggith's son, has made himself king?" Nathan asked. "Our real king, David, does not know it. 12 I strongly advise you to save yourself and your sons. 13 Go to King David and tell him, ‘My master and king, you promised that my son Solomon would be king and would rule on your throne after you. Why then has Adonijah become king?' 14 While you are still talking to the king, I will come in and tell him that what you have said about Adonijah is true." 15 So Bathsheba went in to see the aged king in his bedroom, where Abishag, the girl from Shunam, was caring for him. 16 Bathsheba bowed and knelt before the king. He asked, "What do you want?" 17 She answered, "My master, you made a promise to me in the name of the Lord your God. You said, ‘Your son Solomon will become king after me, and he will rule on my throne.' 18 But now, unknown to you, Adonijah has become king. 19 He has killed many cows, fat calves, and sheep for sacrifices. And he has invited all your sons, as well as Abiathar the priest and Joab the commander of the army, but he did not invite Solomon, who serves you. 20 My master and king, all the Israelites are watching you, waiting for you to decide who will be king after you.
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
God named the dry land "earth" and the water that was gathered together "seas." God saw that this was good.
God named the dry land "earth" and the water that was gathered together "seas." God saw that this was good.
Genesis 1:11
Then God said, "Let the earth produce plants—some to make grain for seeds and others to make fruits with seeds in them. Every seed will produce more of its own kind of plant." And it happened.
Then God said, "Let the earth produce plants—some to make grain for seeds and others to make fruits with seeds in them. Every seed will produce more of its own kind of plant." And it happened.
Genesis 1:24
Then God said, "Let the earth be filled with animals, each producing more of its own kind. Let there be tame animals and small crawling animals and wild animals, and let each produce more of its kind." And it happened.
Then God said, "Let the earth be filled with animals, each producing more of its own kind. Let there be tame animals and small crawling animals and wild animals, and let each produce more of its kind." And it happened.
Genesis 1:26
Then God said, "Let us make human beings in our image and likeness. And let them rule over the fish in the sea and the birds in the sky, over the tame animals, over all the earth, and over all the small crawling animals on the earth."
Then God said, "Let us make human beings in our image and likeness. And let them rule over the fish in the sea and the birds in the sky, over the tame animals, over all the earth, and over all the small crawling animals on the earth."
Isaiah 61:11
The earth causes plants to grow, and a garden causes the seeds planted in it to grow. In the same way the Lord God will make goodness and praise come from all the nations.
The earth causes plants to grow, and a garden causes the seeds planted in it to grow. In the same way the Lord God will make goodness and praise come from all the nations.
Mark 4:28
By itself the earth produces grain. First the plant grows, then the head, and then all the grain in the head.
By itself the earth produces grain. First the plant grows, then the head, and then all the grain in the head.
Luke 6:44
Each tree is known by its own fruit. People don't gather figs from thornbushes, and they don't get grapes from bushes.
Each tree is known by its own fruit. People don't gather figs from thornbushes, and they don't get grapes from bushes.
2 Corinthians 9:10
God is the One who gives seed to the farmer and bread for food. He will give you all the seed you need and make it grow so there will be a great harvest from your goodness.
God is the One who gives seed to the farmer and bread for food. He will give you all the seed you need and make it grow so there will be a great harvest from your goodness.
Galatians 6:7
Do not be fooled: You cannot cheat God. People harvest only what they plant.
Do not be fooled: You cannot cheat God. People harvest only what they 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.
