1 Kings 1:27

New Century Version

Did you do this? Since we are your servants, why didn't you tell us who should be king after you?"

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
I’m certain my lord the king would not have let this happen without letting your servant know who will sit on my lord the king’s throne after him.”

Hebrew Names Version
Is this thing done by my lord the king, and you haven't shown to your servants who should sit on the throne of my lord the king after him?

King James Version
Is this thing done by my lord the king, and thou hast not shewed it unto thy servant, who should sit on the throne of my lord the king after him?

English Standard Version
Has this thing been brought about by my lord the king and you have not told your servants who should sit on the throne of my lord the king after him?"

New English Translation
Has my master the king authorized this without informing your servants who should succeed my master the king on his throne?"

Amplified Bible
"If this thing has been done by my lord the king, why have you not shown your servants who shall sit on the throne of my lord the king after him?"

New American Standard Bible
"Has this thing been done by my lord the king, and you have not let your servants know who shall sit on the throne of my lord the king after him?"

Geneva Bible (1587)
Is this thing done by my lord the King, & thou hast not shewed it vnto thy seruant, who should sitte on the throne of my lorde the King after him?

Legacy Standard Bible
Has this thing happened by my lord the king, and you have not made known to your servants who should sit on the throne of my lord the king after him?"

Contemporary English Version
Did you say they could do this without telling the rest of us who would be the next king?

Complete Jewish Bible
Is this authorized by my lord the king without your having told your servant who would sit on the throne of my lord the king after him?"

Darby Translation
Is this thing done by my lord the king, and thou hast not shewn to thy servants who should sit on the throne of my lord the king after him?

Easy-to-Read Version
My lord and king, did you do this without telling us? Please tell us, who will be the next king after you?"

George Lamsa Translation
Has this thing been done by the order of my lord the king, and you have not told your servants who should sit on the throne of my lord the king after him?

Good News Translation
Did Your Majesty approve all this and not even tell your officials who is to succeed you as king?"

Lexham English Bible
If it was from my lord the king that this thing has happened, then all is well, but if not, you must let your servants know who shall sit on the throne of my lord the king after him."

Literal Translation
If this thing is to come about from my lord the king, then you have not caused your servant to know who shall sit on the throne of my lord the king after him.

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Hath my lorde the kynge commaunded this, and not certifyed his seruauntes who shall sytt vpon the seate of my lorde the kynge after him?

American Standard Version
Is this thing done by my lord the king, and thou hast not showed unto thy servants who should sit on the throne of my lord the king after him?

Bible in Basic English
Has this thing been done by my lord the king, without giving word to your servants who was to be placed on my lord the king's seat after him?

Bishop's Bible (1568)
Is this thing done of my lord the king, and thou hast not shewed it vnto thy seruaunt who should sit on the seate of my lorde the king after him?

JPS Old Testament (1917)
Is this thing done by my lord the king, and thou hast not declared unto thy servant who should sit on the throne of my lord the king after him?'

King James Version (1611)
Is this thing done by my lord the king, and thou hast not shewed it vnto thy seruant, who should sit on the throne of my lord the king, after him?

Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
Has this matter happened by the authority of my lord the king, and hast thou not made known to thy servant who shall sit upon the throne of my lord the king after him?

English Revised Version
Is this thing done by my lord the king, and thou hast not shewed unto thy servants who should sit on the throne of my lord the king after him?

Berean Standard Bible
Has my lord the king let this happen without informing your servant who should sit on the throne after my lord the king?"

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Whether this word yede out fro my lord the kyng, and thou schewidist not to me, thi seruaunt, who schulde sitte on the trone of my lord the king after hym?

Young's Literal Translation
if from my lord the king this thing hath been, then thou hast not caused thy servant to know who doth sit on the throne of my lord the king after him.'

Update Bible Version
Is this thing done by my lord the king, and you have not shown to your slave who should sit on the throne of my lord the king after him?

Webster's Bible Translation
Is this thing done by my lord the king, and thou hast not shown [it] to thy servant, who should sit on the throne of my lord the king after him?

World English Bible
Is this thing done by my lord the king, and you haven't shown to your servants who should sit on the throne of my lord the king after him?

New King James Version
Has this thing been done by my lord the king, and you have not told your servant who should sit on the throne of my lord the king after him?"

New Living Translation
Has my lord the king really done this without letting any of his officials know who should be the next king?"

New Life Bible
Has this been done by my lord the king? Have you not shown your servants who should sit on the throne of my lord the king after him?"

New Revised Standard
Has this thing been brought about by my lord the king and you have not let your servants know who should sit on the throne of my lord the king after him?"

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
If, of my lord the king, this thing had been brought to pass, then wouldest thou not have made known unto thy servant, who should sit upon the throne of my lord the king, after him?

Douay-Rheims Bible
Is this word come out from my lord the king, and hast thou not told me, thy servant, who should sit on the throne of my lord the king after him?

Revised Standard Version
Has this thing been brought about by my lord the king and you have not told your servants who should sit on the throne of my lord the king after him?"

New American Standard Bible (1995)
"Has this thing been done by my lord the king, and you have not shown to your servants who should sit on the throne of my lord the king after him?"

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

and thou: 1 Kings 1:24, 2 Kings 4:27, John 15:15

Reciprocal: 1 Kings 1:18 - thou knowest

Cross-References

Genesis 1:1
In the beginning God created the sky and the earth.

Genesis 1:2
The earth was empty and had no form. Darkness covered the ocean, and God's Spirit was moving over the water.

Genesis 1:7
So God made the air and placed some of the water above the air and some below it.

Genesis 1:9
Then God said, "Let the water under the sky be gathered together so the dry land will appear." And it happened.

Genesis 1:21
So God created the large sea animals and every living thing that moves in the sea. The sea is filled with these living things, with each one producing more of its own kind. He also made every bird that flies, and each bird produced more of its own kind. God saw that this was good.

Genesis 1:25
So God made the wild animals, the tame animals, and all the small crawling animals to produce more of their own kind. God saw that this was good.

Genesis 2:18
Then the Lord God said, "It is not good for the man to be alone. I will make a helper who is right for him."

Psalms 139:14
I praise you because you made me in an amazing and wonderful way. What you have done is wonderful. I know this very well.

Isaiah 43:7
Bring to me all the people who are mine, whom I made for my glory, whom I formed and made."

Malachi 2:15
God made husbands and wives to become one body and one spirit for his purpose—so they would have children who are true to God. So be careful, and do not break your promise to the wife you married when you were young.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

Is this thing done by my lord the king,.... With his knowledge and consent, and by his orders:

and thou hast not showed [it] unto thy servant; meaning himself, who had brought him a message from the Lord, signifying that Solomon should succeed him; and therefore if that had been countermanded, it seemed strange that he should not have acquainted him with it: or "to thy servants", as the Arabic version; for the word has a plural ending, though pointed as singular; and so it may mean not only himself, but the rest of David's faithful servants that were about him at court, as Kimchi observes:

who should sit on the throne of my lord the king after him? if he had altered his mind, or had had any direction from the Lord to make any change, he wondered at it that he should neither acquaint him, nor any of his trusty friends, with it.