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1 Kings 1:12
So now come, let me give you words of wisdom and save your life and the life of your son Solomon.
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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.
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 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 Nathan said to Solomon's mother Bathsheba, "Have you not heard that Adonijah the son of Haggith has become king, and our lord David does not know it? 12 So now come, let me give you words of wisdom and save your life and the life of your son Solomon. 13 Go to King David and say to him, ‘My lord, O king, have you not promised your woman servant, saying, "For sure your son Solomon will be king after me. He will sit on my throne"? Why then has Adonijah become king?' 14 While you are still there speaking with the king, I will come in after you and tell him your words are true." 15 So Bathsheba went to the king in his room. The king was very old, and Abishag the Shunammite was helping him. 16 Bathsheba put her face to the ground in front of the king. And the king said, "What do you wish?" 17 She said to him, "My lord, you promised your woman servant by the Lord your God, saying, ‘For sure your son Solomon will be king after me. He will sit on my throne.' 18 Now, see, Adonijah is king. And my lord the king, you do not know it. 19 He has killed many cattle and sheep and fat animals. He has asked all the king's sons and Abiathar the religious leader and Joab the captain of the army to come. But he has not asked your servant Solomon to come. 20 Now, my lord the king, the eyes of all Israel are on you. They are waiting for you to tell them who should sit on the throne of my lord the king after him.
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
Then God called the dry land Earth. He called the gathering of the waters Seas. And God saw that it was good.
Then God called the dry land Earth. He called the gathering of the waters Seas. And God saw that it was good.
Genesis 1:11
Then God said, "Let plants grow from the earth, plants that have seeds. Let fruit trees grow on the earth that bring their kind of fruit with their own seeds." And it was so.
Then God said, "Let plants grow from the earth, plants that have seeds. Let fruit trees grow on the earth that bring their kind of fruit with their own seeds." And it was so.
Genesis 1:24
Then God said, "Let the earth bring into being living things after their kind: Cattle and things that move upon the ground, and wild animals of the earth after their kind." And it was so.
Then God said, "Let the earth bring into being living things after their kind: Cattle and things that move upon the ground, and wild animals of the earth after their kind." And it was so.
Genesis 1:26
Then God said, "Let Us make man like Us and let him be head over the fish of the sea, and over the birds of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every thing that moves on the ground."
Then God said, "Let Us make man like Us and let him be head over the fish of the sea, and over the birds of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every thing that moves on the ground."
Isaiah 61:11
As the earth lets its new plants grow, and as a garden causes the things planted in it to grow, in the same way, the Lord God will cause what is right and good and words of praise to grow up in front of all the nations.
As the earth lets its new plants grow, and as a garden causes the things planted in it to grow, in the same way, the Lord God will cause what is right and good and words of praise to grow up in front of all the nations.
Mark 4:28
The earth gives fruit by itself. The leaf comes first and then the young grain can be seen. And last, the grain is ready to gather.
The earth gives fruit by itself. The leaf comes first and then the young grain can be seen. And last, the grain is ready to gather.
Luke 6:44
For every tree is known by its own fruit. Men do not gather figs from thorns. They do not gather grapes from thistles.
For every tree is known by its own fruit. Men do not gather figs from thorns. They do not gather grapes from thistles.
2 Corinthians 9:10
It is God Who gives seed to the man to plant. He also gives the bread to eat. Then we know He will give you more seed to plant and make it grow so you will have more to give away.
It is God Who gives seed to the man to plant. He also gives the bread to eat. Then we know He will give you more seed to plant and make it grow so you will have more to give away.
Galatians 6:7
Do not be fooled. You cannot fool God. A man will get back whatever he plants!
Do not be fooled. You cannot fool God. A man will get back whatever he plants!
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.
