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Douay-Rheims Bible

1 Kings 1:18

And behold, now Adonias reigneth, and thou, my lord the king, knowest nothing of it.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Bath-Sheba (Bathsheba);   Civil Service;   Intercession;   Petition;   Politics;   Solomon;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Entertainments;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Nathan;   Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Adonijah;   Bathsheba;   David;   Solomon;   Easton Bible Dictionary - Bath-Sheba;   David;   Solomon;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Bathsheba;   Nathan;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Adonijah;   Benaiah;   Nathan;   Queen;   Wheel;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Adonijah;   Bathsheba;   Firstborn;   Israel;   Nathan;   Solomon;   Hastings' Dictionary of the New Testament - Upper Room (2);   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Bathsheba ;   Benaiah ;   Jehoiada ;   Nathan ;   Zadok ;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Adonijah;   Bath-sheba;   David;   Smith Bible Dictionary - Da'vid;  

Encyclopedias:

- Condensed Biblical Cyclopedia - Hebrew Monarchy, the;   International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Baal (1);  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
Now look, Adonijah has become king. And, my lord the king, you didn’t know it.
Hebrew Names Version
Now, behold, Adoniyahu reigns; and you, my lord the king, don't know it:
King James Version
And now, behold, Adonijah reigneth; and now, my lord the king, thou knowest it not:
English Standard Version
And now, behold, Adonijah is king, although you, my lord the king, do not know it.
New Century Version
But now, unknown to you, Adonijah has become king.
New English Translation
But now, look, Adonijah has become king! But you, my master the king, are not even aware of it!
Amplified Bible
"But now, behold, Adonijah is [acting as] king; and now [as things stand], my lord the king, you do not know it.
New American Standard Bible
"But now, behold, Adonijah is king; and now, my lord the king, you do not know it.
Geneva Bible (1587)
And beholde, nowe is Adoniiah king, and now, my lord, O King, thou knowest it not.
Legacy Standard Bible
But now, behold, Adonijah is king; and now, my lord the king, you do not know it.
Contemporary English Version
But Adonijah has already been made king, and you didn't know anything about it.
Complete Jewish Bible
But now, here is Adoniyah ruling as king; and you, my lord the king, don't know anything about it.
Darby Translation
And now behold, Adonijah is king; and now, my lord the king, thou knowest it not.
Easy-to-Read Version
Now, you don't know this, but Adonijah is making himself king.
George Lamsa Translation
And now, behold, Adonijah reigns; and you, my lord the king, do not know it;
Good News Translation
But Adonijah has already become king, and you don't know anything about it.
Lexham English Bible
But now, look! Adonijah has become king! And now, my lord the king, you do not know!
Literal Translation
And now, behold, Adonijah reigns. And now, my lord O king, you have not known.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
But now lo, Adonias is kynge, and my lorde the kynge knoweth it not.
American Standard Version
And now, behold, Adonijah reigneth; and thou, my lord the king, knowest it not:
Bible in Basic English
And now, see, Adonijah has made himself king without my lord's knowledge;
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And beholde, nowe is Adonia king, and thou my lorde the king knowest it not.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
And now, behold, Adonijah reigneth; and thou, my lord the king, knowest it not.
King James Version (1611)
And now behold, Adoniiah reigneth; and now my lord the king, thou knowest it not.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And now, behold, Adonias reigns, and thou, my lord, O king, knowest it not.
English Revised Version
And now, behold, Adonijah reigneth; and thou, my lord the king, knowest it not:
Berean Standard Bible
But now, behold, Adonijah has become king, and you, my lord the king, did not know it.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
and lo! Adonye hath regnede now, `while thou, my lord the kyng, knowist not;
Young's Literal Translation
and now, lo, Adonijah hath reigned, and now, my lord, O king, thou hast not known;
Update Bible Version
And now, look, Adonijah reigns; and you, my lord the king, do not know it:
Webster's Bible Translation
And now, behold, Adonijah reigneth; and now, my lord the king, thou knowest [it] not:
World English Bible
Now, behold, Adonijah reigns; and you, my lord the king, don't know it:
New King James Version
So now, look! Adonijah has become king; and now, my lord the king, you do not know about it.
New Living Translation
But instead, Adonijah has made himself king, and my lord the king does not even know about it.
New Life Bible
Now, see, Adonijah is king. And my lord the king, you do not know it.
New Revised Standard
But now suddenly Adonijah has become king, though you, my lord the king, do not know it.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
But, now, lo! Adonijah, hath become king; now, therefore, my lord, O king, thou knowest it not:
Revised Standard Version
And now, behold, Adoni'jah is king, although you, my lord the king, do not know it.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
"Now, behold, Adonijah is king; and now, my lord the king, you do not know it.

Contextual Overview

11 And Nathan said to Bethsabee, the mother of Solomon: Hast thou not heard that Adonias, the son of Haggith, reigneth, and our lord David knoweth it not? 12 Now then, come, take my counsel, and save thy life, and the life of thy son Solomon. 13 Go, and get thee in to king David, and say to him: Didst not thou, my lord, O king, swear to me, thy handmaid, saying: Solomon, thy son, shall reign after me, and he shall sit on my throne? why then doth Adonias reign? 14 And while thou art yet speaking there with the king, I will come in after thee, and will fill up thy words. 15 So Bethsabee went in to the king into the chamber. Now the king was very old, and Abisag, the Sunamitess, ministered to him. 16 Bethsabee bowed herself, and worshipped the king. And the king said to her: What is thy will? 17 She answered, and said: My lord, thou didst swear to thy handmaid, by the Lord thy God, saying: Solomon, thy son, shall reign after me, and he shall sit on my throne. 18 And behold, now Adonias reigneth, and thou, my lord the king, knowest nothing of it. 19 He hath killed oxen, and all fat cattle, and many rams, and invited all the king’s sons, and Abiathar, the priest, and Joab, the general of the army: but Solomon, thy servant, he invited not. 20 And now, my lord, O king, the eyes of all Israel are upon thee, that thou shouldst tell them, who shall sit on thy throne, my lord the king, after thee.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Adonijah: 1 Kings 1:5, 1 Kings 1:24, 2 Samuel 15:10

thou knowest: 1 Kings 1:11, 1 Kings 1:24, 1 Kings 1:27, Acts 3:17

Reciprocal: 1 Kings 2:5 - Joab Nehemiah 6:7 - a king

Cross-References

Psalms 19:6
(18-7) His going out is from the end of heaven, And his circuit even to the end thereof: and there is no one that can hide himself from his heat.
Jeremiah 31:35
Thus saith the Lord, who giveth the sun for the light of the day, the order of the moon and of the stars, for the light of the night: who stirreth up the sea, and the waves thereof roar, the Lord of hosts is his name.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And now, behold, Adonijah reigneth,.... Has set up himself as king, and is by some saluted as such; but lest it should be thought by David that she suggested by this that he was guilty of the breach of his oath, or on any account to be blamed, she adds:

and now my lord, O king, thou knowest [it] not; which as it acquitted him from all blame, so it made the sin of Adonijah the more heinous, that he should do this without consulting his father about it; and was not only neglect of him as a father, and an act of disrespect and disobedience to him as such, but even of high treason, to assume the throne in his father's lifetime, without his consent.


 
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