KJV King James Version
But Nathan the prophet, and Benaiah, and the mighty men, and Solomon his brother, he called not.
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1 Kings 1:10
But Nathan the prophet, and Benaiah, and the mighty men, and Solomon his brother, he called not.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
But he did not invite Nathan the prophet, Benaiah, the mighty men, or his brother Solomon.
WEB World English Bible
but Nathan the prophet, and Benaiah, and the mighty men, and Solomon his brother, he didn’t call.
ASV American Standard Version
but Nathan the prophet, and Benaiah, and the mighty men, and Solomon his brother, he called not.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
and Nathan the prophet, and Benaiah, and the mighty ones, and Solomon his brother, he hath not called.
Surrounding context — 1 Kings 1
7 And he conferred with Joab the son of Zeruiah, and with Abiathar the priest: and they following Adonijah helped [him].
8 But Zadok the priest, and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, and Nathan the prophet, and Shimei, and Rei, and the mighty men which [belonged] to David, were not with Adonijah.
9 And Adonijah slew sheep and oxen and fat cattle by the stone of Zoheleth, which [is] by Enrogel, and called all his brethren the king’s sons, and all the men of Judah the king’s servants:
10 But Nathan the prophet, and Benaiah, and the mighty men, and Solomon his brother, he called not.
11 Wherefore Nathan spake unto Bathsheba the mother of Solomon, saying, Hast thou not heard that Adonijah the son of Haggith doth reign, and David our lord knoweth [it] not?
12 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.
13 Go and get thee in unto king David, and say unto him, Didst not thou, my lord, O king, swear unto thine handmaid, saying, Assuredly Solomon thy son shall reign after me, and he shall sit upon my throne? why then doth Adonijah reign?
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Original-language word links
These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
וְֽאֶת־H853 · et[Obj.]נָתָן֩H5416 · na.tanNathanהַנָּבִ֨יאH5030 · na.viprophetוּבְנָיָ֜הוּH1141 · be.na.yahBenaiahוְאֶת־H853 · et[Obj.]הַגִּבּוֹרִ֛יםH1368 · gib.bormighty manוְאֶת־H853 · et[Obj.]שְׁלֹמֹ֥הH8010 · she.lo.mohSolomonאָחִ֖יוH251 · achbrother: male-siblingלֹ֥אH3808 · lonotקָרָֽא׃H7121 · qa.rato call: call to
Cross-references
2 Samuel 12:24And David comforted Bathsheba his wife, and went in unto her, and lay with her: and she bare a son, and he called his name Solomon: and the LORD loved him.2 Samuel 12:1-15And the LORD sent Nathan unto David. And he came unto him, and said unto him, There were two men in one city; the one rich, and the other poor.1 Kings 1:19And he hath slain oxen and fat cattle and sheep in abundance, and hath called all the sons of the king, and Abiathar the priest, and Joab the captain of the host: but Solomon thy servant hath he not called.1 Kings 1:8But Zadok the priest, and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, and Nathan the prophet, and Shimei, and Rei, and the mighty men which [belonged] to David, were not with Adonijah.
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