KJV King James Version
But me, [even] me thy servant, and Zadok the priest, and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, and thy servant Solomon, hath he not called.
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1 Kings 1:26
But me, [even] me thy servant, and Zadok the priest, and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, and thy servant Solomon, hath he not called.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
But me your servant he has not invited, nor Zadok the priest, nor Benaiah son of Jehoiada, nor your servant Solomon.
WEB World English Bible
But he hasn’t called me, even me your servant, and Zadok the priest, and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, and your servant Solomon.
ASV American Standard Version
But me, even me thy servant, and Zadok the priest, and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, and thy servant Solomon, hath he not called.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
‘And for me—me, thy servant, and for Zadok the priest, and for Benaiah, son of Jehoiada, and for Solomon thy servant, he hath not called;
Surrounding context — 1 Kings 1
23 And they told the king, saying, Behold Nathan the prophet. And when he was come in before the king, he bowed himself before the king with his face to the ground.
24 And Nathan said, My lord, O king, hast thou said, Adonijah shall reign after me, and he shall sit upon my throne?
25 For he is gone down this day, and hath slain oxen and fat cattle and sheep in abundance, and hath called all the king’s sons, and the captains of the host, and Abiathar the priest; and, behold, they eat and drink before him, and say, God save king Adonijah.
26 But me, [even] me thy servant, and Zadok the priest, and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, and thy servant Solomon, hath he not called.
27 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?
28 Then king David answered and said, Call me Bathsheba. And she came into the king’s presence, and stood before the king.
29 And the king sware, and said, [As] the LORD liveth, that hath redeemed my soul out of all distress,
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These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
וְלִ֣יH9030 · nimeאֲנִֽי־H589 · a.niIעַ֠בְדֶּךָH5650 · e.vedservant/slaveוּלְצָדֹ֨קH6659 · tsa.doqZadokהַכֹּהֵ֜ןH3548 · ko.henpriestוְלִבְנָיָ֧הוּH1141 · be.na.yahBenaiahבֶן־H1121 · benson: childיְהוֹיָדָ֛עH3077 · ye.ho.ya.daJehoiadaוְלִשְׁלֹמֹ֥הH8010 · she.lo.mohSolomonעַבְדְּךָ֖H5650 · e.vedservant/slaveלֹ֥אH3808 · lonotקָרָֽא׃H7121 · qa.rato call: call to
Cross-references
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.1 Kings 1:10But Nathan the prophet, and Benaiah, and the mighty men, and Solomon his brother, he called not.2 Samuel 7:2That the king said unto Nathan the prophet, See now, I dwell in an house of cedar, but the ark of God dwelleth within curtains.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.2 Samuel 12:25And he sent by the hand of Nathan the prophet; and he called his name Jedidiah, because of the LORD.2 Samuel 7:12-17And when thy days be fulfilled, and thou shalt sleep with thy fathers, I will set up thy seed after thee, which shall proceed out of thy bowels, and I will establish his kingdom.
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