1 Kings 1:13 — compare English translations
Compare translations1 Kings 1:13 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
לְכִ֞י
yâlak
H3212
to walk
וּבֹ֣אִי
bôwʼ
H935
to enter
אֶל
ʼêl
H413
to
הַמֶּ֣לֶךְ
melek
H4428
king
דָּוִ֗ד
Dâvid
H1732
David
וְאָמַ֤רְתְּ
ʼâmar
H559
to say
אֵלָיו֙
ʼêl
H413
to
הֲלֹֽא
lôʼ
H3808
not
אַתָּ֞ה
ʼattâh
H859
you
אֲדֹנִ֣י
ʼâdôwn
H113
lord
הַמֶּ֗לֶךְ
melek
H4428
king
נִשְׁבַּ֤עְתָּ
shâbaʻ
H7650
to swear
לַאֲמָֽתְךָ֙
ʼâmâh
H519
maid
לֵאמֹ֔ר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
כִּֽי
kîy
H3588
that
שְׁלֹמֹ֤ה
Shᵉlômôh
H8010
Solomon
בְנֵךְ֙
bên
H1121
son
יִמְלֹ֣ךְ
mâlak
H4427
to reign
אַחֲרַ֔י
ʼachar
H310
after
וְה֖וּא
hûwʼ
H1931
he
יֵשֵׁ֣ב
yâshab
H3427
to dwell
עַל
ʻal
H5921
upon
כִּסְאִ֑י
kiççêʼ
H3678
throne
וּמַדּ֖וּעַ
maddûwaʻ
H4069
why
מָלַ֥ךְ
mâlak
H4427
to reign
אֲדֹנִיָֽהוּ
ʼĂdônîyâh
H138
Adonijah
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World English Bible Public Domain
Go and get you in to king David, and tell him, Didn't you, my lord, king, swear to your handmaid, saying, Assuredly Solomon your son shall reign after me, and he shall sit on my throne? why then does Adonijah reign?
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King James Version Public Domain
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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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
Go, and come to King David, and you shall say to him, ‘My lord the king, you, have you not sworn to your female servant, saying, “Surely Solomon your son will reign after me, and he will sit on my throne”? Then why does Adonijah reign?’
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).