1 Kings 2:22 — compare English translations
Compare translations1 Kings 2:22 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 →
וַיַּעַן֩
ʻânâh
H6030
to answer
הַמֶּ֨לֶךְ
melek
H4428
king
שְׁלֹמֹ֜ה
Shᵉlômôh
H8010
Solomon
וַיֹּ֣אמֶר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
לְאִמּ֗וֹ
ʼêm
H517
mother
וְלָמָה֩
mâh
H4100
what
אַ֨תְּ
ʼattâh
H859
you
שֹׁאֶ֜לֶת
shâʼal
H7592
to ask
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
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אֲבִישַׁ֤ג
ʼĂbîyshag
H49
Abishag
הַשֻּׁנַמִּית֙
Shûwnammîyth
H7767
Shunammite
לַאֲדֹ֣נִיָּ֔הוּ
ʼĂdônîyâh
H138
Adonijah
וְשַֽׁאֲלִי
shâʼal
H7592
to ask
לוֹ֙
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
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הַמְּלוּכָ֔ה
mᵉlûwkâh
H4410
kingship
כִּ֛י
kîy
H3588
that
ה֥וּא
hûwʼ
H1931
he
אָחִ֖י
ʼâch
H251
brother
הַגָּד֣וֹל
gâdôwl
H1419
great
מִמֶּ֑נִּי
min
H4480
from
וְלוֹ֙
וּלְאֶבְיָתָ֣ר
ʼEbyâthâr
H54
Abiathar
הַכֹּהֵ֔ן
kôhên
H3548
priest
וּלְיוֹאָ֖ב
Yôwʼâb
H3097
Joab
בֶּן
bên
H1121
son
צְרוּיָֽה
Tsᵉrûwyâh
H6870
Zeruiah
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World English Bible Public Domain
King Solomon answered his mother, Why do you ask Abishag the Shunammite for Adonijah? ask for him the kingdom also; for he is my elder brother; even for him, and for Abiathar the priest, and for Joab the son of Zeruiah.
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King James Version Public Domain
And king Solomon answered and said unto his mother, And why dost thou ask Abishag the Shunammite for Adonijah? ask for him the kingdom also; for he is mine elder brother; even for him, and for Abiathar the priest, and for Joab the son of Zeruiah.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And King Solomon answered and said to his mother, “And why are you requesting Abishag the Shunammitess for Adonijah? Then request for him the kingdom, for he is my brother, older than me, and for him and for Abiathar the priest and for Joab, the son of Zeruiah!”
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