1 Kings 2:24 — compare English translations
Compare translations1 Kings 2:24 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 →
וְעַתָּ֗ה
ʻattâh
H6258
now
חַי
chay
H2416
living
יְהוָה֙
Yᵉhôvâh
H3068
LORD
אֲשֶׁ֣ר
ʼăsher
H834
which
הֱכִינַ֗נִי
kûwn
H3559
to be established
ויושיביני
yâshab
H3427
to dwell
וַיּֽוֹשִׁיבַ֨נִי֙
yâshab
H3427
to dwell
עַל
ʻal
H5921
upon
כִּסֵּא֙
kiççêʼ
H3678
throne
דָּוִ֣ד
Dâvid
H1732
David
אָבִ֔י
ʼâb
H1
father
וַאֲשֶׁ֧ר
ʼăsher
H834
which
עָֽשָׂה
ʻâsâh
H6213
to do
לִ֛י
בַּ֖יִת
bayith
H1004
house
כַּאֲשֶׁ֣ר
ʼăsher
H834
which
דִּבֵּ֑ר
dâbar
H1696
to speak
כִּ֣י
kîy
H3588
that
הַיּ֔וֹם
yôwm
H3117
day
יוּמַ֖ת
mûwth
H4191
to die
אֲדֹנִיָּֽהוּ
ʼĂdônîyâh
H138
Adonijah
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World English Bible Public Domain
Now therefore as Yahweh lives, who has established me, and set me on the throne of David my father, and who has made me a house, as he promised, surely Adonijah shall be put to death this day.
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King James Version Public Domain
Now therefore, as the LORD liveth, which hath established me, and set me on the throne of David my father, and who hath made me an house, as he promised, Adonijah shall be put to death this day.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And now, the life of Yahweh, who has established me and made me sit on the throne of David my father, and who has made a house for me, just as he said, surely Adonijah shall be killed today.”
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