Now Adonijah,(A) whose mother was Haggith, put himself forward and said, “I will be king.” So he got chariots(B) and horses[a] ready, with fifty men to run ahead of him.

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Kings 1:5 Or charioteers

Absalom’s Conspiracy

15 In the course of time,(A) Absalom provided himself with a chariot(B) and horses and with fifty men to run ahead of him.

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the fourth, Adonijah(A) the son of Haggith;

the fifth, Shephatiah the son of Abital;

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14 “I tell you that this man, rather than the other, went home justified before God. For all those who exalt themselves will be humbled, and those who humble themselves will be exalted.”(A)

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11 For all those who exalt themselves will be humbled, and those who humble themselves will be exalted.”(A)

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Their land is full of silver and gold;(A)
    there is no end to their treasures.(B)
Their land is full of horses;(C)
    there is no end to their chariots.(D)

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12 Before a downfall the heart is haughty,
    but humility comes before honor.(A)

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Gifts for Building the Temple

29 Then King David said to the whole assembly: “My son Solomon, the one whom God has chosen, is young and inexperienced.(A) The task is great, because this palatial structure is not for man but for the Lord God.

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Of all my sons—and the Lord has given me many(A)—he has chosen my son Solomon(B) to sit on the throne(C) of the kingdom of the Lord over Israel.

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24 And now, as surely as the Lord lives—he who has established me securely on the throne of my father David and has founded a dynasty for me as he promised(A)—Adonijah shall be put to death today!”

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11 Then Nathan asked Bathsheba,(A) Solomon’s mother, “Have you not heard that Adonijah,(B) the son of Haggith, has become king, and our lord David knows nothing about it?

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15 be sure to appoint(A) over you a king the Lord your God chooses. He must be from among your fellow Israelites.(B) Do not place a foreigner over you, one who is not an Israelite. 16 The king, moreover, must not acquire great numbers of horses(C) for himself(D) or make the people return to Egypt(E) to get more of them,(F) for the Lord has told you, “You are not to go back that way again.”(G)

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17 You still set yourself against my people and will not let them go.

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David said, “My son Solomon is young(A) and inexperienced, and the house to be built for the Lord should be of great magnificence and fame and splendor(B) in the sight of all the nations. Therefore I will make preparations for it.” So David made extensive preparations before his death.

Then he called for his son Solomon and charged him to build(C) a house for the Lord, the God of Israel. David said to Solomon: “My son, I had it in my heart(D) to build(E) a house for the Name(F) of the Lord my God. But this word of the Lord came to me: ‘You have shed much blood and have fought many wars.(G) You are not to build a house for my Name,(H) because you have shed much blood on the earth in my sight. But you will have a son who will be a man of peace(I) and rest,(J) and I will give him rest from all his enemies on every side. His name will be Solomon,[a](K) and I will grant Israel peace and quiet(L) during his reign. 10 He is the one who will build a house for my Name.(M) He will be my son,(N) and I will be his father. And I will establish(O) the throne of his kingdom over Israel forever.’(P)

11 “Now, my son, the Lord be with(Q) you, and may you have success and build the house of the Lord your God, as he said you would.

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Chronicles 22:9 Solomon sounds like and may be derived from the Hebrew for peace.

the third, Absalom the son of Maakah daughter of Talmai king of Geshur;

the fourth, Adonijah(A) the son of Haggith;

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“Ask all the citizens of Shechem, ‘Which is better for you: to have all seventy of Jerub-Baal’s sons rule over you, or just one man?’ Remember, I am your flesh and blood.(A)

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