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First Book of Kings, Chapter 1

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Chapter 1 of 1 Kings—New American Standard Bible (NASB)

  1. ¶ Now King David was old, advanced in age; and they covered him with clothes, but he could not keep warm.
  2. So his servants said to him, “Let them seek a young virgin for my lord the king, and let her [a]attend the king and become his nurse; and let her lie in your bosom, that my lord the king may keep warm.”
  3. So they searched for a beautiful girl throughout all the territory of Israel, and found Abishag the 1Shunammite, and brought her to the king.
  4. The girl was very beautiful; and she became the king’s nurse and served him, but the king did not [b]cohabit with her.
  5. ¶ Now 2Adonijah the son of Haggith exalted himself, saying, “I will be king.” So 3he prepared for himself chariots and horsemen with fifty men to run before him.
  6. His father had never [c]crossed him at any time by asking, “Why have you done so?” And he was also a very handsome man, and [d]4he was born after Absalom.
  7. [e]He had conferred with 5Joab the son of Zeruiah and with 6Abiathar the priest; and following 7Adonijah they helped him.
  8. But 8Zadok the priest, 9Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, 10Nathan the prophet, 11Shimei, Rei, and 12the mighty men who belonged to David, were not with Adonijah.
  9. ¶ Adonijah sacrificed sheep and oxen and fatlings by the [f]stone of Zoheleth, which is beside 13En-rogel; and he invited all his brothers, the king’s sons, and all the men of Judah, the king’s servants.
  10. But he did not invite Nathan the prophet, Benaiah, the mighty men, and 14Solomon his brother.
  11. ¶ Then Nathan spoke to 15Bathsheba the mother of Solomon, saying, “Have you not heard that Adonijah the son of Haggith has become king, and David our lord does not know it?
  12. So now come, please let me 16give you counsel and save your life and the life of your son Solomon.
  13. Go [g]at once to King David and say to him, ‘Have you not, my lord, O king, sworn to your maidservant, saying, “17Surely Solomon your son shall be king after me, and he shall sit on my throne”? Why then has Adonijah become king?’
  14. “Behold, while you are still there speaking with the king, I will come in after you and confirm your words.”
  15. ¶ So Bathsheba went in to the king in the bedroom. Now 18the king was very old, and Abishag the Shunammite was ministering to the king.
  16. Then Bathsheba bowed and prostrated herself [h]before the king. And the king said, “What [i]do you wish?”
  17. She said to him, “My lord, you swore to your maidservant by the LORD your God, saying, ‘19Surely your son Solomon shall be king after me and he shall sit on my throne.’
  18. Now, behold, Adonijah is king; and now, my lord the king, you do not know it.
  19. 20He has sacrificed oxen and fatlings and sheep in abundance, and has invited all the sons of the king and Abiathar the priest and Joab the commander of the army, but he has not invited Solomon your servant.
  20. As for you now, my lord the king, the eyes of all Israel are on you, to tell them who shall sit on the throne of my lord the king after him.
  21. Otherwise it will come about, 21as soon as my lord the king sleeps with his fathers, that I and my son Solomon will be considered [j]offenders.”
  22. ¶ Behold, while she was still speaking with the king, Nathan the prophet came in.
  23. They told the king, saying, “Here is Nathan the prophet.” And when he came in before the king, he prostrated himself [k]before the king with his face to the ground.
  24. Then Nathan said, “My lord the king, have you said, ‘Adonijah shall be king after me, and he shall sit on my throne’?
  25. 22For he has gone down today and has sacrificed oxen and fatlings and sheep in abundance, and has invited all the king’s sons and the commanders of the army and Abiathar the priest, and behold, they are eating and drinking before him; and they say, ‘23Long live King Adonijah!’
  26. 24But me, even me your servant, and Zadok the priest and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada and your servant Solomon, he has not invited.
  27. Has this thing been done by my lord the king, and you have not shown to your [l]servants who should sit on the throne of my lord the king after him?”
  28. ¶ Then King David said, “Call Bathsheba to me.” And she came into the king’s presence and stood before the king.
  29. The king vowed and said, “25As the LORD lives, who has redeemed my life from all distress,
  30. surely as 26I vowed to you by the LORD the God of Israel, saying, ‘Your son Solomon shall be king after me, and he shall sit on my throne in my place’; I will indeed do so this day.”
  31. Then Bathsheba bowed with her face to the ground, and prostrated herself [m]before the king and said, “27May my lord King David live forever.”
  32. ¶ Then King David said, “Call to me 28Zadok the priest, Nathan the prophet, and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada.” And they came into the king’s presence.
  33. The king said to them, “Take with you 29the servants of your lord, and have my son Solomon ride on my own mule, and bring him down to 30Gihon.
  34. Let Zadok the priest and Nathan the prophet 31anoint him there as king over Israel, and 32blow the trumpet and say, ‘33Long live King Solomon!’
  35. Then you shall come up after him, and he shall come and sit on my throne and be king in my place; for I have appointed him to be ruler over Israel and Judah.”
  36. Benaiah the son of Jehoiada answered the king and said, “Amen! Thus may the LORD, the God of my lord the king, say.
  37. 34As the LORD has been with my lord the king, so may He be with Solomon, and 35make his throne greater than the throne of my lord King David!”
  38. ¶ So 36Zadok the priest, Nathan the prophet, Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, 37the Cherethites, and the Pelethites went down and had Solomon ride on King David’s mule, and brought him to 38Gihon.
  39. Zadok the priest then 39took the horn of oil from the tent and 40anointed Solomon. Then they 41blew the trumpet, and all the people said, “42Long live King Solomon!”
  40. All the people went up after him, and the people [n]were playing on flutes and rejoicing with great joy, so that the earth [o]shook at their noise.
  41. ¶ Now Adonijah and all the guests who were with him heard it as they finished eating. When Joab heard the sound of the trumpet, he said, “Why [p]is the city making such an uproar?”
  42. While he was still speaking, behold, 43Jonathan the son of Abiathar the priest came. Then Adonijah said, “Come in, for 44you are a valiant man and bring good news.”
  43. But Jonathan replied to Adonijah, “No! Our lord King David has made Solomon king.
  44. The king has also sent with him Zadok the priest, Nathan the prophet, Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, the Cherethites, and the Pelethites; and they have made him ride on the king’s mule.
  45. Zadok the priest and Nathan the prophet have anointed him king in Gihon, and they have come up from there rejoicing, 45so that the city is in an uproar. This is the noise which you have heard.
  46. Besides, 46Solomon has even taken his seat on the throne of the kingdom.
  47. Moreover, the king’s servants came to bless our lord King David, saying, ‘May 47your God make the name of Solomon better than your name and his throne greater than your throne!’ And 48the king bowed himself on the bed.
  48. The king has also said thus, ‘Blessed be the LORD, the God of Israel, who 49has granted one to sit on my throne today while my own eyes see it.’”
  49. ¶ Then all the guests of Adonijah were terrified; and they arose and each went on his way.
  50. And Adonijah was afraid of Solomon, and he arose, went and 50took hold of the horns of the altar.
  51. Now it was told Solomon, saying, “Behold, Adonijah is afraid of King Solomon, for behold, he has taken hold of the horns of the altar, saying, ‘Let King Solomon swear to me today that he will not put his servant to death with the sword.’”
  52. Solomon said, “If he is a worthy man, 51not one of his hairs will fall to the ground; but if wickedness is found in him, he will die.”
  53. So King Solomon sent, and they brought him down from the altar. And he came and prostrated himself [q]before King Solomon, and Solomon said to him, “Go to your house.”

FOOTNOTES

  1. ^ Lit stand before
  2. ^ Lit know her
  3. ^ Lit pained him
  4. ^ Lit she gave him birth
  5. ^ Lit his words were
  6. ^ Or Gliding or Serpent Stone
  7. ^ Lit and enter
  8. ^ Lit to
  9. ^ Lit to you
  10. ^ Lit sinners
  11. ^ Lit to
  12. ^ Some mss read servant
  13. ^ Lit to
  14. ^ Lit fluting
  15. ^ Lit was split
  16. ^ Lit is the sound of the city an uproar
  17. ^ Lit to

REFERENCES

  1. ^ Jos 19:18; 1Sa 28:4
  2. ^ 2Sa 3:4
  3. ^ 2Sa 15:1
  4. ^ 2Sa 3:3, 4
  5. ^ 1Ch 11:6
  6. ^ 1Sa 22:20, 23; 2Sa 20:25
  7. ^ 1Ki 2:22
  8. ^ 2Sa 20:25; 1Ch 16:39
  9. ^ 2Sa 8:18
  10. ^ 2Sa 12:1
  11. ^ 1Ki 4:18
  12. ^ 2Sa 23:8-39
  13. ^ Jos 15:7; 18:16; 2Sa 17:17
  14. ^ 2Sa 12:24
  15. ^ 2Sa 12:24
  16. ^ Pr 15:22
  17. ^ 1Ki 1:30; 1Ch 22:9-13
  18. ^ 1Ki 1:1
  19. ^ 1Ki 1:13
  20. ^ 1Ki 1:9
  21. ^ De 31:16; 2Sa 7:12; 1Ki 2:10
  22. ^ 1Ki 1:9
  23. ^ 1Sa 10:24
  24. ^ 1Ki 1:8, 10
  25. ^ 2Sa 4:9
  26. ^ 1Ki 1:13, 17
  27. ^ Da 2:4; 3:9
  28. ^ 1Ki 1:8
  29. ^ 2Sa 20:6, 7
  30. ^ 2Ch 32:30; 33:14
  31. ^ 1Sa 10:1; 16:3, 12; 2Sa 5:3; 1Ki 19:16; 2Ki 9:3
  32. ^ 2Sa 15:10
  33. ^ 1Ki 1:25
  34. ^ Jos 1:5, 17; 1Sa 20:13
  35. ^ 1Ki 1:47
  36. ^ 1Ki 1:8
  37. ^ 2Sa 8:18
  38. ^ 1Ki 1:33
  39. ^ Ex 30:23-32; Ps 89:20
  40. ^ 1Ch 29:22
  41. ^ 1Ki 1:34
  42. ^ 1Sa 10:24
  43. ^ 2Sa 15:27, 36; 17:17
  44. ^ 2Sa 18:27
  45. ^ 1Ki 1:40
  46. ^ 1Ch 29:23
  47. ^ 1Ki 1:37
  48. ^ Ge 47:31
  49. ^ 2Sa 7:12; 1Ki 3:6
  50. ^ Ex 27:2; 30:10; 1Ki 2:28
  51. ^ 1Sa 14:45; 2Sa 14:11; Ac 27:34

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Comments

  1. Kiamia DoelKiamia Doel
    Jan 9, 2025 23:00 GMT

    The NWT adds words to the text that are not in the greek Manuscripts to fit it's own doctrinal position for example

    Compare the wording of the NWT and the NKJV at Colossians 1:15-17

    NKJV says

    15 He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation. 16 For by Him all things were created that are in heaven and that are on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or principalities or powers. All things were created through Him and for Him. 17 And He is before all things, and in Him all things consist.

    NWT says

    15 He is the image of the invisible God,the firstborn OF all creation;16 because by means of him all OTHER things were created in the heavens and on the earth, the things visible and the things invisible,whether they are thrones or lordships or governments or authorities. All OTHER things have been created through him and for him. 17 Also, he is before all OTHER things,and by means of him all OTHER things were made to exist,

    The word “other” is not in the Greek but they add it Why? So they can decieve their followers into thinking that Christ was created by the Father and that he then created other things, that is not what the Greek says.

    1. SmeSme
      Feb 27, 2025 11:17 GMT

      Truth is from God and those that follow him. As for lies? John8:44

      Kiamia, I noticed you used a modern version of kjv to make your point about the nwt.

      Why didn’t you use the original kjv of col1:15?

      Is it because it disproves your point? It proves the opposite of what you wrote?

      Here is kjv col1:15 ¶” Who is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn OF every creature:“

      Now I appeal to your Christian nature to correct your mistake as God is watching each of us, and let us bless the God of Jesus his father.

      Kjv 1Pe 1:3  Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ….

  2. YanekYanek
    Dec 24, 2024 22:18 GMT

    Joshua, Jehovah’s Witnesses have never denied the deity of the Messiah in his prehuman existence. While on Earth he was fully 100% human. I do not mean he was a mere human, he was not affected by Adam’s unfaithful behavior, he was sinless.

  3. David yakubuDavid yakubu
    Oct 29, 2022 08:05 GMT

    When i do read some comments and seeing that its the same people that are supposed to be called believers but are talking ill of other denominations, it hurts. Let us all remember that We should judge not

    1. jonas smithjonas smith
      Apr 23, 2023 02:57 GMT

      The bible tells us to test the spirits. Satan disguises himself as angel of light. So yes some denomination are not teaching the truth. You are responsible for judging which ones are not. You have to judge the truth at all times. this is what the bible teaches

  4. THTH
    Apr 7, 2021 00:20 GMT

    The NWT is a very good translation. Dr. Jason David BeDuhn PhD attests to that in his book Truth in Translation. drive.google.com/...5p16melHzg8/view

    1. James LernerJames Lerner
      Jul 20, 2024 09:48 GMT

      The NWT is Satanic filth to its very core.

      The JW Cult is Satanic to its very core.

      Praise Yahweh I will never be a victim of JW brainwashing. If I burn in Hell for eternity or I am ultimately annihilated so be it

      May Yahweh's curse rest on the Watchtower Society and its Satanic leadership

    2. jim mcleodjim mcleod
      Aug 22, 2021 06:16 GMT

      NWT is a false translation that takes away from the deity of Jesus !

  5. SlightlyChaoticSlightlyChaotic
    Jan 30, 2021 16:33 GMT

    Thank you for taking the time to provide this service. I like seeing the NASB on your web page in the same format as I read on paper. On other sites, the text area is smaller, and so I have to keep scrolling down to read and sometimes I lose the context. So I really appreciate the format.

    As far as the NWT, you are certainly free to do whatever you think best with your own web pages. I'd suggest that you make a note anytime you have a translation that is associated with only one denomination or church, for example:
    New World Translation (Jehovah's Witness version).

    In Jesus' parable of the wheat and the tares. the main idea seems to be that you can't easily distinguish between God's people and not-God's people on this earth, so our Lord's response is to wait until they are shown to be the kind of people they are inside. But the NWT seems like false teaching to me. So I think the warning passages from Jesus' apostles are more applicable, as in 2 Peter 3:15-16, when he talks about Paul's writings:
    "There are some things in them that are hard to understand, which the ignorant and unstable twist to their own destruction, as they do the other Scriptures."
    And we also have the positive exhortations, as in 2 Timothy 2:15:
    "Do your best to present yourself to God as one approved, a worker who has no need to be ashamed, rightly handling the word of truth."

    1. BroderickBroderick
      Jan 31, 2021 00:57 GMT

      Your suggestion regarding the denominational flagging is duly noted. But I can’t help but wonder, wouldn’t a Catholic also want “Protestant versions” marked as well?

      As for the parable, I’m pretty sure the slaves were convinced in their own minds that they could tell the tares from the wheat. After all, aren’t they the ones who identified the problem in the first place? But the master obviously thought otherwise.

      Furthermore, even at the time when Jesus himself was walking the earth, not everybody who claimed fellowship actually followed him causing John to inquire at Mark 9:39, “Teacher, we saw someone casting out demons in Your name, and we tried to prevent him because he was not following us.” But Jesus said, “Do not hinder him . . . for he who is not against us is for us.”

  6. Joshua HarderJoshua Harder
    Dec 11, 2020 17:48 GMT

    Hello, question.. why have you included the NWT with other legitimate bible translations? Or why have you not atleast included a warning to readers? Don't you fear that someone could be influenced by the Watchtower's intentional heresies? Thank you.

    1. KevinKevin
      Jul 11, 2021 17:45 GMT

      en.m.wikipedia.org/..._Holy_Scriptures

      See the section critical review

    2. ChrisChris
      Jan 8, 2021 07:15 GMT

      Please site these intentional heresies. I am well versed in the watch tower outline and agree they are in many ways incorrect but i also bet i can point many out from EVERY established or main denomination. There is much to learn from them all as one who drinks milk?

      Judge not lest ye be judged, that is not to pass judgement on you either brother.

      I debate with scripture. I don't hold it to be true that Michael is Y'Shua HaMeshiach but I also firmly hold it to be true that our G-d and Heavenly Father are not the word encarnate and only begotten son.

      I love not seeing "lord" which i relate to baal. I feel the catholic church is a satanic establishment and I am aware a freemason started the hovies but there are evil in high places and our fight is also with principalities.

      What i'm saying is that in my darkest hours, those two were some of if not the only ones who would bring a Bible and eucharist and pray with me.

      We all fall short of the glory of G-d.

      Don't forget the NWT was recognized as the most accurate translation on Jeopardy.

      Lastly, this is different I noted than the NWT i have read and am very familiar with. Pull up the watchtower page and compare. I truly look forward to getting this one!

  7. julietjuliet
    Aug 17, 2022 09:36 GMT

    the sky is blue

  8. mercymercy
    Aug 12, 2022 21:23 GMT

    i am Mercy, the sky is blue what else do you need

    1. mercymercy
      Aug 12, 2022 21:25 GMT

      i am so sorry, it was a big mistake

  9. God is able to do all thingsGod is able to do all things
    May 17, 2021 17:59 GMT

    Jesus how much love calling yo name

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