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First Book of Kings, Chapter 1

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Chapter 1 of 1 Kings—New World Translation (NWT)

  1. ¶ Now King[a] David was old,1 advanced in days; and they would cover him with garments, but he would not feel warm.
  2. So his servants said to him: “Let them look for a girl, a virgin,2 for my lord the king, and she will have to attend3 upon the king, that she may become his nurse;4 and she must lie in your bosom,5 and my lord the king will certainly feel warm.”6
  3. And they[b] went looking for a beautiful girl throughout all the territory of Israel, and finally found Abʹi·shag7 the Shuʹnam·mite8 and then brought her in to the king.
  4. And the girl was beautiful in the extreme;9 and she came to be the king’s nurse and kept waiting upon him, and the king himself had no intercourse with her.
  5. ¶ All the while Ad·o·niʹjah10 the son of Hagʹgith11 was lifting himself up,12 saying: “I myself am going to rule as king!”13 And he proceeded to have a chariot made for himself with horsemen and fifty men running before him.14
  6. And his father did not hurt his feelings at any time[c] by saying: “Why is this the way you have done?”15 And he was also very good-looking in form,16 and [his mother][d] had borne him after Abʹsa·lom.
  7. And he came to have dealings with Joʹab the son of Ze·ruʹiah and with A·biʹa·thar17 the priest, and they began offering help as followers of Ad·o·niʹjah.18
  8. As for Zaʹdok19 the priest and Be·naiʹah[e]20 the son of Je·hoiʹa·da and Nathan21 the prophet and Shimʹe·i22 and Reʹi and the mighty men23 that belonged to David, they did not become involved24 with Ad·o·niʹjah.[f]
  9. ¶ Eventually Ad·o·niʹjah held a sacrifice25 of sheep and cattle and fatlings close by the stone of Zoʹhe·leth,[g] which is beside En-roʹgel,26 and he proceeded to invite all his brothers the king’s sons27 and all the men of Judah the king’s servants;
  10. and Nathan the prophet and Be·naiʹah and the mighty men and Solʹo·mon his brother he did not invite.
  11. Nathan28 now said to Bath-sheʹba,29 Solʹo·mon’s mother:30 “Have you not heard that Ad·o·niʹjah the son of Hagʹgith31 has become king, and our lord[h] David does not know of it at all?
  12. So now come, let me, please, solemnly counsel you.32 And provide escape for your own soul and for the soul of your son Solʹo·mon.33
  13. Go and enter in to King David, and you must say to him, ‘Was it not you, my lord the king, that swore to your slave girl, saying: “Solʹo·mon your son is the one that will become king after me, and he is the one that will sit upon my throne”?34 So why has Ad·o·niʹjah become king?’
  14. Look! While you are yet speaking there with the king, then I myself shall come in after you, and I shall certainly confirm your words.”35
  15. ¶ Accordingly Bath-sheʹba went in to the king in the interior36 room, and the king was very old,37 and Abʹi·shag38 the Shuʹnam·mite was waiting upon the king.
  16. Then Bath-sheʹba bowed low and prostrated39 herself to the king, upon which the king said: “What do you have [to ask]?”40
  17. At this she said to him: “My lord,41 it was you that swore by Jehovah your God to your slave girl, ‘Solʹo·mon your son is the one that will become king after me, and he is the one that will sit upon my throne.’42
  18. And now, look! Ad·o·niʹjah43 himself has become king, and now my lord the king himself does not know of it at all.44
  19. So he sacrificed bulls and fatlings and sheep in great quantity and invited all the sons of the king45 and A·biʹa·thar46 the priest and Joʹab47 the chief of the army; but Solʹo·mon your servant he has not invited.48
  20. And you my lord the king—the eyes49 of all Israel are upon you, to tell them who is going to sit upon the throne of my lord the king after him.50
  21. And it will certainly occur that as soon as my lord the king lies down with his forefathers,51 I myself and also my son Solʹo·mon shall certainly become offenders.”
  22. ¶ And, look! while she was yet speaking with the king, Nathan the prophet himself came in.52
  23. At once they told the king, saying: “Here is Nathan the prophet!” After that he came in before the king and prostrated himself to the king with his face to the earth.53
  24. Then Nathan said: “My lord the king, did you yourself say, ‘Ad·o·niʹjah is the one that will become king after me, and he is the one that will sit upon my throne’?54
  25. For he has today gone down that he might sacrifice55 bulls and fatlings and sheep in great quantity and might invite all the sons of the king and the chiefs of the army and A·biʹa·thar the priest;56 and there they are eating and drinking before him and they keep saying, ‘Let King Ad·o·niʹjah live!’57
  26. But as for me your servant, me and Zaʹdok58 the priest and Be·naiʹah59 the son of Je·hoiʹa·da and Solʹo·mon your servant he has not invited.60
  27. If it is from my lord the king that this thing has been brought about, then you have not caused your servant to know61 who should sit upon the throne of my lord the king after him.”
  28. ¶ King David now answered and said: “YOU men, call Bath-sheʹba62 for me.” At that she came in before the king and stood before the king.
  29. And the king proceeded to swear63 and say: “As Jehovah is living64 who redeemed65 my soul66 out of all distress,67
  30. just as I have sworn to you by Jehovah the God of Israel, saying, ‘Solʹo·mon your son is the one that will become king after me, and he is the one that will sit upon my throne in place of me!’ that is the way I shall do this day.”68
  31. Then Bath-sheʹba bowed low with her face to the earth and prostrated69 herself to the king and said: “Let my lord King David live to time indefinite!”70
  32. ¶ Immediately King David said: “YOU men, call for me Zaʹdok71 the priest and Nathan the prophet and Be·naiʹah72 the son of Je·hoiʹa·da.” So they came in before the king.
  33. And the king went on to say to them: “Take with YOU the servants73 of YOUR lord,[i] and YOU must make Solʹo·mon my son ride upon the she-mule that belongs to me74 and lead him down to Giʹhon.75
  34. And Zaʹdok the priest and Nathan the prophet must anoint76 him there as king over Israel; and YOU must blow the horn77 and say, ‘Let King Solʹo·mon live!’78
  35. And YOU must come up following him, and he must come in and sit upon my throne; and he himself will be king in place of me, and him I shall have to commission to become leader over Israel and over Judah.”
  36. At once Be·naiʹah the son of Je·hoiʹa·da answered the king and said: “Amen![j]79 Thus may Jehovah the God of my lord the king say.[k]80
  37. Just as Jehovah proved to be with my lord the king,81 so let him prove to be with Solʹo·mon,82 and may he make his throne greater83 than the throne of my lord King David.”
  38. ¶ And Zaʹdok84 the priest and Nathan85 the prophet and Be·naiʹah86 the son of Je·hoiʹa·da and the Cherʹe·thites87 and the Pelʹe·thites88 proceeded to go down and make Solʹo·mon ride upon the she-mule of King David,89 and then brought him to Giʹhon.90
  39. Zaʹdok the priest now took the horn of oil91 out of the tent92 and anointed93 Solʹo·mon; and they began to blow the horn, and all the people broke out saying: “Let King Solʹo·mon live!”94
  40. After that all the people came on up following him, and the people were playing on flutes95 and rejoicing with great joy,96 so that the earth97 was split by the noise of them.
  41. ¶ And Ad·o·niʹjah and all the ones invited that were with him got to hear it, when they themselves had finished eating.98 When Joʹab got to hear the sound of the horn, he at once said: “What does the noise of the town in an uproar99 mean?”
  42. While he was yet speaking, why, here Jonʹa·than100 the son of A·biʹa·thar the priest came. Then Ad·o·niʹjah said: “Come on in, for you are a valiant man, and you bring good news.”101
  43. But Jonʹa·than answered and said to Ad·o·niʹjah: “No! Our lord[l] King David himself has made Solʹo·mon king.102
  44. So the king sent with him Zaʹdok the priest and Nathan the prophet and Be·naiʹah the son of Je·hoiʹa·da and the Cherʹe·thites and the Pelʹe·thites, and they made him ride upon the she-mule of the king.103
  45. Then Zaʹdok the priest and Nathan the prophet anointed him as king104 in Giʹhon; after which they came up from there rejoicing, and the town is in an uproar. That was the noise that YOU men heard.105
  46. And, besides, Solʹo·mon has sat down upon the throne of the kingship.106
  47. And, another thing, the servants of the king have come in to wish our lord King David well, saying, ‘May your God[m] make Solʹo·mon’s name more splendid than your name, and may he make his throne greater than your throne!’107 At that the king bowed down upon the bed.108
  48. And too this is what the king said, ‘Blessed109 be Jehovah the God of Israel, who has today given one to sit upon my throne, with my own eyes seeing it!’”110
  49. ¶ And all those invited that were with Ad·o·niʹjah began to tremble and rise up and go each one on his own way.111
  50. And Ad·o·niʹjah himself was afraid because of Solʹo·mon. So he rose up and went away and grabbed hold of the horns of the altar.112
  51. In time the report was made to Solʹo·mon, saying: “Here Ad·o·niʹjah himself has become afraid of King Solʹo·mon; and here he has taken hold on the horns of the altar, saying, ‘Let King Solʹo·mon first of all swear to me that he will not put his servant to death by the sword.’”
  52. To this Solʹo·mon said: “If he will become a valiant man, there will not fall a single hair113 of his to the earth; but if what is bad should be found in him,114 he will also have to die.”115
  53. So King Solʹo·mon sent and they brought him down from off the altar. Then he came in and bowed down to King Solʹo·mon; after which Solʹo·mon said to him: “Go to your own house.”116

FOOTNOTES

  1. ^ Lit., “Now the King.” Heb., weham·meʹlekh, sing.
  2. ^ Not referring to the “servants” in vs 2, but to those sent out to search.
  3. ^ Or, “all his life.” Lit., “from his days (years).”
  4. ^ Lit., “she.”
  5. ^ “And Benaiah.” Heb., u·Vena·yaʹhu.
  6. ^ “Adonijah.” Heb., ʼAdho·ni·yaʹhu.
  7. ^ Or, “the Gliding Stone.”
  8. ^ “And our lord.” Heb., wa·ʼadho·nehʹnu, pl. of ʼa·dhohnʹ, to denote excellence. See Ge 39:2 ftn.
  9. ^ See vs 11 ftn.
  10. ^ Or, “So let it be!” Heb., ʼa·menʹ.
  11. ^ “Say,” MVg; Sy and two Heb. mss, “do.”
  12. ^ See vs 11 ftn.
  13. ^ “Your God,” M; MmarginLXXVg, “God”; Sy, “Jehovah your God.”

REFERENCES

  1. ^ 2Sa 5:4; 1Ki 2:11; 1Ch 23:1; 29:27; Ps 90:10
  2. ^ Es 2:2
  3. ^ 2Sa 13:5; 1Ki 1:15
  4. ^ Ru 4:16; 2Sa 4:4
  5. ^ Ge 16:5
  6. ^ Ec 4:11
  7. ^ 1Ki 2:17, 22
  8. ^ Jos 19:18; 2Ki 4:8
  9. ^ Sg 4:7
  10. ^ 2Sa 3:4
  11. ^ 1Ch 3:2
  12. ^ Pr 16:18; Lu 14:11; Ro 12:16
  13. ^ De 17:15
  14. ^ 2Sa 15:1
  15. ^ Pr 13:24; 29:17; Ga 6:1
  16. ^ 2Sa 14:25
  17. ^ 2Sa 20:25
  18. ^ 1Ki 2:22
  19. ^ 2Sa 8:17; Eze 44:15
  20. ^ 2Sa 20:23; 1Ch 27:5
  21. ^ 2Sa 7:2; 12:1
  22. ^ 1Ki 4:18
  23. ^ 2Sa 23:8; 1Ch 11:10
  24. ^ Pr 24:21
  25. ^ 2Sa 15:12
  26. ^ 2Sa 17:17
  27. ^ 2Sa 13:23
  28. ^ 2Sa 7:4, 17
  29. ^ 2Sa 11:3, 27
  30. ^ 2Sa 12:24
  31. ^ 2Sa 3:4
  32. ^ Pr 20:18; 27:9; Heb 1:1
  33. ^ Jg 9:5; 1Ki 1:21; 2Ki 11:1; Mt 21:38
  34. ^ 1Ch 22:9; 28:5; 29:1; Ps 132:11
  35. ^ De 19:15; 2Co 13:1
  36. ^ Ge 43:30; Jg 15:1; 2Sa 13:10
  37. ^ 1Ki 1:1
  38. ^ 1Ki 1:3
  39. ^ 1Sa 25:23
  40. ^ 1Ki 2:20; Es 7:2
  41. ^ Ge 18:12; 1Pe 3:6
  42. ^ 1Ki 1:13; 1Ch 22:10
  43. ^ 1Ki 1:5
  44. ^ 1Ki 1:11
  45. ^ 1Ki 1:9
  46. ^ 2Sa 20:25; 1Ki 1:7
  47. ^ 2Sa 8:16; 1Ki 2:28
  48. ^ 1Ki 1:10
  49. ^ Ps 123:2
  50. ^ 2Sa 23:2; 1Ki 2:15, 24; 1Ch 29:1
  51. ^ Ge 15:15; 1Ki 2:10
  52. ^ 1Ki 1:14
  53. ^ 1Sa 24:8; Ro 13:7; 1Pe 2:17
  54. ^ 1Ki 1:5, 18
  55. ^ 2Sa 15:12; 1Ki 1:9
  56. ^ 1Ki 1:7
  57. ^ 2Sa 16:16; 2Ch 23:11
  58. ^ 1Ki 1:8
  59. ^ 1Ch 27:5
  60. ^ 1Ki 1:10
  61. ^ Jn 15:15
  62. ^ 2Sa 12:24; 1Ki 1:15
  63. ^ Nu 30:2; Ec 5:4; Mt 5:33
  64. ^ 1Sa 20:21
  65. ^ Ps 19:14; 31:5; 103:4
  66. ^ Ps 71:23
  67. ^ 2Sa 4:9; 2Co 1:10
  68. ^ 1Ki 1:13, 17
  69. ^ 1Ki 1:16
  70. ^ Ne 2:3; Da 2:4
  71. ^ 1Ki 1:8
  72. ^ 2Sa 20:23; 23:20; 1Ch 27:5
  73. ^ 2Sa 20:6
  74. ^ Ge 41:43; 1Ki 1:38; Es 6:8; Zc 9:9; Lu 19:35
  75. ^ 2Sa 5:8; 2Ch 32:30
  76. ^ 1Sa 10:1; 16:13; 2Ki 9:3
  77. ^ 2Sa 15:10
  78. ^ 1Sa 10:24; 2Ki 11:12; 2Ch 23:11
  79. ^ Ps 72:19
  80. ^ 1Ch 17:27; Je 11:5; 28:6
  81. ^ 1Sa 16:13
  82. ^ 1Ch 28:20
  83. ^ 1Ki 3:12; 10:23; 2Ch 9:22; Ps 72:8
  84. ^ 1Ki 1:8
  85. ^ 2Sa 7:2
  86. ^ 1Ch 27:5
  87. ^ 1Sa 30:14; 2Sa 8:18
  88. ^ 2Sa 15:18; 1Ch 18:17
  89. ^ 1Ki 1:33; Mt 21:7
  90. ^ 2Ch 32:30
  91. ^ Ex 30:25; 1Sa 16:13
  92. ^ 2Sa 6:17
  93. ^ 1Sa 10:1; 1Ch 29:22
  94. ^ 1Ki 1:34
  95. ^ Is 5:12; 30:29
  96. ^ 1Sa 11:15; 2Ki 11:14; Ps 97:1
  97. ^ 1Sa 4:5
  98. ^ 1Ki 1:9, 25
  99. ^ Ac 21:30
  100. ^ 2Sa 15:36; 17:17
  101. ^ 2Sa 18:27
  102. ^ 1Ki 1:30
  103. ^ 1Ki 1:33
  104. ^ 1Ki 1:34
  105. ^ 1Ki 1:40
  106. ^ 1Ki 2:12; 1Ch 29:23; Ps 132:11
  107. ^ 1Ki 1:37; Lu 19:38
  108. ^ Ge 47:31; Heb 11:21
  109. ^ 1Ch 29:10; Ne 9:5; Ps 34:1; 72:18; Da 4:34; Eph 1:3
  110. ^ 2Sa 24:3
  111. ^ Pr 28:1
  112. ^ Ex 21:14; 38:2; 1Ki 2:28
  113. ^ 1Sa 14:45; 2Sa 14:11; Ac 27:34
  114. ^ De 1:17; 1Ki 2:23; Pr 13:6; 21:12
  115. ^ Eze 3:19
  116. ^ Pr 16:15

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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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