1 Kings 1:24
New International Version
Nathan said, “Have you, my lord the king, declared that Adonijah shall be king after you, and that he will sit on your throne?

New Living Translation
Nathan asked, “My lord the king, have you decided that Adonijah will be the next king and that he will sit on your throne?

English Standard Version
And Nathan said, “My lord the king, have you said, ‘Adonijah shall reign after me, and he shall sit on my throne’?

Berean Standard Bible
“My lord the king,” said Nathan, “did you say, ‘Adonijah will reign after me, and he will sit on my throne’?

King James Bible
And Nathan said, My lord, O king, hast thou said, Adonijah shall reign after me, and he shall sit upon my throne?

New King James Version
And Nathan said, “My lord, O king, have you said, ‘Adonijah shall reign after me, and he shall sit on my throne’?

New American Standard Bible
Then Nathan said, “My lord the king, have you yourself said, ‘Adonijah shall be king after me, and he shall sit on my throne’?

NASB 1995
Then Nathan said, “My lord the king, have you said, ‘Adonijah shall be king after me, and he shall sit on my throne ‘?

NASB 1977
Then Nathan said, “My lord the king, have you said, ‘Adonijah shall be king after me, and he shall sit on my throne’?

Legacy Standard Bible
Then Nathan said, “My lord the king, have you said, ‘Adonijah shall be king after me, and he shall sit on my throne’?

Amplified Bible
Then Nathan said, “My lord the king, have you said, ‘Adonijah shall be king after me, and he shall sit on my throne’?

Christian Standard Bible
“My lord the king,” Nathan said, “did you say, ‘Adonijah is to become king after me, and he is the one who is to sit on my throne’?

Holman Christian Standard Bible
My lord the king,” Nathan said, “did you say, ‘Adonijah is to become king after me, and he is the one who is to sit on my throne?

American Standard Version
And Nathan said, My lord, O king, hast thou said, Adonijah shall reign after me, and he shall sit upon my throne?

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
And Nathan said: “My Lord King, have you said: “Aduniah will reign after me, and he will sit on my throne?”

Brenton Septuagint Translation
And Nathan said, My lord, O king, didst thou say, Adonias shall reign after me, and he shall sit upon my throne?

Contemporary English Version
and said: Your Majesty, did you say that Adonijah would be king?

Douay-Rheims Bible
Nathan said: My lord O king, hast thou said: Let Adonias reign after me, and let him sit upon my throne?

English Revised Version
And Nathan said, My lord, O king, hast thou said, Adonijah shall reign after me, and he shall sit upon my throne?

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Nathan said, "Your Majesty, you must have said that Adonijah will be king after you and that he will sit on your throne,

Good News Translation
Then he said, "Your Majesty, have you announced that Adonijah would succeed you as king?

International Standard Version
and asked, "Your majesty, did you say 'Adonijah will be king after me and will sit on my throne'?

JPS Tanakh 1917
And Nathan said: 'My lord, O king, hast thou said: Adonijah shall reign after me, and he shall sit upon my throne?

Literal Standard Version
And Nathan says, “My lord, O king, you have said, Adonijah reigns after me, and he sits on my throne;

Majority Standard Bible
“My lord the king,” said Nathan, “did you say, ‘Adonijah will reign after me, and he will sit on my throne’?

New American Bible
Then Nathan said: “My lord king, did you say, ‘Adonijah shall be king after me and shall sit upon my throne’?

NET Bible
Nathan said, "My master, O king, did you announce, 'Adonijah will be king after me; he will sit on my throne'?

New Revised Standard Version
Nathan said, “My lord the king, have you said, ‘Adonijah shall succeed me as king, and he shall sit on my throne’?

New Heart English Bible
And Nathan said, "My lord, king, have you said, 'Adonijah shall be king after me, and he shall sit on my throne?'

Webster's Bible Translation
And Nathan said, My lord, O king, hast thou said, Adonijah shall reign after me, and he shall sit upon my throne?

World English Bible
Nathan said, “My lord, King, have you said, ‘Adonijah shall reign after me, and he shall sit on my throne?’

Young's Literal Translation
And Nathan saith, 'My lord, O king, thou hast said, Adonijah doth reign after me, and he doth sit on my throne;

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Context
Nathan and Bathsheba Before David
23So the king was told, “Nathan the prophet is here.” And Nathan went in and bowed facedown before the king. 24“My lord the king,” said Nathan, “did you say, ‘Adonijah will reign after me, and he will sit on my throne’? 25For today he has gone down and sacrificed an abundance of oxen, fattened calves, and sheep, and has invited all the sons of the king, the commanders of the army, and Abiathar the priest. And behold, they are eating and drinking before him, saying, ‘Long live King Adonijah!’…

Cross References
1 Kings 1:23
So the king was told, "Nathan the prophet is here." And Nathan went in and bowed facedown before the king.

1 Kings 1:25
For today he has gone down and sacrificed an abundance of oxen, fattened calves, and sheep, and has invited all the sons of the king, the commanders of the army, and Abiathar the priest. And behold, they are eating and drinking before him, saying, 'Long live King Adonijah!'


Treasury of Scripture

And Nathan said, My lord, O king, have you said, Adonijah shall reign after me, and he shall sit on my throne?

hast thou

1 Kings 1:14,18
Behold, while thou yet talkest there with the king, I also will come in after thee, and confirm thy words…

reign

1 Kings 1:5,13,17
Then Adonijah the son of Haggith exalted himself, saying, I will be king: and he prepared him chariots and horsemen, and fifty men to run before him…

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1 Kings 1
1. Abishag cherishes David in his extreme age
5. Adonijah, David's darling, usurps the kingdom
11. By the council of Nathan
15. Bathsheba moves the king
22. And Nathan seconds her
28. David renews his oath to Bathsheba
32. Solomon, by David's appointment,
38. being anointed king by Zadok and Nathan, the people triumph
41. Jonathan bringing the news, Adonijah's guests fly
50. Adonijah, flying to the horns of the altar, is dismissed by Solomon














(24) Hast thou said.--The question here and in 1Kings 1:27 is, of course, merely intended to draw out denial; but it is singularly true to nature that it does so by the assumption (natural in court language) that nothing of such a kind could be even conceived as done without the king's will. There is something striking in the contrast of the deference of Nathan as a counsellor on state business with the bold superiority of his tone in the discharge of his true prophetic office (as in 2Samuel 7:2-17; 2Samuel 12:1-14).

Verse 24. - And Nathan said, My Lord, O king, hast thou said [the Hebrews has no question, but a strong affirmation: "thou hast said," i.e., "thou must have said (Du hast wohl gesagt." Bahr). Nathan puts it thus forcibly, in order to draw from the king a disclaimer], Adonijah shall reign after me, and he shall sit upon my throne? [Same words as in vers. 13, 17, and possibly designedly so. The coincidence conveys the meaning, "Thou hast sworn Solomon shall reign," etc. "Thou hast said, Adonijah shall reign," etc.]

Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
“My lord
אֲדֹנִ֣י (’ă·ḏō·nî)
Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular
Strong's 113: Sovereign, controller

the king,”
הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ (ham·me·leḵ)
Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 4428: A king

said
וַיֹּאמֶר֮ (way·yō·mer)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 559: To utter, say

Nathan,
נָתָן֒ (nā·ṯān)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 5416: Nathan -- the name of a number of Israelites

“did you
אַתָּ֣ה (’at·tāh)
Pronoun - second person masculine singular
Strong's 859: Thou and thee, ye and you

say,
אָמַ֔רְתָּ (’ā·mar·tā)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singular
Strong's 559: To utter, say

‘Adonijah
אֲדֹנִיָּ֖הוּ (’ă·ḏō·nî·yā·hū)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 138: Adonijah -- 'my Lord is Yahweh', the name of several Israelites

will reign
יִמְלֹ֣ךְ (yim·lōḵ)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 4427: To reign, inceptively, to ascend the throne, to induct into royalty, to take counsel

after me,
אַחֲרָ֑י (’a·ḥă·rāy)
Preposition | first person common singular
Strong's 310: The hind or following part

and he
וְה֖וּא (wə·hū)
Conjunctive waw | Pronoun - third person masculine singular
Strong's 1931: He, self, the same, this, that, as, are

will sit
יֵשֵׁ֥ב (yê·šêḇ)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 3427: To sit down, to dwell, to remain, to settle, to marry

on
עַל־ (‘al-)
Preposition
Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against

my throne’?
כִּסְאִֽי׃ (kis·’î)
Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular
Strong's 3678: Seat of honor, throne


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