World English Bible
"Is this thing done by my lord the king, and you haven't shown to your servants who should sit on the throne of my lord the king after him?""
— 1 Kings 1:27, World English Bible
“Is this thing done by my lord the king, and thou hast not shewed it unto thy servant, who should sit on the throne of my lord the king after him?”
“Is this thing done by my lord the king, and thou hast not showed unto thy servants who should sit on the throne of my lord the king after him? ”
“Has my master the king authorized this without informing your servants who should succeed my master the king on his throne?””
“Is this word come out from my lord the king, and hast thou not told me, thy servant, who should sit on the throne of my lord the king after him?”
“Has this thing been done by my lord the king, without giving word to your servants who was to be placed on my lord the king's seat after him?”
“Is this thing done by my lord the king, and thou hast not shewed it unto thy servant, who should sit on the throne of my lord the king after him?”
Nathan said, "My lord, king, have you said, 'Adonijah shall reign after me, and he shall sit on my throne?'
For he is gone down this day, and has slain cattle and fatlings and sheep in abundance, and has called all the king's sons, and the captains of the army, and Abiathar the priest. Behold, they are eating and drinking before him, and say, 'Long live king Adonijah!'
But he hasn't called me, even me your servant, and Zadok the priest, and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, and your servant Solomon.
Is this thing done by my lord the king, and you haven't shown to your servants who should sit on the throne of my lord the king after him?"
Then king David answered, "Call to me Bathsheba." She came into the king's presence, and stood before the king.
The king swore, and said, "As Yahweh lives, who has redeemed my soul out of all adversity,
most certainly as I swore to you by Yahweh, the God of Israel, saying, 'Assuredly Solomon your son shall reign after me, and he shall sit on my throne in my place;' most certainly so will I do this day."