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1 Kings 1:22 - Meaning and Application
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Translation: World English Bible — Catholic Edition
" Behold, while she was still talking with the king, Nathan the prophet came in. "
1 Kings 1:22
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20 You, my lord the king, the eyes of all Israel are on you, that you should tell them who will sit on the throne of my lord the king after him.
21 Otherwise it will happen, when my lord the king sleeps with his fathers, that I and my son Solomon will be considered criminals.”
22 Behold, while she was still talking with the king, Nathan the prophet came in.
23 They told the king, saying, “Behold, Nathan the prophet!” When he had come in before the king, he bowed himself before the king with his face to the ground.
24 Nathan said, “My lord, King, have you said, ‘Adonijah shall reign after me, and he shall sit on my throne’?
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1 Kings 1:1
"Now King David was old and advanced in years; and they covered him with clothes, but he couldn’t keep warm."
1 Kings 1:2
"Therefore his servants said to him, “Let a young virgin be sought for my lord the king. Let her stand before the king, and cherish him; and let her lie in your bosom, that my lord the king may keep warm.”"
1 Kings 1:3
"So they sought for a beautiful young lady throughout all the borders of Israel, and found Abishag the Shunammite, and brought her to the king."
1 Kings 1:4
"The young lady was very beautiful; and she cherished the king, and served him; but the king didn’t know her intimately."
1 Kings 1:5
"Then Adonijah the son of Haggith exalted himself, saying, “I will be king.” Then he prepared him chariots and horsemen, and fifty men to run before him."
1 Kings 1:6
"His father had not displeased him at any time in saying, “Why have you done so?” and he was also a very handsome man; and he was born after Absalom."
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