18But now Adonijah has become king, and you, my lord the king, do not know about it.


In Context

15 So Bathsheba went to see the aged king in his room, where Abishag the Shunammite was attending him.

16 Bathsheba bowed low and knelt before the king. "What is it you want?" the king asked.

17 She said to him, "My lord, you yourself swore to me your servant by the Lord your God: 'Solomon your son shall be king after me, and he will sit on my throne.'

18 But now Adonijah has become king, and you, my lord the king, do not know about it.

19 He has sacrificed great numbers of cattle, fattened calves, and sheep, and has invited all the king's sons, Abiathar the priest and Joab the commander of the army, but he has not invited Solomon your servant.

20 My lord the king, the eyes of all Israel are on you, to learn from you who will sit on the throne of my lord the king after him.

1st Kings 1:18 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

1:18And now, behold, Adonijah reigneth; and now, my lord the king, thou knowest [it] not:

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

1:18And now, behold, Adonijah reigneth; and thou, my lord the king, knowest it not:

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

1:18And behold now Adonias reigneth, and thou, my lord the king, knowest nothing of it.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

1:18And now behold, Adonijah is king; and now, my lord the king, thou knowest it not.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

1:18And now, behold, Adonijah reigneth; and thou, my lord the king, knowest it not:

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

1:18And now, behold, Adonijah reigneth; and now, my lord the king, thou knowest it not:

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

1:18Now, behold, Adonijah reigns; and you, my lord the king, don't know it.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

1:18and now, lo, Adonijah hath reigned, and now, my lord, O king, thou hast not known;

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

1:18And now, behold, Adonijah reigns; and now, my lord the king, you know it not: