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


In Context

15 Bathsheba went in to the king into the room. The king was very old; and Abishag the Shunammite was ministering to the king.

16 Bathsheba bowed, and did obeisance to the king. The king said, |What would you like?|

17 She said to him, |My lord, you swore by Yahweh your God to your handmaid, 'Assuredly Solomon your son shall reign after me, and he shall sit on my throne.'

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

19 He has slain cattle and fatlings and sheep in abundance, and has called all the sons of the king, and Abiathar the priest, and Joab the captain of the army; but he hasn't called Solomon your servant.

20 You, my lord the king, the eyes of all Israel are on you, that you should tell them who shall sit on the throne of my lord the king after him.

1 Kings 1:18 in Other Translations

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

1:18But now Adonijah has become king, and you, my lord the king, do not know about it.

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 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: