52Solomon said, |If he shows himself a worthy man, not a hair of him shall fall to the earth; but if wickedness be found in him, he shall die.|


In Context

49 All the guests of Adonijah were afraid, and rose up, and each man went his way.

50 Adonijah feared because of Solomon; and he arose, and went, and caught hold on the horns of the altar.

51 It was told Solomon, saying, |Behold, Adonijah fears king Solomon; for, behold, he has laid hold on the horns of the altar, saying, 'Let king Solomon swear to me first that he will not kill his servant with the sword.'|

52 Solomon said, |If he shows himself a worthy man, not a hair of him shall fall to the earth; but if wickedness be found in him, he shall die.|

53 So king Solomon sent, and they brought him down from the altar. He came and did obeisance to king Solomon; and Solomon said to him, |Go to your house.|

1 Kings 1:52 in Other Translations

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

1:52Solomon replied, "If he shows himself to be a worthy man, not a hair of his head will fall to the ground; but if evil is found in him, he will die."

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

1:52And Solomon said, If he will shew himself a worthy man, there shall not an hair of him fall to the earth: but if wickedness shall be found in him, he shall die.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

1:52And Solomon said: If he be a good man, there shall not so much as one hair of his head fall to the ground: but if evil be found in him, he shall die.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

1:52And Solomon said, If he shall show himself a worthy man, there shall not a hair of him fall to the earth; but if wickedness be found in him, he shall die.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

1:52And Solomon said, If he be a worthy man, there shall not one of his hairs fall to the earth; but if wickedness be found in him, he shall die.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

1:52And Solomon said, If he shall shew himself a worthy man, there shall not an hair of him fall to the earth: but if wickedness be found in him, he shall die.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

1:52And Solomon said, If he will show himself a worthy man, there shall not a hair of him fall to the earth: but if wickedness shall be found in him, he shall die.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

1:52And Solomon saith, 'If he becometh a virtuous man — there doth not fall of his hair to the earth, and if evil is found in him — then he hath died.'

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

1:52And Solomon said, If he will show himself a worthy man, there shall not an hair of him fall to the earth: but if wickedness shall be found in him, he shall die.