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1 Kings 1:21

New American Standard Bible (NASB ©1995) [2]
— “Otherwise it will come about, as soon as my lord the king sleeps with his fathers, that I and my son Solomon will be considered offenders.”
King James Version (KJV 1769) [2]
— Otherwise it shall come to pass, when my lord the king shall sleep with his fathers, that I and my son Solomon shall be counted offenders.
English Revised Version (ERV 1885)
— Otherwise it shall come to pass, when my lord the king shall sleep with his fathers, that I and my son Solomon shall be counted offenders.
American Standard Version (ASV 1901) [2]
— Otherwise it will come to pass, when my lord the king shall sleep with his fathers, that I and my son Solomon shall be counted offenders.
Webster's Revision of the KJB (WEB 1833)
— Otherwise it shall come to pass, when my lord the king shall sleep with his fathers, that I and my son Solomon shall be counted offenders.
Darby's Translation (DBY 1890)
— Otherwise it shall come to pass when my lord the king shall sleep with his fathers, that I and my son Solomon will be counted offenders.
Rotherham's Emphasized Bible (EBR 1902)
— Otherwise it shall come to pass, when my lord the king shall sleep with his fathers, then shall I and my son Solomon be counted, offenders.
Young's Literal Translation (YLT 1898)
— and it hath been, when my lord the king lieth with his fathers, that I have been, I and my son Solomon—[reckoned] sinners.'
Douay-Rheims Challoner Revision (DR 1750)
— Otherwise it shall come to pass, when my lord the king sleepeth with his fathers, that I, and my son, Solomon, shall be accounted offenders.
Geneva Bible (GNV 1560)
— For els when my lord the King shall sleepe with his fathers, I and my sonne Salomon shalbe reputed vile.
Original King James Bible (AV 1611) [2]
— Otherwise it shall come to passe, when my lord the king shal sleepe with his fathers, that I and my sonne Solomon shall be counted offenders.
Lamsa Bible (1957)
— Otherwise it shall come to pass, when my lord the king shall sleep with his fathers in peace, I and my son Solomon shall be counted offenders.
Brenton Greek Septuagint (LXX, Restored Names)
— And it shall come to pass, when my lord the king shall sleep with his fathers, that I and Solomon my son shall be offenders.
Full Hebrew Names / Holy Name KJV (2008) [2] [3]
— Otherwise it shall come to pass, when my adon the king shall sleep with his fathers, that I and my son Shelomoh shall be counted offenders.

Strong's Numbers & Hebrew NamesHebrew Old TestamentColor-Code/Key Word Studies
Otherwise it shall come to pass, x1961
(1961) Complement
הָיָה
hayah
{haw-yaw'}
A primitive root (compare H1933); to exist, that is, be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary).
when my ´áđôn אֲדוֹן 113
{0113} Prime
אָדוֹן
'adown
{aw-done'}
From an unused root (meaning to rule); sovereign, that is, controller (human or divine).
the king 4428
{4428} Prime
מֶּלֶךְ
melek
{meh'-lek}
From H4427; a king.
shall sleep 7901
{7901} Prime
שָׁכַב
shakab
{shaw-kab'}
A primitive root; to lie down (for rest, sexual connection, decease or any other purpose).
z8800
<8800> Grammar
Stem - Qal (See H8851)
Mood - Infinitive (See H8812)
Count - 4888
with x5973
(5973) Complement
עִם
`im
{eem}
From H6004; adverb or preposition, with (that is, in conjunction with), in varied applications; specifically equally with; often with prepositional prefix (and then usually unrepresented in English).
his fathers, 1
{0001} Prime
אָב
'ab
{awb}
A primitive word; father in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application.
that I x589
(0589) Complement
אֲנִי
'aniy
{an-ee'}
Contracted from H0595; I.
and my son 1121
{1121} Prime
בֵּן
ben
{bane}
From H1129; a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc., (like H0001, H0251, etc.).
Šælömò שְׁלֹמֹה 8010
{8010} Prime
שְׁלֹמֹה
Sh@lomoh
{shel-o-mo'}
From H7965; peaceful; Shelomoh, David's successor.
shall be counted x1961
(1961) Complement
הָיָה
hayah
{haw-yaw'}
A primitive root (compare H1933); to exist, that is, be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary).
offenders. 2400
{2400} Prime
חַטָּא
chatta'
{khat-taw'}
Intensive from H2398; a criminal, or one accounted guilty.
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Commentary

See commentary on 1 Kings 1:11-27.


1 Kings 1:21

_ _ I and my son ... shall be counted offenders — that is, slain, according to the barbarous usage of the East towards all who are rivals to the throne.

Matthew Henry's Commentary

See commentary on 1 Kings 1:11-31.

John Wesley's Explanatory Notes

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Geneva Bible Translation Notes

1 Kings 1:21

Otherwise it shall come to pass, when my lord the king shall sleep with his fathers, that I and my son Solomon shall be (k) counted offenders.

(k) And so put to death as wicked transgressors.

Cross-Reference Topical ResearchStrong's Concordance
sleep:

1 Kings 2:10 So David slept with his fathers, and was buried in the city of David.
Genesis 15:15 And thou shalt go to thy fathers in peace; thou shalt be buried in a good old age.
Deuteronomy 31:16 And the LORD said unto Moses, Behold, thou shalt sleep with thy fathers; and this people will rise up, and go a whoring after the gods of the strangers of the land, whither they go [to be] among them, and will forsake me, and break my covenant which I have made with them.

that I:
That is, when Adonijah is established on the throne, I and my son Solomon shall be put to death as state criminals. The history of the world demonstrates, that the lust of dominion has tempted men to commit the most enormous crimes. A father has destroyed his son, a son deposed a father, and a brother murdered a brother, in order to obtain a crown!

offenders:
Heb. sinners,
1 Kings 2:15 And he said, Thou knowest that the kingdom was mine, and [that] all Israel set their faces on me, that I should reign: howbeit the kingdom is turned about, and is become my brother's: for it was his from the LORD.
1 Kings 2:22-24 And king Solomon answered and said unto his mother, And why dost thou ask Abishag the Shunammite for Adonijah? ask for him the kingdom also; for he [is] mine elder brother; even for him, and for Abiathar the priest, and for Joab the son of Zeruiah. ... Now therefore, [as] the LORD liveth, which hath established me, and set me on the throne of David my father, and who hath made me an house, as he promised, Adonijah shall be put to death this day.
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Gn 15:15. Dt 31:16. 1K 2:10, 15, 22.

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