1 Kings 1:12
Now therefore come, let me, I pray thee, give thee counsel, that thou mayest save thine own life, and the life of thy son Solomon.In other versions
Now therefore come, let me, I pray thee, give thee counsel, that thou mayest save thine own life, and the life of thy son Solomon.
ASV
So now, let me make a suggestion, so that you may keep your life safe and the life of your son Solomon.
BBE
And now, come, let me, I pray thee, give thee counsel, that thou mayest save thine own life, and the life of thy son Solomon.
DBY
Now therefore come, please let me give you counsel, that you may save your own life, and the life of your son Solomon.
WEB
and now, come, let me counsel thee, I pray thee, and deliver thy life, and the life of thy son Solomon;
YLT
Now therefore come, let me, I pray you, give you counsel, that you may save yours own life, and the life of your son Solomon.
ENG
Now therefore come, let me, I pray thee, give thee counsel, that thou mayest save thy own life, and the life of thy son Solomon.
WBT
Now please, come and let me advise you. Save your own life and the life of your son Solomon.
BSB
In context
10But Nathan the prophet, and Benaiah, and the mighty men, and Solomon his brother, he called not.
11Wherefore Nathan spake unto Bathsheba the mother of Solomon, saying, Hast thou not heard that Adonijah the son of Haggith doth reign, and David our lord knoweth it not?
12Now therefore come, let me, I pray thee, give thee counsel, that thou mayest save thine own life, and the life of thy son Solomon.
13Go and get thee in unto king David, and say unto him, Didst not thou, my lord, O king, swear unto thine handmaid, saying, Assuredly Solomon thy son shall reign after me, and he shall sit upon my throne? why then doth Adonijah reign?
14Behold, while thou yet talkest there with the king, I also will come in after thee, and confirm thy words.
Cross-references
People in this verse
- Solomon