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1 Kings 1:5

Now Adonijah,c whose mother was Haggith, put himself forward and said, “I will be king.” So he got chariotsd and horsesa ready, with fifty men to run ahead of him.

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1 Kings 1:5 — English Standard Version (ESV)

Now Adonijah the son of Haggith exalted himself, saying, “I will be king.” And he prepared for himself chariots and horsemen, and fifty men to run before him.

1 Kings 1:5 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

Then Adonijah the son of Haggith exalted himself, saying, I will be king: and he prepared him chariots and horsemen, and fifty men to run before him.

1 Kings 1:5 — New Living Translation (NLT)

About that time David’s son Adonijah, whose mother was Haggith, began boasting, “I will make myself king.” So he provided himself with chariots and charioteers and recruited fifty men to run in front of him.

1 Kings 1:5 — The New King James Version (NKJV)

Then Adonijah the son of Haggith exalted himself, saying, “I will be king”; and he prepared for himself chariots and horsemen, and fifty men to run before him.

1 Kings 1:5 — New Century Version (NCV)

Adonijah was the son of King David and Haggith, and he was very proud. “I will be the king,” he said. So he got chariots and horses for himself and fifty men for his personal bodyguard.

1 Kings 1:5 — American Standard Version (ASV)

Then Adonijah the son of Haggith exalted himself, saying, I will be king: and he prepared him chariots and horsemen, and fifty men to run before him.

1 Kings 1:5 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

And Adonijah the son of Haggith exalted himself, saying, I will be king; and he provided himself chariots and horsemen, and fifty men to run before him.

1 Kings 1:5 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

Adonijah, son of Haggith,was very handsome. His mother gave birth to him after she had Absalom.Adonijah was boasting that he was king. So he got a chariot and horses and 50 men to run ahead of him.

1 Kings 1:5 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

Adonijah son of Haggith kept exalting himself, saying, “I will be king!” He prepared chariots, cavalry, and 50 men to run ahead of him.

1 Kings 1:5 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

Now Adonijah son of Haggith exalted himself, saying, “I will be king”; he prepared for himself chariots and horsemen, and fifty men to run before him.

1 Kings 1:5 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

Now Adonijah the son of Haggith was exalting himself, saying, “I will be king,” so he prepared for himself a chariot and horsemen and fifty men running before him.

1 Kings 1:5 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

Adonijah was the son of David and his wife Haggith. He came forward and announced, “I’m going to be the next king.” So he got chariots and horses ready. He also got 50 men to run in front of him.

1 Kings 1:5 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)

Now Adonijah the son of Haggith exalted himself, saying, “I will be king.” So he prepared for himself chariots and horsemen with fifty men to run before him.


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