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1 Kings 1:52

52 Solomon replied, “If he shows himself to be worthy, not a hairy of his head will fall to the ground; but if evil is found in him, he will die.”

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1 Kings 1:52 — English Standard Version (ESV)

52 And Solomon said, “If he will show himself a worthy man, not one of his hairs shall fall to the earth, but if wickedness is found in him, he shall die.”

1 Kings 1:52 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

52 And 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.

1 Kings 1:52 — New Living Translation (NLT)

52 Solomon replied, “If he proves himself to be loyal, not a hair on his head will be touched. But if he makes trouble, he will die.”

1 Kings 1:52 — The New King James Version (NKJV)

52 Then Solomon said, “If he proves himself a worthy man, not one hair of him shall fall to the earth; but if wickedness is found in him, he shall die.”

1 Kings 1:52 — New Century Version (NCV)

52 So Solomon answered, “Adonijah must show that he is a man of honor. If he does that, I promise he will not lose even a single hair from his head. But if he does anything wrong, he will die.”

1 Kings 1:52 — American Standard Version (ASV)

52 And 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.

1 Kings 1:52 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

52 And 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.

1 Kings 1:52 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

52 Solomon said, “If he will behave like an honorable man, not one hair on his head will fall to the ground. But if he does ⸤anything⸥ wrong, he will die.”

1 Kings 1:52 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

52 Then Solomon said, “If he is a man of character, not a single hair of his will fall to the ground, but if evil is found in him, he dies.”

1 Kings 1:52 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

52 So Solomon responded, “If he proves to be a worthy man, not one of his hairs shall fall to the ground; but if wickedness is found in him, he shall die.”

1 Kings 1:52 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

52 Solomon said, “If he is a son of noble character, not a hair of his head will fall to the ground, but if evil is found in him, then he will die.”

1 Kings 1:52 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

52 Solomon replied, “Let him show that he’s a man people can respect. Then not even one hair on his head will fall to the ground. But if I find out he’s done something evil, he will die.”

1 Kings 1:52 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)

52 Solomon said, “If he is a worthy man, not one of his hairs will fall to the ground; but if wickedness is found in him, he will die.”


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