And Jonathan answered and said to Adonijah, Verily our lord king David hath made Solomon king.
KJV
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4 additional translationsASV
And Jonathan answered and said to Adonijah, Verily our lord king David hath made Solomon king:
WEB
“Not at all,” Jonathan replied. “Our lord King David has made Solomon king.
YLT
And Jonathan answereth and saith to Adonijah, `Verily our lord king David hath caused Solomon to reign,
DBT
And Jonathan answered and said to Adonijah, Indeed, our lord king David has made Solomon king.
About this book
Old Testament▾
About this book
Old Testament1 Kings — From Solomon's glory to the divided kingdom — then Elijah's confrontation with Ahab and Jezebel dominating the second half. The promise of the Davidic covenant unfolding through temple glory, then beginning to unravel as idolatry and political fragmentation take hold.
- Author
- Compiler anonymous; Jewish tradition attributes to Jeremiah (Bava Batra 15a). The book draws on court annals and prophetic records cited by name.
- Date
- Events c. 970–852 BC; compilation during the late Judahite monarchy or exile