So King Solomon summoned Adonijah down from the altar, and he came and bowed down before King Solomon, who said to him, “Go to your home.”
Parallel translations
- WEB So king Solomon sent, and they brought him down from the altar. He came and bowed down to king Solomon; and Solomon said to him, “Go to your house.”
- KJV So king Solomon sent, and they brought him down from the altar. And he came and bowed himself to king Solomon: and Solomon said unto him, Go to thine house.
- NKJV So King Solomon sent them to bring him down from the altar. And he came and fell down before King Solomon; and Solomon said to him, “Go to your house.”
- NASB So King Solomon sent men, and they brought him down from the altar. And he came and prostrated himself before King Solomon, and Solomon said to him, “Go to your house.”
- NLT So King Solomon summoned Adonijah, and they brought him down from the altar. He came and bowed respectfully before King Solomon, who dismissed him, saying, “Go on home.”
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Quick answer
Solomon has Adonijah brought from the altar; he bows in submission and is sent home. The crisis ends with Solomon firmly in control.
Overview
Solomon spares Adonijah for the present, releasing him after he does homage to the new king. The episode closes the succession struggle with Solomon's authority established and mercy extended. The peaceful resolution displays both the new king's clemency and the firm grip he now holds on the throne.
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Cross-references · 7
- Prov 24:21My son, fear the LORD and the king, and do not associate with the rebellious.
- 1 Kgs 1:31Bathsheba bowed facedown in homage to the king and said, “May my lord King David live forever!”
- 2 Sam 14:28Now Absalom lived in Jerusalem two years without seeing the face of the king.
- 2 Sam 14:24But the king added, “He may return to his house, but he must not see my face.” So Absalom returned to his own house, but he did not see the king.
- 2 Sam 1:2On the third day a man with torn clothes and dust on his head arrived from Saul’s camp. When he came to David, he fell to the ground to pay him homage.
- 1 Kgs 2:36Then the king summoned Shimei and said to him, “Build a house for yourself in Jerusalem and live there, but do not go anywhere else.
- 1 Kgs 1:16And Bathsheba bowed down in homage to the king, who asked, “What is your desire?”
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