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1 Kings 1:5
English Standard Version Anglicised
1 Kings 1:5
English Standard Version Anglicised
Adonijah Sets Himself Up as King
5 Now (A)Adonijah the son of Haggith exalted himself, saying, “I will be king.” (B)And he prepared for himself chariots and horsemen, and fifty men to run before him.
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1 Kings 1:25
English Standard Version Anglicised
1 Kings 1:25
English Standard Version Anglicised
25 For he has gone down this day and (A)has sacrificed oxen, fattened cattle, and sheep in abundance, and has invited all the king's sons, the commanders[a] of the army, and Abiathar the priest. And behold, they are eating and drinking before him, and saying, (B)‘Long live King Adonijah!’
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- 1 Kings 1:25 Hebrew; Septuagint Joab the commander
English Standard Version Anglicised (ESVUK)
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