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1 Kings 1:5

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.

KJV

Adonias autem filius Haggith elevabatur, dicens : Ego regnabo. Fecitque sibi currus et equites, et quinquaginta viros qui currerent ante eum.

Vulgate

καὶ Ἀδωνείας υἱὸς Ἁγγεὶθ ἐπῄρετο λέγων Ἐγὼ βασιλεύσω· καὶ ἐποίησεν ἑαυτῷ ἅρματα καὶ ἱππεῖς καὶ πεντήκοντα ἄνδρας παρατρέχειν ἔμπροσθεν αὐτοῦ.

LXX

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.

ASV

וַ/אֲדֹנִיָּ֧ה בֶן חַגִּ֛ית מִתְנַשֵּׂ֥א לֵ/אמֹ֖ר אֲנִ֣י אֶמְלֹ֑ךְ וַ/יַּ֣עַשׂ ל֗/וֹ רֶ֚כֶב וּ/פָ֣רָשִׁ֔ים וַ/חֲמִשִּׁ֥ים אִ֖ישׁ רָצִ֥ים לְ/פָנָֽי/ו

Hebrew

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In this verse

People Adonijah

In the original Hebrew

14 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.

אֲדֹ֣נִיָּ֔הוּ
'dnyhv
proper_noun · 26×
אֲנִ֥י
'ny
pronoun · 862×
אִ֣ישׁ
'ysh
noun · 2171×
בֶּן
bn
noun · 4909×
ו
v
noun · 57×
וֹ
v
verb · 349×
חֲמִשִּׁ֥ים
chmshym
adjective · 163×
חַגִּ֑ית
chgyt
proper_noun · 5×
יַּ֥עַשׂ
y'sh
verb · 2621×
יֹּ֣אמֶר
y'mr
verb · 5290×
מִּתְנַשֵּׂ֖א
mtnsh'
verb · 2×
פְנֵ֣י
pny
noun · 2111×
רֶ֔כֶב
rkb
noun · 119×
רָצִ֔ים
rtsym
verb · 104×

Historic Christian voices

5 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

Cross-references

  • 1Kgs 2:15 — And he said, Thou knowest that the kingdom was mine, and that all Israel set their faces on me, that I should reign: howbeit the kingdom is turned about, and is become my brother’s: for it was his fro
  • 2Sam 3:4 — And the fourth, Adonijah the son of Haggith; and the fifth, Shephatiah the son of Abital;
  • 2Sam 15:1 — And it came to pass after this, that Absalom prepared him chariots and horses, and fifty men to run before him.
  • 2Sam 15:1 — And it came to pass after this, that Absalom prepared him chariots and horses, and fifty men to run before him.
  • Deut 17:16 — But he shall not multiply horses to himself, nor cause the people to return to Egypt, to the end that he should multiply horses: forasmuch as the LORD hath said unto you, Ye shall henceforth return no
  • Prov 17:19 — He loveth transgression that loveth strife: and he that exalteth his gate seeketh destruction.