1 Kings 1:5

Adonijah Usurps the Throne

⁵ Then Adonijah the son of Haggith exalted himself, saying, I will be king: [1] and he prepared him chariots and horsemen, and fifty men to run before him.

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Other Translations of 1 Kings 1:5

New International Version

Adonijah Usurps the Throne

⁵ Now Adonijah, whose mother was Haggith, put himself forward and said, "I will be king." So he got chariots and horsesOr "charioteers" ready, with fifty men to run ahead of him.

English Standard Version

Adonijah Usurps the Throne

⁵ Now Adonijah the son of Haggith exalted himself, saying, "I will be king." And he prepared for himself chariots and horsemen, and fifty men to run before him.

The Message

Adonijah Usurps the Throne

⁵ At this time Adonijah, whose mother was Haggith, puffed himself up saying, "I'm the next king!" He made quite a splash, with chariots and riders and fifty men to run ahead of him.

New King James Version

Adonijah Usurps the Throne

⁵ Then Adonijah the son of Haggith exalted himself, saying, "I will be king"; and he prepared for himself chariots and horsemen, and fifty men to run before him.

New Living Translation

Adonijah Usurps the Throne

⁵ About that time David's son Adonijah, whose mother was Haggith, began boasting, "I will make myself king." So he provided himself with chariots and charioteers and recruited fifty men to run in front of him.

Matthew Henry's Commentary on 1 Kings 1:5

Commentary on 1 Kings 1:5-10

(Read 1 Kings 1:5-10)

Indulgent parents are often chastised with disobedient children, who are anxious to possess their estates. No worldly wisdom, nor experience, nor sacredness of character, can insure the continuance in any former course of those who remain under the power of self-love. But we may well wonder by what arts Joab and Abiathar could be drawn aside.