1 Kings 1:13

1 Kings · Old Testament · Chapter 1

“Go and get thee in unto king David, and say unto him, Didst not thou, my lord, O king, swear unto thine handmaid, saying, Assuredly Solomon thy son shall reign after me, and he shall sit upon my throne? why then doth Adonijah reign?”1 Kings 1:13

What Does 1 Kings 1:13 Mean?

1 Kings 1:13 is found in the book of 1 Kings, chapter 1, verse 13 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 18 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.

Cross-References (18)

These passages are connected to 1 Kings 1:13 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.

1 Kings 1:30“Even as I sware unto thee by the LORD God of Israel, saying, Assuredly Solomon thy son shall reign after me, and he shall sit upon my throne in my stead; even so will I certainly do this day.”1 Kings 1:17“And she said unto him, My lord, thou swarest by the LORD thy God unto thine handmaid, saying, Assuredly Solomon thy son shall reign after me, and he shall sit upon my throne.”1 Kings 2:12“Then sat Solomon upon the throne of David his father; and his kingdom was established greatly.”1 Chronicles 22:6“Then he called for Solomon his son, and charged him to build an house for the LORD God of Israel.”Psalms 132:11“The LORD hath sworn in truth unto David; he will not turn from it; Of the fruit of thy body will I set upon thy throne.”Luke 1:32“He shall be great, and shall be called the Son of the Highest: and the Lord God shall give unto him the throne of his father David:”1 Kings 1:24“And Nathan said, My lord, O king, hast thou said, Adonijah shall reign after me, and he shall sit upon my throne?”1 Kings 1:35“Then ye shall come up after him, that he may come and sit upon my throne; for he shall be king in my stead: and I have appointed him to be ruler over Israel and over Judah.”1 Kings 1:46“And also Solomon sitteth on the throne of the kingdom.”1 Kings 1:48“And also thus said the king, Blessed be the LORD God of Israel, which hath given one to sit on my throne this day, mine eyes even seeing it.”2 Kings 11:19“And he took the rulers over hundreds, and the captains, and the guard, and all the people of the land; and they brought down the king from the house of the LORD, and came by the way of the gate of the guard to the king’s house. And he sat on the throne of the kings.”1 Chronicles 14:4“Now these are the names of his children which he had in Jerusalem; Shammua, and Shobab, Nathan, and Solomon,”1 Chronicles 29:23“Then Solomon sat on the throne of the LORD as king instead of David his father, and prospered; and all Israel obeyed him.”Proverbs 4:3“For I was my father’s son, tender and only beloved in the sight of my mother.”Isaiah 9:7“Of the increase of his government and peace there shall be no end, upon the throne of David, and upon his kingdom, to order it, and to establish it with judgment and with justice from henceforth even for ever. The zeal of the LORD of hosts will perform this.”Jeremiah 33:21“Then may also my covenant be broken with David my servant, that he should not have a son to reign upon his throne; and with the Levites the priests, my ministers.”Deuteronomy 17:18“And it shall be, when he sitteth upon the throne of his kingdom, that he shall write him a copy of this law in a book out of that which is before the priests the Levites:”1 Kings 1:11“Wherefore Nathan spake unto Bathsheba the mother of Solomon, saying, Hast thou not heard that Adonijah the son of Haggith doth reign, and David our lord knoweth it not?”

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