1 Kings 2:23

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King Solomon then swore an oath by the LORD,“May God judge me severely, if Adonijah does not pay for this request with his life!

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Referenced Verses

  • Ruth 1:17 : 17 Wherever you die, I will die– and there I will be buried. May the LORD punish me severely if I do not keep my promise! Only death will be able to separate me from you!”
  • 1 Sam 14:44 : 44 Saul said,“God will punish me severely if Jonathan doesn’t die!”
  • 2 Sam 3:9 : 9 God will severely judge Abner if I do not do for David exactly what the LORD has promised him,
  • 2 Sam 3:35 : 35 Then all the people came and encouraged David to eat food while it was still day. But David took an oath saying,“God will punish me severely if I taste bread or anything whatsoever before the sun sets!”
  • 2 Sam 19:13 : 13 Say to Amasa,‘Are you not my flesh and blood? God will punish me severely, if from this time on you are not the commander of my army in place of Joab!’”
  • 1 Kgs 20:10 : 10 Ben Hadad sent another message to him,“May the gods judge me severely if there is enough dirt left in Samaria for all my soldiers to scoop up in their hands.”
  • 2 Kgs 6:31 : 31 Then he said,“May God judge me severely if Elisha son of Shaphat still has his head by the end of the day!”
  • Ps 64:8 : 8 Their slander will bring about their demise. All who see them will shudder,
  • Ps 140:9 : 9 As for the heads of those who surround me– may the harm done by their lips overwhelm them!
  • Prov 18:6-7 : 6 The lips of a fool enter into strife, and his mouth invites a flogging. 7 The mouth of a fool is his ruin, and his lips are a snare for his life.
  • Eccl 10:12 : 12 Words and Works of Wise Men and Fools The words of a wise person win him favor, but the words of a fool are self-destructive.
  • Luke 19:22 : 22 The king said to him,‘I will judge you by your own words, you wicked slave! So you knew, did you, that I was a severe man, withdrawing what I didn’t deposit and reaping what I didn’t sow?

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  • 1 Kgs 2:24-25
    2 verses
    84%

    24Now, as certainly as the LORD lives(he who made me secure, allowed me to sit on my father David’s throne, and established a dynasty for me as he promised), Adonijah will be executed today!”

    25King Solomon then sent Benaiah son of Jehoiada, and he killed Adonijah.

  • 1 Kgs 1:29-30
    2 verses
    81%

    29The king swore an oath:“As certainly as the LORD lives(he who has rescued me from every danger),

    30I will keep today the oath I swore to you by the LORD God of Israel:‘Surely Solomon your son will be king after me; he will sit in my place on my throne.’”

  • 1 Kgs 1:11-14
    4 verses
    80%

    11Nathan said to Bathsheba, Solomon’s mother,“Has it been reported to you that Haggith’s son Adonijah has become king behind our master David’s back?

    12Now let me give you some advice as to how you can save your life and your son Solomon’s life.

    13Visit King David and say to him,‘My master, O king, did you not solemnly promise your servant,“Surely your son Solomon will be king after me; he will sit on my throne”? So why has Adonijah become king?’

    14While you are still there speaking to the king, I will arrive and verify your report.”

  • 1 Kgs 1:17-21
    5 verses
    80%

    17She replied to him,“My master, you swore an oath to your servant by the LORD your God,‘Solomon your son will be king after me and he will sit on my throne.’

    18But now, look, Adonijah has become king! But you, my master the king, are not even aware of it!

    19He has sacrificed many cattle, steers, and sheep and has invited all the king’s sons, Abiathar the priest, and Joab, the commander of the army, but he has not invited your servant Solomon.

    20Now, my master, O king, all Israel is watching anxiously to see who is named to succeed my master the king on the throne.

    21If a decision is not made, when my master the king is buried with his ancestors, my son Solomon and I will be considered state criminals.”

  • 1 Kgs 1:50-52
    3 verses
    79%

    50Adonijah feared Solomon, so he got up and went and grabbed hold of the horns of the altar.

    51Solomon was told,“Look, Adonijah fears you; see, he has taken hold of the horns of the altar, saying,‘May King Solomon solemnly promise me today that he will not kill his servant with the sword.’”

    52Solomon said,“If he is a loyal subject, not a hair of his head will be harmed, but if he is found to be a traitor, he will die.”

  • 1 Kgs 2:22
    78%

    22King Solomon answered his mother,“Why just request Abishag the Shunammite for him? Since he is my older brother, you should also request the kingdom for him, for Abiathar the priest, and for Joab son of Zeruiah!”

  • 1 Kgs 2:42-46
    5 verses
    78%

    42the king summoned Shimei and said to him,“You will recall that I made you take an oath by the LORD, and I solemnly warned you,‘If you ever leave and go anywhere, know for sure that you will certainly die.’ You said to me,‘The proposal is acceptable; I agree to it.’

    43Why then have you broken the oath you made before the LORD and disobeyed the order I gave you?”

    44Then the king said to Shimei,“You are well aware of the way you mistreated my father David. The LORD will punish you for what you did.

    45But King Solomon will be empowered and David’s dynasty will endure permanently before the LORD.

    46The king then gave the order to Benaiah son of Jehoiada who went and executed Shimei. So Solomon took firm control of the kingdom.

  • 2 Sam 3:9
    76%

    9God will severely judge Abner if I do not do for David exactly what the LORD has promised him,

  • 1 Kgs 1:24-27
    4 verses
    75%

    24Nathan said,“My master, O king, did you announce,‘Adonijah will be king after me; he will sit on my throne’?

    25For today he has gone down and sacrificed many cattle, steers, and sheep and has invited all the king’s sons, the army commanders, and Abiathar the priest. At this moment they are having a feast in his presence, and they have declared,‘Long live King Adonijah!’

    26But he did not invite me– your servant– or Zadok the priest, or Benaiah son of Jehoiada, or your servant Solomon.

    27Has my master the king authorized this without informing your servants who should succeed my master the king on his throne?”

  • 1 Kgs 1:43
    75%

    43Jonathan replied to Adonijah:“No! Our master King David has made Solomon king.

  • 1 Kgs 1:36-37
    2 verses
    74%

    36Benaiah son of Jehoiada responded to the king:“So be it! May the LORD God of my master the king confirm it!

    37As the LORD is with my master the king, so may he be with Solomon, and may he make him an even greater king than my master King David!”

  • 2 Sam 19:23
    73%

    23The king said to Shimei,“You won’t die.” The king vowed an oath concerning this.

  • 2 Kgs 6:31
    73%

    31Then he said,“May God judge me severely if Elisha son of Shaphat still has his head by the end of the day!”

  • 1 Kgs 2:13-14
    2 verses
    72%

    13Haggith’s son Adonijah visited Bathsheba, Solomon’s mother. She asked,“Do you come in peace?” He answered,“Yes.”

    14He added,“I have something to say to you.” She replied,“Speak.”

  • 2 Chr 1:8
    72%

    8Solomon replied to God,“You demonstrated great loyalty to my father David and have made me king in his place.

  • 2 Sam 1:16
    72%

    16David said to him,“Your blood be on your own head! Your own mouth has testified against you, saying‘I have put the LORD’s anointed to death.’”

  • 1 Kgs 2:8
    72%

    8“Note well, you still have to contend with Shimei son of Gera, the Benjaminite from Bahurim, who tried to call down upon me a horrible judgment when I went to Mahanaim. He came down and met me at the Jordan, and I solemnly promised him by the LORD,‘I will not strike you down with the sword.’

  • 1 Sam 26:10
    71%

    10David went on to say,“As the LORD lives, the LORD himself will strike him down. Either his day will come and he will die, or he will go down into battle and be swept away.

  • 2 Sam 18:13
    71%

    13If I had acted at risk of my own life– and nothing is hidden from the king!– you would have abandoned me.”

  • 1 Sam 22:16
    71%

    16But the king said,“You will surely die, Ahimelech, you and all your father’s house!”

  • Ps 89:35
    71%

    35Once and for all I have vowed by my own holiness, I will never deceive David.

  • 1 Kgs 2:18
    71%

    18Bathsheba replied,“That’s fine, I’ll speak to the king on your behalf.”

  • Ps 132:11
    71%

    11The LORD made a reliable promise to David; he will not go back on his word. He said,“I will place one of your descendants on your throne.

  • 1 Kgs 2:29
    71%

    29When King Solomon heard that Joab had run to the tent of the LORD and was right there beside the altar, he ordered Benaiah son of Jehoiada,“Go, strike him down.”

  • 1 Kgs 2:1
    71%

    1David’s Final Words to Solomon When David was close to death, he told Solomon his son:

  • 1 Kgs 1:5
    71%

    5Now Adonijah, son of David and Haggith, was promoting himself, boasting,“I will be king!” He managed to acquire chariots and horsemen, as well as fifty men to serve as his royal guard.

  • 1 Sam 24:21
    71%

    21So now swear to me in the LORD’s name that you will not kill my descendants after me or destroy my name from the house of my father.”

  • 1 Kgs 1:47
    71%

    47The king’s servants have even come to congratulate our master King David, saying,‘May your God make Solomon more famous than you and make him an even greater king than you!’ Then the king leaned on the bed

  • 1 Kgs 2:4
    70%

    4and the LORD will fulfill his promise to me,‘If your descendants watch their step and live faithfully in my presence with all their heart and being, then,’ he promised,‘you will not fail to have a successor on the throne of Israel.’

  • Gen 21:24
    70%

    24Abraham said,“I swear to do this.”