Verse 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.

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  Adonja, sønn av Haggit, sa: «Jeg vil bli konge!» Så skaffet han seg vogner, hester og femti menn til å løpe foran seg.

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  Da oppløftet Adonja, Haggits sønn, seg og sa: Jeg vil bli konge! Og han sørget for vogner, hestfolk og femti menn til å løpe foran ham.

• Norsk King James

  Da erklærte Adonijah, sønn til Haggith: Jeg vil være konge; og han forberedte vogner og ryttere, og førtifem menn til å løpe foran seg.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Adonja, sønn av Haggit, opphøyde seg selv og sa: Jeg skal bli konge! Han skaffet seg vogner, ryttere og femti menn som løp foran ham.

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  Adonja, sønn av Haggit, satte seg fore å bli konge og skaffet seg vogn, ryttere og femti menn som løp foran ham.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Da ble Adonja, sønn av Haggit, opphøyet i stolthet og sa: Jeg vil bli konge. Og han skaffet seg vogner og hestefolk, og femti menn til å løpe foran ham.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Så opphøyde Adonijah, Haggiths sønn, seg selv og sa: «Jeg skal bli konge!» Han skaffet seg stridsvogner, ryttere og femti menn som skulle gå foran ham.

• En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611 (mar 2025)

  Da ble Adonja, sønn av Haggit, opphøyet i stolthet og sa: Jeg vil bli konge. Og han skaffet seg vogner og hestefolk, og femti menn til å løpe foran ham.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Adonja, sønn av Haggit, opphøyet seg selv og sa: "Jeg skal bli konge!" Så skaffet han seg vogner, ryttere og femti menn som løp foran ham.

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  Adonijah, the son of Haggith, exalted himself, saying, "I will become king." He acquired chariots and horsemen, and fifty men to run ahead of him.

• biblecontext

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• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  Adonja, sønn av Haggit, opphøyet seg selv og sa: 'Jeg vil være konge!' Han skaffet seg vogner, ryttere og femti mann som løp foran ham.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Og Adonja, Hagiths Søn, ophøiede sig selv og sagde: Jeg, jeg vil være Konge; og han skaffede sig Vogne og Ryttere og halvtredsindstyve Mænd, som løbe frem for ham.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  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 1769 norsk

  Adonja, sønn av Haggit, opphøyet seg selv og sa, Jeg vil være konge, og han skaffet seg vogner og ryttere og femti mann til å løpe foran seg.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Da opphøyde Adonja, sønn av Haggit, seg selv og sa: Jeg skal bli konge. Og han skaffet seg vogner og ryttere og femti menn som løp foran ham.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Adonja, sønn av Haggit, begynte å fremheve seg selv og sa: 'Jeg skal bli konge!' Han fikk seg vogn, hester, og femti mann som løp foran ham.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Da opphøyde Adonja, sønn av Haggit, seg selv og sa: Jeg vil bli konge. Og han skaffet seg vogner og ryttere, og femti menn som løp foran ham.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Adonja, sønn av Haggit, satte seg i stolthet og sa: Jeg vil bli konge; og han gjorde klar sine vogner og hestfolk, med femti menn som løp foran ham.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  Adonias ye sonne of Hagith lifte vp him selfe and sayde: I wyl be kynge. And he prepared him charettes and horsmen, and fyftie men to be renners on fote before him.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  Then Adoniiah the sonne of Haggith exalted himselfe, saying, I will be King; he gate him charets and horsemen, and fiftie men to run before him.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And Adonia the sonne of Haggith exalted him selfe, saying: I wilbe king. And he gat him charettes and horsemen, and fyftie men to runne before him.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  ¶ 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.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  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.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  And Adonijah son of Haggith is lifting himself up, saying, `I do reign;' and he prepareth for himself a chariot and horsemen, and fifty men running before him,

• American Standard Version (1901)

  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.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  Then Adonijah, the son of Haggith, lifting himself up in pride, said, I will become king; and he made ready his carriages of war and his horsemen, with fifty runners to go before him.

• World English Bible (2000)

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

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  Now 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.

Referenced Verses

• 2 Sam 3:4 : 4 And the fourth, Adonijah, the son of Haggith; and the fifth, Shephatiah, the son of Abital.
• 2 Sam 15:1 : 1 And it came to pass after this, that Absalom prepared himself chariots and horses, and fifty men to run before him.
• 1 Kgs 1:11 : 11 Therefore Nathan spoke to Bathsheba the mother of Solomon, saying, Have you not heard that Adonijah the son of Haggith reigns, and David our lord does not know it?
• 1 Kgs 2:24 : 24 Now therefore, as the Lord lives, who has established me, and set me on the throne of David my father, and who has made me a house, as He promised, Adonijah shall be put to death today.
• 1 Chr 3:2 : 2 The third, Absalom the son of Maachah, the daughter of Talmai, king of Geshur; the fourth, Adonijah the son of Haggith.
• 1 Chr 22:5-9 : 5 And David said, Solomon my son is young and inexperienced, and the house that is to be built for the LORD must be exceedingly magnificent, of fame and glory throughout all nations: I will therefore now make preparation for it. So David prepared abundantly before his death. 6 Then he called for Solomon his son, and charged him to build a house for the LORD God of Israel. 7 And David said to Solomon, My son, as for me, it was in my mind to build a house unto the name of the LORD my God: 8 But the word of the LORD came to me, saying, You have shed much blood and have made great wars; you shall not build a house unto my name, because you have shed much blood on the earth in my sight. 9 Behold, a son shall be born to you, who shall be a man of rest; and I will give him peace from all his enemies around: for his name shall be Solomon, and I will give peace and quietness to Israel in his days. 10 He shall build a house for my name; and he shall be my son, and I will be his father; and I will establish the throne of his kingdom over Israel forever. 11 Now, my son, the LORD be with you; and prosper you, and build the house of the LORD your God, as he has said of you.
• 1 Chr 28:5 : 5 And of all my sons, (for the LORD has given me many sons,) he has chosen Solomon my son to sit upon the throne of the kingdom of the LORD over Israel.
• 1 Chr 29:1 : 1 Furthermore, King David said to all the assembly, Solomon my son, whom alone God has chosen, is still young and tender, and the work is great: for the palace is not for man, but for the LORD God.
• Prov 16:18 : 18 Pride goes before destruction, and a haughty spirit before a fall.
• Prov 18:12 : 12 Before destruction the heart of a man is haughty, and before honor is humility.
• Isa 2:7 : 7 Their land also is full of silver and gold, neither is there any end to their treasures; their land is also full of horses, neither is there any end to their chariots:
• Luke 14:11 : 11 For whoever exalts himself will be humbled; and he who humbles himself will be exalted.
• Luke 18:14 : 14 I tell you, this man went down to his house justified rather than the other: for everyone who exalts himself shall be humbled; and he who humbles himself shall be exalted.
• Exod 9:17 : 17 As yet you exalt yourself against my people, that you will not let them go?
• Deut 17:15-16 : 15 you shall surely set a king over you whom the LORD your God chooses: one from among your brothers you shall set as king over you; you may not set a foreigner over you, who is not your brother. 16 But he shall not multiply horses for himself, nor cause the people to return to Egypt to multiply horses, for the LORD has said to you, 'You shall not return that way again.'
• Judg 9:2 : 2 Please speak in the ears of all the men of Shechem, asking, Which is better for you, that all the sons of Jerubbaal, who are seventy persons, rule over you, or that one rules over you? Remember also that I am your own flesh and bone.