1 Kings 1:18

“And now, behold, Adonijah reigneth; and now, my lord the king, thou knowest it not:”

"And now, behold, Adonijah reigneth; and now, my lord the king, thou knowest it not:" - 1 Kings 1:18
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What does 1 Kings 1:18 mean?

The verse 1 Kings 1:18 from the King James Version states, "And, lo, while she yet talked with the king, Nathan the prophet also came in." This verse is part of the Old Testament scripture and is taken from the account of the events surrounding the ascension of Solomon to the…

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The Hidden Dangers of Our Choices

In the intricate pages of the Bible, the story found in 1 Kings 1:18 unveils a drama of power, ambition, and the stark realities of leadership. The verse reads: "And now, behold, Adonijah reigneth; and now, my lord the king, thou knowest it not." This single line encapsulates a…

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Prayer for Divine Revelation and Leadership in Troubling Times

O Sovereign Lord, Creator of the heavens and the earth, the One who knows the beginning from the end, I come before You today with a heart full of reverence and gratitude. I acknowledge Your greatness and Your infinite wisdom, for You are the Alpha and Omega, the One who holds…

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1 Kings 1:18 - "And now, behold, Adonijah reigneth; and now, my lord the king, thou knowest it not:"
1 Kings 19:1-18
1 Kings 4:18 - "Shimei the son of Elah, in Benjamin:"
1 Kings 9:18 - "And Baalath, and Tadmor in the wilderness, in the land,"
2 Kings 1:18 - "Now the rest of the acts of Ahaziah which he did, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel?"
1 Kings 1:8 - "But Zadok the priest, and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, and Nathan the prophet, and Shimei, and Rei, and the mighty men which belonged to David, were not with Adonijah."
1 Kings 10:18 - "¶ Moreover the king made a great throne of ivory, and overlaid it with the best gold."
1 Kings 2:18 - "And Bath-sheba said, Well; I will speak for thee unto the king."
1 Kings 18:2 - "And Elijah went to shew himself unto Ahab. And there was a sore famine in Samaria."
Elijah in the scene 1 Kings 18:36–38
1 Kings 18:35 - "And the water ran round about the altar; and he filled the trench also with water."
1 Kings 18:11 - "And now thou sayest, Go, tell thy lord, Behold, Elijah is here."
"Shimei the son of Elah, in Benjamin:" - 1 Kings 4:18
"And Baalath, and Tadmor in the wilderness, in the land," - 1 Kings 9:18
1 Kings 18:16 - "So Obadiah went to meet Ahab, and told him: and Ahab went to meet Elijah."
1 Kings 6:18 - "And the cedar of the house within was carved with knops and open flowers: all was cedar; there was no stone seen."
1 Kings 18:18 - "And he answered, I have not troubled Israel; but thou, and thy father's house, in that ye have forsaken the commandments of the LORD, and thou hast followed Baalim."
1 Kings 18:8 - "And he answered him, I am: go, tell thy lord, Behold, Elijah is here."
1 Kings 18:41 - "¶ And Elijah said unto Ahab, Get thee up, eat and drink; for there is a sound of abundance of rain."
1 Kings 18:3 - "And Ahab called Obadiah, which was the governor of his house. (Now Obadiah feared the LORD greatly:"
1 Kings 18:1 - "And it came to pass after many days, that the word of the LORD came to Elijah in the third year, saying, Go, shew thyself unto Ahab; and I will send rain upon the earth."
1 Kings 18:38 - "Then the fire of the LORD fell, and consumed the burnt sacrifice, and the wood, and the stones, and the dust, and licked up the water that was in the trench."
1 Kings 18:39 - "And when all the people saw it, they fell on their faces: and they said, The LORD, he is the God; the LORD, he is the God."
1 Kings 18:46 - "And the hand of the LORD was on Elijah; and he girded up his loins, and ran before Ahab to the entrance of Jezreel."
1 Kings 18:20 - "So Ahab sent unto all the children of Israel, and gathered the prophets together unto mount Carmel."
1 Kings 5:18 - "And Solomon's builders and Hiram's builders did hew them, and the stonesquarers: so they prepared timber and stones to build the house."
1 Kings 18:14 - "And now thou sayest, Go, tell thy lord, Behold, Elijah is here: and he shall slay me."
1 Kings 18:45 - "And it came to pass in the mean while, that the heaven was black with clouds and wind, and there was a great rain. And Ahab rode, and went to Jezreel."
1 Kings 22:18 - "And the king of Israel said unto Jehoshaphat, Did I not tell thee that he would prophesy no good concerning me, but evil?"