1 Kings 1:52

“And Solomon said, If he will shew himself a worthy man, there shall not an hair of him fall to the earth: but if wickedness shall be found in him, he shall die.”

"And Solomon said, If he will shew himself a worthy man, there shall not an hair of him fall to the earth: but if wickedness shall be found in him, he shall die." - 1 Kings 1:52
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What does 1 Kings 1:52 mean?

In 1 Kings 1:52 of the King James Version, it reads, "And Solomon said, If he will shew himself a worthy man, there shall not an hair of him fall to the earth: but if wickedness shall be found in him, he shall die." This verse comes towards the end of a tumultuous period in the…

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The Weight of Worthiness: A Reflection on Solomon’s Judgment

In 1 Kings 1:52, we find a profound statement made by King Solomon: "And Solomon said, If he will shew himself a worthy man, there shall not an hair of him fall to the earth: but if wickedness shall be found in him, he shall die." This declaration comes at a significant juncture…

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A Prayer for Worthiness and Integrity

O Sovereign Lord, Keeper of my soul, I come before You with a heart humbled and full of reverence, acknowledging the power of Your Word as echoed in 1 Kings 1:52, where King Solomon declared, "If he will shew himself a worthy man, there shall not an hair of him fall to the…

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1 Kings 1:52 - "And Solomon said, If he will shew himself a worthy man, there shall not an hair of him fall to the earth: but if wickedness shall be found in him, he shall die."
1 Kings 8:52 - "That thine eyes may be open unto the supplication of thy servant, and unto the supplication of thy people Israel, to hearken unto them in all that they call for unto thee."
1 Kings 22:52 - "And he did evil in the sight of the LORD, and walked in the way of his father, and in the way of his mother, and in the way of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, who made Israel to sin:"
Jeremiah 52:16
1 Chronicles 1:52 - "Duke Aholibamah, duke Elah, duke Pinon,"
Psalm 52:5
1 Corinthians 15:51-52
1 Corinthians 15:51-52
1 Corinthians 15:51-52
1 Corinthians 15:51-52
"Duke Aholibamah, duke Elah, duke Pinon," - 1 Chronicles 1:52
1 Chronicles 2:52 - "And Shobal the father of Kirjath-jearim had sons; Haroeh, and half of the Manahethites."
1 Chronicles 6:52 - "Meraioth his son, Amariah his son, Ahitub his son,"
Luke 1:52 - "He hath put down the mighty from their seats, and exalted them of low degree."
Psalms 52:1 - "Why boastest thou thyself in mischief, O mighty man? the goodness of God endureth continually."
1 Corinthians 15:52 - "In a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trump: for the trumpet shall sound, and the dead shall be raised incorruptible, and we shall be changed."
Jeremiah 52:32 - "And spake kindly unto him, and set his throne above the throne of the kings that were with him in Babylon,"
Numbers 1:52 - "And the children of Israel shall pitch their tents, every man by his own camp, and every man by his own standard, throughout their hosts."
"That thine eyes may be open unto the supplication of thy servant, and unto the supplication of thy people Israel, to hearken unto them in all that they call for unto thee." - 1 Kings 8:52
"And he did evil in the sight of the LORD, and walked in the way of his father, and in the way of his mother, and in the way of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, who made Israel to sin:" - 1 Kings 22:52
1 Kings 5:2 - "And Solomon sent to Hiram, saying,"
Jeremiah 52:1 - "Zedekiah was one and twenty years old when he began to reign, and he reigned eleven years in Jerusalem. And his mother's name was Hamutal the daughter of Jeremiah of Libnah."
"In a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trump: for the trumpet shall sound, and the dead shall be raised incorruptible, and we shall be changed." - 1 Corinthians 15:52
1 Kings 10:1
1 Samuel 14:52 - "And there was sore war against the Philistines all the days of Saul: and when Saul saw any strong man, or any valiant man, he took him unto him."
1 Kings 10:1
"And Solomon sent to Hiram, saying," - 1 Kings 5:2
Isaiah 52:1 - "Awake, awake; put on thy strength, O Zion; put on thy beautiful garments, O Jerusalem, the holy city: for henceforth there shall no more come into thee the uncircumcised and the unclean."
"Meraioth his son, Amariah his son, Ahitub his son," - 1 Chronicles 6:52