The Bible Verse By Verse Continued...

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1 Kings 1:27 And the king made silver to be in Jerusalem as stones, and cedars made he to be as the sycomore trees that are in the vale, for abundance.
 
[h=1](1 Kings 1:29): ...New American Standard Bible (NASB)[/h][FONT=&quot]29 The king vowed and said, “As the Lord lives, who has redeemed my life from all distress,[/FONT]
 
[h=1]1 Kings 1:30 (NIV)[/h]I will surely carry out this very day what I swore to you by the Lord, the God of Israel: Solomon your son shall be king after me, and he will sit on my throne in my place.
 
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Since we are here, do you think that it was right for a Jew to bow down to any earthly king?

(1 Peter 2:17): Respect everyone. Love the community of believers. Reverence God. Honor your ruler.

(Daniel 3:16): Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego replied to him, "King Nebuchadnezzar, we do not need to defend ourselves before you in this matter.

(1 Kings 1:33): ... ESV

Take with you the servants of your lord and have Solomon my son ride on my own mule, and bring him down to Gihon.




 
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[FONT=&quot][h=1](1 Kings 1:34): ...New American Standard Bible (NASB)[/h][FONT=&quot]34 Let Zadok the priest and Nathan the prophet anoint him there as king over Israel, and blow the trumpet and say, ‘Long live King Solomon!’[/FONT]


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[h=1](1 Kings 1:35): ...New American Standard Bible (NASB)[/h][FONT=&quot]35 Then you shall come up after him, and he shall come and sit on my throne and be king in my place; for I have appointed him to be ruler over Israel and Judah.”[/FONT]
 
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[h=1]1 Kings 1:36 (NIV)[/h] [FONT=&quot]Benaiah son of Jehoiada answered the king, “Amen! May the [/FONT][FONT=&quot]Lord[/FONT][FONT=&quot], the God of my lord the king, so declare it.[/FONT]
 
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[h=1]1 Kings 1:38 (NIV)[/h][FONT=&quot]So Zadok[/FONT][FONT=&quot][/FONT][FONT=&quot] the priest, Nathan the prophet, Benaiah son of Jehoiada, the Kerethites[/FONT][FONT=&quot][/FONT][FONT=&quot] and the Pelethites went down and had Solomon mount King David’s mule, and they escorted him to Gihon[/FONT]
 
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[h=1]1 Kings 1:40 (NIV)[/h]
[FONT=&quot]And all the people went up after him, playing pipes[/FONT][FONT=&quot][/FONT][FONT=&quot] and rejoicing greatly, so that the ground shook with the sound[/FONT]
 
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1 Kings 1:41 (KJV)
And Adonijah and all the guests that were with him heard it as they had made an end of eating. And when Joab heard the sound of the trumpet, he said, Wherefore is this noise of the city being in an uproar?
 
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1 Kings 1:42, "And he was still speaking, then see, Yonathan came, son of Eḇyathar the priest. And Aḏoniyahu said to him, “Come in, for you are a brave man, and you bring good news."

 
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