47 Moreover, the king's servants came to congratulate our lord King David, saying, (A)‘May your God make the name of Solomon more famous than yours, and make his throne greater than your throne.’ And the king (B)bowed himself on the bed. 48 And the king also said, ‘Blessed be the Lord, the God of Israel, (C)who has granted someone[a] to sit on my throne this day, my own eyes seeing it.’”

49 Then all the guests of Adonijah trembled and rose, and each went his own way.

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Kings 1:48 Septuagint one of my offspring

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