1 Kings 1:5

King James Version (KJV)

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.

Translations

1 Kings 1:5 - Amplified Bible

Then Adonijah son of [David's wife] Haggith exalted himself, saying, I [the eldest living son] will be king. And he prepared for himself chariots and horsemen, with fifty men to run before him.

1 Kings 1:5 - American 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.

1 Kings 1:5 - Bible in Basic English

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.

1 Kings 1:5 - Darby Bible

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

1 Kings 1:5 - English Standard Version

Now 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.

1 Kings 1:5 - King James 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.

1 Kings 1:5 - La Biblia de las Americas

Entretanto Adonìas, hijo de Haguit, se ensalzaba diciendo: Yo seré rey. Y preparò para sì carros y hombres de a caballo y cincuenta hombres que corrieran delante de él.

1 Kings 1:5 - The Message

At this time Adonijah, whose mother was Haggith, puffed himself up saying, "I’m the next king!" He made quite a splash, with chariots and riders and fifty men to run ahead of him. His father had spoiled him rotten as a child, never once reprimanding him. Besides that, he was very good-looking and the next in line after Absalom.

1 Kings 1:5 - New American Standard Bible

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

1 Kings 1:5 - Nueva Biblia Latinoamericana de Hoy

Entretanto Adonìas, hijo de Haguit, se ensalzaba diciendo: "Yo seré rey." Y preparò para sì carros, hombres de a caballo y cincuenta hombres que corrieran delante de él.

1 Kings 1:5 - World English Bible

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.

1 Kings 1:5 - Young's Living Translation

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,

1 Kings 1:5 - Additional Comments

According to 2 Sam 3:2-5 (also listed in 1 Chr 3:1-3), these were David's first 6 sons, all born to David in Hebron
1. Amnon, by Ahinoam the Jezreelitess - he raped his sister Tamar, and because of that his brother Absalom's servants killed Amnon 2 years later
2. Daniel (aka Chileab), by Abigail the widow of Nabal the Carmelite - he is never heard from again in the Bible, so he may have died
3. Absalom, the son of Maacah, the daughter of Talmai, king of Geshur - he built a large army, declared himself king, and revolted against his father David, and nearly defeated him, before being defeated and killed
4. Adonijah, the son of Haggith - we read about him here
5. Shephatiah, the son of Abital - no further mention of him
6. Ithream, by David's wife Eglah - no further mention of him
Note that each of these six were born to different women. David had many other children by various wives and concubines - 2 Sam 5:13-16.
David has a lot of trouble and poor decisions in his life, yet still he was king because God had selected him, because David was a man after God's own heart (1 Sam 13:14, Acts 13:22).

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