1 Kings 1:12
Now therefore come, let me, I pray thee, give thee counsel, that thou mayest save thine own life, and the life of thy son Solomon.
Context
This verse from 1 Kings Chapter 1 connects to 10 cross-references. The aged David is unresponsive to warmth; Abishag the Shunammite is brought to care for him. Adonijah, David's eldest surviving son, moves to crown himself king with the support of Joab and Abiathar; Nathan and Bathsheba inform David, who instructs …
Other Translations
Now therefore come, let me, I pray thee, give thee counsel, that thou mayest save thine own life, and the life of thy son Solomon.
and now, come, let me counsel thee, I pray thee, and deliver thy life, and the life of thy son Solomon;
So now, let me make a suggestion, so that you may keep your life safe and the life of your son Solomon.
Cross References
Then Jeremiah said unto Zedekiah, If I declare it unto thee, wilt thou not surely put me to death? and …
And he went unto his father’s house at Ophrah, and slew his brethren the sons of Jerubbaal, being threescore and …
But when the husbandmen saw the son, they said among themselves, This is the heir; come, let us kill him, …
Paul said to the centurion and to the soldiers, Except these abide in the ship, ye cannot be saved.
Where no counsel is, the people fall: but in the multitude of counsellors there is safety.
Without counsel purposes are disappointed: but in the multitude of counsellors they are established.
Every purpose is established by counsel: and with good advice make war.
Ointment and perfume rejoice the heart: so doth the sweetness of a man’s friend by hearty counsel.
And it came to pass, when they had brought them forth abroad, that he said, Escape for thy life; look …
Otherwise it shall come to pass, when my lord the king shall sleep with his fathers, that I and my …