1 Kings 1:5
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.
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
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.
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,
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.
Cross References
As yet exaltest thou thyself against my people, that thou wilt not let them go?
Thou shalt in any wise set him king over thee, whom the Lord thy God shall choose: one from among …
But he shall not multiply horses to himself, nor cause the people to return to Egypt, to the end that …
Speak, I pray you, in the ears of all the men of Shechem, Whether is better for you, either that …
And the fourth, Adonijah the son of Haggith; and the fifth, Shephatiah the son of Abital;
And it came to pass after this, that Absalom prepared him chariots and horses, and fifty men to run before …
Wherefore Nathan spake unto Bath–sheba the mother of Solomon, saying, Hast thou not heard that Adonijah the son of Haggith …
Now therefore, as the Lord liveth, which hath established me, and set me on the throne of David my father, …
The third, Absalom the son of Maachah the daughter of Talmai king of Geshur: the fourth, Adonijah the son of …
And David said, Solomon my son is young and tender, and the house that is to be builded for the …