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
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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 …
Now, my son, the Lord be with thee; and prosper thou, and build the house of the Lord thy God, …
And of all my sons, (for the Lord hath given me many sons,) he hath chosen Solomon my son to …
Furthermore David the king said unto all the congregation, Solomon my son, whom alone God hath chosen, is yet young …
Speak, I pray you, in the ears of all the men of Shechem, Whether is better for you, either that …
For whosoever exalteth himself shall be abased; and he that humbleth himself shall be exalted.
I tell you, this man went down to his house justified rather than the other: for every one that exalteth …
Pride goeth before destruction, and an haughty spirit before a fall.