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Therefore shall a man leave his father and his
mother, and shall
cleave unto his wife: and they shall be one flesh.
For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and they will become one flesh.
And Adam called his wife’s name
Eve; because she was the
mother of all living.
And Adam named his wife
Eve, because she would be the
mother of all the living.
And I will
bless her, and give thee a son also of her:
yea, I will
bless her, and she shall be a
mother of nations; kings of people shall be of her.
And I will
bless her and will surely give you a son by her. I will
bless her, and she will be the
mother of nations; kings of peoples will descend from her.”
And yet indeed she is my sister; she is the daughter of my father, but not the daughter of my mother; and she became my wife.
Besides, she really is my sister, the daughter of my father—though not the daughter of my mother—and she became my wife.
And he dwelt in the wilderness of
Paran: and his
mother took him a wife out of the land of Egypt.
And while he was dwelling in the Wilderness of
Paran, his
mother got a wife for him from the land of Egypt.
And the
damsel ran, and told them of her
mother’s house these things.
The
girl ran and told her
mother’s household about these things.
And the servant brought forth jewels of silver, and jewels of gold, and
raiment, and gave them to
Rebekah: he gave also to her brother and to her
mother precious things.
Then he brought out jewels of silver and gold, and articles of clothing, and he gave them to
Rebekah. He also gave precious gifts to her brother and her
mother.
And her brother and her
mother said, Let the
damsel abide with us a few days, at the least ten; after that she shall go.
But her brother and
mother said, “Let the
girl remain with us ten days or so. After that, she may go.”
And they blessed
Rebekah, and said unto her, Thou art our sister, be thou the
mother of thousands of millions, and let thy seed possess the gate of those which
hate them.
And they blessed
Rebekah and said to her, “Our sister, may you become the
mother of thousands upon thousands. May your offspring possess the gates of their enemies.”
And Isaac brought her into his
mother Sarah’s tent, and took
Rebekah, and she became his wife; and he loved her: and Isaac was comforted after his
mother’s death.
And Isaac brought her into the tent of his
mother Sarah and took
Rebekah as his wife. And Isaac loved her and was comforted after his
mother’s death.
And Jacob said to
Rebekah his
mother, Behold,
Esau my brother is a
hairy man, and I am a smooth man:
And his
mother said unto him, Upon me be thy
curse, my son: only obey my voice, and go
fetch me them.
His
mother replied, “Your
curse be on me, my son. Just obey my voice and go get them for me.”
And he went, and
fetched, and brought them to his
mother: and his
mother made savoury meat, such as his father loved.
So Jacob went and got two goats and brought them to his
mother, who made the
tasty food his father loved.
Let people serve thee, and nations bow down to thee: be lord over thy brethren, and let thy
mother’s sons bow down to thee:
cursed be every one that curseth thee, and blessed be he that blesseth thee.
May peoples serve you and nations bow down to you. May you be the master of your brothers, and may the sons of your
mother bow down to you. May those who
curse you be
cursed, and those who
bless you be blessed.”
Arise, go to Padan-
aram, to the house of
Bethuel thy
mother’s father; and take thee a wife from thence of the daughters of
Laban thy
mother’s brother.
“Go at once to Paddan-
aram, to the house of your
mother’s father
Bethuel, and take a wife from among the daughters of
Laban, your
mother’s brother.
And that Jacob obeyed his father and his
mother, and was gone to Padan-
aram;
and that Jacob had obeyed his father and
mother and gone to Paddan-
aram.
And it came to pass, when Jacob saw
Rachel the daughter of
Laban his
mother’s brother, and the sheep of
Laban his
mother’s brother, that Jacob went near, and rolled the stone from the well’s mouth, and watered the flock of
Laban his
mother’s brother.
As soon as Jacob saw
Rachel, the daughter of his
mother’s brother
Laban, with
Laban’s sheep, he went up and rolled the stone away from the mouth of the well and watered his uncle’s sheep.
And
Reuben went in the days of wheat harvest, and found mandrakes in the field, and brought them unto his
mother Leah. Then
Rachel said to Leah, Give me, I pray thee, of thy son’s mandrakes.
Now during the wheat harvest,
Reuben went out and found some mandrakes in the field. When he brought them to his
mother,
Rachel begged Leah, “Please give me some of your son’s mandrakes.”
Deliver me, I pray thee, from the hand of my brother, from the hand of
Esau: for I fear him, lest he will come and
smite me, and the
mother with the children.
Please deliver me from the hand of my brother
Esau, for I am afraid that he may come and attack me and the
mothers and children with me.
And he told it to his father, and to his brethren: and his father
rebuked him, and said unto him, What is this dream that thou hast dreamed? Shall I and thy
mother and thy brethren indeed come to bow down ourselves to thee to the earth?
He told his father and brothers, but his father
rebuked him and said, “What is this dream that you have had? Will your
mother and brothers and I actually come and bow down to the ground before you?”
And he lifted up his eyes, and saw his brother Benjamin, his
mother’s son, and said, Is this your younger brother, of whom ye spake unto me? And he said, God be
gracious unto thee, my son.
When Joseph looked up and saw his brother Benjamin, his own
mother’s son, he asked, “Is this your youngest brother, the one you told me about?” Then he declared, “May God be
gracious to you, my son.”
And we said unto my lord, We have a father, an old man, and a child of his old age, a little one; and his brother is dead, and he alone is left of his mother, and his father loveth him.
And we answered, ‘We have an elderly father and a younger brother, the child of his old age. The boy’s brother is dead. He is the only one of his mother’s sons left, and his father loves him.’
And Pharaoh’s daughter said to her, Go. And the
maid went and called the child’s
mother.
“Go
ahead,” Pharaoh’s daughter told her. And the
girl went and called the boy’s
mother.
Honour thy father and thy mother: that thy days may be long upon the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee.
Honor your father and mother, so that your days may be long in the land that the LORD your God is giving you.
And he that smiteth his father, or his mother, shall be surely put to death.
Whoever strikes his father or
mother must surely be put to death.
And he that curseth his father, or his mother, shall surely be put to death.
Anyone who curses his father or
mother must surely be put to death.
Likewise shalt thou do with thine oxen, and with thy sheep: seven days it shall be with his
dam; on the eighth day thou shalt give it me.
You shall do likewise with your cattle and your sheep. Let them stay with their mothers for seven days, but on the eighth day you are to give them to Me.
The first of the firstfruits of thy land thou shalt bring into the house of the LORD thy God. Thou shalt not
seethe a
kid in his
mother’s milk.
Bring the best of the firstfruits of your soil to the house of the LORD your God. You must not
cook a young goat in its
mother’s milk.
The first of the firstfruits of thy land thou shalt bring unto the house of the LORD thy God. Thou shalt not
seethe a
kid in his
mother’s milk.
Bring the best of the firstfruits of your soil to the house of the LORD your God. You must not
cook a young goat in its
mother’s milk.”
The nakedness of thy father, or the nakedness of thy mother, shalt thou not uncover: she is thy mother; thou shalt not uncover her nakedness.
You must not
expose the nakedness of your father by having sexual relations with your
mother. She is your
mother; you must not have sexual relations with her.
The nakedness of thy sister, the daughter of thy father, or daughter of thy mother, whether she be born at home, or born abroad, even their nakedness thou shalt not uncover.
You must not have sexual relations with your sister, either your father’s daughter or your mother’s daughter, whether she was born in the same home or elsewhere.
Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy
mother’s sister: for she is thy
mother’s near
kinswoman.
You must not have sexual relations with your mother’s sister, for she is your mother’s close relative.
Ye shall fear every man his mother, and his father, and keep my sabbaths: I am the LORD your God.
Each of you must respect his mother and father, and you must keep My Sabbaths. I am the LORD your God.
For every one that curseth his father or his
mother shall be surely put to death: he hath
cursed his father or his
mother; his blood shall be upon him.
If
anyone curses his father or
mother, he must be put to death. He has
cursed his father or
mother; his blood shall be upon him.
And if a man take a wife and her mother, it is wickedness: they shall be burnt with fire, both he and they; that there be no wickedness among you.
If a man marries both a woman and her
mother, it is
depraved. Both he and they must be burned in the fire, so that there will be no
depravity among you.
And if a man shall take his sister, his father’s daughter, or his mother’s daughter, and see her nakedness, and she see his nakedness; it is a wicked thing; and they shall be cut off in the sight of their people: he hath uncovered his sister’s nakedness; he shall bear his iniquity.
If a man marries his sister, whether the daughter of his father or of his mother, and they have sexual relations, it is a disgrace. They must be cut off in the sight of their people. He has uncovered the nakedness of his sister; he shall bear his iniquity.
And thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy
mother’s sister, nor of thy father’s sister: for he uncovereth his near
kin: they shall bear their iniquity.
You must not have sexual relations with the sister of your
mother or your father, for it is
exposing one’s own
kin; both shall bear their iniquity.
But for his
kin, that is near unto him, that is, for his
mother, and for his father, and for his son, and for his daughter, and for his brother,
except for his immediate family—his mother, father, son, daughter, or brother,
Neither shall he go in to any dead body, nor
defile himself for his father, or for his
mother;
He must not go near any dead body; he must not
defile himself, even for his father or
mother.
When a
bullock, or a sheep, or a goat, is brought forth, then it shall be seven days under the
dam; and from the eighth day and
thenceforth it shall be accepted for an offering made by fire unto the LORD.
“When an ox, a sheep, or a goat is born, it must remain with its mother for seven days. From the eighth day on, it will be acceptable as an offering made by fire to the LORD.
And the son of an
Israelitish woman, whose father was an Egyptian, went out among the children of Israel: and this son of the
Israelitish woman and a man of Israel
strove together in the camp;
Now the son of an
Israelite mother and an Egyptian father went out among the Israelites, and a fight broke out in the camp between him and an
Israelite.
And the
Israelitish woman’s son
blasphemed the name of the LORD, and
cursed. And they brought him unto Moses: (and his
mother’s name was Shelomith, the daughter of Dibri, of the tribe of
Dan:)
The son of the
Israelite woman
blasphemed the Name with a
curse. So they brought him to Moses. (His
mother’s name was Shelomith daughter of Dibri, of the tribe of
Dan.)
He shall not make himself unclean for his father, or for his
mother, for his brother, or for his sister, when they die: because the
consecration of his God is upon his head.
Even if his father or
mother or brother or sister should die, he is not to
defile himself, because the crown of
consecration to his God is upon his head.
Let her not be as one dead, of whom the flesh is half consumed when he cometh out of his
mother’s
womb.
Please do not let her be like a
stillborn infant whose flesh is half consumed when he comes out of his
mother’s
womb.”
And the name of Amram’s wife was Jochebed, the daughter of Levi, whom her
mother bare to Levi in Egypt: and she bare unto Amram Aaron and Moses, and
Miriam their sister.
and Amram’s wife was named Jochebed. She was also a daughter of Levi, born to Levi in Egypt. To Amram she bore Aaron, Moses, and their sister
Miriam.
Honour thy father and thy mother, as the LORD thy God hath commanded thee; that thy days may be prolonged, and that it may go well with thee, in the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee.
Honor your father and your mother, as the LORD your God has commanded you, so that your days may be long and that it may go well with you in the land that the LORD your God is giving you.
If thy brother, the son of thy
mother, or thy son, or thy daughter, or the wife of thy
bosom, or thy friend, which is as thine own soul,
entice thee secretly, saying, Let us go and serve other gods, which thou hast not known, thou, nor thy fathers;
If your very own brother, or your son or daughter, or the wife you embrace, or your closest friend secretly entices you, saying, “Let us go and worship other gods” (which neither you nor your fathers have known,
Ye shall not eat of any thing that dieth of itself: thou shalt give it unto the stranger that is in thy gates, that he may eat it; or thou mayest sell it unto an
alien: for thou art an holy people unto the LORD thy God. Thou shalt not
seethe a
kid in his
mother’s milk.
You are not to eat any
carcass; you may give it to the foreigner residing within your gates, and he may eat it, or you may sell it to a foreigner. For you are a holy people belonging to the LORD your God. You must not
cook a young goat in its
mother’s milk.
And she shall put the
raiment of her captivity from off her, and shall remain in thine house, and
bewail her father and her
mother a full month: and after that thou shalt go in unto her, and be her husband, and she shall be thy wife.
and put aside the clothing of her captivity. After she has lived in your house a full month and
mourned her father and
mother, you may have relations with her and be her husband, and she shall be your wife.
If a man have a
stubborn and
rebellious son, which will not obey the voice of his father, or the voice of his
mother, and that, when they have
chastened him, will not
hearken unto them:
If a man has a
stubborn and
rebellious son who does not obey his father and
mother and does not
listen to them when disciplined,
Then shall his father and his mother lay hold on him, and bring him out unto the elders of his city, and unto the gate of his place;
his father and mother are to lay hold of him and bring him to the elders of his city, to the gate of his hometown,
If a bird’s nest chance to be before thee in the way in any tree, or on the ground, whether they be young ones, or eggs, and the
dam sitting upon the young, or upon the eggs, thou shalt not take the
dam with the young:
If you come across a bird’s nest with chicks or eggs, either in a tree or on the ground along the road, and the mother is sitting on the chicks or eggs, you must not take the mother along with the young.
But thou shalt in any wise let the
dam go, and take the young to thee; that it may be well with thee, and that thou mayest
prolong thy days.
You may take the young, but be sure to let the
mother go, so that it may be well with you and that you may
prolong your days.
Then shall the father of the
damsel, and her
mother, take and bring forth the
tokens of the
damsel’s
virginity unto the elders of the city in the gate:
Then the young woman’s father and
mother shall bring the proof of her
virginity to the city elders at the gate
Cursed be he that setteth light by his father or his
mother. And all the people shall say,
Amen.
‘
Cursed is he who dishonors his father or
mother.’ And let all the people say, ‘
Amen!’
Cursed be he that lieth with his sister, the daughter of his father, or the daughter of his
mother. And all the people shall say,
Amen.
‘
Cursed is he who sleeps with his sister, the daughter of his father or the daughter of his
mother.’ And let all the people say, ‘
Amen!’
Cursed be he that lieth with his
mother in law. And all the people shall say,
Amen.
‘
Cursed is he who sleeps with his
mother-in-law.’ And let all the people say, ‘
Amen!’
Who said unto his father and to his mother, I have not seen him; neither did he acknowledge his brethren, nor knew his own children: for they have observed thy word, and kept thy covenant.
He said of his father and mother, ‘I do not consider them.’ He disregarded his brothers and did not know his own sons, for he kept Your word and maintained Your covenant.
And that ye will save alive my father, and my mother, and my brethren, and my sisters, and all that they have, and deliver our lives from death.
that you will
spare the lives of my father and
mother, my brothers and sisters, and all who belong to them, and that you will deliver us from death.”
Behold, when we come into the land, thou shalt bind this line of scarlet thread in the window which thou
didst let us down by: and thou shalt bring thy father, and thy
mother, and thy brethren, and all thy father’s household, home unto thee.
unless, when we enter the land, you have
tied this scarlet cord in the window through which you let us down, and unless you have brought your father and
mother and brothers and all your family into your house.
And the young men that were
spies went in, and brought
Rahab, and her father, and her
mother, and her brethren, and all that she had; and they brought out all her kindred, and left them without the camp of Israel.
So the young
spies went in and brought out
Rahab, her father and
mother and brothers, and all who belonged to her. They brought out her whole family and settled them outside the camp of Israel.
The inhabitants of the villages ceased, they ceased in Israel, until that I
Deborah arose, that I arose a
mother in Israel.
Life in the villages ceased; it ended in Israel, until I,
Deborah, arose, a
mother in Israel.
And he said, They were my brethren, even the sons of my
mother: as the LORD liveth, if ye had saved them alive, I would not
slay you.
“They were my brothers,”
Gideon replied, “the sons of my
mother! As surely as the LORD lives, if you had let them live, I would not kill you.”
And
Abimelech the son of Jerubbaal went to
Shechem unto his
mother’s brethren, and communed with them, and with all the family of the house of his
mother’s father, saying,
Now
Abimelech son of Jerubbaal went to his
mother’s brothers at
Shechem and said to them and to all the clan of his
mother,
And his
mother’s brethren spake of him in the ears of all the men of
Shechem all these words: and their hearts inclined to follow
Abimelech; for they said, He is our brother.
And when his
mother’s brothers spoke all these words about him in the presence of all the leaders of
Shechem, their hearts were inclined to follow
Abimelech, for they said, “He is our brother.”
And he came up, and told his father and his mother, and said, I have seen a woman in Timnath of the daughters of the Philistines: now therefore get her for me to wife.
So he returned and told his father and mother, “I have seen a daughter of the Philistines in Timnah. Now get her for me as a wife.”
Then his father and his
mother said unto him, Is there never a woman among the daughters of thy brethren, or among all my people, that thou goest to take a wife of the
uncircumcised Philistines? And
Samson said unto his father, Get her for me; for she pleaseth me well.
But his father and
mother replied, “Can’t you find a young woman among your relatives or among any of our people? Must you go to the
uncircumcised Philistines to get a wife?” But
Samson told his father, “Get her for me, for she is pleasing to my eyes.”
But his father and his mother knew not that it was of the LORD, that he sought an occasion against the Philistines: for at that time the Philistines had dominion over Israel.
(Now his father and mother did not know this was from the LORD, who was seeking an occasion to move against the Philistines; for at that time the Philistines were ruling over Israel.)
Then went
Samson down, and his father and his
mother, to Timnath, and came to the vineyards of Timnath: and, behold, a young lion
roared against him.
Then
Samson went down to Timnah with his father and
mother and came to the vineyards of Timnah. Suddenly a young lion came
roaring at him,
And the Spirit of the LORD came
mightily upon him, and he rent him as he would have rent a
kid, and he had nothing in his hand: but he told not his father or his
mother what he had done.
and the Spirit of the LORD came powerfully upon him, and he
tore the lion apart with his bare hands as one would
tear a young goat. But he did not tell his father or
mother what he had done.
And he took thereof in his hands, and went on eating, and came to his father and
mother, and he gave them, and they did eat: but he told not them that he had taken the honey out of the
carcase of the lion.
So he
scooped some honey into his hands and
ate it as he went along. And when he returned to his father and
mother, he gave some to them and they
ate it. But he did not tell them that he had taken the honey from the lion’s
carcass.
And
Samson’s wife
wept before him, and said, Thou
dost but
hate me, and lovest me not: thou hast put forth a
riddle unto the children of my people, and hast not told it me. And he said unto her, Behold, I have not told it my father nor my
mother, and shall I tell it thee?
Then
Samson’s wife came to him,
weeping, and said, “You
hate me! You do not really love me! You have
posed to my people a
riddle, but have not explained it to me.” “Look,” he said, “I have not even explained it to my father or
mother, so why should I explain it to you?”
That he told her all his heart, and said unto her. There hath not come a
razor upon mine head; for I have been a
Nazarite unto God from my
mother’s
womb: if I be
shaven, then my strength will go from me, and I shall become weak, and be like any other man.
Samson told her all that was in his heart: “My hair has never been cut, because I have been a
Nazirite to God from my
mother’s
womb. If I am
shaved, my strength will leave me, and I will become as weak as any other man.”
And he said unto his mother, The eleven hundred shekels of silver that were taken from thee, about which thou cursedst, and spakest of also in mine ears, behold, the silver is with me; I took it. And his mother said, Blessed be thou of the LORD, my son.
said to his
mother, “The eleven hundred shekels of silver that were taken from you and about which I heard you utter a
curse—I have the silver here with me; I took it.” Then his
mother said, “Blessed be my son by the LORD!”
And when he had restored the eleven hundred shekels of silver to his
mother, his
mother said, I had wholly dedicated the silver unto the LORD from my hand for my son, to make a
graven image and a
molten image: now therefore I will restore it unto thee.
And when he had returned the eleven hundred shekels of silver to his
mother, she said, “I wholly
dedicate the silver to the LORD for my son’s benefit, to make a
graven image and a
molten idol. Therefore I will now return it to you.”
Yet he restored the money unto his
mother; and his
mother took two hundred shekels of silver, and gave them to the founder, who made thereof a
graven image and a
molten image: and they were in the house of
Micah.
So he returned the silver to his
mother, and she took two hundred shekels of silver and gave them to a
silversmith, who made them into a
graven image and a
molten idol. And they were placed in the house of
Micah.
And
Naomi said unto her two daughters in law, Go, return each to her
mother’s house: the LORD deal kindly with you, as ye have dealt with the dead, and with me.
Then
Naomi said to her two daughters-in-law, “Go back, each of you to your
mother’s home. May the LORD show you loving devotion, as you have shown to your dead and to me.
And they lifted up their voice, and
wept again: and Orpah
kissed her
mother in law; but
Ruth clave unto her.
And Boaz answered and said unto her, It hath fully been shewed me, all that thou hast done unto thy
mother in law since the death of thine husband: and how thou hast left thy father and thy
mother, and the land of thy
nativity, and art come unto a people which thou knewest not
heretofore.
Boaz replied, “I have been made fully aware of all you have done for your mother-in-law since the death of your husband, how you left your father and mother and the land of your birth, and how you came to a people you did not know before.
And she took it up, and went into the city: and her
mother in law saw what she had
gleaned: and she brought forth, and gave to her that she had reserved after she was sufficed.
She
picked up the grain and went into the town, where her
mother-in-law saw what she had
gleaned. And she brought out what she had saved from her meal and gave it to
Naomi.
And her
mother in law said unto her, Where hast thou
gleaned to day? and where wroughtest thou? blessed be he that did take knowledge of thee. And she shewed her
mother in law with whom she had wrought, and said, The man’s name with whom I wrought to day is Boaz.
Then her
mother-in-law asked her, “Where did you
glean today, and where did you work? Blessed be the man who noticed you.” So she told her
mother-in-law where she had worked. “The name of the man I worked with
today is Boaz,” she said.
So she kept fast by the maidens of Boaz to
glean unto the end of barley harvest and of wheat harvest; and dwelt with her
mother in law.
So
Ruth stayed close to the servant girls of Boaz to
glean grain until the barley and wheat harvests were finished. And she lived with her
mother-in-law.
Then
Naomi her
mother in law said unto her, My daughter, shall I not seek rest for thee, that it may be well with thee?
One day
Ruth’s
mother-in-law
Naomi said to her, “My daughter, should I not seek a resting place for you, that it may be well with you?
And she went down unto the floor, and did according to all that her
mother in law
bade her.
So she went down to the
threshing floor and did everything her
mother-in-law had
instructed her to do.
And when she came to her mother in law, she said, Who art thou, my daughter? And she told her all that the man had done to her.
When
Ruth returned to her
mother-in-law,
Naomi asked her, “How did it go, my daughter?” Then
Ruth told her all that Boaz had done for her.
And she said, These six measures of barley gave he me; for he said to me, Go not empty unto thy mother in law.
And she said, “He gave me these six measures of barley, for he said, ‘Do not go back to your mother-in-law empty-handed.’”
Moreover his mother made him a little coat, and brought it to him from year to year, when she came up with her husband to offer the yearly sacrifice.
Each year his
mother would make him a little
robe and bring it to him when she went with her husband to offer the annual sacrifice.
And Samuel said, As thy sword hath made women childless, so shall thy
mother be childless among women. And Samuel
hewed Agag in pieces before the LORD in
Gilgal.
But Samuel declared: “As your sword has made women childless, so your
mother will be childless among women.” And Samuel
hacked Agag to pieces before the LORD at
Gilgal.
Then Saul’s anger was
kindled against
Jonathan, and he said unto him, Thou son of the
perverse rebellious woman, do not I know that thou hast chosen the son of
Jesse to thine own confusion, and unto the confusion of thy
mother’s nakedness?
Then Saul’s anger burned against
Jonathan, and he said to him, “You son of a
perverse and
rebellious woman! Do I not know that you have chosen the son of
Jesse to your own shame and to the disgrace of the
mother who bore you?
And David went thence to Mizpeh of Moab: and he said unto the king of Moab, Let my father and my mother, I pray thee, come forth, and be with you, till I know what God will do for me.
From there David went to Mizpeh of Moab, where he said to the king of Moab, “Please let my father and mother stay with you until I learn what God will do for me.”
Let thy servant, I pray thee, turn back again, that I may die in mine own city, and be buried by the grave of my father and of my mother. But behold thy servant Chimham; let him go over with my lord the king; and do to him what shall seem good unto thee.
Please let your servant return, that I may die in my own city near the tomb of my father and mother. But here is your servant Chimham. Let him cross over with my lord the king, and do for him what is good in your sight.”
I am one of them that are peaceable and faithful in Israel: thou seekest to destroy a city and a
mother in Israel: why
wilt thou
swallow up the inheritance of the LORD?
I am among the peaceable and faithful in Israel, but you are trying to destroy a city that is a
mother in Israel. Why would you
swallow up the LORD’s inheritance?”
And his father had not displeased him at any time in saying, Why hast thou done so? and he also was a very goodly man; and his
mother bare him after
Absalom.
(His father had never once
reprimanded him by saying, “Why do you act this way?” Adonijah was also very handsome, born next after
Absalom.)
Wherefore
Nathan spake unto Bath-
sheba the
mother of Solomon, saying, Hast thou not heard that Adonijah the son of Haggith
doth reign, and David our lord knoweth it not?
Then
Nathan said to Bathsheba the
mother of Solomon, “Have you not heard that Adonijah son of Haggith has become king, and our lord David does not know it?
And Adonijah the son of Haggith came to Bath-
sheba the
mother of Solomon. And she said, Comest thou
peaceably? And he said,
Peaceably.
Now Adonijah son of Haggith went to Bathsheba the
mother of Solomon, and she asked, “Do you come in peace?” “
Yes, in peace,” he replied.
Bath-
sheba therefore went unto king Solomon, to speak unto him for Adonijah. And the king rose up to meet her, and bowed himself unto her, and sat down on his throne, and caused a seat to be set for the king’s
mother; and she sat on his right hand.
So Bathsheba went to King Solomon to speak to him for Adonijah. The king stood up to
greet her, bowed to her, and sat down on his throne. Then the king had a throne brought for his
mother, who sat down at his right hand.
Then she said, I desire one small petition of thee; I pray thee, say me not
nay. And the king said unto her, Ask on, my
mother: for I will not say thee
nay.
“I have just one small request of you,” she said. “Do not deny me.” “Make your request, my mother,” the king replied, “for I will not deny you.”