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1 Kings 1:5

Adonijah Sets Himself Up as King

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.

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1 Kings 1:5, 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.

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1 Kings 1:5, NASB

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.

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1 Kings 1:5, NLT

Adonijah Claims the Throne

5About that time David’s son Adonijah, whose mother was Haggith, began boasting, “I will make myself king.” So he provided himself with chariots and charioteers and recruited fifty men to run in front of him.

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