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1 Kings 2:23-25
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23 King Solomon then swore an oath by the Lord, “May God judge me severely,[a] if Adonijah does not pay for this request with his life![b] 24 Now, as certainly as the Lord lives (he who made me secure, allowed me to sit on my father David’s throne, and established a dynasty[c] for me as he promised), Adonijah will be executed today!” 25 King Solomon then sent[d] Benaiah son of Jehoiada, and he killed Adonijah.[e]

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  1. 1 Kings 2:23 tn Heb “So may God do to me, and so may he add.”
  2. 1 Kings 2:23 tn Heb “if with his life Adonijah has not spoken this word.”
  3. 1 Kings 2:24 tn Heb “house.”
  4. 1 Kings 2:25 tn The Hebrew text adds, “by the hand of.”
  5. 1 Kings 2:25 tn Heb “and he struck him and he died.”
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