Parallel Verses
Lexham Expanded Bible
{He conferred} with Joab the son of Zeruiah and with Abiathar the priest, and {they supported Adonijah}.
New American Standard Bible
King James Version
And he conferred with Joab the son of Zeruiah, and with Abiathar the priest: and they following Adonijah helped him.
Holman Bible
He conspired
International Standard Version
He had the support of Zeruiah's son Joab and of Abiathar the priest, who followed Adonijah and assisted him,
A Conservative Version
And he conferred with Joab the son of Zeruiah, and with Abiathar the priest. And, following Adonijah, they helped him.
American Standard Version
And he conferred with Joab the son of Zeruiah, and with Abiathar the priest: and they following Adonijah helped him.
Amplified
He had conferred with
Bible in Basic English
And he had talk with Joab, the son of Zeruiah, and with Abiathar the priest; and they were on his side and gave him their support.
Darby Translation
And he conferred with Joab the son of Zeruiah, and with Abiathar the priest; and they helped Adonijah and followed him.
Julia Smith Translation
And his words will be with Joab, son of Zeruiah, and with Abiathar the priest; and they will help after Adonijah.
King James 2000
And he conferred with Joab the son of Zeruiah, and with Abiathar the priest: and they following Adonijah helped him.
Modern King James verseion
And he talked with Joab the son of Zeruiah, and with Abiathar the priest. And they helped Adonijah, following him.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
And he communed with Joab the son of Zeruiah and with Abiathar the priest. And they helped Adonijah.
NET Bible
He collaborated with Joab son of Zeruiah and with Abiathar the priest, and they supported him.
New Heart English Bible
And he conferred with Joab the son of Zeruiah, and with Abiathar the priest. And they followed Adonijah and helped him.
The Emphasized Bible
So then he had speech with Joab, son of Zeruiah, and with Abiathar the priest, - and they gave help, following Adonijah.
Webster
And he conferred with Joab the son of Zeruiah, and with Abiathar the priest: and they following Adonijah, helped him.
World English Bible
He conferred with Joab the son of Zeruiah, and with Abiathar the priest: and they following Adonijah helped him.
Youngs Literal Translation
And his words are with Joab son of Zeruiah, and with Abiathar the priest, and they help after Adonijah;
Themes
Abiathar » High priest. Called ahimelech in » Supports adonijah's pretensions to the throne
Citizens » Instances of wicked » Adonijah
Joab » Son of david's sister » Supports adonijah as successor to david
Topics
Interlinear
Word Count of 20 Translations in 1 Kings 1:7
Verse Info
Context Readings
Adonijah Seeks David's Throne
6 His father did not rebuke him {at any time} [by] saying, "Why did you do so?" Now he was also very handsome of appearance; she had borne him after Absalom. 7 {He conferred} with Joab the son of Zeruiah and with Abiathar the priest, and {they supported Adonijah}. 8 But Zadok the priest, Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, Nathan the prophet, Shimei, Rei, and the mighty warriors were David's; they were not with Adonijah.
Cross References
2 Samuel 20:25
Shiya [was] secretary, and Zadok and Abiathar [were] priests.
1 Kings 2:22
King Solomon answered and said to his mother, "Why are you asking Abishag the Shunnamite for Adonijah? Ask for him also the kingdom, for he is my brother, older than I; and [ask] for him also Abiathar the priest, and for Joab the son of Zeruiah."
1 Samuel 22:20-23
But, one of the sons of Ahimelech the son of Ahitub, whose name was Abiathar, escaped and fled after David.
2 Samuel 8:16
Joab the son of Zeruiah [was] over the army, and Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud [was] secretary.
2 Samuel 15:12
Absalom sent for Ahithophel the Gilonite, the advisor of David, from his city Giloh, while he offered the sacrifices. The conspiracy {grew in strength}, and the people [were] going and {increasing} with Absalom.
2 Samuel 15:24-29
Suddenly Zadok [was] there, and all of the Levites with him, carrying the ark of the covenant of God. They set the ark of God down, and Abiathar offered sacrifices until all the people passed out of the city.
2 Samuel 15:35
[Will] not Zadok and Abiathar the priests [be] with you there? It shall be that all the words you hear from the house of the king you shall tell Zadok and Abiathar the priests.
2 Samuel 20:23
Now Joab [was] over all the army of Israel and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada [was] over the Carites and over the Pelethites.
1 Kings 2:26-35
To Abiathar the priest, the king said, "Go to Anathoth, to your field, for {you deserve to die}, but on this day I will not kill you, for you carried the ark of the Lord Yahweh before David my father, and because you endured hardship in all the hardship that my father endured."
1 Chronicles 11:6
Then David said, "Whoever strikes the Jebusites first will be chief and commander." And Joab the son of Zeruiah went up first and became chief.
Psalm 2:2
[The] kings of [the] earth establish themselves, and the rulers conspire together against Yahweh and his anointed: