Parallel Strong's Berean Study BibleGo at once to King David and say, ‘My lord the king, did you not swear to your maidservant, “Surely your son Solomon will reign after me, and he will sit on my throne”? Why then has Adonijah become king?’ Young's Literal Translation go and enter in unto king David, and thou hast said unto him, Hast thou not, my lord, O king, sworn to thy handmaid, saying, Surely Solomon thy son doth reign after me, and he doth sit on my throne? and wherefore hath Adonijah reigned? King James Bible Go and get thee in unto king David, and say unto him, Didst not thou, my lord, O king, swear unto thine handmaid, saying, Assuredly Solomon thy son shall reign after me, and he shall sit upon my throne? why then doth Adonijah reign? Hebrew Goלְכִ֞י (lə·ḵî) Verb - Qal - Imperative - feminine singular Strong's 1980: To go, come, walk at once וּבֹ֣אִי ׀ (ū·ḇō·’î) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Imperative - feminine singular Strong's 935: To come in, come, go in, go to King הַמֶּ֣לֶךְ (ham·me·leḵ) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 4428: A king David דָּוִ֗ד (dā·wiḏ) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 1732: David -- perhaps 'beloved one', a son of Jesse and say, וְאָמַ֤רְתְּ (wə·’ā·mart) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person feminine singular Strong's 559: To utter, say ‘My lord אֲדֹנִ֣י (’ă·ḏō·nî) Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular Strong's 113: Sovereign, controller the king, הַמֶּ֗לֶךְ (ham·me·leḵ) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 4428: A king did you אַתָּ֞ה (’at·tāh) Pronoun - second person masculine singular Strong's 859: Thou and thee, ye and you not הֲלֹֽא־ (hă·lō-) Adverb - Negative particle Strong's 3808: Not, no swear נִשְׁבַּ֤עְתָּ (niš·ba‘·tā) Verb - Nifal - Perfect - second person masculine singular Strong's 7650: To seven oneself, swear to your maidservant, לַאֲמָֽתְךָ֙ (la·’ă·mā·ṯə·ḵā) Preposition-l | Noun - feminine singular construct | second person masculine singular Strong's 519: A maidservant, female slave “Surely כִּֽי־ (kî-) Conjunction Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction your son בְנֵךְ֙ (ḇə·nêḵ) Noun - masculine singular construct | second person feminine singular Strong's 1121: A son Solomon שְׁלֹמֹ֤ה (šə·lō·mōh) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 8010: Solomon -- David's son and successor to his throne will reign יִמְלֹ֣ךְ (yim·lōḵ) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 4427: To reign, inceptively, to ascend the throne, to induct into royalty, to take counsel after me, אַחֲרַ֔י (’a·ḥă·ray) Preposition | first person common singular Strong's 310: The hind or following part and he וְה֖וּא (wə·hū) Conjunctive waw | Pronoun - third person masculine singular Strong's 1931: He, self, the same, this, that, as, are will sit יֵשֵׁ֣ב (yê·šêḇ) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 3427: To sit down, to dwell, to remain, to settle, to marry on עַל־ (‘al-) Preposition Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against my throne”? כִּסְאִ֑י (kis·’î) Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular Strong's 3678: Seat of honor, throne Why then וּמַדּ֖וּעַ (ū·mad·dū·a‘) Conjunctive waw | Interrogative Strong's 4069: Why? for what reason? has Adonijah אֲדֹנִיָֽהוּ׃ (’ă·ḏō·ni·yā·hū) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 138: Adonijah -- 'my Lord is Yahweh', the name of several Israelites become king?’ מָלַ֥ךְ (mā·laḵ) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 4427: To reign, inceptively, to ascend the throne, to induct into royalty, to take counsel |