1 Kings 2:15

NETBible

He said, “You know that the kingdom 1  was mine and all Israel considered me king. 2  But then the kingdom was given to my brother, for the Lord decided it should be his. 3 

NIV ©

"As you know," he said, "the kingdom was mine. All Israel looked to me as their king. But things changed, and the kingdom has gone to my brother; for it has come to him from the LORD.

NASB ©

So he said, "You know that the kingdom was mine and that all Israel expected me to be king; however, the kingdom has turned about and become my brother’s, for it was his from the LORD.

NLT ©

He replied, "As you know, the kingdom was mine; everyone expected me to be the next king. But the tables were turned, and everything went to my brother instead; for that is the way the LORD wanted it.

MSG ©

"You know that I had the kingdom right in my hands and everyone expected me to be king, and then the whole thing backfired and the kingdom landed in my brother's lap--GOD's doing.

BBE ©

And he said, You saw how the kingdom was mine, and all Israel had the idea that I would be their king; but now the kingdom is turned about, and has become my brother’s, for it was given to him by the Lord.

NRSV ©

He said, "You know that the kingdom was mine, and that all Israel expected me to reign; however, the kingdom has turned about and become my brother’s, for it was his from the LORD.

NKJV ©

Then he said, "You know that the kingdom was mine, and all Israel had set their expectations on me, that I should reign. However, the kingdom has been turned over, and has become my brother’s; for it was his from the LORD.

KJV
And he said
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Thou knowest
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that the kingdom
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was mine, and [that] all Israel
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set
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their faces
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on me, that I should reign
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howbeit the kingdom
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is turned about
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and is become my brother's
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for it was his from the LORD
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NASB ©
So he said
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, "You know
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that the kingdom
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was mine and that all
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Israel
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expected
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; however, the kingdom
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has turned
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about
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and become
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my brother's
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, for it was his from the LORD
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.
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CONJ
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D-DSF
su
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P-NS
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CONJ
emoi
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P-DS
hn
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V-IAI-3S
h
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T-NSF
basileia
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N-NSF
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CONJ
ep
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PREP
eme
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P-AS
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V-AMI-3S
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A-NSM
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N-PRI
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T-ASN
proswpon
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N-ASN
autou
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D-GSM
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PREP
basilea
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N-ASM
kai
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CONJ
estrafh
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V-API-3S
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T-NSF
basileia
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N-NSF
kai
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CONJ
egenhyh
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V-API-3S
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T-DSM
adelfw
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N-DSM
mou
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P-GS
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CONJ
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PREP
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N-GSM
egeneto
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V-AMI-3S
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D-DSM
NET [draft] ITL
He said
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, “You
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know
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that
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the kingdom
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was
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mine and all
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Israel
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considered
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me king
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. But then the kingdom
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was
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given
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to my brother
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, for
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the Lord
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decided it should be
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his.
HEBREW
wl
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htyh
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hwhym
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yk
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yxal
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yhtw
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hkwlmh
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botw
<05437>
Klml
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Mhynp
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larvy
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lk
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wmv
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ylew
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hkwlmh
<04410>
htyh
<01961>
yl
<0>
yk
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tedy
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ta
<0859>
rmayw (2:15)
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NETBible

He said, “You know that the kingdom 1  was mine and all Israel considered me king. 2  But then the kingdom was given to my brother, for the Lord decided it should be his. 3 

NET Notes

1 tn Or “kingship.”

2 tn Heb “set their face to me to be king.”

3 tn Heb “and the kingdom turned about and became my brother’s, for from the Lord it became his.”