1 Kings 2:24
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Now therefore, as the Lord liveth, which hath established me, and set me on the throne of David my father, and who hath made me an house, as he promised, Adonijah shall be put to death this day.And now, as surely as the LORD lives—the One who established me, who set me on the throne of my father David, and who founded for me a dynasty as He promised—surely Adonijah shall be put to death today!”
In other translations
Now therefore, as the Lord liveth, which hath established me, and set me on the throne of David my father, and who hath made me an house, as he promised, Adonijah shall be put to death this day.And now, as surely as the LORD lives—the One who established me, who set me on the throne of my father David, and who founded for me a dynasty as He promised—surely Adonijah shall be put to death today!”
Hebrew words
וְעַתָּהve'atahand thereforeH6258חַי־chai-[by] [the] lifeH2416יְהוָהyahwehof YahwehH3068אֲשֶׁר'asherwhoH834הֱכִינַנִיhekhinanihe appointed meH3559וַיּוֹשִׁיבַנִיvaiyoshiviniand he made sit meH3427עַל־'al-onH5921כִּסֵּאkise'[the] throne ofH3678דָּוִדdavidDavidH1732אָבִי'avifather myH1וַאֲשֶׁרva'asherand whoH834עָשָׂה־'asah-he has madeH6213לִיlifor meבַּיִתbayita houseH1004כַּאֲשֶׁרka'asherjust asH834דִּבֵּרdiberhe spokeH1696כִּיkithatH3588הַיּוֹםhaiyomthis dayH3117יוּמַתyumathe will be put to deathH4191אֲדֹנִיָּהוּ׃'adoniyahuAdonijahH138
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