1:24a “My lord the king,” said Nathan, “did you say, ‘Adonijah will reign after me,

Then he/Nathan asked: “My lord the/and king, have you said that Adonijah will reign after you?
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Then he/Nathan said to him: “My royal master, have you said, ‘ ⌊My son⌋ Adonijah will be the next king’?
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Then Nathan asked the king if ⌊it was true that⌋ he had announced that Adonijah would be king after him,

1:24b and he will sit on my throne’?

Have you said that he will sit/reign on the throne where you now sit/reign?
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Have you said, ‘Adonijah will ⌊be the one to⌋ sit in the royal seat/place ⌊as the new king⌋ ’?
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taking his place on the king’s throne ⌊and ruling over Israel⌋.

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