亚多尼雅说：“你知道，王位本该是我的，整个以色列原指望我做王。不料，王位归了我兄弟，因为这是上帝的旨意。

亚多尼雅说：“你知道国原是归我的，以色列众人也都仰望我作王，不料，国反归了我兄弟，因他得国是出乎耶和华。

亚多尼雅说：“你知道这国原是归我的，全以色列也都期望我作王。然而，这国反归了我兄弟，因这国归了他是出乎耶和华。

亚多尼雅说：“你知道这国原是归我的，全以色列也都期望我作王。然而，这国反归了我兄弟，因这国归了他是出乎耶和华。

亚多尼雅说：“你知道这国位原是我的，以色列众人都希望我作王；不料国位反归了我的弟弟，因为他得着国位是出于耶和华。

亞多尼雅說：「你知道國原是歸我的，以色列眾人也都仰望我作王，不料，國反歸了我兄弟，因他得國是出乎耶和華。

亞多尼雅說：「你知道這國原是歸我的，全以色列也都期望我作王。然而，這國反歸了我兄弟，因這國歸了他是出乎耶和華。

亞多尼雅說：「你知道這國原是歸我的，全以色列也都期望我作王。然而，這國反歸了我兄弟，因這國歸了他是出乎耶和華。

亞多尼雅說：「你知道，王位本該是我的，整個以色列原指望我做王。不料，王位歸了我兄弟，因為這是上帝的旨意。

亞多尼雅說：“你知道這國位原是我的，以色列眾人都希望我作王；不料國位反歸了我的弟弟，因為他得著國位是出於耶和華。

亞多尼雅說：『你知道王位原是屬我的；以色列眾人也都意向着我來作王；不料王位反而歸了我兄弟；因為歸他原是出於永恆主。

曰、國原屬我、以色列眾咸仰望我、欲我為王、乃爾所知、惟今反歸我弟、乃由於耶和華也、

曰、國祚屬我、向者以色列族歸心於我、使我即位、乃爾所知。然耶和華反以國祚錫我兄弟。

曰、爾知國位原屬我、且以色列人眾皆盼我為王、不意國位反歸我弟、蓋其事出乎主也、

“ 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.

He said,“ As you know, the kingdom belonged to me. The whole nation of Israel thought of me as their king. But now things have changed. The kingdom belongs to my brother. The Lord has given it to him.

He said,“ You know that the kingdom was mine, and that all Israel fully expected me to reign. However, the kingdom has turned about and become my brother’s, for it was his from the Lord.

He replied,“ As you know, the kingdom was rightfully mine; all Israel wanted me to be the next king. But the tables were turned, and the kingdom went to my brother instead; for that is the way the Lord wanted it.

“ You know the kingship was mine,” he said.“ All Israel expected me to be king, but then the kingship was turned over to my brother, for the LORD gave it to him.

So he said,“ You yourself know that the kingdom was mine and that all Israel intended for me to be king; however, the kingdom has turned around and become my brother’s, for it was his from the Lord.

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.

And he said, Thou knowest that the kingdom was mine, and that all Israel set their faces on me, that I should reign: howbeit the kingdom is turned about, and is become my brother’s; for it was his from Jehovah.

“ You know the kingship was mine,” he said.“ All Israel expected me to be king, but then the kingship was turned over to my brother, for the Lord gave it to him.

And he said, Thou knowest that the kingdom was mine, and[ that] all Israel set their faces on me, that I should reign: howbeit the kingdom is turned about, and is become my brother’s: for it was his from the LORD.

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

He said,“ You know that the kingdom was mine, and that all Israel set their faces on me, that I should reign. However the kingdom is turned around, and has become my brother’s; for it was his from Yahweh.

他今天宰了许多牛羊和肥犊献祭，宴请众王子、将领和亚比亚他祭司，他们正在他那里一边吃喝一边说，‘亚多尼雅王万岁！’

你将生一个儿子，我必使他安享太平，不受四围的仇敌侵扰。他的名字要叫所罗门，他执政期间，我必使以色列太平安宁。他将为我的名建造殿宇，他要做我的儿子，我要做他的父亲，我要使他的王朝在以色列永远长存。’

耶和华赐给我许多儿子，祂在我众子中拣选了所罗门，让他坐以色列的王位，治理耶和华的国。耶和华对我说，‘你儿子所罗门必建造我的殿宇和庭院，因为我拣选他做我的儿子，我也必做他的父亲。倘若他像今天一样继续坚守我的诫命和典章，我必使他的国度永远稳固。’

那时，哈姬的儿子亚多尼雅妄自尊大，说：“我必做王。”他为自己制备了车辆和骑兵，派五十人在前面开路。

你寿终正寝、与祖先同眠之后，我必立你的后裔接替你的王位，使他江山稳固。

有人来禀告大卫：“以色列的民心都归向押沙龙了。”

我伸出大能的臂膀创造了大地、地上的人类和动物，我想把大地赐给谁就赐给谁。现在，我要把你们的国家交给我的仆人巴比伦王尼布甲尼撒，连田野的走兽也要归他管辖。各国都要臣服于他和他的子孙，直到他的国家灭亡。那时，许多国家和强大的君王必奴役他。如果哪一邦或哪一国不肯臣服于巴比伦王尼布甲尼撒，不肯负巴比伦王的轭，我必用战争、饥荒和瘟疫惩罚他们，直到我借巴比伦王的手毁灭他们。这是耶和华说的。

大卫安慰妻子拔示芭，与她同房，她便生了一个儿子。大卫给孩子取名叫所罗门。耶和华喜爱这孩子，

任何智慧、悟性和谋略，都不能对抗耶和华。

户筛说：“我不去，谁是耶和华和全体以色列人民所拣选的，我就归属谁，留在谁那里。

祂显明深奥隐秘之事，洞悉暗中的隐情，有光与祂同住。

押沙龙这样对待每一个来向王申诉的以色列人，赢得了民心。