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。

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，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.

他今天宰了許多牛羊和肥犢獻祭，宴請眾王子、將領和亞比亞他祭司，他們正在他那裡一邊吃喝一邊說，『亞多尼雅王萬歲！』

你將生一個兒子，我必使他安享太平，不受四圍的仇敵侵擾。他的名字要叫所羅門，他執政期間，我必使以色列太平安寧。他將為我的名建造殿宇，他要做我的兒子，我要做他的父親，我要使他的王朝在以色列永遠長存。』

耶和華賜給我許多兒子，祂在我眾子中揀選了所羅門，讓他坐以色列的王位，治理耶和華的國。耶和華對我說，『你兒子所羅門必建造我的殿宇和庭院，因為我揀選他做我的兒子，我也必做他的父親。倘若他像今天一樣繼續堅守我的誡命和典章，我必使他的國度永遠穩固。』

那時，哈姬的兒子亞多尼雅妄自尊大，說：「我必做王。」他為自己製備了車輛和騎兵，派五十人在前面開路。

你壽終正寢、與祖先同眠之後，我必立你的後裔接替你的王位，使他江山穩固。

有人來稟告大衛：「以色列的民心都歸向押沙龍了。」

我伸出大能的臂膀創造了大地、地上的人類和動物，我想把大地賜給誰就賜給誰。現在，我要把你們的國家交給我的僕人巴比倫王尼布甲尼撒，連田野的走獸也要歸他管轄。各國都要臣服於他和他的子孫，直到他的國家滅亡。那時，許多國家和強大的君王必奴役他。如果哪一邦或哪一國不肯臣服於巴比倫王尼布甲尼撒，不肯負巴比倫王的軛，我必用戰爭、饑荒和瘟疫懲罰他們，直到我藉巴比倫王的手毀滅他們。這是耶和華說的。

大衛安慰妻子拔示芭，與她同房，她便生了一個兒子。大衛給孩子取名叫所羅門。耶和華喜愛這孩子，

任何智慧、悟性和謀略，都不能對抗耶和華。

戶篩說：「我不去，誰是耶和華和全體以色列人民所揀選的，我就歸屬誰，留在誰那裡。

祂顯明深奧隱秘之事，洞悉暗中的隱情，有光與祂同住。

押沙龍這樣對待每一個來向王申訴的以色列人，贏得了民心。