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1 Kings 2:15

New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures (Study Edition)
- 15 He continued: “You well know that the kingship was to become mine, and all Israel expected* me to become king;+ but the kingship eluded me and became my brother’s, for it was from Jehovah that it became his.+

1 Kings 2:15

New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures
- 15 He continued: “You well know that the kingship was to become mine, and all Israel expected* me to become king;+ but the kingship eluded me and became my brother’s, for it was from Jehovah that it became his.+

1 Kings 2:15

The Bible in Living English
- 15 And he said “You know the kingship did belong to me, and all Israel were counting on me for king, but the kingship shifted and came to my brother because it was his from Jehovah;

1 Kings 2:15

American Standard Version
- 15 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.

1 Kings 2:15

The Emphasized Bible
- 15 And he said—Thou knowest that mine was the kingdom, and on me had all Israel set their faces that I should become king,—howbeit the kingdom hath turned about and become my brother’s, for from Yahweh became it his.

1 Kings 2:15

King James Version
- 15 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.