King James Version
1 Kings 1:49 in the King James Version says “And all the guests that were with Adonijah were afraid, and rose up, and went every man his way.” — study this verse from 1 Kings chapter 1 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“And all the guests that were with Adonijah were afraid, and rose up, and went every man his way.”
1 Kings 1:49 · KJV
And moreover the king's servants came to bless our lord king David, saying, God make the name of Solomon better than thy name, and make his throne greater than thy throne. And the king bowed himself upon the bed.
And also thus said the king, Blessed be the LORD God of Israel, which hath given one to sit on my throne this day, mine eyes even seeing it.
And all the guests that were with Adonijah were afraid, and rose up, and went every man his way.
And Adonijah feared because of Solomon, and arose, and went, and caught hold on the horns of the altar.
And it was told Solomon, saying, Behold, Adonijah feareth king Solomon: for, lo, he hath caught hold on the horns of the altar, saying, Let king Solomon swear unto me to day that he will not slay his servant with the sword.
KJV Study — Public Domain
“were afraid”
H2729to shudder with terror; hence, to fear; also to hasten (with anxiety)
“and rose up”
H6965to rise (in various applications, literal, figurative, intensive and causative)
properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)
“And all the guests”
H7121to call out to (i.e., properly, address by name, but used in a wide variety of applications)
who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc
“every man”
H376a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)
“his way”
H1870a road (as trodden); figuratively, a course of life or mode of action, often adverb
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