1KI 1:6 Parallel Verse View

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OET (OET-RV) Haggit had given birth to him after Avshalom. He was a good-looker, but his father had never disciplined him or ever asked, “Why did you do that?”

Key: khaki:verbs, red:negative.
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BrLXX Καὶ οὐκ ἀπεκώλυσεν αὐτὸν ὁ πατὴρ αὐτοῦ οὐδέποτε, λέγων, διατί σὺ ἐποίησας; καὶ γε αὐτὸς ὡραῖος τῇ ὄψει σφόδρα, καὶ αὐτὸν ἔτεκεν ὀπίσω Ἀβεσσαλώμ.
(Kai ouk apekōlusen auton ho pataʸr autou oudepote, legōn, diati su epoiaʸsas; kai ge autos hōraios taʸ opsei sfodra, kai auton eteken opisō Abessalōm. )

BrTr And his father never at any time checked him, saying, Why hast thou done thus? and he was also very handsome in appearance, and his mother bore him after Abessalom.

ULT And his father did not pain him from his days, saying, “Why have you done so?” And also, he was very good of form and she had borne him after Absalom.

UST After Absalom died, David’s oldest son was Adonijah, whose mother was Haggith. He was a very handsome man. But David had never rebuked him about anything he did. After Absalom died, he thought that he would become king. So he started to boast, saying, “I will become king now.” Then he provided for himself some chariots, and men to drive them, and horses to pull them, and fifty men to run as his bodyguards in front of those chariots wherever he went.

BSB § (His father had never once reprimanded him by saying, “Why do you act this way?” Adonijah was also very handsome, born next after Absalom.)

OEB And his father had never in his life troubled him saying, ‘Why have you done so?’ And he was also an exceedingly good-looking man, and he was by birth next after Absalom.

WEBBE His father had not displeased him at any time in saying, “Why have you done so?” and he was also a very handsome man; and he was born after Absalom.

WMBB (Same as above)

NET (Now his father had never corrected him by saying, “Why do you do such things?” He was also very handsome and had been born right after Absalom. )

LSV and his father has not grieved him [all] his days, saying, “Why have you done this?” And he also [is] of a very good form, and [his mother] bore him after Absalom.

FBV (Never in his life had his father corrected him. He'd never asked him, “Why did you do that?” He was also very good-looking, and had been born after Absalom.)

T4T After Absalom died, David’s oldest surviving son was Adonijah, whose mother was Haggith. He was a very handsome/good-looking man. But David had never rebuked him about anything he did. After Absalom died, Adonijah thought that he would become king. So he started to boast, saying “I will become king now.” Then he provided for himself some chariots, and men to drive them, and horses to pull them, and 50 men to run as his bodyguards in front of those chariots wherever he went.

LEB His father did not rebuke him at any time[fn] by saying, “Why did you do so?” Now he was also very handsome of appearance; she had borne him after Absalom.[fn]

1:6 Literally “from his days”

1:6 “She” refers to Haggith bearing Adonijah; Absalom’s mother was Maacah

BBE Now all his life his father had never gone against him or said to him, Why have you done so? and he was a very good-looking man, and younger than Absalom.

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JPS And his father had not grieved him all his life in saying: 'Why hast thou done so?' and he was also a very goodly man; and he was born after Absalom.

ASV And his father had not displeased him at any time in saying, Why hast thou done so? and he was also a very goodly man; and he was born after Absalom.

DRA Neither did his father rebuke him at any time, saying: Why hast thou done this? And he also was very beautiful, the next in birth after Absalom.

YLT and his father hath not grieved him [all] his days, saying, 'Wherefore thus hast thou done?' and he also [is] of a very good form, and [his mother] bare him after Absalom.

Drby And his father had not grieved him at any time in saying, Why doest thou so? and he was also a very comely man; and [his mother] bore him after Absalom.

RV And his father had not displeased him at any time in saying, Why hast thou done so? and he was also a very goodly man; and he was born after Absalom.

Wbstr And his father had not displeased him at any time in saying, Why hast thou done so? and he also was a very goodly man ; and his mother bore him after Absalom.

KJB-1769 And his father had not displeased him at any time in saying, Why hast thou done so? and he also was a very goodly man; and his mother bare him after Absalom.[fn]
(And his father had not displeased him at any time in saying, Why hast thou/you done so? and he also was a very goodly man; and his mother bare him after Absalom. )

1.6 at any…: Heb. from his days

KJB-1611 And his father had not displeased him [fn]at any time, in saying, Why hast thou done so? And hee also was a very goodly man, and his mother bare him after Absalom.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from capitalisation and punctuation and footnotes)

1:6 Heb. from his dayes.

Bshps And his father for his time would not displease him, to say why hast thou done so? And he was a very goodly man: and his mother bare him next after Absalom.
(And his father for his time would not displease him, to say why hast thou/you done so? And he was a very goodly man: and his mother bare him next after Absalom.)

Gnva And his father would not displease him from his childehood, to say, Why hast thou done so? And hee was a very goodly man, and his mother bare him next after Absalom.
(And his father would not displease him from his childehood, to say, Why hast thou/you done so? And he was a very goodly man, and his mother bare him next after Absalom. )

Cvdl And his father reproued hi not therfore, so moch as to saye: Wherfore doest thou so? And he was a man of a very fayre bewtye and he had begotten him nexte after Absalo.
(And his father reproved hi not therefore, so much as to say: Wherefore doest thou/you so? And he was a man of a very fair bewtye and he had begotten him next after Absalo.)

Wycl Nether his fadir repreuyde hym ony tyme, and seide, Whi `didist thou this? Forsothe also he was ful fair, the secounde child aftir Absolon; and his word was with Joab,
(Neither his father repreuyde him any time, and said, Whi `didist thou/you this? Forsothe also he was full fair, the second child after Absolon; and his word was with Yoab,)

Luth Und sein Vater wollte ihn nicht bekümmern bei seiner Zeit, daß er hätte gesagt: Warum tust du also? Und er war auch ein sehr schöner Mann, und er hatte ihn gezeuget nächst nach Absalom.
(And his father wanted him/it not bekümmern at his Zeit, that he would_have said: Warum tust you also? And he what/which also a very schöner Mann, and he had him/it gezeuget nächst after Absalom.)

ClVg Nec corripuit eum pater suus aliquando, dicens: Quare hoc fecisti? Erat autem et ipse pulcher valde, secundus natu post Absalom.
(Nec corripuit him father suus aliquando, saying: Quare this fecisti? Erat however and exactly_that/himself pulcher valde, secundus natu after Absalom. )

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

וְ⁠לֹֽא־עֲצָב֨⁠וֹ אָבִ֤י⁠ו

and=not displeased,him his/its=father

Here the author speaks of how David could have confronted or rebuked Adonijah as if it were paining him. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “And his father did not confront him” or “And his father did not discipline him”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

מִ⁠יָּמָי⁠ו֙

at,time,him

Here, the phrase from his days refers to all of Adonijah’s life up to this point. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use a comparable phrase or state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “during his life up to this point” or “ever”

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / quotations

לֵ⁠אמֹ֔ר מַדּ֖וּעַ כָּ֣כָה עָשִׂ֑יתָ

to=say why thus you(ms)_have_done/made

It may be more natural in your language to have an indirect quotation here. Alternate translation: “asking why he had done something.”

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / rquestion

מַדּ֖וּעַ כָּ֣כָה עָשִׂ֑יתָ

why thus you(ms)_have_done/made

The author illustrates how David might used the question form to rebuke Adonijah. If you would not use the question form for this purpose in your language, you could translate this as a statement or an exclamation. Alternate translation: “You know that you should not have done so.” or “You should not have done so!”

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / possession

טֽוֹב־תֹּ֨אַר֙ מְאֹ֔ד

good appearance very

Here, the author is using the possessive form to describe a form that is good. If this is not clear in your language, you could express the idea in another way. Alternate translation: “had a very good form”

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

וְ⁠אֹת֥⁠וֹ יָלְדָ֖ה אַחֲרֵ֥י אַבְשָׁלֽוֹם

and,DOM,he she/it_gave_birth after ʼAⱱīshālōm

Here the author implies that Adonijah’s mother, Haggith, had borne Adonijah after Absalom’s mother bore him. In other words, Adonijah was the next youngest son of David after Absalom. However, Adonijah and Absalom did not have the same mother. If it would be helpful in your language, you could make that idea more explicit. Alternate translation: “and Haggith had borne him after Absalom’s mother had borne Absalom” or “and he was the son of David who was born after Absalom was born”

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