1Ki 2:15 | NET2full | STEP | 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.

‏ 1 Kings 2:15

15 He said, “You know that the kingdom ^{▼▼tn Or “kingship.”} was mine and all Israel considered me king. ^{▼▼tn Heb “set their face to me to be king.”} But then the kingdom was given to my brother, for the Lord decided it should be his. ^{▼▼tn Heb “and the kingdom turned about and became my brother’s, for from the Lord it became his.”}