1Ki 2:15 | NETfull | 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 ^{▼▼ Or “kingship.”} was mine and all Israel considered me king. ^{▼▼ 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. ^{▼▼ Heb “and the kingdom turned about and became my brother’s, for from the Lord it became his.”}