1 Kings · Bible in Simple Spanish (2026)
1 Kings 1 Bible in Simple Spanish (2026)
1 El rey David ya era muy anciano. Aunque lo cubrían con mantas, no lograba entrar en calor.
1 Now King David was old and advanced in years; and they covered him with clothes, but he couldn’t keep warm.
2 Sus servidores le dijeron: «Busquemos una joven virgen para nuestro señor el rey. Ella lo cuidará, lo atenderá y dormirá a su lado para darle calor».
2 Therefore his servants said to him, “Let a young virgin be sought for my lord the king. Let her stand before the king, and cherish him; and let her lie in your bosom, that my lord the king may keep warm.”
3 Buscaron por todo Israel a una joven hermosa y encontraron a Abisag, de Sunem. La llevaron ante el rey.
3 So they sought for a beautiful young lady throughout all the borders of Israel, and found Abishag the Shunammite, and brought her to the king.
4 La joven era muy hermosa. Cuidaba al rey y lo atendía, pero el rey no tuvo relaciones sexuales con ella.
4 The young lady was very beautiful; and she cherished the king, and served him; but the king didn’t know her intimately.
5 Por entonces, Adonías, hijo de Haguit, se llenó de orgullo y dijo: «Yo seré rey». Se consiguió carros de guerra y jinetes, y cincuenta hombres que corrían delante de él.
5 Then Adonijah the son of Haggith exalted himself, saying, “I will be king.” Then he prepared him chariots and horsemen, and fifty men to run before him.
6 Su padre nunca lo había reprendido ni le había preguntado: «¿Por qué haces eso?». Adonías era muy apuesto y había nacido después de Absalón.
6 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.
7 Adonías habló con Joab, hijo de Sarvia, y con el sacerdote Abiatar. Ambos se pusieron de su lado y lo apoyaron.
7 He conferred with Joab the son of Zeruiah and with Abiathar the priest; and they followed Adonijah and helped him.
8 Pero el sacerdote Sadoc, Benaía hijo de Joiada, el profeta Natán, Simei, Rei y los valientes de David no apoyaron a Adonías.
8 But Zadok the priest, Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, Nathan the prophet, Shimei, Rei, and the mighty men who belonged to David, were not with Adonijah.
9 Adonías sacrificó ovejas, bueyes y animales engordados junto a la piedra de Zohelet, cerca de En-rogel. Invitó a todos sus hermanos, los hijos del rey, y a los funcionarios de Judá que servían al rey.
9 Adonijah killed sheep, cattle, and fatlings by the stone of Zoheleth, which is beside En Rogel; and he called all his brothers, the king’s sons, and all the men of Judah, the king’s servants;
10 Pero no invitó al profeta Natán, ni a Benaía, ni a los valientes, ni a su hermano Salomón.
10 but he didn’t call Nathan the prophet, and Benaiah, and the mighty men, and Solomon his brother.
11 Entonces Natán le dijo a Betsabé, madre de Salomón: «¿No te has enterado de que Adonías, hijo de Haguit, se ha hecho rey sin que nuestro señor David lo sepa?
11 Then Nathan spoke to Bathsheba the mother of Solomon, saying, “Haven’t you heard that Adonijah the son of Haggith reigns, and David our lord doesn’t know it?
12 Déjame aconsejarte cómo salvar tu vida y la de tu hijo Salomón.
12 Now therefore come, please let me give you counsel, that you may save your own life and your son Solomon’s life.
13 Ve al rey David y dile: “Mi señor el rey, ¿no me juraste a mí, tu sierva, que mi hijo Salomón reinaría después de ti y ocuparía tu trono? ¿Por qué, entonces, está reinando Adonías?”.
13 Go in to King David, and tell him, ‘Didn’t you, my lord the king, swear to your servant, saying, “Assuredly Solomon your son shall reign after me, and he shall sit on my throne”? Why then does Adonijah reign?’
14 Mientras todavía estés hablando con el rey, entraré yo y confirmaré lo que has dicho».
14 Behold, while you are still talking there with the king, I will also come in after you and confirm your words.”
15 Betsabé entró en la habitación del rey. David era ya muy anciano, y Abisag, de Sunem, lo atendía.
15 Bathsheba went in to the king in his room. The king was very old; and Abishag the Shunammite was serving the king.
16 Betsabé se inclinó rostro en tierra ante el rey. Él le preguntó: «¿Qué deseas?».
16 Bathsheba bowed and showed respect to the king. The king said, “What would you like?”
17 Ella respondió: «Mi señor, tú me juraste por el Señor tu Dios que mi hijo Salomón reinaría después de ti y ocuparía tu trono.
17 She said to him, “My lord, you swore by Yahweh your God to your servant, ‘Assuredly Solomon your son shall reign after me, and he shall sit on my throne.’
18 Pero ahora Adonías se ha hecho rey, y tú, mi señor el rey, no lo sabes.
18 Now, behold, Adonijah reigns; and you, my lord the king, don’t know it.
19 Ha sacrificado muchos bueyes, animales engordados y ovejas. Invitó a todos los hijos del rey, al sacerdote Abiatar y a Joab, jefe del ejército, pero no invitó a tu servidor Salomón.
19 He has slain cattle and fatlings and sheep in abundance, and has called all the sons of the king, Abiathar the priest, and Joab the captain of the army; but he hasn’t called Solomon your servant.
20 Ahora todo Israel espera que tú, mi señor el rey, anuncies quién ocupará tu trono después de ti.
20 You, my lord the king, the eyes of all Israel are on you, that you should tell them who will sit on the throne of my lord the king after him.
21 Si no lo haces, cuando mueras, mi hijo Salomón y yo seremos tratados como culpables».
21 Otherwise it will happen, when my lord the king sleeps with his fathers, that I and my son Solomon will be considered criminals.”
22 Mientras Betsabé aún hablaba con el rey, llegó el profeta Natán.
22 Behold, while she was still talking with the king, Nathan the prophet came in.
23 Anunciaron al rey: «Aquí está el profeta Natán». Natán entró y se inclinó rostro en tierra ante el rey.
23 They told the king, saying, “Behold, Nathan the prophet!” When he had come in before the king, he bowed himself before the king with his face to the ground.
24 Le dijo: «Mi señor el rey, ¿has ordenado tú que Adonías reine después de ti y ocupe tu trono?
24 Nathan said, “My lord, King, have you said, ‘Adonijah shall reign after me, and he shall sit on my throne’?
25 Hoy ha bajado y ha sacrificado muchos bueyes, animales engordados y ovejas. Invitó a todos los hijos del rey, a los jefes del ejército y al sacerdote Abiatar. Están comiendo y bebiendo ante él y gritan: “¡Viva el rey Adonías!”.
25 For he has gone down today, and has slain cattle, fatlings, and sheep in abundance, and has called all the king’s sons, the captains of the army, and Abiathar the priest. Behold, they are eating and drinking before him, and saying, ‘Long live King Adonijah!’
26 Pero no nos invitó a mí, tu servidor, ni al sacerdote Sadoc, ni a Benaía hijo de Joiada, ni a tu servidor Salomón.
26 But he hasn’t called me, even me your servant, Zadok the priest, Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, and your servant Solomon.
27 ¿Has dispuesto esto tú, mi señor el rey, sin informar a tus servidores quién ocupará tu trono después de ti?».
27 Was this thing done by my lord the king, and you haven’t shown to your servants who should sit on the throne of my lord the king after him?”
28 El rey David respondió: «Llamen a Betsabé». Ella entró y se presentó ante él.
28 Then King David answered, “Call Bathsheba in to me.” She came into the king’s presence and stood before the king.
29 Entonces el rey juró: «Tan cierto como que vive el Señor, que me ha librado de todas mis dificultades,
29 The king vowed and said, “As Yahweh lives, who has redeemed my soul out of all adversity,
30 hoy cumpliré lo que te juré por el Señor, Dios de Israel: tu hijo Salomón reinará después de mí y ocupará mi trono».
30 most certainly as I swore to you by Yahweh, the God of Israel, saying, ‘Assuredly Solomon your son shall reign after me, and he shall sit on my throne in my place;’ I will most certainly do this today.”
31 Betsabé se inclinó rostro en tierra ante el rey y dijo: «¡Que mi señor, el rey David, viva para siempre!».
31 Then Bathsheba bowed with her face to the earth and showed respect to the king, and said, “Let my lord King David live forever!”
32 Luego David dijo: «Llamen al sacerdote Sadoc, al profeta Natán y a Benaía hijo de Joiada». Los tres se presentaron ante él.
32 King David said, “Call to me Zadok the priest, Nathan the prophet, and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada.” They came before the king.
33 El rey les ordenó: «Lleven con ustedes a mis servidores. Monten a mi hijo Salomón en mi propia mula y llévenlo a Gihón.
33 The king said to them, “Take with you the servants of your lord, and cause Solomon my son to ride on my own mule, and bring him down to Gihon.
34 Allí el sacerdote Sadoc y el profeta Natán lo ungirán como rey de Israel. Toquen el cuerno y griten: “¡Viva el rey Salomón!”.
34 Let Zadok the priest and Nathan the prophet anoint him there king over Israel. Blow the trumpet, and say, ‘Long live King Solomon!’
35 Después regresen siguiéndolo. Él entrará y se sentará en mi trono. Será rey en mi lugar, pues lo he nombrado gobernante de Israel y de Judá».
35 Then come up after him, and he shall come and sit on my throne; for he shall be king in my place. I have appointed him to be prince over Israel and over Judah.”
36 Benaía, hijo de Joiada, respondió: «¡Así sea! Que el Señor, Dios de mi señor el rey, confirme tus palabras.
36 Benaiah the son of Jehoiada answered the king, and said, “Amen. May Yahweh, the God of my lord the king, say so.
37 Así como el Señor ha estado contigo, que esté con Salomón y haga su trono aún más grande que el tuyo, mi señor el rey David».
37 As Yahweh has been with my lord the king, even so may he be with Solomon, and make his throne greater than the throne of my lord King David.”
38 El sacerdote Sadoc, el profeta Natán, Benaía hijo de Joiada, los cereteos y los peleteos bajaron, montaron a Salomón en la mula del rey David y lo llevaron a Gihón.
38 So Zadok the priest, Nathan the prophet, Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, and the Cherethites and the Pelethites went down and had Solomon ride on King David’s mule, and brought him to Gihon.
39 El sacerdote Sadoc tomó del santuario el cuerno con aceite y ungió a Salomón. Tocaron el cuerno y todo el pueblo gritó: «¡Viva el rey Salomón!».
39 Zadok the priest took the horn of oil from the Tent, and anointed Solomon. They blew the trumpet; and all the people said, “Long live King Solomon!”
40 Todo el pueblo regresó siguiéndolo. Tocaban flautas y celebraban con tanta alegría que la tierra parecía temblar con sus gritos.
40 All the people came up after him, and the people piped with pipes, and rejoiced with great joy, so that the earth shook with their sound.
41 Adonías y sus invitados oyeron el ruido cuando terminaban de comer. Joab oyó el cuerno y preguntó: «¿Por qué hay tanto alboroto en la ciudad?».
41 Adonijah and all the guests who were with him heard it as they had finished eating. When Joab heard the sound of the trumpet, he said, “Why is this noise of the city being in an uproar?”
42 Aún estaba hablando cuando llegó Jonatán, hijo del sacerdote Abiatar. Adonías le dijo: «Entra. Eres un hombre de bien; seguro que traes buenas noticias».
42 While he yet spoke, behold, Jonathan the son of Abiathar the priest came; and Adonijah said, “Come in; for you are a worthy man, and bring good news.”
43 Jonatán respondió: «Al contrario: nuestro señor, el rey David, ha hecho rey a Salomón.
43 Jonathan answered Adonijah, “Most certainly our lord King David has made Solomon king.
44 Envió con él al sacerdote Sadoc, al profeta Natán, a Benaía hijo de Joiada, a los cereteos y a los peleteos. Montaron a Salomón en la mula del rey.
44 The king has sent with him Zadok the priest, Nathan the prophet, Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, and the Cherethites and the Pelethites; and they have caused him to ride on the king’s mule.
45 Sadoc y Natán lo ungieron rey en Gihón. Desde allí regresaron llenos de alegría, y toda la ciudad está alborotada. Ese es el ruido que han oído.
45 Zadok the priest and Nathan the prophet have anointed him king in Gihon. They have come up from there rejoicing, so that the city rang again. This is the noise that you have heard.
46 Además, Salomón ya está sentado en el trono.
46 Also, Solomon sits on the throne of the kingdom.
47 Los servidores del rey fueron a felicitar a nuestro señor David y le dijeron: “Que Dios haga el nombre de Salomón más grande que el tuyo, y su trono más poderoso que el tuyo”. El rey se inclinó sobre su cama para adorar a Dios.
47 Moreover the king’s servants came to bless our lord King David, saying, ‘May your God make the name of Solomon better than your name, and make his throne greater than your throne;’ and the king bowed himself on the bed.
48 También dijo: “Bendito sea el Señor, Dios de Israel, que hoy ha puesto a uno de mis descendientes en mi trono y me ha permitido verlo con mis propios ojos”».
48 Also thus said the king, ‘Blessed be Yahweh, the God of Israel, who has given one to sit on my throne today, my eyes even seeing it.’”
49 Todos los invitados de Adonías se llenaron de miedo, se levantaron y cada uno se fue por su lado.
49 All the guests of Adonijah were afraid, and rose up, and each man went his way.
50 Adonías tuvo miedo de Salomón. Fue al altar y se aferró a sus cuernos.
50 Adonijah was afraid because of Solomon; and he arose, and went, and hung onto the horns of the altar.
51 Informaron a Salomón: «Adonías tiene miedo del rey Salomón y se ha aferrado a los cuernos del altar. Dice: “Que el rey Salomón me jure primero que no matará a espada a su servidor”».
51 Solomon was told, “Behold, Adonijah fears King Solomon; for, behold, he is hanging onto the horns of the altar, saying, ‘Let King Solomon swear to me first that he will not kill his servant with the sword.’”
52 Salomón respondió: «Si se porta como un hombre digno de confianza, no se le tocará ni un cabello. Pero si se descubre maldad en él, morirá».
52 Solomon said, “If he shows himself a worthy man, not a hair of his shall fall to the earth; but if wickedness is found in him, he shall die.”
53 El rey Salomón mandó que lo hicieran bajar del altar. Adonías fue y se inclinó ante Salomón, quien le dijo: «Vete a tu casa».
53 So King Solomon sent, and they brought him down from the altar. He came and bowed down to King Solomon; and Solomon said to him, “Go to your house.”
People & places in this chapter
From this site's family tree and Bible maps, only where those guides cite this chapter.
People
Abishag the Shunammite
A very beautiful girl from Shunem found to care for the aged King David and keep him warm, whom Adonijah later asked to marry.
Cited in the guide: 1 Kings 1:3; 1 Kings 1:15; 1 Kings 2:17
Adonijah
A son of David who tried to claim the throne ahead of Solomon in David's final days.
Cited in the guide: 2 Samuel 3:4; 1 Kings 1-2
Bathsheba
Wife of David and mother of Solomon, remembered amid both sin and grace.
Cited in the guide: 2 Samuel 11-12; 1 Kings 1-2; Matthew 1:6
David
The shepherd who became Israel's greatest king and a man after God's own heart.
Cited in the guide: 1 Sam. 16 - 1 Kings 2; 2 Sam. 7; 1 Chron. 2:15; Matt. 1:6
Haggith
A wife of David who bore his fourth son, Adonijah, in Hebron.
Cited in the guide: 2 Samuel 3:4; 1 Kings 1:5; 1 Kings 1:11
Jehoiada
Named as the father of Benaiah, the commander of the Cherethites and Pelethites.
Cited in the guide: 2 Samuel 8:18; 2 Samuel 23:20; 1 Kings 1:8
Rei
Named with Shimei and David's mighty men among those who would not join Adonijah.
Cited in the guide: 1 Kings 1:8
Shimei
Named with Rei and David's mighty men among those who would not join Adonijah.
Cited in the guide: 1 Kings 1:8
Solomon
David's son who built the temple and became famous for God-given wisdom.
Cited in the guide: 1 Kings 1-11; 1 Chron. 3:5; Matt. 1:6-7
Cross references (49)
Related passages for each verse, from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge as collected and ranked by readers at OpenBible.info.
- 1 1 Chronicles 29:27–28; Joshua 23:1–2; 1 Chronicles 23:1; Psalm 90:10; 2 Samuel 5:4
- 2 Ecclesiastes 4:11; Genesis 16:5; Micah 7:5; 1 Samuel 16:21–22; Deuteronomy 13:6
- 3 Joshua 19:18; Esther 2:4; Esther 2:2; 2 Kings 4:8; 1 Samuel 28:4
- 4 Matthew 1:25
- 5 2 Samuel 15:1; 2 Samuel 3:4; Exodus 9:17; 1 Chronicles 29:1; 1 Chronicles 28:5
- 6 2 Samuel 3:3–4; 1 Samuel 3:13; Proverbs 29:15; Hebrews 12:5–6; 1 Chronicles 3:2
- 7 2 Samuel 20:25; 1 Kings 2:22; 1 Kings 2:26–35; Psalm 2:2; 2 Samuel 20:23
- 8 1 Kings 4:18; 2 Samuel 23:8–39; 2 Samuel 20:25; Zechariah 12:13; 2 Samuel 12:1–15
- 9 2 Samuel 17:17; 2 Samuel 15:11–12; Proverbs 15:8; 2 Samuel 13:23–27; Joshua 15:7
- 10 2 Samuel 12:24; 2 Samuel 12:1–15; 1 Kings 1:19; 1 Kings 1:8
- 11 2 Samuel 3:4; 1 Chronicles 22:9–10; 1 Chronicles 29:1; 2 Samuel 12:24–25; 2 Samuel 7:12–17
- 12 2 Chronicles 22:10; Proverbs 11:14; Proverbs 20:18; Judges 9:5; 1 Kings 1:21
- 13 1 Kings 1:30; 1 Kings 1:17; 1 Chronicles 22:6–13; Psalm 132:11–12; 1 Kings 2:12
- 14 2 Corinthians 13:1; 1 Kings 1:17–27
- 15 1 Kings 1:1
- 16 1 Samuel 20:41; 1 Samuel 25:23; 1 Samuel 24:8; Esther 7:2; 1 Kings 2:20
- 17 1 Kings 1:13; 1 Kings 1:30; Genesis 18:12; 1 Peter 3:6
- 18 1 Kings 1:24; 2 Samuel 15:10; 1 Kings 1:11; 1 Kings 1:27; Acts 3:17
- 19 1 Kings 1:25; 1 Kings 1:7–10
- 20 1 Chronicles 29:1; 2 Samuel 23:2; 1 Chronicles 28:5–6; 1 Chronicles 28:10; Psalm 25:15
- 21 Deuteronomy 31:16; 1 Kings 2:10; 2 Samuel 7:12; Genesis 15:15; 1 Kings 2:22–24
- 22 Genesis 24:15; Job 1:16–18; Daniel 9:20
- 23 1 Peter 2:17; 1 Kings 1:16; Romans 13:7
- 24 1 Kings 1:17–18; 1 Kings 1:13–14; 1 Kings 1:5
- 25 1 Samuel 10:24; 1 Kings 1:9; 1 Kings 1:19; Luke 19:38; 2 Chronicles 23:11
- 26 1 Kings 1:8; 1 Kings 1:10; 2 Samuel 7:2; 2 Samuel 12:25; 2 Samuel 7:12–17
- 27 1 Kings 1:24; 2 Kings 4:27; John 15:15
- 29 2 Samuel 4:9; Psalm 136:24; 1 Kings 17:1; Psalm 72:14; 1 Kings 18:10
- 30 1 Kings 1:13; 1 Kings 1:17
- 31 Daniel 5:10; Daniel 2:4; Daniel 3:9; Hebrews 12:9; Daniel 6:6
- 32 1 Kings 1:8; 1 Kings 1:38; 1 Kings 1:26
- 33 2 Chronicles 32:30; 1 Kings 1:38; 2 Chronicles 33:14; Genesis 41:43; Esther 6:6–11
- 34 1 Samuel 10:1; 2 Samuel 15:10; 1 Kings 1:25; 2 Kings 11:12; 2 Kings 9:3
- 35 Psalm 72:1–2; 1 Kings 1:13; 1 Chronicles 23:1; 1 Kings 2:12; 1 Chronicles 28:4–5
- 36 Jeremiah 11:5; Psalm 18:2; Matthew 28:20; 1 Samuel 25:29; 1 Corinthians 14:16
- 37 1 Samuel 20:13; 1 Kings 1:47; Joshua 1:17; Joshua 1:5; 1 Chronicles 28:20
- 38 2 Samuel 8:18; 1 Kings 1:8; Zephaniah 2:5; 1 Kings 1:33; 1 Samuel 30:14
- 39 Psalm 89:20; 1 Chronicles 29:22; 1 Kings 1:34; 1 Samuel 10:24; 2 Kings 11:12
- 40 2 Kings 11:20; Revelation 11:15–18; 1 Chronicles 12:38–40; 2 Kings 11:14; Luke 19:37
- 41 Matthew 21:9–11; Exodus 32:17; Proverbs 14:13; Acts 21:31; Psalm 73:18–20
- 42 2 Samuel 15:36; 2 Samuel 18:27; 2 Samuel 17:17; 2 Samuel 15:27; Isaiah 57:21
- 45 1 Kings 1:40; Ezra 3:13; 1 Samuel 4:5; Daniel 5:26–28; 1 Kings 14:6
- 46 1 Chronicles 29:23; Psalm 132:11; Haggai 2:22; 1 Kings 1:13
- 47 1 Kings 1:37; Genesis 47:31; 2 Samuel 21:3; Hebrews 11:21; 2 Samuel 8:10
- 48 1 Kings 3:6; Psalm 132:11–12; 2 Samuel 7:12; Proverbs 17:6; 1 Chronicles 29:20
- 49 Isaiah 21:4–5; Daniel 5:4–6; Proverbs 28:1
- 50 1 Kings 2:28; Psalm 118:27; Exodus 27:2; Exodus 38:2; Exodus 21:14
- 52 1 Samuel 14:45; 2 Samuel 14:11; Proverbs 13:6; Proverbs 21:12; 1 Kings 2:21–25
- 53 2 Samuel 14:24; 1 Kings 1:31; 1 Kings 1:16; 2 Samuel 14:28; 1 Kings 2:36
Cross references: OpenBible.info (CC BY), drawn mainly from the public-domain Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. · Sources & licences
What the Fathers said
Passages from the Church Fathers that expound or quote this chapter, verbatim from the public-domain Schaff edition (19th-century English translations).
How these were chosen
“Commentary” is the opening of a homily or exposition on this chapter (John Chrysostom’s homilies, Augustine’s tractates, sermons and expositions of the Psalms). “Quotes” are sentences where the edition’s own footnotes identify a quotation of a verse here, kept only when the wording matches the verse. Only works whose authorship is not in doubt are used. Psalms follow the Hebrew/English numbering (Augustine numbers them as the Septuagint does: his Psalm 50 is Psalm 51 here).
But that you may learn more plainly that even a virgin is called in Holy Scripture a "damsel," hear the Book of the Kings, speaking of Abishag the Shunamite, And the damsel was very fair: for that as a virgin she was chosen and brought to David is admitted.
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 2, vol. 7 (1894)
So also the High-priest, in advancing Solomon to the kingdom, anointed him after he had bathed in Gihon.
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 2, vol. 7 (1894)