11 Wherefore Nathan spake unto Bathsheba the mother of Solomon, saying, Hast thou not heard that Adonijah the son of (A)Haggith doth reign, and David our lord knoweth it not?

12 Now therefore come, and I will now give thee counsel, how to save thine own [a]life, and the life of thy son Solomon.

13 Go, and get thee in unto King David, and say unto him, Didst not thou, my lord, O King, swear unto thine handmaid, saying, Assuredly, Solomon thy son shall reign after me, and he shall sit upon my throne? why is then Adonijah King?

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Kings 1:12 For Adonijah will destroy thee and thy son, if he reigns.

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