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?

14 Behold, while thou yet talkest there with the King, I also will come in after thee, and [b]confirm thy words.

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Kings 1:12 For Adonijah will destroy thee and thy son, if he reigns.
  2. 1 Kings 1:14 By declaring such things, as may further the same.

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