16 And Bathsheba bowed and made obeisance unto the king. And the king said, What is thy matter?

17 And she answered him, My lord, thou swearest by the Lord thy God unto thine handmaid, saying, Assuredly Solomon thy son shall reign after me, and he shall sit upon my throne.

18 And behold, now is Adonijah king, and now my lord, O King, thou knowest [a]it not.

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Kings 1:18 The king being worn with age, could not attend to the affairs of the realm, and also Adonijah had many flatterers which kept it from the king.

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