1 Kings 1:41-43

Lexham English Bible

Adonijah’s Response to the Coronation of Solomon

⁴¹ And Adonijah and all the invited guests who were with him heard it. Now they were finished eating when Joab heard the sound of the trumpet and said, “Why is there such a noise in the city?”^{[a] 42} While he was still speaking, suddenly Jonathan the son of Abiathar the priest came. Adonijah said, “Come, for you are a man of valor, and you bring good news.” ⁴³ Jonathan answered and said to Adonijah, “But our lord King David has made Solomon king!