1 Kings 1:9-11

International Standard Version

⁹ Adonijah sacrificed sheep, oxen, and fatted cattle by the Serpent Stone^[a] near En-rogel,^[b] inviting all of his relatives, the king’s sons, and all of the men of Judah who worked for the king, ¹⁰ but he did not invite Nathan the prophet, Benaiah, David’s^[c] personal elite forces, or his brother Solomon.

Nathan and Bathsheba Confer about Adonijah

¹¹ “Haven’t you heard?” Nathan asked Solomon’s mother Bathsheba. “Haggith’s son Adonijah has become king and David, our true king,^[d] isn’t aware of it.