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Bathsheba: 18 All right. I will speak to the king on your behalf.

19 Bathsheba approached King Solomon about Adonijah’s request. When she entered the king’s presence, he stood up and bowed to her, then sat on his throne. He arranged for a throne to be brought for his mother, so she sat to the right of him in a place of honor and authority.

Bathsheba: 20 I have something to ask of you, and please do not deny me.

Solomon: Go on and ask it, Mother. Of course I will not deny you.

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