²⁴ But be sure to fear^(A) the Lord and serve him faithfully with all your heart;^(B) consider^(C) what great^(D) things he has done for you.

¹³ Go in to King David and say to him, ‘My lord the king, did you not swear^(A) to me your servant: “Surely Solomon your son shall be king after me, and he will sit on my throne”? Why then has Adonijah become king?’

¹⁷ She said to him, “My lord, you yourself swore^(A) to me your servant by the Lord your God: ‘Solomon your son shall be king after me, and he will sit on my throne.’

²¹ Otherwise, as soon as my lord the king is laid to rest^(A) with his ancestors, I and my son Solomon will be treated as criminals.”