¹² Now I will give you advice on how to save yourself and your son Solomon. ¹³ Go to King David and tell him, ‘My master and king, ·you promised [^Ldidn’t you promise/vow/swear…?] that my son Solomon would be king and would rule on your throne after you. Why then has Adonijah become king?’ ¹⁴ While you are still talking to the king, I will come in and ·tell him that what you have said about Adonijah is true [confirm your words].”