1 Kings 1:7-27 - Adonijah Tries To Become King
7 And his words will be with Joab, son of Zeruiah, and with Abiathar the priest; and they will help after Adonijah. 8 And Zadok the priest, and Benaiah, son of Jehoida, and Nathan the prophet, and Shimei, and Rei, and the mighty which were to David, were not with Adonijah.
9 And Adonijah will sacrifice sheep and oxen and the fatling, by the stone of Zoheleth, which is next the fountain of the fuller, and he will call all his brethren the king's sons, and for all the men of Judah the king's servants: 10 And Nathan the prophet, and Benaiah, and the mighty, and Solomon his brother, he called not
11 And Nathan will say to Bathsheba, saying, Didst thou not hear that Adonijah son of Haggith reigned, and David our lord knew not? 12 Come now, advising, I will now advise thee, and save thou thy soul and the soul of thy son Solomon. 13 Come, go in to king David, and say to him, My lord the king, didst thou not swear to thy servant, saying, That Solomon thy son shall reign after me, and he shall sit upon my throne? and wherefore did Adonijah reign? 14 Behold thee yet speaking with the king, and I will come in after thee and complete thy words.
15 And Bath-sheba will go in to the king to the chamber: and the king was very old; and Abishag the Shunamite serving the king. 16 And Bath-sheba will bow and worship to the king, and the king will say, What to thee?
17 And she will say to him, My lord, thou didst swear by Jehovah thy God to thy servant that Solomon thy son shall reign after me, and he shall sit upon my throne. 18 And now, behold, Adonijah reigning; and now my lord the king knew not: 19 And he will sacrifice oxen and the fatling, and sheep for multitude, and he will call to all the sons of the king, and for Abiathar the priest, and for Joab, chief of the army: and Solomon thy servant he called not 20 And thou, my lord the king, the eyes of all Israel are upon thee to announce to them who shall sit upon the throne of my lord the king after him. 21 And being when my lord the king lies down with his fathers, I and my son Solomon being the sinful.
22 And behold her yet speaking with the king, and Nathan the prophet came in. 23 And they will announce to the king, saying, Behold, Nathan the prophet. And he will come in before the king, and he will worship to the king upon his face to the earth.
24 And Nathan will say, My lord the king, saidst thou Adonijah shall reign after me and he shall sit upon my throne? 25 For he went down this day, and he will sacrifice oxen and the fatling, and sheep for multitude, and he will call to all the king's sons, and for the chief of the army, and for Abiathar the priest, and behold them eating and drinking before him, and they will say, King Adonijah shall live. 26 And for me, me thy servant, and for Zadok the priest., and for Benaiah son of Jehoida, and for Solomon thy servant, he called not 27 If from my lord the king was this word, and thou madest not known to thy servant who shall sit upon the throne of my lord the king after him?