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But he did not invite Nathan the prophet, Benaiah, the mighty men, and Solomon his brother.

Otherwise it will be, as soon as my lord the king sleeps with his fathers, that I and my son Solomon will be considered offenders."

Then they told the king, saying, "Here is Nathan the prophet." And then he came in before the king and prostrated himself before the king with his face to the ground.

As Yahweh has been with my lord the king, so may He be with Solomon, and make his throne greater than the throne of my lord King David!"

And also, Solomon has even taken his seat on the throne of the kingdom.

And also, the king's servants came to bless our lord King David, saying, ‘May your God make the name of Solomon better than your name and his throne greater than your throne!' And the king bowed himself on the bed.

Then all the guests of Adonijah trembled; and they arose and each went on his way.

Then it was told to Solomon, saying, "Behold, Adonijah is afraid of King Solomon, and behold, he has taken hold of the horns of the altar, saying, ‘Let King Solomon swear to me today that he will not put his servant to death with the sword.'"

And Solomon said, "If he is a worthy man, not one of his hairs will fall to the ground; but if evil is found in him, he will die."

Then David's time to die drew near, so he commanded Solomon his son, saying,

And you shall keep the responsibility given by Yahweh your God, to walk in His ways, to keep His statutes, His commandments, His judgments, and His testimonies, according to what is written in the Law of Moses, that you may be prosperous in all that you do and wherever you turn,

so that Yahweh may establish His promise which He spoke concerning me, saying, ‘If your sons keep their way, to walk before Me in truth with all their heart and with all their soul, He said, you shall not have a man cut off from the throne of Israel.'

"Now you also know what Joab the son of Zeruiah did to me, what he did to the two commanders of the armies of Israel, to Abner the son of Ner, and to Amasa the son of Jether, whom he killed; he also shed the blood of war in peace. And he put the blood of war on his belt about his waist, and on his sandals on his feet.

So act according to your wisdom, and do not let his gray hair go down to Sheol in peace.

So now, do not let him go unpunished, for you are a wise man; and you will know what you ought to do to him, and you will bring his gray hair down to Sheol with blood."

Then David slept with his fathers and was buried in the city of David.

And Solomon sat on the throne of David his father, and his kingdom was firmly established.

So he said, "You know that the kingdom was mine and that all Israel expected me to be king; however, the kingdom has turned about and become my brother's, for it was his from Yahweh.

So Bathsheba went to King Solomon to speak to him for Adonijah. And the king arose to meet her, bowed before her, and sat on his throne; then he had a throne set for the king's mother, and she sat on his right.

Then King Solomon answered and said to his mother, "And why are you asking Abishag the Shunammite for Adonijah? Ask for him also the kingdom—for he is my older brother—even for him, for Abiathar the priest, and for Joab the son of Zeruiah!"