1 Kings 1:8-44

1 Kings 1:8-44

[8] But Zadok  the priest,  and Benaiah  the son  of Jehoiada,  and Nathan  the prophet,  and Shimei,  and Rei,  and the mighty men  which belonged to David,  were not with Adonijah.  [9] And Adonijah  slew  sheep  and oxen  and fat cattle  by the stone  of Zoheleth,  which is by  Enrogel,  and called  all his brethren  the king's  sons,  of Judah  the king's  servants:  [10] But Nathan  the prophet,  and Benaiah,  and the mighty men,  and Solomon  his brother,  he called  [11] Wherefore Nathan  spake  unto Bathsheba  the mother  of Solomon,  saying,  Hast thou not heard  that Adonijah  the son  of Haggith  doth reign,  and David  our lord  knoweth  it not? [12] let me, I pray thee, give thee counsel,  that thou mayest save  thine own life,  of thy son  Solomon.  [13] and get thee in  unto king  David,  and say  unto him, Didst not thou, my lord,  O king,  swear  unto thine handmaid,  saying,  Assuredly  Solomon  thy son  shall reign  after  me, and he shall sit  upon my throne?  why then doth Adonijah  reign?  [14] Behold, while thou yet talkest  there with the king,  I also will come in  after  thee, and confirm  thy words.  [15] And Bathsheba  went in  unto the king  into the chamber:  and the king  was very  old;  and Abishag  the Shunammite  ministered  unto the king.  [16] And Bathsheba  bowed,  and did obeisance  unto the king.  said,  What wouldest thou? [17] And she said  unto him, My lord,  thou swarest  by the LORD  thy God  unto thine handmaid,  saying, Assuredly Solomon  thy son  shall reign  after  me, and he shall sit  upon my throne.  [18] And now, behold, Adonijah  reigneth;  and now, my lord  the king,  thou knowest  [19] And he hath slain  oxen  and fat cattle  and sheep  in abundance,  and hath called  all the sons  of the king,  and Abiathar  the priest,  and Joab  the captain  of the host:  but Solomon  thy servant  hath he not called.  [20] And thou, my lord,  O king,  the eyes  of all Israel  are upon thee, that thou shouldest tell  them who shall sit  on the throne  of my lord  the king  after  him. [21] Otherwise it shall come to pass, when my lord  the king  shall sleep  with his fathers,  that I and my son  Solomon  shall be counted offenders.  [22] And, lo, while she yet talked  with the king,  Nathan  the prophet  also came in.  [23] And they told  the king,  saying,  Behold Nathan  the prophet.  And when he was come in  before  the king,  he bowed  himself before the king  with his face  to the ground.  [24] And Nathan  said,  My lord,  O king,  hast thou said,  Adonijah  shall reign  after  me, and he shall sit  upon my throne?  [25] For he is gone down  this day,  and hath slain  oxen  and fat cattle  and sheep  in abundance,  and hath called  all the king's  sons,  and the captains  of the host,  and Abiathar  the priest;  and, behold, they eat  and drink  before  him, and say,  God save  king  Adonijah.  [26] But me, even me thy servant,  and Zadok  the priest,  and Benaiah  the son  of Jehoiada,  and thy servant  Solomon,  hath he not called.  [27] Is this thing  done  by my lord  the king,  and thou hast not shewed  it unto thy servant,  who should sit  on the throne  of my lord  the king  after  him? [28] Then king  David  answered  and said,  Call  me Bathsheba.  And she came  into the king's  presence,  and stood  before  the king.  [29] And the king  sware,  and said,  As the LORD  liveth,  that hath redeemed  my soul  out of all distress,  [30] Even as I sware  unto thee by the LORD  God  of Israel,  saying,  Assuredly Solomon  thy son  shall reign  after  me, and he shall sit  upon my throne  in my stead; even so will I certainly do  this day.  [31] Then Bathsheba  bowed  with her face  to the earth,  and did reverence  to the king,  and said,  Let my lord  king  David  live  for ever.  [32] And king  David  said,  Call  me Zadok  the priest,  and Nathan  the prophet,  and Benaiah  the son  of Jehoiada.  And they came  before  the king.  [33] The king  also said  unto them, Take  with you the servants  of your lord,  and cause Solomon  my son  to ride  upon mine own mule,  and bring him down  to Gihon:  [34] And let Zadok  the priest  and Nathan  the prophet  anoint  him there king  over Israel:  and blow  ye with the trumpet,  and say,  God save  king  Solomon.  [35] Then ye shall come up  after  him, that he may come  and sit  upon my throne;  for he shall be king  in my stead: and I have appointed  him to be ruler  over Israel  and over Judah.  [36] And Benaiah  the son  of Jehoiada  answered  the king,  and said,  Amen:  the LORD  God  of my lord  the king  say  [37] As the LORD  hath been with my lord  the king,  even so be he with Solomon,  his throne  greater  than the throne  of my lord  king  David.  [38] So Zadok  the priest,  and Nathan  the prophet,  and Benaiah  the son  of Jehoiada,  and the Pelethites,  went down,  and caused Solomon  to ride  upon king  David's  mule,  him to Gihon.  [39] And Zadok  the priest  took  an horn  of oil  out of the tabernacle,  and anointed  Solomon.  And they blew  the trumpet;  and all the people  said,  God save  king  Solomon.  [40] And all the people  came up  after  him, and the people  piped  with pipes,  and rejoiced  with great  joy,  so that the earth  rent  with the sound  [41] And Adonijah  and all the guests  that were with him heard  it as they had made an end  of eating.  And when Joab  heard  the sound  of the trumpet,  he said,  Wherefore is this noise  of the city  being in an uproar?  [42] And while he yet spake,  behold, Jonathan  the son  of Abiathar  the priest  came:  and Adonijah  said  unto him, Come in;  for thou art a valiant  man,  good  tidings.  [43] And Jonathan  answered  and said  to Adonijah,  Verily  our lord  king  David  hath made Solomon  king.  [44] And the king  hath sent  with him Zadok  the priest,  and Nathan  the prophet,  and Benaiah  the son  of Jehoiada,  and the Cherethites,  and the Pelethites,  and they have caused him to ride  upon the king's  mule: