1Now king David was old and stricken in…
2Wherefore his servants said unto him, Let there…
3So they sought for a fair damsel throughout…
4And the damsel was very fair, and cherished…
5Then Adonijah the son of Haggith exalted himself,…
6And his father had not displeased him at…
7And he conferred with Joab the son of…
8But Zadok the priest, and Benaiah the son…
9And Adonijah slew sheep and oxen and fat…
10But Nathan the prophet, and Benaiah, and the…
11Wherefore Nathan spake unto Bathsheba the mother of…
12Now therefore come, let me, I pray thee,…
13Go and get thee in unto king David,…
14Behold, while thou yet talkest there with the…
15And Bathsheba went in unto the king into…
16And Bathsheba bowed, and did obeisance unto the…
17And she said unto him, My lord, thou…
18And now, behold, Adonijah reigneth; and now, my…
19And he hath slain oxen and fat cattle…
20And thou, my lord, O king, the eyes…
21Otherwise it shall come to pass, when my…
22And, lo, while she yet talked with the…
23And they told the king, saying, Behold Nathan…
24And Nathan said, My lord, O king, hast…
25For he is gone down this day, and…
26But me, even me thy servant, and Zadok…
27Is this thing done by my lord the…
28Then king David answered and said, Call me…
29And the king sware, and said, As the…
30Even as I sware unto thee by the…
31Then Bathsheba bowed with her face to the…
32And king David said, Call me Zadok the…
33The king also said unto them, Take with…
34And let Zadok the priest and Nathan the…
35Then ye shall come up after him, that…
36And Benaiah the son of Jehoiada answered the…
37As the LORD hath been with my lord…
38So Zadok the priest, and Nathan the prophet,…
39And Zadok the priest took an horn of…
40And all the people came up after him,…
41And Adonijah and all the guests that were…
42And while he yet spake, behold, Jonathan the…
43And Jonathan answered and said to Adonijah, Verily…
44And the king hath sent with him Zadok…
45And Zadok the priest and Nathan the prophet…
46And also Solomon sitteth on the throne of…
47And moreover the king’s servants came to bless…
48And also thus said the king, Blessed be…
49And all the guests that were with Adonijah…
50And Adonijah feared because of Solomon, and arose,…
51And it was told Solomon, saying, Behold, Adonijah…
52And Solomon said, If he will shew himself…
53So king Solomon sent, and they brought him…
