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 she…
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 fatlings…
10but Nathan the prophet, and Benaiah, and the…
11Then Nathan spake unto Bath-sheba 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 Bath-sheba went in unto the king into…
16And Bath-sheba bowed, and did obeisance unto the…
17And she said unto him, My lord, thou…
18And now, behold, Adonijah reigneth; and thou, my…
19and he hath slain oxen and fatlings and…
20And thou, my lord the king, the eyes…
21Otherwise it will 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 to…
29And the king sware, and said, As Jehovah…
30verily as I sware unto thee by Jehovah,…
31Then Bath-sheba bowed with her face to the…
32And king David said, Call to me Zadok…
33And the king said unto them, Take with…
34and let Zadok the priest and Nathan the…
35Then ye shall come up after him, and…
36And Benaiah the son of Jehoiada answered the…
37As Jehovah hath been with my lord the…
38So Zadok the priest, and Nathan the prophet,…
39And Zadok the priest took the horn of…
40And all the people came up after him,…
41And Adonijah and all the guests that were…
42While he yet spake, behold, Jonathan the son…
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 of Adonijah were afraid,…
50And Adonijah feared because of Solomon; and he…
51And it was told Solomon, saying, Behold, Adonijah…
52And Solomon said, If he shall show himself…
53So king Solomon sent, and they brought him…
