^{5 Ref} Then Adonijah, the son of Haggith, lifting himself up in pride, said, I will become king; and he made ready his carriages of war and his horsemen, with fifty runners to go before him.

^{6 Ref} Now all his life his father had never gone against him or said to him, Why have you done so? and he was a very good-looking man, and younger than Absalom.

^{7 Ref} And he had talk with Joab, the son of Zeruiah, and with Abiathar the priest; and they were on his side and gave him their support.

^{8 Ref} But Zadok the priest, and Benaiah, the son of Jehoiada, and Nathan the prophet and Shimei and Rei, and David's men of war did not take the side of Adonijah.

^{9 Ref} Then Adonijah put to death sheep and oxen and fat beasts by the stone of Zoheleth, by En-rogel; and he sent for all his brothers, the king's sons, and all the men of Judah, the king's servants, to come to him:

^{10 Ref} But he did not send for Nathan the prophet and Benaiah and the other men of war and Solomon his brother.

^{11 Ref} Then Nathan said to Bath-sheba, the mother of Solomon, Has it not come to your ears that Adonijah, the son of Haggith, has made himself king without the knowledge of David our lord?

^{12 Ref} So now, let me make a suggestion, so that you may keep your life safe and the life of your son Solomon.

^{13 Ref} Come now, go to King David and say to him, Did you not, O my lord, take an oath to me, your servant, saying, Truly Solomon your son will be king after me, seated on the seat of my kingdom? why then is Adonijah acting as king?

^{14 Ref} And while you are still talking there with the king, see, I will come in after you and say that your story is true.

^{15 Ref} Then Bath-sheba went into the king's room; now the king was very old, and Abishag the Shunammite was waiting on him.

^{16 Ref} And Bath-sheba went down on her face on the earth before the king giving him honour. And he said, What is your desire?

^{17 Ref} And she said to him, My lord, you took an oath by the Lord your God and gave your word to your servant, saying, Truly, Solomon your son will be king after me, seated on the seat of my kingdom.

^{18 Ref} And now, see, Adonijah has made himself king without my lord's knowledge;