9Then 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:
10But he did not send for Nathan the prophet and Benaiah and the other men of war and Solomon his brother.
11Then 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?
12So now, let me make a suggestion, so that you may keep your life safe and the life of your son Solomon.
13Come 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?
14And while you are still talking there with the king, see, I will come in after you and say that your story is true.
15Then Bath-sheba went into the king's room; now the king was very old, and Abishag the Shunammite was waiting on him.
