24Nathan said, My lord, king, have you said, Adonijah shall reign after me, and he shall sit on my throne?
25For he is gone down this day, and has slain oxen and fatlings and sheep in abundance, and has called all the king`s sons, and the captains of the host, and Abiathar the priest; and, behold, they are eating and drinking before him, and say, [Long] live king Adonijah.
26But he hasn`t called me, even me your servant, and Zadok the priest, and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, and your servant Solomon.
27Is this thing done by my lord the king, and you haven`t showed to your servants who should sit on the throne of my lord the king after him?
28Then king David answered, Call to me Bath-sheba. She came into the king`s presence, and stood before the king.
29The king swore, and said, As Yahweh lives, who has redeemed my soul out of all adversity,
30most assuredly as I swore to you by Yahweh, the God of Israel, saying, Assuredly Solomon your son shall reign after me, and he shall sit on my throne in my place; most assuredly so will I do this day.
