1Ki 2:22 | MHM | STEP | v. 22-24 : Solomon immediately recognized the danger in Adonijah’s request. He told his mother, Ask for him the kingdom also (1 Kings 2:22 ). Solomon saw that Adonijah wanted the throne and was using this marriage as a way to claim it. Solomon realized that Adonijah was still plotting and might be working with others like Joab and Abiathar. Solomon declared that Adonijah had condemned himself by his own words: He has spoken this word against his own life (1 Kings 2:23 ). He swore by the Lord that Adonijah would die that very day, just as God had sworn to establish David’s throne (Psalm 89:35 ). Solomon understood that to keep the throne secure, he could not let Adonijah live to threaten it.

‏ 1 Kings 2:22

v. 22-24: Solomon immediately recognized the danger in Adonijah’s request. He told his mother, Ask for him the kingdom also (1 Kings 2:22 ^a). Solomon saw that Adonijah wanted the throne and was using this marriage as a way to claim it. Solomon realized that Adonijah was still plotting and might be working with others like Joab and Abiathar. Solomon declared that Adonijah had condemned himself by his own words: He has spoken this word against his own life (1 Kings 2:23 ^b). He swore by the Lord that Adonijah would die that very day, just as God had sworn to establish David’s throne (Psalm 89:35 ^c). Solomon understood that to keep the throne secure, he could not let Adonijah live to threaten it.