1Ki 1:13 | NETfull | STEP | Visit King David and say to him, ‘My master, O king, did you not solemnly promise your servant, “Surely your son Solomon will be king after me; he will sit on my throne”? So why has Adonijah become king?’

1 Kings 1:13

13 Visit ^{▼▼ Heb “come, go to.” The imperative of הָלַךְ (halakh) is here used as an introductory interjection. See BDB 234 s.v. חָלַךְ.} King David and say to him, ‘My master, O king, did you not solemnly promise ^{▼▼ Or “swear an oath to.”} your servant, “Surely your son Solomon will be king after me; he will sit on my throne”? So why has Adonijah become king?’