1Ki 1:13, 15, 17, 28 | ESV | STEP | Go in at once to King David , and say to him, Did you not, my lord the king , swear to your servant , saying , Solomon your son shall reign after me, and he shall sit on my throne ? Why then is Adonijah king ?

b[See ver. 13 above]

1 Kings 1:13

13 Go in at once to King David, and say to him, ‘Did you not, my lord the king, swear to your servant, saying, ^a“Solomon your son shall reign after me, and he shall sit on my throne”? Why then is Adonijah king?’

1 Kings 1:15

15 So Bathsheba went to the king in his chamber (now the king was very old, and Abishag the Shunammite was attending to the king).

1 Kings 1:17

17 She said to him, “My lord, you swore to your servant by the Lord your God, saying, ^b‘Solomon your son shall reign after me, and he shall sit on my throne.’

1 Kings 1:28

Solomon Anointed King

28 Then King David answered, “Call Bathsheba to me.” So she came into the king’s presence and stood before the king.