1Ki 1:13, 17 | 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 1:17

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.’