18 And now, behold, Adonijah is king, although you, my lord the king, do not know it. 19 (A)He has sacrificed oxen, fattened cattle, and sheep in abundance, and has invited all the sons of the king, (B)Abiathar the priest, and Joab the commander of the army, but (C)Solomon your servant he has not invited. 20 And now, my lord the king, the eyes of all Israel are on you, to tell them who shall sit on the throne of my lord the king after him.

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