1 Kings 1:23-25

New American Standard Bible 1995

²³ They told the king, saying, “Here is Nathan the prophet.” And when he came in before the king, he prostrated himself ^[a]before the king with his face to the ground. ²⁴ Then Nathan said, “My lord the king, have you said, ‘Adonijah shall be king after me, and he shall sit on my throne’? ^25 (A)For he has gone down today and has sacrificed oxen and fatlings and sheep in abundance, and has invited all the king’s sons and the commanders of the army and Abiathar the priest, and behold, they are eating and drinking before him; and they say, ‘^(B)Long live King Adonijah!’