1 Kings 2:23-25

The Message

^23-24 Then King Solomon swore under God, “May God do his worst to me if Adonijah doesn’t pay for this with his life! As surely as God lives, the God who has set me firmly on the throne of my father David and has put me in charge of the kingdom just as he promised, Adonijah will die for this—today!”

²⁵ King Solomon dispatched Benaiah son of Jehoiada; he struck Adonijah and he died.