¹³ Go in to King David and say to him, ‘My lord the king, did you not swear^(A) to me your servant: “Surely Solomon your son shall be king after me, and he will sit on my throne”? Why then has Adonijah become king?’

³⁰ I will surely carry out this very day what I swore^(A) to you by the Lord, the God of Israel: Solomon your son shall be king after me, and he will sit on my throne in my place.”

¹⁷ She said to him, “My lord, you yourself swore^(A) to me your servant by the Lord your God: ‘Solomon your son shall be king after me, and he will sit on my throne.’

³² He will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High.^(A) The Lord God will give him the throne of his father David,^{(B) 33} and he will reign over Jacob’s descendants forever; his kingdom^(C) will never end.”^(D)

⁶ Then he called for his son Solomon and charged him to build^(A) a house for the Lord, the God of Israel. ⁷ David said to Solomon: “My son, I had it in my heart^(B) to build^(C) a house for the Name^(D) of the Lord my God. ⁸ But this word of the Lord came to me: ‘You have shed much blood and have fought many wars.^(E) You are not to build a house for my Name,^(F) because you have shed much blood on the earth in my sight. ⁹ But you will have a son who will be a man of peace^(G) and rest,^(H) and I will give him rest from all his enemies on every side. His name will be Solomon,^[a](I) and I will grant Israel peace and quiet^(J) during his reign. ¹⁰ He is the one who will build a house for my Name.^(K) He will be my son,^(L) and I will be his father. And I will establish^(M) the throne of his kingdom over Israel forever.’^(N)

¹¹ “Now, my son, the Lord be with^(O) you, and may you have success and build the house of the Lord your God, as he said you would. ¹² May the Lord give you discretion and understanding^(P) when he puts you in command over Israel, so that you may keep the law of the Lord your God. ¹³ Then you will have success^(Q) if you are careful to observe the decrees and laws^(R) that the Lord gave Moses for Israel. Be strong and courageous.^(S) Do not be afraid or discouraged.

²¹ then my covenant^(A) with David my servant—and my covenant with the Levites^(B) who are priests ministering before me—can be broken and David will no longer have a descendant to reign on his throne.^(C)

²³ So Solomon sat^(A) on the throne^(B) of the Lord as king in place of his father David. He prospered and all Israel obeyed him.