17 She said to him, “My lord, you swore to your servant by the Lord your God, saying, (A)‘Solomon your son shall reign after me, and he shall sit on my throne.’ 18 And now, behold, Adonijah is king, although you, my lord the king, do not know it. 19 (B)He has sacrificed oxen, fattened cattle, and sheep in abundance, and has invited all the sons of the king, (C)Abiathar the priest, and Joab the commander of the army, but (D)Solomon your servant he has not invited.

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