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19 Bathsheba, therefore, went to King Solomon to speak to him on behalf of Adonijah. The king rose up to meet her and bowed down to her. He sat down on his throne, and had a throne placed for the king’s mother, so that she sat on his right hand.[a]

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  1. 1 Kings 2:19 The king’s mother had an official rank and special powers. She was known as the “Great Mother.” For this reason her name is constantly given in the notices on the various kings.