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?’

¹⁵ So Bathsheba went to see the aged king in his room, where Abishag^(A) the Shunammite was attending him.

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.’

David Makes Solomon King^(A)

²⁸ Then King David said, “Call in Bathsheba.” So she came into the king’s presence and stood before him.