1 Kings 1:11-13

Revised Geneva Translation

¹¹ Therefore, Nathan spoke to Bathsheba, the mother of Solomon, saying, “Have you not heard that Adonijah, the son of Haggith, reigns, and David our lord does not know it?

¹² “Now, therefore, come. I will now give you counsel, how to save your own life and the life of your son, Solomon.

¹³ “Go, and get yourself in to King David, and say to him, ‘Did you not swear to your handmaid, my lord, O king, saying, “Assuredly, Solomon your son shall reign after me, and he shall sit upon my throne?” Why, then, is Adonijah king?’