1 Kings 1:15-31

1 Kings 1:15-31

[15] And Bathsheba  went in  unto the king  into the chamber:  and the king  was very  old;  and Abishag  the Shunammite  ministered  unto the king.  [16] And Bathsheba  bowed,  and did obeisance  unto the king.  said,  What wouldest thou? [17] And she said  unto him, My lord,  thou swarest  by the LORD  thy God  unto thine handmaid,  saying, Assuredly Solomon  thy son  shall reign  after  me, and he shall sit  upon my throne.  [18] And now, behold, Adonijah  reigneth;  and now, my lord  the king,  thou knowest  [19] And he hath slain  oxen  and fat cattle  and sheep  in abundance,  and hath called  all the sons  of the king,  and Abiathar  the priest,  and Joab  the captain  of the host:  but Solomon  thy servant  hath he not called.  [20] And thou, my lord,  O king,  the eyes  of all Israel  are upon thee, that thou shouldest tell  them who shall sit  on the throne  of my lord  the king  after  him. [21] Otherwise it shall come to pass, when my lord  the king  shall sleep  with his fathers,  that I and my son  Solomon  shall be counted offenders.  [22] And, lo, while she yet talked  with the king,  Nathan  the prophet  also came in.  [23] And they told  the king,  saying,  Behold Nathan  the prophet.  And when he was come in  before  the king,  he bowed  himself before the king  with his face  to the ground.  [24] And Nathan  said,  My lord,  O king,  hast thou said,  Adonijah  shall reign  after  me, and he shall sit  upon my throne?  [25] For he is gone down  this day,  and hath slain  oxen  and fat cattle  and sheep  in abundance,  and hath called  all the king's  sons,  and the captains  of the host,  and Abiathar  the priest;  and, behold, they eat  and drink  before  him, and say,  God save  king  Adonijah.  [26] But me, even me thy servant,  and Zadok  the priest,  and Benaiah  the son  of Jehoiada,  and thy servant  Solomon,  hath he not called.  [27] Is this thing  done  by my lord  the king,  and thou hast not shewed  it unto thy servant,  who should sit  on the throne  of my lord  the king  after  him? [28] Then king  David  answered  and said,  Call  me Bathsheba.  And she came  into the king's  presence,  and stood  before  the king.  [29] And the king  sware,  and said,  As the LORD  liveth,  that hath redeemed  my soul  out of all distress,  [30] Even as I sware  unto thee by the LORD  God  of Israel,  saying,  Assuredly Solomon  thy son  shall reign  after  me, and he shall sit  upon my throne  in my stead; even so will I certainly do  this day.  [31] Then Bathsheba  bowed  with her face  to the earth,  and did reverence  to the king,  and said,  Let my lord  king  David  live  for ever.