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Go in to King David and say to him, ‘My lord the king, did you not swear 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?’
Go and get thee in unto king David, and say unto him, Didst not thou, my lord, O king, swear unto thine handmaid, saying, Assuredly Solomon thy son shall reign after me, and he shall sit upon my throne? why then doth Adonijah reign?
Go in at once to King David, and say to him, 'Did you not, my lord the king, swear to your servant, saying, "Solomon your son shall reign after me, and he shall sit on my throne"? Why then is Adonijah king?'
Go at once to King David and say to him, ‘My lord the king, didn’t you make a vow and say to me, “Your son Solomon will surely be the next king and will sit on my throne”? Why then has Adonijah become king?’
Go and get thee in unto King David
That is, go into the chamber where the king lay, at once, without
any ceremony:
and say unto him, didst not thou, my lord, O king, swear
unto thine handmaid, saying, assuredly Solomon thy son shall reign
after me, and he shall sit upon my throne?
though no mention is elsewhere made of such an oath, there
undoubtedly was one, of which Nathan had knowledge, either from
David or Bathsheba, or from them both, or might be present
himself at the making of it; for not only Bathsheba affirms it, (
1 Kings
1:17 ) ; but David owns it and confirms it, ( 1 Kings 1:30
) ;
why then doth Adonijah reign?
surely it cannot be with the king's knowledge and consent, so
manifestly contrary to his promise and oath.