1 Kings 1:13 meaning and explanation

Go at once to King David and say, ‘My lord the king, did you not swear to your maidservant, “Surely your son Solomon will reign after me, and he will sit on my throne”? Why then has Adonijah become king?’

1 Kings 1:13, Berean Standard Bible

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Nathan the prophet is speaking to Bathsheba, Solomon's mother, in a crisis. David is old and bedridden, and Adonijah has quietly claimed the throne by gathering chariots, priests and allies, without David's knowledge.

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