1 Kings 1:35 meaning and explanation

Then you shall go up with him, and he is to come and sit on my throne and reign in my place. For I have appointed him ruler over Israel and Judah.”

1 Kings 1:35, Berean Standard Bible

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David, old and bedridden, is speaking to Zadok the priest, Nathan the prophet and Benaiah, giving them orders for Solomon's anointing at Gihon. Adonijah has already crowned himself and invited the army commanders and priests to a feast, so these words are David's public answer to that claim.

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