1 Kings 2:24 meaning and explanation
And now, as surely as the LORD lives—the One who established me, who set me on the throne of my father David, and who founded for me a dynasty as He promised—surely Adonijah shall be put to death today!”
1 Kings 2:24, Berean Standard Bible
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Solomon is speaking to his mother Bathsheba, after she has relayed Adonijah's request for Abishag as a wife. Solomon reads that request as a claim on the throne, since taking a king's concubine signalled royal ambition, and he swears by the living LORD.
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