15 So Bathsheba went to see the king in his bedroom. Since the king was very old, Abishag the Shunammite was serving him. 16 And Bathsheba bowed down in homage to the king, who asked, “What is your desire?” 17 “My lord,” she replied, “you yourself swore to your maidservant by the LORD your God: ‘Surely your son Solomon will reign after me, and he will sit on my throne.’
1 Kings 1:15–17
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1 Kings 2:17–19
17 Adonijah replied, “Please speak to King Solomon, since he will not turn you down. Let him give me Abishag the Shunammite as my wife.” 18 “Very well,” Bathsheba replied. “I will speak to the king for you.” 19 So Bathsheba went to King Solomon to speak to him for Adoni…
1 Kings 1:27–29
27 Has my lord the king let this happen without informing your servant who should sit on the throne after my lord the king?” 28 Then King David said, “Call in Bathsheba for me.” So she came into the king’s presence and stood before him. 29 And the king swore an oath, sa…
1 Kings 2:12–14
12 So Solomon sat on the throne of his father David, and his kingdom was firmly established. 13 Now Adonijah son of Haggith went to Bathsheba the mother of Solomon, and she asked, “Do you come in peace?” “Yes, in peace,” he replied. 14 Then he said, “I have something to…
1 Kings 1:21–23
21 Otherwise, when my lord the king rests with his fathers, I and my son Solomon will be counted as criminals.” 22 And just then, while Bathsheba was still speaking with the king, Nathan the prophet arrived. 23 So the king was told, “Nathan the prophet is here.” And Nat…
2 Samuel 14:11–13
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2 Samuel 14:3–5
3 Then go to the king and speak these words to him.” And Joab put the words in her mouth. 4 When the woman from Tekoa went to the king, she fell facedown in homage and said, “Help me, O king!” 5 “What troubles you?” the king asked her. “Indeed,” she said, “I am a wid…
1 Kings 1:10–12
10 But he did not invite Nathan the prophet, Benaiah, the mighty men, or his brother Solomon. 11 Then Nathan said to Bathsheba the mother of Solomon, “Have you not heard that Adonijah son of Haggith has become king, and our lord David does not know it? 12 Now please, co…
1 Kings 1:46–48
46 Moreover, Solomon has taken his seat on the royal throne. 47 The king’s servants have also gone to congratulate our lord King David, saying, ‘May your God make the name of Solomon more famous than your own name, and may He make his throne greater than your throne…
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