1 Kings 1:28
David Picks Solomon as His Successor King David responded,“Summon Bathsheba!” She came and stood before the king.
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- 1 Kgs 1:11-177 verses86%
11 Nathan said to Bathsheba, Solomon’s mother,“Has it been reported to you that Haggith’s son Adonijah has become king behind our master David’s back?
12 Now let me give you some advice as to how you can save your life and your son Solomon’s life.
13 Visit King David and say to him,‘My master, O king, did you not solemnly promise your servant,“Surely your son Solomon will be king after me; he will sit on my throne”? So why has Adonijah become king?’
14 While you are still there speaking to the king, I will arrive and verify your report.”
15 So Bathsheba visited the king in his private quarters.(The king was very old, and Abishag the Shunammite was serving the king.)
16 Bathsheba bowed down on the floor before the king. The king said,“What do you want?”
17 She replied to him,“My master, you swore an oath to your servant by the LORD your God,‘Solomon your son will be king after me and he will sit on my throne.’
- 1 Kgs 1:29-324 verses84%
29 The king swore an oath:“As certainly as the LORD lives(he who has rescued me from every danger),
30 I will keep today the oath I swore to you by the LORD God of Israel:‘Surely Solomon your son will be king after me; he will sit in my place on my throne.’”
31 Bathsheba bowed down to the king with her face to the floor and said,“May my master, King David, live forever!”
32 King David said,“Summon Zadok the priest, Nathan the prophet, and Benaiah son of Jehoiada.” They came before the king,
- 1 Kgs 2:16-205 verses83%
16 Now I’d like to ask you for just one thing. Please don’t refuse me.” She said,“Go ahead and ask.”
17 He said,“Please ask King Solomon if he would give me Abishag the Shunammite as a wife, for he won’t refuse you.”
18 Bathsheba replied,“That’s fine, I’ll speak to the king on your behalf.”
19 So Bathsheba visited King Solomon to speak to him on Adonijah’s behalf. The king got up to greet her, bowed to her, and then sat on his throne. He ordered a throne to be brought for the king’s mother, and she sat at his right hand.
20 She said,“I would like to ask you for just one small favor. Please don’t refuse me.” He said,“Go ahead and ask, my mother, for I would not refuse you.”
- 1 Kgs 1:26-272 verses80%
26 But he did not invite me– your servant– or Zadok the priest, or Benaiah son of Jehoiada, or your servant Solomon.
27 Has my master the king authorized this without informing your servants who should succeed my master the king on his throne?”
- 2 Sam 11:2-65 verses79%
2 One evening David got up from his bed and walked around on the roof of his palace. From the roof he saw a woman bathing. Now this woman was very attractive.
3 So David sent someone to inquire about the woman. The messenger said,“Isn’t this Bathsheba, the daughter of Eliam, the wife of Uriah the Hittite?”
4 David sent some messengers to get her. She came to him and he went to bed with her.(Now at that time she was in the process of purifying herself from her menstrual uncleanness.) Then she returned to her home.
5 The woman conceived and then sent word to David saying,“I’m pregnant.”
6 So David sent a message to Joab that said,“Send me Uriah the Hittite.” So Joab sent Uriah to David.
- 1 Kgs 2:13-142 verses78%
13 Haggith’s son Adonijah visited Bathsheba, Solomon’s mother. She asked,“Do you come in peace?” He answered,“Yes.”
14 He added,“I have something to say to you.” She replied,“Speak.”
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24 So David comforted his wife Bathsheba. He came to her and went to bed with her. Later she gave birth to a son, and David named him Solomon. Now the LORD loved the child
- 1 Kgs 1:22-243 verses76%
22 Just then, while she was still speaking to the king, Nathan the prophet arrived.
23 The king was told,“Nathan the prophet is here.” Nathan entered and bowed before the king with his face to the floor.
24 Nathan said,“My master, O king, did you announce,‘Adonijah will be king after me; he will sit on my throne’?
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18 David Offers a Prayer to God King David went in, sat before the LORD, and said,“Who am I, O Sovereign LORD, and what is my family, that you should have brought me to this point?
- 1 Chr 17:15-162 verses75%
15 Nathan told David all these words that were revealed to him.
16 David Praises God King David went in, sat before the LORD, and said:“Who am I, O LORD God, and what is my family, that you should have brought me to this point?
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18 Then the king replied to the woman,“Don’t hide any information from me when I question you.” The woman said,“Let my lord the king speak!”
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27 When the time of mourning passed, David had her brought to his palace. She became his wife and she bore him a son. But what David had done upset the LORD.
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30 The king said,“Turn aside and take your place here.” So he turned aside and waited.
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10 So they informed David,“Uriah has not gone down to his house.” So David said to Uriah,“Haven’t you just arrived from a journey? Why haven’t you gone down to your house?”
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15 I have now come to speak with my lord the king about this matter, because the people have made me fearful. But your servant said,‘I will speak to the king! Perhaps the king will do what his female servant asks.
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8 Then David said to Uriah,“Go down to your home and relax.” When Uriah left the palace, the king sent a gift to him.
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12 He told his servant Gehazi,“Ask the Shunammite woman to come here.” So he did so and she came to him.
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22 David replied,“Here is the king’s spear! Let one of your servants cross over and get it.
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12 Then the woman said,“Please permit your servant to speak to my lord the king about another matter.” He replied,“Tell me.”
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47 The king’s servants have even come to congratulate our master King David, saying,‘May your God make Solomon more famous than you and make him an even greater king than you!’ Then the king leaned on the bed
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8 Afterward David got up and went out of the cave. He called out after Saul,“My lord, O king!” When Saul looked behind him, David kneeled down and bowed with his face to the ground.
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9 Why have you shown contempt for the LORD’s decrees by doing evil in my sight? You have struck down Uriah the Hittite with the sword and you have taken his wife to be your own wife! You have killed him with the sword of the Ammonites.
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15 Elisha told him,“Ask her to come here.” So he did so and she came and stood in the doorway.
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20 Now, my master, O king, all Israel is watching anxiously to see who is named to succeed my master the king on the throne.
- 1 Kgs 1:1-22 verses71%
1 ¶ Adonijah Tries to Seize the Throne King David was very old; even when they covered him with blankets, he could not get warm.
2 His servants advised him,“A young virgin must be found for our master, the king, to take care of the king’s needs and serve as his nurse. She can also sleep with you and keep our master, the king, warm.”
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33 So Joab went to the king and informed him. The king summoned Absalom, and he came to the king. Absalom bowed down before the king with his face toward the ground and the king kissed him.
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20 When Araunah looked out and saw the king and his servants approaching him, he went out and bowed to the king with his face to the ground.