1 Kings 1:43
Jonathan replied to Adonijah:“No! Our master King David has made Solomon king.
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- 1 Kgs 1:41-422 verses83%
41 Now Adonijah and all his guests heard the commotion just as they had finished eating. When Joab heard the sound of the trumpet, he asked,“Why is there such a noisy commotion in the city?”
42 As he was still speaking, Jonathan son of Abiathar the priest arrived. Adonijah said,“Come in, for an important man like you must be bringing good news.”
- 1 Kgs 1:23-275 verses82%
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’?
25 For today he has gone down and sacrificed many cattle, steers, and sheep and has invited all the king’s sons, the army commanders, and Abiathar the priest. At this moment they are having a feast in his presence, and they have declared,‘Long live King Adonijah!’
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?”
- 1 Kgs 1:10-145 verses81%
10 But he did not invite Nathan the prophet, Benaiah, the elite warriors, or his brother Solomon.
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.”
- 1 Kgs 1:44-485 verses79%
44 The king sent with him Zadok the priest, Nathan the prophet, Benaiah son of Jehoiada, the Kerethites, and the Pelethites and they put him on the king’s mule.
45 Then Zadok the priest and Nathan the prophet anointed him king in Gihon. They went up from there rejoicing, and the city is in an uproar. That is the sound you hear.
46 Furthermore, Solomon has assumed the royal throne.
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
48 and said this:‘The LORD God of Israel is worthy of praise because today he has placed a successor on my throne and allowed me to see it.’”
- 1 Kgs 1:17-215 verses77%
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.’
18 But now, look, Adonijah has become king! But you, my master the king, are not even aware of it!
19 He has sacrificed many cattle, steers, and sheep and has invited all the king’s sons, Abiathar the priest, and Joab, the commander of the army, but he has not invited your servant Solomon.
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.
21 If a decision is not made, when my master the king is buried with his ancestors, my son Solomon and I will be considered state criminals.”
- 1 Kgs 1:32-398 verses75%
32 King David said,“Summon Zadok the priest, Nathan the prophet, and Benaiah son of Jehoiada.” They came before the king,
33 and he told them,“Take your master’s servants with you, put my son Solomon on my mule, and lead him down to Gihon.
34 There Zadok the priest and Nathan the prophet will anoint him king over Israel; then blow the trumpet and declare,‘Long live King Solomon!’
35 Then follow him up as he comes and sits on my throne. He will be king in my place; I have decreed that he will be ruler over Israel and Judah.”
36 Benaiah son of Jehoiada responded to the king:“So be it! May the LORD God of my master the king confirm it!
37 As the LORD is with my master the king, so may he be with Solomon, and may he make him an even greater king than my master King David!”
38 So Zadok the priest, Nathan the prophet, Benaiah son of Jehoiada, the Kerethites, and the Pelethites went down, put Solomon on King David’s mule, and led him to Gihon.
39 Zadok the priest took a horn filled with olive oil from the tent and poured it on Solomon; the trumpet was blown and all the people declared,“Long live King Solomon!”
- 1 Kgs 2:22-243 verses75%
22 King Solomon answered his mother,“Why just request Abishag the Shunammite for him? Since he is my older brother, you should also request the kingdom for him, for Abiathar the priest, and for Joab son of Zeruiah!”
23 King Solomon then swore an oath by the LORD,“May God judge me severely, if Adonijah does not pay for this request with his life!
24 Now, as certainly as the LORD lives(he who made me secure, allowed me to sit on my father David’s throne, and established a dynasty for me as he promised), Adonijah will be executed today!”
- 1 Kgs 1:7-82 verses75%
7 He collaborated with Joab son of Zeruiah and with Abiathar the priest, and they supported him.
8 But Zadok the priest, Benaiah son of Jehoiada, Nathan the prophet, Shimei, Rei, and David’s elite warriors did not ally themselves with Adonijah.
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32 Jonathan responded to his father Saul,“Why should he be put to death? What has he done?”
- 1 Kgs 2:13-142 verses72%
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.”
- 2 Sam 1:4-52 verses72%
4 David inquired,“How were things going? Tell me!” He replied,“The people fled from the battle and many of them fell dead. Even Saul and his son Jonathan are dead!”
5 David said to the young man who was telling him this,“How do you know that Saul and his son Jonathan are dead?”
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17 David ordered all the officials of Israel to support his son Solomon.
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5 Now Adonijah, son of David and Haggith, was promoting himself, boasting,“I will be king!” He managed to acquire chariots and horsemen, as well as fifty men to serve as his royal guard.
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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.’”
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8 Solomon replied to God,“You demonstrated great loyalty to my father David and have made me king in his place.
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35 Jonadab said to the king,“Look! The king’s sons have come! It’s just as I said!”
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23 Solomon sat on the LORD’s throne as king in place of his father David; he was successful and all Israel was loyal to him.
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39 For as surely as the LORD, the deliverer of Israel, lives, even if it turns out to be my own son Jonathan, he will certainly die!” But no one from the army said anything.
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42 Jonathan said to David,“Go in peace, for the two of us have sworn together in the name of the LORD saying,‘The LORD will be between me and you and between my descendants and your descendants forever.’”
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14 Ahimelech replied to the king,“Who among all your servants is faithful like David? He is the king’s son-in-law, the leader of your bodyguard, and honored in your house!
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17 David’s Tribute to Saul and Jonathan Then David chanted this lament over Saul and his son Jonathan.