Verse 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?’

Referenced Verses

  • 1 Kgs 1:30 : 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.’”
  • 1 Kgs 1:17 : 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 1:24 : 24 Nathan said,“My master, O king, did you announce,‘Adonijah will be king after me; he will sit on my throne’?
  • Deut 17:18 : 18 When he sits on his royal throne he must make a copy of this law on a scroll given to him by the Levitical priests.
  • 1 Kgs 1:11 : 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?
  • 1 Kgs 1:35 : 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.”
  • 1 Kgs 1:48 : 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 2:12 : 12 Solomon Secures the Throne Solomon sat on his father David’s throne, and his royal authority was firmly solidified.
  • 1 Chr 22:6-9 : 6 He summoned his son Solomon and charged him to build a temple for the LORD God of Israel. 7 David said to Solomon:“My son, I really wanted to build a temple to honor the LORD my God. 8 But this was the LORD’S message to me:‘You have spilled a great deal of blood and fought many battles. You must not build a temple to honor me, for you have spilled a great deal of blood on the ground before me. 9 Look, you will have a son, who will be a peaceful man. I will give him rest from all his enemies on every side. Indeed, Solomon will be his name; I will give Israel peace and quiet during his reign. 10 He will build a temple to honor me; he will become my son, and I will become his father. I will grant to his dynasty permanent rule over Israel.’ 11 “Now, my son, may the LORD be with you! May you succeed and build a temple for the LORD your God, just as he announced you would. 12 Only may the LORD give you insight and understanding when he places you in charge of Israel, so you may obey the law of the LORD your God. 13 Then you will succeed, if you carefully obey the rules and regulations which the LORD ordered Moses to give to Israel. Be strong and brave! Don’t be afraid and don’t panic!
  • 1 Chr 29:23 : 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.
  • Ps 132:11-12 : 11 The LORD made a reliable promise to David; he will not go back on his word. He said,“I will place one of your descendants on your throne. 12 If your sons keep my covenant and the rules I teach them, their sons will also sit on your throne forever.”
  • Isa 9:7 : 7 His dominion will be vast and he will bring immeasurable prosperity. He will rule on David’s throne and over David’s kingdom, establishing it and strengthening it by promoting justice and fairness, from this time forward and forevermore. The zeal of the LORD of Heaven’s Armies will accomplish this.
  • Jer 33:21 : 21 could my covenant with my servant David and my covenant with the Levites ever be broken. So David will by all means always have a descendant to occupy his throne as king and the Levites will by all means always have priests who will minister before me.
  • Luke 1:32-33 : 32 He will be great, and will be called the Son of the Most High, and the Lord God will give him the throne of his father David. 33 He will reign over the house of Jacob forever, and his kingdom will never end.”