Bible Cross References
Adonijah
1 Kings 1:5-18
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Then Adonijah the son of Haggith exalted himself, saying, I will be king; and he prepared for himself chariots and horsemen, and fifty men to run before him.
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(Now his father had not hurt him at any time by saying, Why have you done so? He was also very good in appearance. And his mother had borne him after Absalom.)
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And he spoke with Joab the son of Zeruiah and with Abiathar the priest, and they went after Adonijah and helped him.
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But Zadok the priest, Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, Nathan the prophet, Shimei, Rei, and the mighty men who belonged to David were not with Adonijah.
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And Adonijah sacrificed sheep and oxen and fatlings by the stone of Zoheleth, which is by En Rogel; he also invited all his brothers, the king's sons, and all the men of Judah, the king's servants.
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But he did not invite Nathan the prophet, Benaiah, the mighty men, or Solomon his brother.
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So Nathan spoke to Bathsheba the mother of Solomon, saying, Have you not heard that Adonijah the son of Haggith has become king, and David our lord does not know it?
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Come now, please let me counsel you with advice, that you may save your own life and the life of your son Solomon.
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Depart and go to King David and say to him, Have you not sworn to your maidservant, my lord, O king, saying, Surely your son Solomon shall reign after me, and he shall sit on my throne? Why then has Adonijah become king?
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Then, while you are still speaking with the king, I also will come in after you and confirm your words.
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So Bathsheba came into the chamber to the king. (Now the king was very old, and Abishag the Shunammite was ministering to the king.)
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And Bathsheba bowed and did homage to the king. And the king said, What can I do for you?
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And she said to him, My lord, you have sworn by Jehovah your God to your maidservant, saying, Surely Solomon your son shall reign after me, and he shall sit on my throne.
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So now, behold, Adonijah has become king; and now, my lord the king, you have not known about it.
1 Kings 2:13-25
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And Adonijah the son of Haggith came to Bathsheba the mother of Solomon. And she said, Do you come in peace? And he said, In peace.
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Moreover he said, I have something to say to you. And she said, Speak.
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And he said, You know that the kingdom was mine, and all Israel had set their faces toward me, to reign. However, the kingdom has been turned around, and has become my brother's; for it was his from Jehovah.
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Now I ask one petition of you; do not turn away my face. And she said to him, Speak.
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And he said, Please speak to King Solomon, for he will not turn away your face; that he would give me Abishag the Shunammite as wife.
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And Bathsheba said, Very well, I will speak for you unto the king.
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Bathsheba therefore came to King Solomon, to speak to him for Adonijah. And the king rose up to meet her and bowed down to her, and sat down on his throne and had a throne set for the king's mother; and she sat at his right hand.
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And she said, I am asking one small petition of you; do not turn away my face. And the king said to her, Ask it, my mother, for I will not turn away your face.
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So she said, Let Abishag the Shunammite be given to Adonijah your brother as wife.
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And King Solomon answered and said to his mother, Now why are you asking for Abishag the Shunammite for Adonijah? Ask for him the kingdom also, for he is my older brother; for him, and for Abiathar the priest, and for Joab the son of Zeruiah.
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And King Solomon swore by Jehovah, saying, May God do so to me, and more also, if Adonijah has not spoken this word against his own soul!
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Now therefore, as Jehovah lives, who has confirmed me and set me on the throne of David my father, and who has established a house for me, as He has promised, Adonijah shall be put to death this day!
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So King Solomon sent by the hand of Benaiah the son of Jehoiada; and he fell upon him and he died.