24. “My lord the king,” Nathan said, “did you say, ‘Adonijah is to become king after me, and he is the one who is to sit on my throne’?
25. For today he went down and lavishly sacrificed oxen, fattened cattle, and sheep. He invited all the sons of the king, the commanders of the army, and Abiathar the priest. And look! They’re eating and drinking in his presence, and they’re saying, ‘Long live King Adonijah! ’
26. But he did not invite me — me, your servant — or Zadok the priest or Benaiah son of Jehoiada or your servant Solomon.
27. I’m certain my lord the king would not have let this happen without letting your servant know who will sit on my lord the king’s throne after him.”
28. King David responded by saying, “Call in Bathsheba for me.” So she came into the king’s presence and stood before him.
29. The king swore an oath and said, “As the Lord lives, who has redeemed my life from every difficulty,
30. just as I swore to you by the Lord God of Israel: Your son Solomon is to become king after me, and he is the one who is to sit on my throne in my place, that is exactly what I will do this very day.”
31. Bathsheba bowed with her face to the ground, paying homage to the king, and said, “May my lord King David live forever! ”
32. King David then said, “Call in Zadok the priest, Nathan the prophet, and Benaiah son of Jehoiada for me.” So they came into the king’s presence.
33. The king said to them, “Take my servants with you, have my son Solomon ride on my own mule, and take him down to Gihon.
34. There, Zadok the priest and Nathan the prophet are to anoint him as king over Israel. You are to blow the ram’s horn and say, ‘Long live King Solomon! ’
35. You are to come up after him, and he is to come in and sit on my throne. He is the one who is to become king in my place; he is the one I have commanded to be ruler over Israel and Judah.”