21. It shall be that when my lord the king sleeps with his ancestors, I and my son Solomon will be considered as sinners.”
22. While she was still speaking with the king, Nathan the prophet came in.
23. They told the king, “Nathan the prophet is here.” He came into the presence of the king and bowed down before the king with his face to the ground.
24. Nathan said, “My lord the king, have you said, ‘Adonijah shall be king after me and he shall sit on my throne’?
25. “For he went down today and sacrificed oxen, sheep, and fattened animals in abundance. He invited all the sons of the king, the commanders of the army, and Abiathar the priest, and look, they are eating and drinking before him. They have also said, “Long live King Adonijah!
26. But me, your servant, Zadok the priest, Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, and Solomon your servant he did not invite.
27. If it was from my lord the king that this thing has happened, then all is well, but if not, you must let your servants know who shall sit on the throne of my lord the king after him.”
28. Then King David answered and said, “Summon Bathsheba for me.” Then she came before the king and stood in his presence.
29. Then the king swore and said, “As Yahweh lives, who has saved my life from all trouble,
30. surely as I swore to you by Yahweh the God of Israel, saying, ‘Solomon your son shall surely be king after me, and he shall sit on my throne in my place,’ surely I shall do so this very day.”