11. When Nathan heard about this, he went to Bathsheba, Solomon’s mother. “Have you heard that Adonijah, Haggith’s son, has made himself king?” Nathan asked. “Our real king, David, does not know it.
12. I strongly advise you to save yourself and your sons.
13. Go to King David and tell him, ‘My master and king, you promised that my son Solomon would be king and would rule on your throne after you. Why then has Adonijah become king?’
14. While you are still talking to the king, I will come in and tell him that what you have said about Adonijah is true.”
15. So Bathsheba went in to see the aged king in his bedroom, where Abishag, the girl from Shunam, was caring for him.
16. Bathsheba bowed and knelt before the king. He asked, “What do you want?”
17. She answered, “My master, you made a promise to me in the name of the Lord your God. You said, ‘Your son Solomon will become king after me, and he will rule on my throne.’
18. But now, unknown to you, Adonijah has become king.