47. And all the royal officials have gone to King David and congratulated him, saying, ‘May your God make Solomon’s fame even greater than your own, and may Solomon’s reign be even greater than yours!’ Then the king bowed his head in worship as he lay in his bed,
48. and he said, ‘Praise the lord, the God of Israel, who today has chosen a successor to sit on my throne while I am still alive to see it.’”
49. Then all of Adonijah’s guests jumped up in panic from the banquet table and quickly scattered.
50. Adonijah was afraid of Solomon, so he rushed to the sacred tent and grabbed on to the horns of the altar.
51. Word soon reached Solomon that Adonijah had seized the horns of the altar in fear, and that he was pleading, “Let King Solomon swear today that he will not kill me!”
52. Solomon replied, “If he proves himself to be loyal, not a hair on his head will be touched. But if he makes trouble, he will die.”
53. So King Solomon summoned Adonijah, and they brought him down from the altar. He came and bowed respectfully before King Solomon, who dismissed him, saying, “Go on home.”