1 Kings 1:13
Go and get thee in unto king David, and say unto him, Didst not thou, my lord, O king, swear unto thine handmaid, saying, Assuredly Solomon thy son shall reign after me, and he shall sit upon my throne? why then doth Adonijah reign?
Context
This verse from 1 Kings Chapter 1 connects to 10 cross-references. The aged David is unresponsive to warmth; Abishag the Shunammite is brought to care for him. Adonijah, David's eldest surviving son, moves to crown himself king with the support of Joab and Abiathar; Nathan and Bathsheba inform David, who instructs …
Other Translations
Go and get thee in unto king David, and say unto him, Didst not thou, my lord, O king, swear unto thy handmaid, saying, Assuredly Solomon thy son shall reign after me, and he shall sit upon my throne? why then doth Adonijah reign?
go and enter in unto king David, and thou hast said unto him, Hast thou not, my lord, O king, sworn to thy handmaid, saying, Surely Solomon thy son doth reign after me, and he doth sit on my throne? and wherefore hath Adonijah reigned?
Come now, go to King David and say to him, Did you not, O my lord, take an oath to me, your servant, saying, Truly Solomon your son will be king after me, seated on the seat of my kingdom? why then is Adonijah acting as king?
Cross References
Of the increase of his government and peace there shall be no end, upon the throne of David, and upon …
Then may also my covenant be broken with David my servant, that he should not have a son to reign …
Then he called for Solomon his son, and charged him to build an house for the Lord God of Israel.
Then shalt thou prosper, if thou takest heed to fulfil the statutes and judgments which the Lord charged Moses with …
Then Solomon sat on the throne of the Lord as king instead of David his father, and prospered; and all …
He shall be great, and shall be called the Son of the Highest: and the Lord God shall give unto …
And he shall reign over the house of Jacob for ever; and of his kingdom there shall be no end.
The Lord hath sworn in truth unto David; he will not turn from it; Of the fruit of thy body …
If thy children will keep my covenant and my testimony that I shall teach them, their children shall also sit …
And it shall be, when he sitteth upon the throne of his kingdom, that he shall write him a copy …