1 Kings 2:13-15

Amplified Bible, Classic Edition

¹³ Adonijah, the son of [David and] Haggith, came to Bathsheba, the mother of Solomon. She said, Do you come peaceably? And he said, Peaceably.

¹⁴ He said, I have something to say to you. And she said, Say on.

¹⁵ He said, You know that the kingdom belonged to me [as the eldest living son], and all Israel looked to me to reign. However, the kingdom has passed from me to my brother; for it was his from the Lord.