1 Kings 1:41-53

Legacy Standard Bible

⁴¹ And Adonijah and all the guests who were with him heard it as they finished eating. Then Joab heard the sound of the trumpet and said, “Why is the sound of the city such an uproar?” ⁴² While he was still speaking, behold, ^(A)Jonathan the son of Abiathar the priest came. Then Adonijah said, “Come in, for ^(B)you are a valiant man and bring good news.” ⁴³ But Jonathan answered and said to Adonijah, “No! Our lord King David has made Solomon king. ⁴⁴ The king has also sent with him Zadok the priest, Nathan the prophet, Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, the Cherethites, and the Pelethites; and they have made him ride on the king’s mule. ⁴⁵ And Zadok the priest and Nathan the prophet have anointed him king in Gihon, and they have come up from there with gladness, ^(C)so that the city is in an uproar. This is the sound which you have heard. ⁴⁶ And also, ^(D)Solomon has even taken his seat on the throne of the kingdom. ⁴⁷ And also, the king’s servants came to bless our lord King David, saying, ‘May ^(E)your God make the name of Solomon better than your name and his throne greater than your throne!’ And ^(F)the king bowed himself on the bed. ⁴⁸ And also, the king said thus, ‘Blessed be Yahweh, the God of Israel, who ^(G)has granted one to sit on my throne today while my own eyes see it.’”

⁴⁹ Then all the guests of Adonijah trembled; and they arose and each went on his way. ⁵⁰ And Adonijah was afraid of Solomon, and he arose, went, and ^(H)took hold of the horns of the altar. ⁵¹ Then it was told to Solomon, saying, “Behold, Adonijah is afraid of King Solomon, and behold, he has taken hold of the horns of the altar, saying, ‘Let King Solomon swear to me today that he will not put his servant to death with the sword.’” ⁵² And Solomon said, “If he is a worthy man, ^(I)not one of his hairs will fall to the ground; but if evil is found in him, he will die.” ⁵³ So King Solomon sent, and they brought him down from the altar. And he came and prostrated himself ^[a]before King Solomon, and Solomon said to him, “Go to your house.”