23. The king was told, Here is Nathan the prophet. And when he came before the king, he bowed himself before him with his face to the ground.
24. And Nathan said, My lord the king, have you said, Adonijah shall reign after me, and he shall sit on my throne?
25. He has gone this day and sacrificed oxen, fatlings, and sheep in abundance, and has invited all the king's sons, the captains of the host, and Abiathar the priest; and they eat and drink before him and say, Long live King Adonijah!
26. But me your servant, and Zadok the priest, and Benaiah son of Jehoiada, and your servant Solomon he has not invited.