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.
27. Is this done by my lord the king and you have not shown your servants who shall succeed my lord the king?
28. Then King David answered, Call Bathsheba. And she came into the king's presence and stood before him.
29. And the king took an oath and said, As the Lord lives, Who has redeemed my soul out of all distress,
30. Even as I swore to you by the Lord, the God of Israel, saying, Assuredly Solomon your son shall reign after me, and he shall sit upon my throne in my stead–even so will I certainly do this day.
31. Bathsheba bowed with her face to the ground and did obeisance to the king and said, Let my lord King David live forever!
32. King David said, Call Zadok the priest, Nathan the prophet, and Benaiah son of Jehoiada. And they came before the king.
33. The king told them, Take the servants of your lord and cause Solomon my son to ride on my own mule and bring him down to Gihon [in the Kidron Valley].
34. And let Zadok the priest and Nathan the prophet anoint him there king over Israel. Then blow the trumpet and say, Long live King Solomon!
35. Then you shall come up after him, and he shall come and sit on my throne, for he shall be king in my stead; I have appointed him ruler over Israel and Judah.
36. And Benaiah son of Jehoiada answered the king and said, Amen! May the Lord, the God of my lord the king, say so too.