16. and bowed down.“What can I do for you?” David asked.
17. Bathsheba answered:Your Majesty, you promised me in the name of the Lord your God that my son Solomon would be the next king.
18. But Adonijah has already been made king, and you didn't know anything about it.
19. He sacrificed a lot of cattle, calves, and sheep. And he invited Abiathar the priest, Joab your army commander, and all your sons to be there, except Solomon, your loyal servant.
20. Your Majesty, everyone in Israel is waiting for you to announce who will be the next king.