19. He has sacrificed many fattened calves, bulls, and sheep. He has invited all the king’s sons, Abiathar the priest, and Joab the commander of the army ⌊to his feast⌋. But he hasn’t invited your servant Solomon.
20. All Israel is looking to you, Your Majesty, to tell them who should succeed you on your throne.
21. Otherwise, my son Solomon and I will be treated like criminals when you lie down in death with your ancestors.”
22. While she was still talking to the king, the prophet Nathan arrived.
23. The servants told the king, “The prophet Nathan is here.” When he came to the king, he bowed down in front of him.
24. Nathan said, “Your Majesty, you must have said that Adonijah will be king after you and that he will sit on your throne,