7. Adonijah talked with Joab son of Zeruiah and Abiathar the priest. They decided to help make him the new king,
8. but several important men did not join Adonijah. They were Zadok the priest, Benaiah son of Jehoiada, Nathan the prophet, Shimei, Rei, and King David’s special guard.
9. One day, at Zoheleth Rock near En Rogel, Adonijah sacrificed some sheep, cattle, and fat calves as a fellowship offering. He invited his brothers (the other sons of King David) and all the officers from Judah.
10. But he did not invite his brother Solomon, Nathan the prophet, Benaiah, or the men in the king’s special guard.
11. When Nathan heard about this, he went to Solomon’s mother Bathsheba and asked her, “Have you heard what Haggith’s son, Adonijah, is doing? He is making himself king. And our master, King David, knows nothing about it.
12. You and your son Solomon are in danger, but I will tell you what to do to save yourself.
13. Go to King David and tell him, ‘My lord and king, you promised me that my son Solomon would be the next king after you. So why is Adonijah becoming the new king?’
14. Then while you are still talking with him, I will come in. After you leave I will tell the king what has happened. This will show that what you said is true.”