10. Then David died and was buried with his ancestors in the City of David.
11. David had reigned over Israel for forty years, seven of them in Hebron and thirty-three in Jerusalem.
12. Solomon became king and sat on the throne of David his father, and his kingdom was firmly established.
13. One day Adonijah, whose mother was Haggith, came to see Bathsheba, Solomon’s mother. “Have you come with peaceful intentions?” she asked him.“Yes,” he said, “I come in peace.
14. In fact, I have a favor to ask of you.”“What is it?” she asked.