Solomon is now king.
Go and say to David, “You promised me that Solomon would be the next king. So why is Adonijah now king?”
The LORD made me king in my father's place and promised that the kings of Israel would come from my family. Yes, I swear by the living LORD that Adonijah will die today.
So Solomon became king after David his father. Solomon was successful, and everyone in Israel obeyed him.
You made a solemn promise to David, when you said, “I, the LORD, promise that someone in your family will always be king.
and wipe out kings and their kingdoms. I will overturn war chariots, and then cavalry troops will start slaughtering each other.
