1 Kings 1:13

Good News Translation

go at once to King David and ask him, ‘Your Majesty, didn't you solemnly promise me that my son Solomon would succeed you as king? How is it, then, that Adonijah has become king?’”

Cross References

1 Kings 1:11

Then Nathan went to Bathsheba, Solomon's mother, and asked her, “Haven't you heard that Haggith's son Adonijah has made himself king? And King David doesn't know anything about it!

1 Kings 1:14

And Nathan added, “Then, while you are still talking with King David, I will come in and confirm your story.”

1 Kings 1:17

She answered, “Your Majesty, you made me a solemn promise in the name of the Lord your God that my son Solomon would be king after you.

1 Kings 1:24

Then he said, “Your Majesty, have you announced that Adonijah would succeed you as king?

1 Kings 1:30

that today I will keep the promise I made to you in the name of the Lord, the God of Israel, that your son Solomon would succeed me as king.”

1 Kings 1:35

Follow him back here when he comes to sit on my throne. He will succeed me as king, because he is the one I have chosen to be the ruler of Israel and Judah.”

1 Kings 1:48

and prayed, ‘Let us praise the Lord, the God of Israel, who has today made one of my descendants succeed me as king, and has let me live to see it!’”

1 Kings 2:12

Solomon succeeded his father David as king, and his royal power was firmly established.

1 Chronicles 28:5

He gave me many sons, and out of them all he chose Solomon to rule over Israel, the Lord's kingdom.

1 Chronicles 29:23

So Solomon succeeded his father David on the throne which the Lord had established. He was a successful king, and the whole nation of Israel obeyed him.

Isaiah 9:7

His royal power will continue to grow; his kingdom will always be at peace. He will rule as King David's successor, basing his power on right and justice, from now until the end of time. The Lord Almighty is determined to do all this.

Jeremiah 33:21

In the same way I have made a covenant with my servant David that he would always have a descendant to be king, and I have made a covenant with the priests from the tribe of Levi that they would always serve me; and those covenants can never be broken.

Deuteronomy 17:18

When he becomes king, he is to have a copy of the book of God's laws and teachings made from the original copy kept by the levitical priests.