The king was told that the prophet was there, and Nathan went in and bowed low before the king.
Bathsheba bowed low before the king, and he asked, “What do you want?”
She was still speaking, when Nathan arrived at the palace.
Then he said, “Your Majesty, have you announced that Adonijah would succeed you as king?
Pay, then, what you owe them; pay them your personal and property taxes, and show respect and honor for them all.
Respect everyone, love other believers, honor God, and respect the Emperor.
After the boy had left, David got up from behind the pile of stones, fell on his knees and bowed with his face to the ground three times. Both he and Jonathan were crying as they kissed each other; David's grief was even greater than Jonathan's.