And king Shlomo answered and said unto his mother, And why dost thou ask Abishag the Shunammite for AdoniYAH? ask for him the kingdom also; for he is mine elder brother; even for him, and for Evyatar the kohen, and for Yoav the son of TZruyah.
And hast thou not there with thee Zadok and Evyatar the kohanim? therefore it shall be, that what thing soever thou shalt hear out of the king's house, thou shalt tell it to Zadok and Evyatar the kohanim.
And Avshalom sent for Ahithophel the Gilonite, David's counsellor, from his city, even from Giloh, while he offered sacrifices. And the conspiracy was strong; for the people increased continually with Avshalom.