And it came to pass, when they had brought them forth away, that he said, Escape for your life; look not behind you, neither stay in all the plain; escape to the mountain, so that you will not be consumed.
Depart and go in to king David, and say to him, Did not you, my lord, O king, swear to your handmaid, saying, Assuredly Solomon your son shall reign after me, and he shall sit upon my throne? why then does Adonijah reign?
Now when Jehoram was risen up to the kingdom of his father, he strengthened himself, and killed all his brothers with the sword, and various also of the princes of Israel.
And he went to his father’s house at Ophrah, and slew his brothers the sons of Jerubbaal, being seventy persons, upon one stone: nevertheless Jotham the youngest son of Jerubbaal was still left; for he hid himself.