Then Nathansaid,"My lordthe king,have you said,'Adonijahshall be kingafterme, and he shall siton my throne'?
They toldthe king,saying,"Hereis Nathanthe prophet."And when he camein beforethe king,he prostratedhimself before the kingwith his faceto the ground.
"For he has gonedowntodayand has sacrificedoxenand fatlingsand sheepin abundance,and has invitedallthe king'ssonsand the commandersof the armyand Abiatharthe priest,and behold,they are eatingand drinkingbeforehim; and they say,[Long] liveKingAdonijah!'
Now Adonijahthe sonof Haggithexaltedhimself, saying,"I will be king."So he preparedfor himself chariotsand horsemenwith fiftymento runbeforehim.
