Bathshebasaid,"Verywell;I will speakto the kingfor you."
Then he said,"Pleasespeakto Solomonthe king,for he will not refuseyou, that he may giveme Abishagthe Shunammiteas a wife."
So Bathshebawentto KingSolomonto speakto him for Adonijah.And the kingaroseto meether, bowedbefore her, and saton his throne;then he had a thronesetfor the king'smother,and she saton his right.
The naivebelieveseverything,But the sensiblemanconsidershis steps.
