"Nowtherefore, as the LORDlives,whohas establishedme and setme on the throneof Davidmy fatherand whohas mademe a houseas He promised,surelyAdonijahshall be putto deathtoday."
Nowtherefore, the swordshall neverdepartfrom your house,becauseyou have despisedMe and have takenthe wifeof Uriahthe Hittiteto be your wife.'
"For You, O LORDof hosts,the Godof Israel,have madea revelationto Your servant,saying,I will buildyou a house;thereforeYour servanthas foundcourageto praythisprayerto You.
The kingvowedand said,"As the LORDlives,whohas redeemedmy lifefrom alldistress,
"Besides,Solomonhas eventakenhis seaton the throneof the kingdom.
Solomonsaid,"Ifhe is a worthyman,not one of his hairswill fallto the ground;but ifwickednessis foundin him, he will die."
"Blessedbe the LORDyour Godwhodelightedin you to setyou on the throneof Israel;because the LORDlovedIsraelforever,therefore He madeyou king,to dojusticeand righteousness."
even from the daythat I commandedjudges[to be] overMy peopleIsrael.And I will subdueallyour enemies.Moreover, I tellyou that the LORDwill builda housefor you.
"Thiswas a smallthingin Your eyes,O God;but You have spokenof Your servant'shousefor a greatwhileto come,and have regardedme according to the standardof a manof highdegree,O LORDGod.
"Now,O LORD,let the wordthat You have spokenconcerningYour servantand concerninghis housebe establishedforever,and doas You have spoken.
He shall builda housefor My name,and he shall be My sonand I will be his father;and I will establishthe throneof his kingdomoverIsraelforever.'
Then Solomonsaton the throneof the LORDas kinginsteadof Davidhis father;and he prospered,and allIsraelobeyedhim.
Unlessthe LORDbuildsthe house,They laborin vainwho buildit; Unlessthe LORDguardsthe city,The watchmankeepsawakein vain.
Becausethe midwivesfearedGod,He establishedhouseholdsfor them.
The terrorof a kingis like the growlingof a lion;He who provokeshim to angerforfeitshis own life.
"Pleaseforgivethe transgressionof your maidservant;for the LORDwill certainlymakefor my lordan enduringhouse,becausemy lordis fightingthe battlesof the LORD,and evilwill not be foundin you allyour days.
