1 Kings 1:53

New Century Version

Then King Solomon sent some men to get Adonijah. When he was brought from the altar, he came before King Solomon and bowed down. Solomon told him, “Go home.”

Cross References

2 Samuel 1:2

On the third day a young man from Saul’s camp came to Ziklag. To show his sadness, his clothes were torn and he had dirt on his head. He came and bowed facedown on the ground before David.

2 Samuel 14:24

But King David said, “Absalom must go to his own house. He may not come to see me.” So Absalom went to his own house and did not go to see the king.

2 Samuel 14:28

Absalom lived in Jerusalem for two full years without seeing King David.

2 Samuel 14:33

So Joab went to the king and told him Absalom’s words. Then the king called for Absalom. Absalom came and bowed facedown on the ground before the king, and the king kissed him.

1 Kings 1:16

Bathsheba bowed and knelt before the king. He asked, “What do you want?”

1 Kings 1:31

Then Bathsheba bowed facedown on the ground and knelt before the king and said, “Long live my master King David!”

1 Kings 1:52

So Solomon answered, “Adonijah must show that he is a man of honor. If he does that, I promise he will not lose even a single hair from his head. But if he does anything wrong, he will die.”

1 Kings 2:1

Since it was almost time for David to die, he gave his son Solomon his last commands.

1 Kings 2:36

Next the king sent for Shimei. Solomon said to him, “Build a house for yourself in Jerusalem and live there. Don’t leave the city.

Proverbs 24:21

My child, respect the Lord and the king. Don’t join those people who refuse to obey them.