1 Kings 1:13

New English Translation

Visit King David and say to him, ‘My master, O king, did you not solemnly promise your servant, “Surely your son Solomon will be king after me; he will sit on my throne”? So why has Adonijah become king?’

Cross References

1 Kings 1:11

Nathan said to Bathsheba, Solomon’s mother, “Has it been reported to you that Haggith’s son Adonijah has become king behind our master David’s back?

1 Kings 1:14

While you are still there speaking to the king, I will arrive and verify your report.”

1 Kings 1:17

She replied to him, “My master, you swore an oath to your servant by the Lord your God, ‘Solomon your son will be king after me and he will sit on my throne.’

1 Kings 1:24

Nathan said, “My master, O king, did you announce, ‘Adonijah will be king after me; he will sit on my throne’?

1 Kings 1:30

I will keep today the oath I swore to you by the Lord God of Israel: ‘Surely Solomon your son will be king after me; he will sit in my place on my throne.’”

1 Kings 1:35

Then follow him up as he comes and sits on my throne. He will be king in my place; I have decreed that he will be ruler over Israel and Judah.”

1 Kings 1:48

and said this: ‘The Lord God of Israel is worthy of praise because today he has placed a successor on my throne and allowed me to see it.’”

1 Kings 2:12

Solomon sat on his father David’s throne, and his royal authority was firmly solidified.

1 Chronicles 28:5

From all the many sons the Lord has given me, he chose Solomon my son to rule on his behalf over Israel.

1 Chronicles 29:23

Solomon sat on the Lord’s throne as king in place of his father David; he was successful and all Israel was loyal to him.

Isaiah 9:7

His dominion will be vast and he will bring immeasurable prosperity. He will rule on David’s throne and over David’s kingdom, establishing it and strengthening it by promoting justice and fairness, from this time forward and forevermore. The Lord’s intense devotion to his people will accomplish this.

Jeremiah 33:21

could my covenant with my servant David and my covenant with the Levites ever be broken. So David will by all means always have a descendant to occupy his throne as king and the Levites will by all means always have priests who will minister before me.

Deuteronomy 17:18

When he sits on his royal throne he must make a copy of this law on a scroll given to him by the Levitical priests.