And the king was told, “Nathan the prophet is here.” So he went before the king and bowed with his face to the ground.
Bathsheba bowed down, prostrating herself before the king. “What is it you want?” the king asked.
While she was still speaking with the king, Nathan the prophet arrived.
Nathan said, “Have you, my lord the king, declared that Adonijah shall be king after you, and that he will sit on your throne?
Give to everyone what you owe them: If you owe taxes, pay taxes; if revenue, then revenue; if respect, then respect; if honor, then honor.
Show proper respect to everyone, love the family of believers, fear God, honor the emperor.
After the boy had gone, David got up from the south side of the stone and bowed down before Jonathan three times, with his face to the ground. Then they kissed each other and wept together—but David wept the most.