21. Otherwise, when my lord the king rests with his fathers, I and my son Solomon will be regarded as criminals.”
22. At that moment, while she was still speaking with the king, Nathan the prophet arrived,
23. and it was announced to the king, “Nathan the prophet is here.” He came into the king’s presence and bowed to him with his face to the ground.
24. “My lord the king,” Nathan said, “did you say, ‘Adonijah is to become king after me, and he is the one who is to sit on my throne’?