11. Then Nathan spoke to Bathsheba the mother of SOLOMON, saying, "Haven't you heard that Adonijah the son of Haggith reigns, and David our lord doesn't know it?

12. Now therefore come, please let me give you counsel, that you may save your own life, and your son SOLOMON's life.

13. Go in to king David, and tell him, 'Didn't you, my lord, king, swear to your servant, saying, "Assuredly SOLOMON your son shall reign after me, and he shall sit on my throne?" Why then does Adonijah reign?'

14. Behold , while you are still talking there with the king, I will also come in after you and confirm your words."

15. Bathsheba went in to the king in his room. The king was very old; and Abishag the Shunammite was serving the king.

16. Bathsheba bowed, and showed respect to the king. The king said, "What would you like?"

17. She said to him, "My lord, you swore by The LORD your God to your servant, 'Assuredly SOLOMON your son shall reign after me, and he shall sit on my throne.'

18. Now, behold, Adonijah reigns; and you, my lord the king, don't know it.

19. He has slain cattle and fatlings and sheep in abundance, and has called all the sons of the king, Abiathar the priest, and Joab the captain of the army; but he hasn't called SOLOMON your servant.

20. You, my lord the king, the eyes of all Israel are on you, that you should tell them who will sit on the throne of my lord the king after him.

21. Otherwise it will happen, when my lord the king sleeps with his fathers, that I and my son SOLOMON will be considered criminals."

22. Behold, while she was still talking with the king, Nathan the prophet came in.

23. They told the king, saying, "Behold, Nathan the prophet!"When he had come in before the king, he bowed himself before the king with his face to the ground.

24. Nathan said, "My lord, king, have you said, 'Adonijah shall reign after me, and he shall sit on my throne?'

25. For he has gone down today, and has slain cattle, fatlings, and sheep in abundance, and has called all the king's sons, the captains of the army, and Abiathar the priest. Behold, they are eating and drinking before him, and saying, 'Long live king Adonijah!'

26. But he hasn't called me, even me your servant, Zadok the priest, Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, and your servant SOLOMON.

27. Was this thing done by my lord the king, and you haven't shown to your servants who should sit on the throne of my lord the king after him?"

28. Then king David answered, "Call Bathsheba in to me." She came into the king's presence and stood before the king.

29. The king swore, and said, "As the LORD lives, who has redeemed my soul out of all adversity,

30. most certainly as I swore to you by The LORD, the God of Israel, saying, 'Assuredly SOLOMON your son shall reign after me, and he shall sit on my throne in my place;' I will most certainly do this today."

31. Then Bathsheba bowed with her face to the earth, and showed respect to the king, and said, "Let my lord king David live forever!"

32. King David said, "Call to me Zadok the priest, Nathan the prophet, and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada." They came before the king.

33. The king said to them, "Take with you the servants of your lord, and cause SOLOMON my son to ride on my own mule, and bring him down to Gihon.

34. Let Zadok the priest and Nathan the prophet anoint him there king over Israel. Blow the trumpet, and say, 'Long live king SOLOMON!'

35. Then come up after him, and he shall come and sit on my throne; for he shall be king in my place. I have appointed him to be prince over Israel and over Judah."

36. Benaiah the son of Jehoiada answered the king, and said, "Amen. May The LORD, the God of my lord the king, say so.

37. As the LORD has been with my lord the king, even so may he be with SOLOMON, and make his throne greater than the throne of my lord king David."

38. So Zadok the priest, Nathan the prophet, Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, and the Cherethites and the Pelethites went down and had SOLOMON ride on king David's mule, and brought him to Gihon.

39. Zadok the priest took the horn of oil from the Tent, and anointed SOLOMON. They blew the trumpet; and all the people said, "Long live king SOLOMON!"

40. All the people came up after him, and the people piped with pipes, and rejoiced with great joy, so that the earth shook with their sound.

41. Adonijah and all the guests who were with him heard it as they had finished eating. When Joab heard the sound of the trumpet, he said, "Why is this noise of the city being in an uproar?"

42. While he yet spoke, behold, Jonathan the son of Abiathar the priest came; and Adonijah said, "Come in; for you are a worthy man, and bring good news."

43. Jonathan answered Adonijah, "Most certainly our lord king David has made SOLOMON king.

44. The king has sent with him Zadok the priest, Nathan the prophet, Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, and the Cherethites and the Pelethites; and they have caused him to ride on the king's mule.

45. Zadok the priest and Nathan the prophet have anointed him king in Gihon. They have come up from there rejoicing, so that the city rang again. This is the noise that you have heard.

46. Also, SOLOMON sits on the throne of the kingdom.

47. Moreover the king's servants came to bless our lord king David, saying, 'May your God make the name of SOLOMON better than your name, and make his throne greater than your throne;' and the king bowed himself on the bed.

48. Also thus said the king, 'Blessed be The LORD, the God of Israel, who has given one to sit on my throne today, my eyes even seeing it.'"

SOLOMON sat on David his father's throne; and his kingdom was firmly established.

Now David was old and full of days; and he made SOLOMON his son king over Israel.

1. David assembled all the princes of Israel, the princes of the tribes, the captains of the companies who served the king by division, the captains of thousands, the captains of hundreds, and the rulers over all the substance and possessions of the king and of his sons, with the officers and the mighty men, even all the mighty men of valor, to Jerusalem.

2. Then David the king stood up on his feet, and said, "Hear me, my brothers, and my people! As for me, it was in my heart to build a house of rest for the ark of The LORD's covenant, and for the footstool of our God; and I had prepared for the building.

3. But God said to me, 'You shall not build a house for my name, because you are a man of war, and have shed blood.'

4. However The LORD, the God of Israel, chose me out of all the house of my father to be king over Israel forever. For he has chosen Judah to be prince; and in the house of Judah, the house of my father; and among the sons of my father he took pleasure in me to make me king over all Israel.

5. Of all my sons (for the LORD has given me many sons), he has chosen SOLOMON my son to sit on the throne of The LORD's kingdom over Israel.

6. He said to me, 'SOLOMON, your son, shall build my house and my courts; for I have chosen him to be my son, and I will be his father.

7. I will establish his kingdom forever if he continues to do my commandments and my ordinances, as it is today.'

8. Now therefore, in the sight of all Israel, The LORD's assembly, and in the audience of our God, observe and seek out all the commandments of the LORD your God; that you may possess this good land, and leave it for an inheritance to your children after you forever.

9. You, SOLOMON my son, know the God of your father, and serve him with a perfect heart and with a willing mind; for the LORD searches all hearts, and understands all the imaginations of the thoughts. If you seek him, he will be found by you; but if you forsake him, he will cast you off forever.

10. Take heed now; for the LORD has chosen you to build a house for the sanctuary. Be strong, and do it."

11. Then David gave to SOLOMON his son the plans for the porch of the temple, for its houses, for its treasuries, for its upper rooms, for its inner rooms, for the place of the mercy seat;

12. and the plans of all that he had by the Spirit, for the courts of The LORD's house, for all the surrounding rooms, for the treasuries of God's house, and for the treasuries of the dedicated things;

13. also for the divisions of the priests and the Levites, for all the work of the service of The LORD's house, and for all the vessels of service in The LORD's house;

14. of gold by weight for the gold, for all vessels of every kind of service; for all the vessels of silver by weight, for all vessels of every kind of service;

15. by weight also for the lamp stands of gold, and for its lamps, of gold, by weight for every lamp stand and for its lamps; and for the lamp stands of silver, by weight for every lamp stand and for its lamps, according to the use of every lamp stand;

16. and the gold by weight for the tables of show bread, for every table; and silver for the tables of silver;

17. and the forks, the basins, and the cups, of pure gold; and for the golden bowls by weight for every bowl; and for the silver bowls by weight for every bowl;

18. and for the altar of incense refined gold by weight; and gold for the plans for the chariot, and the cherubim that spread out and cover the ark of The LORD's covenant.

19. "All this", said David, "I have been made to understand in writing from The LORD's hand, even all the works of this pattern."

20. David said to SOLOMON his son, "Be strong and courageous, and do it. Don't be afraid, nor be dismayed; for the LORD God, even my God, is with you. He will not fail you, nor forsake you, until all the work for the service of The LORD's house is finished.

21. Behold, there are the divisions of the priests and the Levites, for all the service of God's house. Every willing man who has skill, for any kind of service, shall be with you in all kinds of work. Also the captains and all the people will be entirely at your command."

Pathrusim, Casluhim (where the Philistines came from), and Caphtorim.