Bible Verses About Solomon

In that event, you must appoint as king the one whom ADONAI your God will choose. He must be one of your kinsmen, this king you appoint over you - you are forbidden to appoint a foreigner over you who is not your kinsman.

However, he is not to acquire many horses for himself or have the people return to Egypt to obtain more horses, inasmuch as ADONAI told you never to go back that way again.

Likewise, he is not to acquire many wives for himself, so that his heart will not turn away; and he is not to acquire excessive quantities of silver and gold.

When your days come to an end and you sleep with your ancestors, I will establish one of your descendants to succeed you, one of your own flesh and blood; and I will set up his rulership.

He will build a house for my name, and I will establish his royal throne forever.

I will be a father for him, and he will be a son for me. If he does something wrong, I will punish him with a rod and blows, just as everyone gets punished;

nevertheless, my grace will not leave him, as I took it away from Sha'ul, whom I removed from before you.

Thus your house and your kingdom will be made secure forever before you; your throne will be set up forever.'"

David comforted his wife Bat-Sheva, came to her and went to bed with her; she gave birth to a son and named him Shlomo. ADONAI loved him

and sent through Natan the prophet to have him named Y'didyah [loved by God], for ADONAI's sake.

Natan went to Bat-Sheva the mother of Shlomo and said, "Haven't you heard that Adoniyah the son of Haggit has become king without the knowledge of David our lord?

Now, come, please let me give you advice, so that you can save both your own life and that of your son Shlomo.

Go, get in to see King David, and say to him, 'My lord, king, didn't you swear to your servant, "Your son Shlomo will be king after me; he will sit on my throne"? So why is Adoniyah king?'

Right then, while you are still talking with the king, I will also come in after you and confirm what you are saying."

Bat-Sheva went in to the king in his room. (The king was very old; Avishag the Shunamit was in attendance on the king.)

Bat-Sheva bowed, prostrating herself to the king. The king asked, "What do you want?"

She answered him, "My lord, you swore by ADONAI your God to your servant, 'Your son Shlomo will be king after me; he will sit on my throne.'

But now, here is Adoniyah ruling as king; and you, my lord the king, don't know anything about it.

He has killed oxen, fattened calves and sheep in great numbers; and he has summoned all the sons of the king, Evyatar the cohen and Yo'av the commander of the army; but he didn't summon Shlomo your servant.

As for you, my lord the king, all Isra'el is watching you; they are waiting for you to tell them who is to sit on the throne of my lord the king after him.

If you don't, then, when my lord the king sleeps with his ancestors, I and my son Shlomo will be considered criminals."

Right then, while she was still talking with the king, Natan the prophet entered.

They told the king, "Natan the prophet is here." After coming into the king's presence, he prostrated himself before the king with his face to the ground.

Natan said, "My lord king, did you say, 'Adoniyah is to be king after me; he will sit on my throne'?

For he has gone down today and killed oxen, fattened calves and sheep in great numbers; and he has summoned all the king's sons, the commanders of the army and Evyatar the cohen; right now they are eating and drinking in his presence and proclaiming, 'Long live King Adoniyah!'