8 but the priest Zadok,p Benaiah son of Jehoiada,q the prophet Nathan,r Shimei,s Rei, and David’s royal guardF,t did not side with Adonijah.

9 Adonijah sacrificed sheep, goats, cattle, and fattened cattle near the stone of Zoheleth, which is next to En-rogel.u He invited all his royal brothers and all the men of Judah, the servants of the king,v 10 but he did not invite the prophet Nathan, Benaiah, the royal guard, or his brother Solomon.w

NATHAN’S AND BATHSHEBA’S APPEALS

11 Then Nathanx said to Bathsheba, Solomon’s mother,y “Have you not heard that Adonijah son of Haggith has become kingz and our lord David does not know it?aa 12 Now please come and let me advise you.ab Save your life and the life of your son Solomon.ac