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22 King Solomon (peace) answered his mother, “Why do you request Abishag (my father is a wanderer) the Shunammite for Adonijah (my lord is YHWH)? Since he is my older brother, you might as well request the kingdom for him and for Abiathar (my father is great) the priest and for Joab (YHWH is father) son of Zeruiah (balsam)!” 23 Then King Solomon (peace) swore by the LORD {YHWH}: “May God {Elohim} punish me, and ever so severely, if Adonijah (my lord is YHWH) has not made this request at the expense of his life. 24 And now, as surely as the LORD {YHWH} lives—the One who established me, who set me on the throne of my father David (beloved), and who founded for me a dynasty as He promised—surely Adonijah (my lord is YHWH) shall be put to death today!” 25 So King Solomon (peace) gave orders to Benaiah (YHWH has built up) son of Jehoiada (YHWH knows), and he struck down Adonijah and he died. 1 Kings 2:22-25, Berean Annotated Bible. Public domain.
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