1 Kings 2:24-26

EasyEnglish Bible

²⁴ As surely as the Lord lives, Adonijah must die today. The Lord has done everything that he promised to me. He has made me strong so that now I rule on the throne of my father David. And my descendants will continue to rule as kings after me.’

²⁵ So King Solomon commanded Jehoiada's son Benaiah to kill Adonijah. So Adonijah died.

²⁶ Then the king said to Abiathar the priest, ‘Go back to your fields in Anathoth. You also deserve to die. But I will not kill you now because you served my father David. You carried the Covenant Box of the Almighty Lord when David was king. Also, the trouble that happened to my father happened to you too.’