15 “As you know,” he said, “the kingdom was mine. All Israel looked to me as their king. But things changed, and the kingdom has gone to my brother; for it has come to him from the Lord.

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15 And he said, Thou knowest that the kingdom was mine, and that all Israel set their faces on me, that I should reign: howbeit the kingdom is turned about, and is become my brother's: for it was his from the Lord.

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22 King Solomon answered his mother, “Why do you request Abishag(A) the Shunammite for Adonijah? You might as well request the kingdom for him—after all, he is my older brother(B)—yes, for him and for Abiathar(C) the priest and Joab son of Zeruiah!”

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22 And king Solomon answered and said unto his mother, And why dost thou ask Abishag the Shunammite for Adonijah? ask for him the kingdom also; for he is mine elder brother; even for him, and for Abiathar the priest, and for Joab the son of Zeruiah.

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