Scriptures

New King James Version (NKJV)

1 Kings 1
⁴⁸ Also the king said thus, ’Blessed be the Lord God of Israel, who has given one to sit on my throne this day, while my eyes see it!’ "
⁴⁹ So all the guests who were with Adonijah were afraid, and arose, and each one went his way.
⁵⁰ Now Adonijah was afraid of Solomon; so he arose, and went and took hold of the horns of the altar.
⁵¹ And it was told Solomon, saying, "Indeed Adonijah is afraid of King Solomon; for look, he has taken hold of the horns of the altar, saying, ’Let King Solomon swear to me today that he will not put his servant to death with the sword.’ "
⁵² Then Solomon said, "If he proves himself a worthy man, not one hair of him shall fall to the earth; but if wickedness is found in him, he shall die."
⁵³ So King Solomon sent them to bring him down from the altar. And he came and fell down before King Solomon; and Solomon said to him, "Go to your house."
1 Kings 2
¹ Now the days of David drew near that he should die, and he charged Solomon his son, saying:
² "I go the way of all the earth; be strong, therefore, and prove yourself a man.
³ And keep the charge of the Lord your God: to walk in His ways, to keep His statutes, His commandments, His judgments, and His testimonies, as it is written in the Law of Moses, that you may prosper in all that you do and wherever you turn;
⁴ that the Lord may fulfill His word which He spoke concerning me, saying, ’If your sons take heed to their way, to walk before Me in truth with all their heart and with all their soul,’ He said, ’you shall not lack a man on the throne of Israel.’
⁵ Moreover you know also what Joab the son of Zeruiah did to me, and what he did to the two commanders of the armies of Israel, to Abner the son of Ner and Amasa the son of Jether, whom he killed. And he shed the blood of war in peacetime, and put the blood of war on his belt that was around his waist, and on his sandals that were on his feet.