Then David passed away and was buried in the city of David.

So Israel has been in rebellion against the Davidic dynasty to this very day.

Jeroboam then thought to himself: “Now the Davidic dynasty could regain the kingdom.

Asa did what the Lord approved like his ancestor David had done.

King David was very old; even when they covered him with blankets, he could not get warm.

Jonathan replied to Adonijah: “No! Our master King David has made Solomon king.

When David was close to death, he told Solomon his son:

Solomon sat on his father David’s throne, and his royal authority was firmly solidified.

But King Solomon will be empowered and David’s dynasty will endure permanently before the Lord.”

Now my father David had a strong desire to build a temple to honor the Lord God of Israel.

Now, O God of Israel, may the promise you made to your servant, my father David, be realized.

Solomon did evil in the Lord’s sight; he did not remain loyal to the Lord, like his father David had.

However, for your father David’s sake I will not do this while you are alive. I will tear it away from your son’s hand instead.

I will humiliate David’s descendants because of this, but not forever.”

Then Solomon passed away and was buried in the city of his father David. His son Rehoboam replaced him as king.

Abijah passed away and was buried in the city of David. His son Asa replaced him as king.

I tore the kingdom away from the Davidic dynasty and gave it to you. But you are not like my servant David, who kept my commandments and followed me wholeheartedly by doing only what I approve.

But Zadok the priest, Benaiah son of Jehoiada, Nathan the prophet, Shimei, Rei, and David’s elite warriors did not ally themselves with Adonijah.

King David responded, “Summon Bathsheba!” She came and stood before the king.

Bathsheba bowed down to the king with her face to the floor and said, “May my master, King David, live forever!”