27 If this was done by order of my lord the king, you did not tell me, your servant, who is to sit upon the throne of my lord the king after him.”
28 King David answered, “Call Bathsheba here.” When she entered the king’s presence and stood before him,
29 the king swore, “As the Lord lives, who has redeemed my life from all distress,
30 this very day I will fulfill the oath I swore to you by the Lord, the God of Israel, ‘Your son Solomon shall be king after me and shall sit upon my throne in my place.’”
31 Bowing to the floor in homage to the king, Bathsheba said, “May my lord, King David, live forever!”
32 Then King David said, “Call Zadok the priest, Nathan the prophet, and Benaiah, son of Jehoiada.” When they had entered the king’s presence,
33 he said to them: “Take with you the royal officials. Mount my son Solomon upon my own mule and escort him down to Gihon.