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And Adonijah (Hebr. adónijah), the son of Haggith, exalted himself and said, "I will be king." And he prepared chariots (several horse-drawn carriages – Hebr. rechev) and horsemen and 50 men to run [as bodyguards/soldiers] before him. [He prepared a royal procession through the city for his coronation as king. His older brother Avshalom had done similarly when he took power, see 2 Sam. 15:1. At that time, there was one chariot; Adonijah had several horse-drawn chariots. Adonijah broke with the tradition of allowing God to choose the king of Israel and then confirming this choice through the prophetic ministry. Neither Saul nor David had sought the throne themselves, see 1 Sam. 10:9–27; 16:1–13. Now follow three reasons for his arrogance:]
Then [the prophet] Nathan spoke to [David's wife] Bathsheba, Solomon's mother, and said, "Have you not heard that Adonijah, the son of Haggith, is reigning (has made himself king), and David, our lord (Hebr. adón), does not know it?
And Adonijah, the son of Haggith, came to Bathsheba, Solomon's mother, and she said, "Do you come in peace?" And he said, "Peace." [Here Bathsheba uses the word shalom in the definite form, and Adonijah responds with shalom in the indefinite form.]
