[:en]Before David died, he gave wise counsel to Solomon. Adonijah tricked Bathseheba to convince Solomon to give him Abishag, one of David’s concubines as his wife. If the request was granted, the kingdom would belong to Adonijah. So Solomon gave orders to strike down Adonijah, Abner and Shimei. Now the kingdom was firmly established in Solomon’s hand.[:]
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