Bathsheba Son

Outside Jerusalem, one party dey go on well-well. Di guests dey shout, long live King Adonijah! But one problem dey. Di real king, old David, never choose am. And inside di palace, two people dey hurry go di king room.

King David don old well-well now. E weak so tey e no fit warm, even under blanket. Im son Adonijah, fine boy wey get big ambition, decide say di throne suppose be im own. E gather chariots and horsemen and fifty men wey go dey run for im front. E win Joab, di army commander, and Abiathar di priest to im side. Then e throw one big feast of sacrifice near di stone of Zoheleth, near di spring of En-rogel, and e invite all im brothers and di royal officials. But e no invite Nathan di prophet, or Benaiah di bodyguard, or di mighty men. And e no invite im brother Solomon.

Nathan di prophet go meet Bathsheba, Solomon mama. You never hear? e talk. Adonijah don make imself king, and our lord David no know. If you wan save your life and your son life, do dis. Go meet King David and talk: my lord, you no swear give me say Solomon your son go reign after you and siddon for your throne? Why then Adonijah dey king? And while you still dey talk, I go enter and confirm your words. Na careful plan. One mama and one prophet, both of dem dey remind di king about promise wey e make.

So Bathsheba enter di king room and bow down low. Wetin you want? David ask. My lord, you swear give me by di Lord your God say Solomon go reign after you. But now Adonijah don become king, and you no know. E don throw big feast, and e no invite Solomon. Di eyes of all Israel dey on top you, make you tell dem who go siddon for your throne. Then, exactly as dem plan, Nathan arrive and talk di same thing. Di old king wake up for inside. E call Bathsheba back and make one serious vow. As di Lord dey alive, wey don rescue me from every trouble, just as I swear give you, Solomon your son go reign after me. And I go do am today.

David give im orders. Call Zadok di priest, Nathan di prophet and Benaiah. Put Solomon on top my own mule and carry am go down to Gihon. Anoint am king over Israel for there, blow trumpet, and shout, God save King Solomon. Then bring am back make e siddon for my throne. And dem do am. Zadok take horn of oil from di holy tent and anoint Solomon. Trumpet sound. All di people shout, God save King Solomon! Then dem follow am go up enter di city, dem dey blow flute and dey rejoice so loud tey e be like say di ground dey shake. Down for Adonijah feast, di guests hear di noise. And one by one, dem begin dey sneak comot.

Gihon na di main spring of old Jerusalem, just under di old city of David for im east side. Many hundred years after, King Hezekiah cut one long tunnel through di rock to bring im water enter inside di city wall. Dem find one writing wey di tunnel diggers carve inside am for eighteen eighty, wey describe how two teams dig face each other and meet for di middle. To anoint Solomon for Gihon, where di whole city fit see, make im kingship public, so dat nobody fit doubt am.

Dis story dey First Kings chapter one, verse eleven reach forty. Matthew family tree call Solomon name, di son wey David born with Uriah wife. God don promise David one son wey go build house for im name, and dat promise continue to dey move go front, reach Jesus. So see one question wey you go carry dey go. Bathsheba and Nathan talk out so dat promise go stand. When e correct make you talk out?