1 Kings 2:13
ESV
Then Adonijah the son of Haggith came to Bathsheba the mother of Solomon. And she said, "Do you come peacefully?" He said, "Peacefully."
NIV
Now Adonijah, the son of Haggith, went to Bathsheba, Solomon’s mother. Bathsheba asked him, "Do you come peacefully?" He answered, "Yes, peacefully."
NASB
Now Adonijah the son of Haggith came to Bathsheba the mother of Solomon. So she said, 'Do you come peacefully?' And he said, 'Peacefully.'
CSB
Now Adonijah son of Haggith came to Bathsheba, Solomon’s mother. She asked, "Do you come peacefully?" "Peacefully," he replied,
NLT
One day Adonijah, whose mother was Haggith, came to see Bathsheba, Solomon’s mother. 'Have you come with peaceful intentions?' she asked him. 'Yes,' he said, 'I come in peace.
KJV
And Adonijah the son of Haggith came to Bathsheba the mother of Solomon. And she said, Comest thou peaceably? And he said, Peaceably.
NKJV
Now Adonijah the son of Haggith came to Bathsheba the mother of Solomon. So she said, “Do you come peaceably?” And he said, “Peaceably.”
What does 1 Kings 2:13 mean?
Before David died, he had publicized his plan to make Solomon king after him. Another of his sons, Adonijah, had attempted to take the throne by simply declaring himself Israel's new king and it almost worked. With no word from an aging, frail David and the full support of Israel's military commander, a powerful priest, and all of David's other sons, Adonijah's claim to the kingship of Israel would have been hard to refute (1 Kings 1:7–10).The attempt was thwarted when David learned of the plot from Bathsheba, Solomon's mother. Also involved was Nathan the prophet (1 Kings 1:15–27). David quickly mobilized those still loyal to him to publicly anoint Solomon king and place him on the throne while Adonijah was still celebrating his presumed coronation. Adonijah was forced to beg Solomon not to kill him for what amounted to a coup attempt. Solomon agreed on the condition that Adonijah would live as a "worthy man," not making any more plays for the throne (1 Kings 1:51–53).
Now, Adonijah is back. He approaches Bathsheba and asks to see her. She is wary: Do you come peacefully? It's a wise question. Bathsheba understood that Adonijah would have had her and Solomon quickly killed if he had succeeded in claiming the throne that day (1 Kings 1:21).
Haggith was David's fourth wife, and Adonijah was David's fourth son. David's first six sons were born when David was king of Judah in Hebron (1 Chronicles 3:1–4). Bathsheba was formerly the wife of David's warrior Uriah. After David took Bathsheba and murdered Uriah, Nathan confronted him with his horrible crimes (2 Samuel 11—12). The baby Bathsheba birthed died as God's punishment. David wholly repented, and it seems he grew fond of Bathsheba. They have four sons together, born in Jerusalem after David became king of Israel (1 Chronicles 3:5).
