2:19-22
Bathsheba goes to meet the king. The meeting seems to be very formal, but the king is honouring Bathsheba in bringing a throne for her. Bathsheba makes Adonijah’s request to Solomon. Before hearing the request he promises his mother a favourable response. Bathsheba then asks that Abishag be given to Adonijah in marriage. As mentioned in my comments on 2:17,18, this request has much deeper implications than giving Adonijah a beautiful wife, and Solomon is immediately aware of this. Adonijah is also older than Solomon. Solomon is acutely aware of the danger.
2:23-25
Solomon then makes a declaration that Adonijah must pay for this with his life. So we have wisdom in that Solomon is aware of the danger and takes action to snuff it out, but the measures taken are rather drastic, to say the least. Solomon knows that God has “founded a dynasty” for him, and that Adonijah is trying to usurp this. So orders are given to Benaiah to kill Adonijah, and this was done.
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