TODAY'S BIBLE TWEET

BIBLE TEXT: "Wherefore Nathan spake unto Bathsheba the mother of Solomon, saying, Hast thou not heard that Adonijah the son of Haggith doth reign, and David our lord knoweth it not? Now therefore come, let me, I pray thee, give thee counsel, that thou mayest save thine own life, and the life of thy son Solomon. Go and get thee in unto king David, and say unto him, Didst not thou, my lord, O king, swear unto thine handmaid, saying, Assuredly Solomon thy son shall reign after me, and he shall sit upon my throne? why then doth Adonijah reign? Behold, while thou yet talkest there with the king, I also will come in after thee, and confirm thy words.” (1 Kings 1:11-14 KJV)

BIBLE TWEET: Nathan the prophet counseled Bathsheba to save her life, as well as the life of her son, Solomon, from Adonijah, the cutthroat usurper, by reminding King David that he had promised his throne to Bathsheba’s son, not to Haggith’s son. 

BIBLE TAKEAWAY: All usurpers readily and rapidly rid themselves of all rivals, lest the continued longevity of their rivals call into question their legitimacy.