KJV ORIGINAL
Otherwise it shall come to pass, when my lord the king shall sleep with his fathers, that I and my son Solomon shall be counted offenders.
Close to the original. Clear modern English.
✦ MADE SIMPLE
Otherwise, when my lord the king dies and joins his ancestors, my son Solomon and I will be treated as criminals.
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
Bathsheba is warning King David that if he doesn't act now to make Solomon king, they will be in serious danger when David dies.
📚 Historical Context
This is Bathsheba speaking to the aging King David about the succession crisis. Adonijah, David's older son, had just declared himself king without David's permission, while David had previously promised that Solomon would be his heir. In ancient royal succession disputes, the losing parties were often executed to prevent future rebellion.
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