HardBible Trivia
Why did Solomon kill his brother, Adonijah, soon after taking the throne?
AAdonijah asked to marry a woman who had been a concubine of David.✓ Correct Answer
BHe was in love with the wife of Adonijah.
CAdonijah and Nathan plotted to kill Solomon.
DAdonijah announced that he was the king while David was still alive.
Answer & Explanation
✓ Adonijah asked to marry a woman who had been a concubine of David.
For Adonijah to ask for David's last concubine (even though she was still a virgin) was tantamount to reviving his claim to the throne, for nobody but another king would take a former king's concubine. (See 1 Kings 1-11)
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