²³ Then King Solomon swore by the Lord: “May God deal with me, be it ever so severely,^(A) if Adonijah does not pay with his life for this request! ²⁴ And now, as surely as the Lord lives—he who has established me securely on the throne of my father David and has founded a dynasty for me as he promised^(B)—Adonijah shall be put to death today!” ²⁵ So King Solomon gave orders to Benaiah^(C) son of Jehoiada, and he struck down Adonijah and he died.^(D)