"And he said, 'You know that the kingdom was mine, and that all Israel expected me to reign; however, the kingdom has turned about and become my brother's for it was his from the LORD.'" — Adonijah's admission is striking: *yada'ta ki-li hayetah ha-melukhah ve-'alay samkhu kol-Yisra'el lemelkh* (you know the kingdom was mine and all Israel set their hope on me to be king). Yet he immediately pivots: *ve-nighalah ha-melukhah va-tihye lechaiv ki me-YHVH hayetah lo* (the kingdom has turned and become my brother's, for it was the LORD's). The theological acknowledgment is crucial—Adonijah accepts that Solomon's kingship is *divinely ordained*, not merely politically acquired. This is the first indication that Adonijah recognizes Solomon's legitimacy.

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