12 On that day I will carry out toward Eʹli all that I said about his house, from start to finish.+ 13 You must tell him that I am bringing a lasting judgment on his house for the error that he has known about,+ for his sons are cursing God,+ but he has not rebuked them.+

5 Meanwhile, Ad·o·niʹjah+ the son of Hagʹgith was exalting himself, saying: “I am going to be king!” He had a chariot made for himself with horsemen and 50 men to run before him.+ 6 But his father had never confronted him* by saying: “Why have you done this?” He was also very handsome, and his mother had given birth to him after Abʹsa·lom.