1Ki 1:5 | ESV | STEP | Now Adonijah the son of Haggith exalted himself, saying , I will be king . And he prepared for himself chariots and horsemen , and fifty men to run before him.

‏ 1 Kings 1:5

Adonijah Sets Himself Up as King

5 Now ^aAdonijah the son of Haggith exalted himself, saying, “I will be king.” ^bAnd he prepared for himself chariots and horsemen, and fifty men to run before him.