2 Kings 2:13

2 Kings 2:13 says, And Adonijah the son of Haggith came to Bathsheba the mother of Solomon. And she said, Comest thou peaceably? And he said, Peaceably.   Adonijah now came to Bathsheba since she was Solomon's mother and he was now king.  Some people now mistakenly pray to Mary, the mother of Jesus, believing she has influence with Him, but the are wrong.  Bathsheba had more influence with Solomon though, and she asked Adonijah if he came in peace and he said he did.  Verse fourteen adds, He said moreover, I have somewhat to say unto thee. And she said, Say on.  He then told Bathsheba that he had something to say to her, and she told him to tell her.  We should at least be willing to listen to people if the come to talk to us after we have had a problem, if the come peacefully.  Verse fifteen continues, And he said, Thou knowest that the kingdom was mine, and that all Israel set their faces on me, that I should reign: howbeit the kingdom is turned about, and is become my brother’s: for it was his from the LORD.  Adonijah said she knew that before the people, the kingdom was his, but before God it was Solomon's.  If we are making claims of authority in the church today, even if people approve of our doing so, we better first make sure that it is God's will that we do so. Verse sixteen declares, And now I ask one petition of thee, deny me not. And she said unto him, Say on.  Adonijah said he had a request for Bathsheba and asked her to not deny him, and she told him to continue.  We should never promise to do anything without first knowing what we are promising to do and that it is in accordance with God's will.  Verse seventeen adds, And he said, Speak, I pray thee, unto Solomon the king, (for he will not say thee nay,) that he give me Abishag the Shunammite to wife.  Adonijah had a request that he be given Abishag, who had been David's comforter during his last days, to be his wife.  Matthew Henry says he.was doing this not because he loved Abishag, but because he hoped to use her to renew his claim to the throne.  We need to try to understand people's motives when they ask us for something today.  Verse eighteen continues, And Bathsheba said, Well; I will speak for thee unto the king.  Bathsheba agreed to talk to Solomon for him.  Before we go to God, the eternal King, in prayer for someone today, we need to make sure that what we are going to ask Him is within His will.  Verse nineteen states, Bathsheba therefore went unto king Solomon, to speak unto him for Adonijah. And the king rose up to meet her, and bowed himself unto her, and sat down on his throne, and caused a seat to be set for the king’s mother; and she sat on his right hand.