[Verse 1] Aged David cannot keep warm, and Abishag the Shunammite attends him. Joab and Abiathar support Adonijah, while Zadok, Nathan, and Benaiah do not. Nathan warns Bathsheba that she and Solomon are in danger. Nathan enters and confirms that Adonijah has proclaimed himself king. [Pre-Chorus] The crown looked bright, the burden lay beneath, A throne could shelter life or summon grief. [Chorus] Solomon Sat upon the Throne, every crown is weighed, Thrones are raised and royal vows are made. A kingdom stands only where the word remains, For pride can break what wisdom once sustains. [Verse 2] The frightened conspirators scatter, and Adonijah clings to the altar horns. Solomon spares Adonijah conditionally and sends him home. David charges Solomon to be strong and keep the law of Moses. David dies after forty years of rule, and Solomon sits upon the throne. [Bridge] Solomon interprets the request as another claim to the kingdom. Benaiah executes Adonijah, and Abiathar is removed from the priesthood. Joab is killed at the altar, and Benaiah and Zadok receive his offices. Shimei violates his confinement, is executed, and the kingdom is established. [Final Chorus] Solomon Sat upon the Throne, every crown is weighed, Thrones are raised and royal vows are made. A kingdom stands only where the word remains, For pride can break what wisdom must sustain. [Outro] The crown passed on, the record kept the cost. No throne could hold what disobedience lost.