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What does 1 Kings 1:21 mean?

'If you don't do something, when you die, my son Solomon and I will be treated like criminals.' 1 Kings 1:21 - Modern Text Bible

(Bathsheba warns that if Adonijah becomes king, she and Solomon will be in danger, likely killed as threats to his rule.)