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His father, David, had never warned him when he did something wrong. He never asked Adonijah, ‘Why are you doing that?’ Adonijah was also very handsome. He was born after Absalom as David's next son.[a] Adonijah spoke with Zeruiah's son Joab and with Abiathar, the priest. They said that they would help Adonijah.

But these people did not join Adonijah's group:

Zadok the priest,

Jehoiada's son Benaiah,

Nathan the prophet,

Shimei and Rei.

David's own special soldiers did not join Adonijah either.

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Footnotes

  1. 1:6 Absalom and Adonijah had different mothers.