1 Kings 1:5-10
New English Translation
5 Now Adonijah, son of David and Haggith,[a] was promoting himself,[b] boasting,[c] “I will be king!” He managed to acquire[d] chariots and horsemen, as well as fifty men to serve as his royal guard.[e] 6 (Now his father had never corrected[f] him[g] by saying, “Why do you do such things?” He was also very handsome and had been born right after Absalom.[h]) 7 He collaborated[i] with Joab son of Zeruiah and with Abiathar the priest, and they supported[j] him.[k] 8 But Zadok the priest, Benaiah son of Jehoiada, Nathan the prophet, Shimei, Rei, and David’s elite warriors[l] did not ally themselves[m] with Adonijah. 9 Adonijah sacrificed sheep, cattle, and fattened steers at the Stone of Zoheleth near En Rogel. He invited all his brothers, the king’s sons,[n] as well as all the men of Judah, the king’s servants. 10 But he did not invite Nathan the prophet, Benaiah, the elite warriors,[o] or his brother Solomon.
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- 1 Kings 1:5 tn Heb “son of Haggith,” but since this formula usually designates the father (who in this case was David), the translation specifies that David was Adonijah’s father.sn Haggith was one of David’s wives (2 Sam 3:4; 2 Chr 3:2).
- 1 Kings 1:5 tn Heb “lifting himself up.”
- 1 Kings 1:5 tn Heb “saying.”
- 1 Kings 1:5 tn Or “he acquired for himself.”
- 1 Kings 1:5 tn Heb “to run ahead of him.”
- 1 Kings 1:6 tn Or “disciplined.”
- 1 Kings 1:6 tn Heb “did not correct him from his days.” The phrase “from his days” means “from his earliest days,” or “ever in his life.” See GKC 382 §119.w, n. 2.
- 1 Kings 1:6 tn Heb “and she gave birth to him after Absalom.” This does not imply they had the same mother; Absalom’s mother was Maacah, not Haggith (2 Sam 3:4).
- 1 Kings 1:7 tn Heb “his words were.”
- 1 Kings 1:7 tn Heb “helped after” (i.e., stood by).
- 1 Kings 1:7 tn Heb “Adonijah.” The proper name has been replaced by the pronoun (“him”) in the translation for stylistic reasons.
- 1 Kings 1:8 tn Or “bodyguard” (Heb “mighty men”).
- 1 Kings 1:8 tn Heb “were not.”
- 1 Kings 1:9 tc The ancient Greek version omits this appositional phrase.
- 1 Kings 1:10 tn Or “bodyguard” (Heb “mighty men”).
1 Kings 1:5-10
Amplified Bible
5 Then Adonijah the son of [David’s wife] Haggith exalted himself, saying, “I [the eldest living son] will be king.” So [following Absalom’s example] he prepared for himself chariots and horsemen, and fifty men to run before him.(A) 6 His father [David] had [a]never rebuked him at any time by asking, “Why have you done this?” Adonijah was also a very handsome man, and he was born after Absalom. 7 He had conferred with [b]Joab the son of Zeruiah [David’s half sister] and with Abiathar the priest; and they followed Adonijah and helped him. 8 But Zadok the priest, Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, Nathan the prophet, Shimei, Rei, and David’s [c]most formidable warriors did not side with Adonijah [in his desire to become king].
9 Adonijah sacrificed sheep and oxen and fattened steers by the Stone of Zoheleth, which is beside [the well] En-rogel; and he invited all his brothers, the king’s sons, and all the men of Judah, the king’s servants [to this feast].(B) 10 But he did not invite Nathan the prophet, Benaiah, the most formidable warriors, or his brother Solomon.
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- 1 Kings 1:6 David’s failure to discipline his sons always resulted in tragedy.
- 1 Kings 1:7 The commander of Israel’s army.
- 1 Kings 1:8 Lit mighty men and so throughout the chapter.
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