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1 Kings 1

1 Kings 1:44

Adonijah Learns of Solomon’s Kingship · 1 Kings 1:41–53
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Translations

Modern
And with Solomon, the king has sent Zadok the priest, Nathan the prophet, and Benaiah son of Jehoiada, along with the Cherethites and Pelethites, and they have set him on the king’s mule.
Traditional
And the king hath sent with him Zadok the priest, and Nathan the prophet, and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, and the Cherethites, and the Pelethites, and they have caused him to ride upon the king’s mule:
Literal
And the king has sent with him Zadok the priest, and Nathan the prophet, and Benaiah son of Jehoiada, and the Cherethites, and the Pelethites, and they had him ride on the mule of the king.
Latin
…misitque cum eo Sadoc sacerdotem, et Nathan prophetam, et Banaiam filium Jojadæ, et Cerethi, et Phelethi, et imposuerunt eum super mulam regis.

Original

Hebrew
English
And with Solomon, the king has sent Zadok the priest, Nathan the prophet, and Benaiah son of Jehoiada, along with the Cherethites and Pelethites, and they have set him on the king’s mule.

Notes

1 Kings 1:42–49

Solomon was proclaimed king and the people welcomed him with joy. Adonijah and his followers panicked. They ran away, and their attempt to make Adonijah king failed.

1 Kings 1:1–2:12

The book of 1 Kings begins with the Lord's promise to David (see 2 Samuel 7:11–16). Solomon was the rightful and God-chosen heir to what God gave his father David. The problems during Solomon's rise to power suggested there would be more troubles later in his reign and between Israel and Judah in the future(1 Kings 1:1–2:46; 11:12–43).

People

Benaiah: Son of Jehoiada, a mighty warrior and loyal supporter of David and Solomon Cherethites: Member of Philistine tribe serving as royal guard Jehoiada: Father of one of David's warriors, Benaiah Nathan: Prophet during the reigns of David and Solomon Pelethites: Elite military unit loyal to King David Zadok: High priest during the reigns of David and Solomon

Glossary

Adonijah Bathsheba Gihon, Spring of Kings, Books of First and Second Nathan Pelethites Solomon (Person)

Topics

Cherethites: A Philistine Tribe, Which Adhered to David, and with the Pelethites Formed his Bodyguard Jonathan: Son of Abiathar: Informs Adonijah of Solomon's Succession to David Nathan: A Prophet in the Time of David: Assists in Anointing Solomon to be King Solomon: Succeeds David to the Throne of Israel Zadok: The High Priest During the Time of David's Reign: Summoned by David to Anoint Solomon to be King