1 Kings 1:8

1:8 But Zadok the priest, Benaiah son of Jehoiada, Nathan the prophet, Shimei, Rei, and David’s elite warriors¹ did not ally themselves² with Adonijah.

1 Kings 1:24

1:24 Nathan said, “My master, O king, did you announce, ‘Adonijah will be king after me; he will sit on my throne’?

1 Kings 1:42

1:42 As he was still speaking, Jonathan³ son of Abiathar the priest arrived. Adonijah said, “Come in, for⁴ an important man like you must be bringing good news.”⁵

1 Kings 2:13

2:13 Haggith’s son Adonijah visited Bathsheba, Solomon’s mother. She asked, “Do you come in peace?” He answered, “Yes.”⁶

1 Kings 2:23

2:23 King Solomon then swore an oath by the Lord, “May God judge me severely,⁷ if Adonijah does not pay for this request with his life!⁸

1 Kings 1:9

1:9 Adonijah sacrificed sheep, cattle, and fattened steers at the Stone of Zoheleth near En Rogel. He invited all his brothers, the king’s sons,⁹ as well as all the men of Judah, the king’s servants.

1 Kings 1:11

1:11 Nathan said to Bathsheba, Solomon’s mother, “Has it been reported to you¹⁰ that Haggith’s son Adonijah has become king behind our master David’s back?¹¹

1 Kings 1:13

1:13 Visit¹² King David and say to him, ‘My master, O king, did you not solemnly promise¹³ your servant, “Surely your son Solomon will be king after me; he will sit on my throne”? So why has Adonijah become king?’

1 Kings 1:25

1:25 For today he has gone down and sacrificed many cattle, steers, and sheep and has invited all the king’s sons, the army commanders, and Abiathar the priest. At this moment¹⁴ they are having a feast¹⁵ in his presence, and they have declared, ‘Long live King Adonijah!’¹⁶

1 Kings 1:41

1:41 Now Adonijah and all his guests heard the commotion just as they had finished eating.¹⁷ When Joab heard the sound of the trumpet, he asked, “Why is there such a noisy commotion in the city?”¹⁸

1 Kings 1:51

1:51 Solomon was told, “Look, Adonijah fears you;¹⁹ see, he has taken hold of the horns of the altar, saying, ‘May King Solomon solemnly promise²⁰ me today that he will not kill his servant with the sword.’”

1 Kings 2:19

2:19 So Bathsheba visited King Solomon to speak to him on Adonijah’s behalf. The king got up to greet²¹ her, bowed to her, and then sat on his throne. He ordered a throne to be brought for the king’s mother,²² and she sat at his right hand.

1 Kings 2:24

2:24 Now, as certainly as the Lord lives (he who made me secure, allowed me to sit on my father David’s throne, and established a dynasty²³ for me as he promised), Adonijah will be executed today!”

¹tn Or “bodyguard” (Heb “mighty men”).

²tn Heb “were not.”

³tn The Hebrew text has “look” at this point. The particle הִנֵּה (hinneh), “look draws attention to Jonathan’s arrival and invites the audience to view the scene through the eyes of the participants.

⁴tn Or “surely.”

⁵tn Heb “you are a man of strength [or “ability”] and you bring a message [that is] good.” Another option is to understand the phrase אִישׁ חַיִל (’ish khayil) in the sense of “a worthy man,” that is “loyal.” See also 1 Kgs 1:52 and HALOT 311 s.v. חַיִל.

⁵tn Heb “[in] peace.”

⁷tn Heb “So may God do to me, and so may he add.”

⁸tn Heb “if with his life Adonijah has not spoken this word.”

⁹tc The ancient Greek version omits this appositional phrase.

¹¹tn Heb “Have you not heard?”

¹²tn Heb “and our master David does not know.”

¹³tn Heb “come, go to.” The imperative of הָלַךְ (halakh) is here used as an introductory interjection. See BDB 234 s.v. חָלַךְ.

¹⁴tn Or “swear an oath to.”

¹⁵tn Heb “look.”

¹⁶tn Heb “eating and drinking.”

¹⁷tn Heb “let the king, Adonijah, live!”

¹⁷tn Heb “And Adonijah and all the guests who were with him heard, now they had finished eating.”

¹⁸tn Heb “Why is the city’s sound noisy?”

¹⁹tn Heb “King Solomon.” The name and title have been replaced by the pronoun (“you”) in the translation for stylistic reasons.

²⁰tn Or “swear an oath to.”

²¹tn Or “meet.”

²²tn Heb “he set up a throne for the mother of the king.”

²³tn Heb “house.”