1:8 But Zadok the priest, Benaiah son of Jehoiada, Nathan the prophet, Shimei, Rei, and David’s elite warriors 1 did not ally themselves 2 with Adonijah.
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, 3 as well as all the men of Judah, the king’s servants.
1 tn Or “bodyguard” (Heb “mighty men”).
2 tnHeb “were not.”
3 tc The ancient Greek version omits this appositional phrase.