1 Kings 1:5
Context1:5 Now Adonijah, son of David and Haggith, 1 was promoting himself, 2 boasting, 3 “I will be king!” He managed to acquire 4 chariots and horsemen, as well as fifty men to serve as his royal guard. 5
1 Kings 1:25
Context1:25 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 moment 6 they are having a feast 7 in his presence, and they have declared, ‘Long live King Adonijah!’ 8
[1:5] 1 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.
[1:5] 2 tn Heb “lifting himself up.”
[1:5] 4 tn Or “he acquired for himself.”
[1:5] 5 tn Heb “to run ahead of him.”