But he has not invited me—me your servant—nor Zadok the priest, nor Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, nor your servant Solomon.
Parallel translations
- WEB But he hasn’t called me, even me your servant, Zadok the priest, Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, and your servant Solomon.
- KJV But me, even me thy servant, and Zadok the priest, and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, and thy servant Solomon, hath he not called.
- BSB But me your servant he did not invite, nor Zadok the priest, nor Benaiah son of Jehoiada, nor your servant Solomon.
- NASB But me, even me your servant, Zadok the priest, Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, and your servant Solomon, he has not invited.
- NLT But he did not invite me or Zadok the priest or Benaiah or your servant Solomon.
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Quick answer
Nathan notes that he, Zadok, Benaiah, and Solomon were not invited. The exclusion of the faithful exposes the partisan nature of Adonijah's bid.
Overview
By listing those Adonijah deliberately left out, Nathan shows that the loyal servants and the true heir were treated as enemies. The omission of Solomon especially reveals the threat. Nathan's report aligns the faithful party with the king's interest and against the usurper.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 6
- 1 Kgs 1:8But Zadok the priest, Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, Nathan the prophet, Shimei, Rei, and the mighty men who belonged to David, were not with Adonijah.
- 1 Kgs 1:10but he didn’t call Nathan the prophet, and Benaiah, and the mighty men, and Solomon his brother.
- 2 Sam 12:25and he sent by the hand of Nathan the prophet, and he named him Jedidiah, for Yahweh’s sake.
- 2 Sam 7:2the king said to Nathan the prophet, “See now, I dwell in a house of cedar, but God’s ark dwells within curtains.”
- 1 Kgs 1:19He has slain cattle and fatlings and sheep in abundance, and has called all the sons of the king, Abiathar the priest, and Joab the captain of the army; but he hasn’t called Solomon your servant.
- 2 Sam 7:12–17When your days are fulfilled, and you sleep with your fathers, I will set up your offspring after you, who will proceed out of your body, and I will establish his kingdom.
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Solomon's glory, wisdom, and temple where God's presence dwells are a shadow of the greater Son of David — 'one greater than Solomon is here' — and of the true Temple, Christ himself.
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