So all the guests who were with Adonijah were afraid, and arose, and each one went his way.
Parallel translations
- WEB All the guests of Adonijah were afraid, and rose up, and each man went his way.
- KJV And all the guests that were with Adonijah were afraid, and rose up, and went every man his way.
- BSB At this, all the guests of Adonijah arose in terror and scattered.
- NASB Then all the guests of Adonijah trembled and got up, and each went on his way.
- NLT Then all of Adonijah’s guests jumped up in panic from the banquet table and quickly scattered.
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Quick answer
Adonijah's guests, gripped by fear, scatter and abandon him. His coalition collapses at once.
Overview
Hearing that Solomon reigns, Adonijah's supporters flee in alarm, deserting their would-be king. Their swift departure shows how quickly a self-made movement crumbles when God's purpose prevails. Adonijah is left exposed, his bid for power undone.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 3
- Dan 5:4–6They drank wine, and praised the gods of gold, and of silver, of brass, of iron, of wood, and of stone.
- Isa 21:4–5My heart flutters. Horror has frightened me. The twilight that I desired has been turned into trembling for me.
- Prov 28:1The wicked flee when no one pursues; but the righteous are as bold as a lion.
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