Adonijah’s feast was probably of a sacrificial character, intended to inaugurate him as king. Compare the “sacrifices” of Absalom ([Reference 2 Sam…

The stone of Zoheleth.—The meaning is uncertain. The derivation seems to be from a root, meaning to “crawl,” or “steal on.” Some i…

And Adonijah slew sheep and oxen and fat cattle
To make a feast of for those that were of his party, which was numer…

Indulgent parents are often chastised by disobedient children, who are anxious to possess their estates. No worldly wisdom, nor experience, nor sac…