Charles Ellicott Commentary 1 Kings 1:25

"For he is gone down this day, and hath slain oxen and fatlings and sheep in abundance, and hath called all the king`s sons, and the captains of the host, and Abiathar the priest; and, behold, they are eating and drinking before him, and say, [Long] live king Adonijah." — 1 Kings 1:25 (ASV)

God save king Adonijah. —Literally (as in 1 Samuel 10:24, 2 Samuel 16:16, and other passages). May the king live; like the Let the king live for ever from 1 Kings 1:31, Nehemiah 2:3, Daniel 2:4, Daniel 3:9, and other passages.