John Gill Commentary


John Gill Commentary
"but Nathan the prophet, and Benaiah, and the mighty men, and Solomon his brother, he called not." — 1 Kings 1:10 (ASV)
But Nathan the prophet, and Benaiah, and the mighty men, and
Solomon his brother, he called not .
] Did not invite them to this feast; not Nathan, who he might know had prophesied of Solomon's succession in the throne, and therefore it could not be thought he would be drawn over to him; nor "Benaiah and the mighty men"; David's bodyguards, over whom this officer was; and still less Solomon, his competitor and rival.