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But he hasn`t called me, even me your servant, and Zadok the priest, and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, and your servant Solomon.
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A Strategic Omission
Commentator John Gill explains that Nathan's list of uninvited guests was a strategic move. By naming himself (the prophet), Zadok (the priest), Benaiah (the captain of the guard), and Solomon (the heir), Nathan was presenting clear evidence to David. The deliberate exclusion of the king's most loyal inner circle demonstrated Adonijah's rebellious and ill-intentioned plot to seize the throne.
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Reformed Baptist
But me, [even] me thy servant Meaning himself, Nathan the prophet, who was David's servant, his seer, and counsellor…
Presbyterian
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