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Adonijah killed sheep and oxen and fatlings by the stone of Zoheleth, which is beside En-rogel; and he called all his brothers, the king`s sons, and all the men of Judah, the king`s servants:
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A Rebel's Coronation
Adonijah's feast was not a mere party. Commentators explain it was a public, sacrificial ceremony intended to inaugurate him as king, mirroring Absalom's earlier rebellion. By slaughtering animals and gathering influential people, he was making a bold and defiant claim to the throne while David was still alive.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Adonijah’s feast was probably of a sacrificial character, intended to inaugurate him as king. Compare the “sacrifices” of Absalom ([Reference 2 Sam…
19th Century
Anglican
The stone of Zoheleth.—The meaning is uncertain. The derivation seems to be from a root, meaning to “crawl,” or “steal on.” Some i…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And Adonijah slew sheep and oxen and fat cattle To make a feast of for those that were of his party, which was numer…
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