1 Kings 1:25
For he is gone down this day, and hath slain oxen and fat cattle 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 eat and drink before him, and say, God save king Adonijah.
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Gill's Exposition
For he is gone down this day,.... From Jerusalem, which lay high, to the stone of Zoheleth, in Enrogel, which lay in the valley, Kg1 1:9;
and hath slain oxen, and fat cattle, and sheep in abundance;…
We have here the effectual endeavours that were used by Nathan and Bathsheba to obtain from David a ratification of Solomon's succession, for the crushing of Adonijah's usurpation. 1. David himself…
Academic commentary, 1882–1921
Cambridge Bible
For he is gone down The site of the fountain, near which Adonijah's banquet was made, was in the valley below Jerusalem.
God save king Adonijah The Heb. is -Let king Adonijah live" i.e. live long and…
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