The king also said unto them, Take with you the servants of your lord, and cause Solomon my son to ride upon mine own mule, and bring him down to Gihon:
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Gill's Exposition
And the king said unto them, take ye the servants of your lord,.... Meaning his own servants, his bodyguards, the Cherethites and Pelethites, as appears from Kg1 1:38; the Jews (a) from hence gather,…
Barnes' Notes
Mules and horses seem to have been first employed by the Israelites in the reign of David, and the use of the former was at first confined to great personages 2Sa 13:29; 2Sa 18:9. The rabbis tell us…
Adam Clarke
Take with you the servants of your lord - By these we may understand the kings guards, the guards of the city, the Cherethites and Pelethites, who were under the command of Benaiah; and in short, all…
We have here the effectual care David took both to secure Solomon's right and to preserve the public peace, by crushing Adonijah's project in the bud. Observe,
I. The express orders he gave for the…
Cambridge Bible
Take with you the servants of your lord Judging from a similar order given by David (2Sa 20:6-7) these words imply a considerable body of armed men. For there it is said that the servants comprised…
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