1 Kings 1:41
And Adonijah and all the guests that were with him heard it as they had made an end of eating. And when Joab heard the sound of the trumpet, he said, Wherefore is this noise of the city being in an uproar?
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Gill's Exposition
And Adonijah and all the guests that were with him,.... Or that were "called" (h); that is, invited to the entertainment he had made:
heard it, as they had made an end of eating; the shouting of the…
We have here,
I. The tidings of Solomon's inauguration brought to Adonijah and his party, in the midst of their jollity: They had made an end of eating, and, it should seem, it was a great while…
Academic commentary, 1882–1921
Cambridge Bible
Alarm and submission of Adonijah (Not in Chronicles)
41. as they had made an end of eating Such a banquet would naturally last a good while; and if we suppose Nathan to have heard of it as the…
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