1 Kings 1:51

And it was told Solomon,.... By some of his courtiers:

saying, behold, Adonijah feareth King Solomon; lest he should take away his life:

for, lo, he hath caught hold on the horns of the altar;…

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…

Let king Solomon swear unto me to day The word translated to daysignifies rather -first of all," i.e. before I will venture to come away from my place of safety. The same word is found twice in the…