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41 Now Adonijah and all the guests who were with him heard it as they finished eating. When Joab heard the trumpet sound, he said, “[a]Why is the city in such an uproar?” 42 While he was still speaking, behold, Jonathan the son of Abiathar the priest arrived. And Adonijah said, “Come in, for you are a valiant and trustworthy man and you bring good news.”(A) 43 But Jonathan replied to Adonijah, “No, on the contrary, our lord King David has made Solomon king!

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Kings 1:41 Gihon was nearby, but because of the topography it was not visible.

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