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But Zadok the priest, Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, Nathan the prophet, Shimei, Rei,[a] and David's bodyguards all refused.

Adonijah invited his brothers and David's officials from Judah to go with him to Crawling Rock[b] near Rogel Spring, where he sacrificed some sheep, cattle, and fat calves.[c] 10 But he did not invite Nathan, Benaiah, David's bodyguards, or his own brother Solomon.

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Footnotes

  1. 1.8 Shimei, Rei: Or “Shimei his advisor.”
  2. 1.9 Crawling Rock: Or “Zoheleth Rock.”
  3. 1.9 sacrificed … calves: This was part of a ceremony where Adonijah was made the new king.

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