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But Zadok the priest, Benaiah son of Jehoiada, Nathan the prophet, Shimei, Rei, and David’s elite warriors[a] did not ally themselves[b] with Adonijah. Adonijah sacrificed sheep, cattle, and fattened steers at the Stone of Zoheleth near En Rogel. He invited all his brothers, the king’s sons,[c] as well as all the men of Judah, the king’s servants. 10 But he did not invite Nathan the prophet, Benaiah, the elite warriors,[d] or his brother Solomon.

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  1. 1 Kings 1:8 tn Or “bodyguard” (Heb “mighty men”).
  2. 1 Kings 1:8 tn Heb “were not.”
  3. 1 Kings 1:9 tc The ancient Greek version omits this appositional phrase.
  4. 1 Kings 1:10 tn Or “bodyguard” (Heb “mighty men”).