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1 Kings 1:9-11
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9 Adonijah sacrificed sheep, cattle, and fattened steers at the Stone of Zoheleth near En Rogel. He invited all his brothers, the king’s sons,[a] 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,[b] or his brother Solomon.

11 Nathan said to Bathsheba, Solomon’s mother, “Has it been reported to you[c] that Haggith’s son Adonijah has become king behind our master David’s back?[d]

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Kings 1:9 tc The ancient Greek version omits this appositional phrase.
  2. 1 Kings 1:10 tn Or “bodyguard” (Heb “mighty men”).
  3. 1 Kings 1:11 tn Heb “Have you not heard?”
  4. 1 Kings 1:11 tn Heb “and our master David does not know.”
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