For he has gone down this day and has sacrificed oxen, fattened cattle, and sheep in abundance, and has invited all the king’s sons, the commanders of the army, and Abiathar the priest. And behold, they are eating and drinking before him, and saying, ‘Long live King Adonijah!’
Nathan knew God's mind in this matter and could not sit idle while the throne meant for Solomon was usurped. Prophets were deeply involved in such affairs because they understood the will of Heaven, not mere human preference or palace intrigue.
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Commenting on 1 Kings 1:11-31
For he is gone down this day,.... From Jerusalem, which lay high, to the stone of Zoheleth, in Enrogel, which lay in the valley, Kg1 1:9; and hath slain oxen, and fat cattle, and sheep in abundance; not by way of sacrifice, but for a feast, on account of his coming to the kingdom: and hath called all the king's sons; invited them to the...
Adonijah was the oldest son alive, blessed with manners and looks that won the court's favor; but his father's silence in seeing him flaunt the trappings of an heir-presumptive was read as consent. That fatal quiet emboldened him.
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Commenting on 1 Kings 1:5-31