And the king hath sent with him Zadok the priest, and Nathan the prophet, and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, and the Cherethites, and the Pelethites, and they have caused him to ride upon the king’s mule:
A man stuffing himself at table while his rival is crowned, there is the picture of the godless everywhere. They gorge and grow confident while their house burns; the old world ate and drank secure until judgment fell. Adonijah's long feast shows how little he feared what was coming, yet fear should have gripped him the moment the trumpet sounded.
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Commenting on 1 Kings 1:41-53
And the king hath sent with him,.... To the fountain of Gihon: Zadok the priest, and Nathan the prophet, and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, and the Cherethites, and the Pelethites; over whom the latter was captain: and they have caused him to ride upon the king's mule; by his order and direction.
Jonathan's reply carries certainty masked as hesitation, the Hebrew word itself shapes the assurance. Each repetition of 'and also' climbs higher: the anointing, the throne ascended, the city rejoicing, David himself worshipping. The structure presses toward absolute truth, and David's act of worship echoes Jacob's own blessing of his heir.
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Commenting on 1 Kings 1:43-48