1 Kings 1:43

And Jonathan answered Adonijah: “By no means. For our lord king David has appointed Solomon as king.

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In The King James Version

And Jonathan answered and said to Adonijah, Verily our lord king David hath made Solomon king.

In Context

42While he was still speaking, Jonathan, the son of Abiathar the priest, arrived. And Adonijah said to him, “Enter, for you are a valiant man, and you report good news.”

44And he has sent with him Zadok, the priest, and Nathan, the prophet, and Benaiah, the son of Jehoiada, and the Cherethites and Pelethites. And they have placed him on the mule of the king.

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Matthew Henry on 1 Kings 1:42-53

Solomon Proclaimed. ( b. c. 1015.) 41 And Adonijah and all the guests that were with him heard it as they had made an end of eating. And when Joab heard the sound of the trumpet, he said, Wherefore is this noise of the city being in an uproar? 42 And while he yet spake, behold, Jonathan the son of Abiathar the priest came: and Adonijah said unto him, Come in; for thou art a valiant man, and bringest good tidings. 43 And Jonathan answered and said to Adonijah, Verily our lord king David hath made Solomon king. 44… Read the whole commentary →

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