1 Kings 1:5
And Adonias the son of Aggith exalted himself, saying, I will be king; and he + 1:5 Gr. made.prepared for himself chariots and horses, and fifty men to run before him.
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Exodus 9:17Dost thou then yet exert thyself to hinder my people, so as not to let them go?
Judges 9:2Speak, I pray you, in the ears of all the men of Sychem, saying, Which is better for you, that seventy men, even all the sons of Jerobaal, should reign over you, or that one man should reign over you? and remember that I am your bone and your flesh.
2 Samuel 15:1And it came to pass after this that Abessalom + 15:1 Gr. made.prepared for himself chariots and horses, and fifty men to run before him.
1 Kings 2:13And Adonias the son of Aggith came in to Bersabee the mother of Solomon, and did obeisance to her: and she said, + 2:13 Gr. Is thine entrance peace?Dost thou enter peaceably? and he said, Peaceably:
1 Chronicles 3:2The third, Abessalom, the son of Mocha the daughter of Tholmai king of Gedsur; the fourth, Adonia the son of Aggith.
1 Chronicles 28:5And of all my sons, (for the Lord has given me many sons,) he has chosen Solomon my son, to set him on the throne of the kingdom of the Lord over Israel.
Matthew Henry on 1 Kings 1:2-5
First Kings Many histories are books of kings and their reigns, to which the affairs of their kingdoms are reduced; this is a piece of honour that has commonly been paid to crowned heads. The holy Scripture is the history of the kingdom of God among men, under the several administrations of it; but there the King is one and his name one. The particular history now before us accounts for the affairs of the kingdoms of Judah and Israel, yet with special regard to the kingdom of God among them; for still it is a… Read the whole commentary →