1 Kings 1:10

10 but he did not invite Nathan the prophet or Benaiah or the special guard or his brother Solomon.

1 Kings 1:10 in Other Translations

10 But Nathan the prophet, and Benaiah, and the mighty men, and Solomon his brother, he called not.

10 but he did not invite Nathan the prophet or Benaiah or the mighty men or Solomon his brother.

10 But he did not invite Nathan the prophet or Benaiah or the king’s bodyguard or his brother Solomon.

10 but he did not invite the prophet Nathan, Benaiah, the bodyguards, or his brother Solomon.

10 but he did not invite Nathan the prophet, Benaiah, the warriors, or his brother Solomon.

1 Kings 1:10 Meaning and Commentary

1 Kings 1:10

But Nathan the prophet, and Benaiah, and the mighty men, and
Solomon his brother, he called not.
] Did not invite them to this feast; not Nathan, who he might know had prophesied of Solomon's succession in the throne, and therefore it could not be thought he would be drawn over to him; nor "Benaiah and the mighty men"; David's bodyguards, over whom this officer was; and still less Solomon, his competitor and rival.

1 Kings 1:10 In-Context

8 But Zadok the priest, Benaiah son of Jehoiada, Nathan the prophet, Shimei and Rei and David’s special guard did not join Adonijah.

9 Adonijah then sacrificed sheep, cattle and fattened calves at the Stone of Zoheleth near En Rogel. He invited all his brothers, the king’s sons, and all the royal officials of Judah,

10 but he did not invite Nathan the prophet or Benaiah or the special guard or his brother Solomon.

11 Then Nathan asked Bathsheba, Solomon’s mother, “Have you not heard that Adonijah, the son of Haggith, has become king, and our lord David knows nothing about it?

12 Now then, let me advise you how you can save your own life and the life of your son Solomon.

Cross References

• 1. ver 26
• 2. S 2 Samuel 12:24