1 Kings 1:9

And Adonijah slew sheep and oxen and fat cattle by the stone of Zoheleth, which is by Enrogel, and called all his brethren the king’s sons, and all the men of Judah the king’s servants:

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Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
Adonijah	אֲדֹנִיָּ֗הוּ 'a.do.ni.Ya.hu	H138	Adonijah · proper noun, a man's name
slew	וַיִּזְבַּ֣ח vai.yiz.Bach	H2076	to slaughter an animal (usually in sacrifice) · conjunction + verb, qal sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular
sheep	צֹ֤אן tzon	H6629	a collective name for a flock (of sheep or goats) · noun, common both genders singular absolute
oxen	וּבָקָר֙ u.va.Kar	H1241	beef cattle or an animal of the ox family of either gen… · conjunction + noun, common both genders singular absolute
cattle	וּמְרִ֔יא u.me.Ri'	H4806	stall-fed · conjunction + noun, common masculine singular absolute
stone	אֶ֣בֶן 'E.ven	H68	a stone · noun, common feminine singular construct
Zoheleth	הַזֹּחֶ֔לֶת ha.zo.Che.let	H2120	Zocheleth · definite article + proper noun, a place name
by	אֵ֖צֶל 'E.tzel	H681	a side · noun, common both genders singular construct
En-rogel	עֵ֣ין 'ein	H5883	En-Rogel · proper noun, a place name
called	וַיִּקְרָ֗א vai.yik.Ra'	H7121	to call out to (i.e. properly · conjunction + verb, qal sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular
brethren	אֶחָיו֙ 'e.Chav	H251	a brother (used in the widest sense of literal relation… · noun, common masculine plural construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine singular
king’s	הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ ha.Me.lekh	H4428	a king · definite article + noun, common masculine singular absolute
sons	בְּנֵ֣י be.Nei	H1121	a son (as a builder of the family name) · noun, common masculine plural construct
men	אַנְשֵׁ֥י 'an.Shei	H582	a man in general (singly or collectively) · noun, common masculine plural construct
Judah	יְהוּדָ֖ה ye.hu.Dah	H3063	Jehudah (or Judah) · proper noun, a place name
king’s	הַמֶּֽלֶךְ ha.Me.lekh	H4428	a king · definite article + noun, common masculine singular absolute
servants	עַבְדֵ֥י 'av.Dei	H5650	a servant · noun, common masculine plural construct

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Cross-references

2 Samuel 17:17 Now Jonathan and Ahimaaz stayed by En-rogel; for they might not be seen to come into the city: and a wench went and told them; and they went…
Joshua 15:7 And the border went up toward Debir from the valley of Achor, and so northward, looking toward Gilgal, that is before the going up to Adummi…
2 Samuel 13:23-27 And it came to pass after two full years, that Absalom had sheepshearers in Baal-hazor, which is beside Ephraim: and Absalom invited all the…
2 Samuel 15:11-12 And with Absalom went two hundred men out of Jerusalem, that were called; and they went in their simplicity, and they knew not any thing.
Proverbs 15:8 The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination to the LORD: but the prayer of the upright is his delight.

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on 1 Kings 1:5-10

David had much affliction in his children. Amnon and Absalom had both been his grief; the one his first-born, the other his third, Sa2 3:2, Sa2 3:3. His second, whom he had by Abigail, we will suppose he had comfort in; his fourth was Adonijah (Sa2 3:4); he was one of those that were born in Hebron; we have heard nothing of him till now, and here we are told that he was a comely person, and that he was next in age, and (as it proved) next in temper to Absalom, Kg1 1:6. And, further, that in his father's eyes he had been a jewel, but was now a thorn. I. His father had made a fondling of him, Kg1 1:6. He had not displeased him at any time. It is not said that he never displeased his father; it…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 1 Kings 1:9

En-rogel--situated (Jos 15:7-10) east of Jerusalem, in a level place, just below the junction of the valley of Hinnom with that of Jehoshaphat. It is a very deep well, measuring one hundred twenty-five feet in depth; the water is sweet, but not very cold, and it is at times quite full to overflowing. The Orientals are fond of enjoying festive repasts in the open air at places which command the advantage of shade, water, and verdure; and those fetes champetres are not cold collations, but magnificent entertainments, the animals being killed and dressed on the spot. Adonijah's feast at En-rogel was one of this Oriental description, and it was on a large scale (Sa2 3:4-5; Sa2 5:14-16; Ch1 14:1-…

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Adam Clarke on 1 Kings 1:9

Slew sheep and oven - Making a royal feast, in reference to his inauguration. As he had Abiathar the priest with him, no doubt these animals were offered sacrificially, and then the guests fed on the flesh of the victims. He had not only a splendid feast, but a great sacrifice; and he gave by this a popular color to his pretensions, by affecting to receive his authority from God.

John Gill on 1 Kings 1:9

Dictionary and topics

Adonijah — My Lord is Jehovah. (1.) The fourth son of David (2 Sam. 3:4). After the death of his elder brothers, Amnon and Absalom, he became heir-apparent to the throne. But Solomon, a younger brother, was…
David — Beloved, the eighth and youngest son of Jesse, a citizen of Bethlehem. His father seems to have been a man in humble life. His mother’s name is not recorded. Some think she was the Nahash of 2 Sam.…
En-rogel — Fountain of the treaders; i.e., “foot-fountain;” also called the “fullers’ fountain,” because fullers here trod the clothes in water. It has been identified with the “fountain of the virgin” (q.v.),…
Jehoiada — Jehovah-known. (1.) The father of Benaiah, who was one of David’s chief warriors (2 Sam. 8:18; 20:23). (2.) The high priest at the time of Athaliah’s usurpation of the throne of Judah. He married…
Ox — Heb. bakar, “cattle;” “neat cattle”, (Gen. 12:16; 34:28; Job 1:3, 14; 42:12, etc.); not to be muzzled when treading the corn (Deut. 25:4). Referred to by our Lord in his reproof to the Pharisees…
Solomon — Peaceful, (Heb. Shelomoh), David’s second son by Bathsheba, i.e., the first after their legal marriage (2 Sam. 12). He was probably born about B.C. 1035 (1 Chr. 22:5; 29:1). He succeeded his father…
Zoheleth — The serpent-stone, a rocky plateau near the centre of the village of Siloam, and near the fountain of En-rogel, to which the women of the village resort for water (1 Kings 1:5-9). Here Adonijah…
Civil Service · INF — INF
En-Rogel · A rebellious feast at — A rebellious feast at
Entertainments · Given on occasions of: Coronation of Kings — Given on occasions of: Coronation of Kings
Ox, The · Used for: Food

1 Kings 1:9

Word by word — the Hebrew

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on 1 Kings 1:5-10

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 1 Kings 1:9

Adam Clarke on 1 Kings 1:9

John Gill on 1 Kings 1:9

Dictionary and topics

1 Kings 1:9

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on 1 Kings 1:5-10

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 1 Kings 1:9

Adam Clarke on 1 Kings 1:9

John Gill on 1 Kings 1:9

Dictionary and topics

Keil & Delitzsch on 1 Kings 1:5-10

Tyndale Open Study Notes on 1 Kings 1:9

Rashi on 1 Kings 1:9