Bible Strands
1 Kings 1:10
But he did not invite Nathan the prophet, Benaiah, the mighty men, or his brother Solomon.
Berean Standard Bible
Follow its threads on the canvas →
Study note
Setting — The narrative reports Adonijah’s actions immediately after he hosts a banquet at En-rogel and invites his brothers and Judah’s royal servants.
The words — The text lists `ha-gibborim` (the mighty men), a term for David’s elite military retainers, alongside Nathan and Benaiah.
The thread — The refusal of Nathan, Benaiah, and the mighty men to join Adonijah is recorded in 1 Kings 1:8. Solomon’s identity as Bathsheba’s son is established in 2 Samuel 12:24.
Why it lands — The text states that Adonijah deliberately excluded key advisors and his designated heir, revealing a political fracture that requires immediate intervention.
Drafted by a language model from the text, its original words and its cross-references, then checked against them. It can still be wrong: open the verse in the app to report it.
The Hebrew words
King James Version
But Nathan the prophet, and Benaiah, and the mighty men, and Solomon his brother, he called not.
Cross-references
- 2 Samuel 12:24 Then David comforted his wife Bathsheba, and he went to her and lay with her. So she gave birth to a son, and they named him Solomon. Now the LORD loved the child
- 2 Samuel 12:1 Then the LORD sent Nathan to David, and when he arrived, he said, “There were two men in a certain city, one rich and the other poor.
- 1 Kings 1:8 But Zadok the priest, Benaiah son of Jehoiada, Nathan the prophet, Shimei, Rei, and David’s mighty men would not join Adonijah.
- 1 Kings 1:19 And he has sacrificed an abundance of oxen, fattened calves, and sheep, and has invited all the other sons of the king, as well as Abiathar the priest and Joab the commander of the army. But he has not invited your servant Solomon.