But me, your servant, he did not invite; nor Zadok the priest, nor Benaiah, son of Jehoiada, nor your servant Solomon.
and sent the prophet Nathan to name him Jedidiah, on behalf of the Lord. End of the Ammonite War.
the king said to Nathan the prophet, “Here I am living in a house of cedar, but the ark of God dwells in a tent!”
Zadok, son of Ahitub, and Ahimelech, son of Abiathar, were priests. Shavsha was scribe.
Benaiah, son of Jehoiada, was in command of the Cherethites and the Pelethites; and David’s sons were priests.
but he did not invite Nathan the prophet, or Benaiah, or the warriors, or Solomon his brother. Solomon Proclaimed King.
He has sacrificed bulls, fatlings, and sheep in great numbers; he has invited all the king’s sons, Abiathar the priest, and Joab, the commander of the army, but not your servant Solomon.
If this was done by order of my lord the king, you did not tell me, your servant, who is to sit upon the throne of my lord the king after him.”
However, Zadok the priest, Benaiah, son of Jehoiada, Nathan the prophet, Shimei and Rei, and David’s warriors did not support Adonijah.
The king appointed Benaiah, son of Jehoiada, over the army in his place; Zadok the priest the king put in place of Abiathar.