1 Reis 1:25

25 Hoje ele foi matar muitos bois, novilhos gordos e ovelhas. Convidou todos os filhos do rei, os comandantes do exército e o sacerdote Abiatar. Agora eles estão comendo e bebendo com ele e celebrando: ‘Viva o rei Adonias!’

1 Reis 1:25 Meaning and Commentary

1 Kings 1:25

For he is gone down this day
From Jerusalem, which lay high, to the stone of Zoheleth, in Enrogel, which lay in the valley, ( 1 Kings 1:9 ) ;

and hath slain oxen, and fat cattle, and sheep in abundance;
not by way of sacrifice, but for a feast, on account of his coming to the kingdom:

and hath called all the king's sons;
invited them to the entertainment:

and the captains of the host;
or army; not only Joab, it seems, the general of it, but the captains of thousands and hundreds under him, being desirous of engaging the militia in his favour, and which was not an impolitic step:

and Abiathar the priest;
to consult with by Urim and Thummim, and to anoint him, and use his interest with the populace for him, who might be supposed a man of influence, being the high priest of the nation:

and, behold, they eat and drink before him;
they were now at it, at this time, they were not only invited, but they accepted the invitation, and came; which is afore than what was before related:

and say, God save King Adonijah;
they proclaimed and saluted him as king, and drank his health, and wished him all prosperity; and so the Targum,

``may King Adonijah prosper!''

1 Reis 1:25 In-Context

23 Assim que informaram ao rei que o profeta Natã havia chegado, ele entrou e prostrou-se com o rosto em terra, diante do rei.

24 E Natã lhe perguntou: “Ó rei, meu senhor, por acaso declaraste que Adonias te sucederia como rei e que ele se assentaria no teu trono?

25 Hoje ele foi matar muitos bois, novilhos gordos e ovelhas. Convidou todos os filhos do rei, os comandantes do exército e o sacerdote Abiatar. Agora eles estão comendo e bebendo com ele e celebrando: ‘Viva o rei Adonias!’

26 Mas ele não convidou a mim, que sou teu servo, nem ao sacerdote Zadoque, nem a Benaia, filho de Joiada, nem a teu servo Salomão.

27 Seria isto algo que o rei, meu senhor, fez sem deixar que os seus conselheiros soubessem quem sucederia ao rei, meu senhor, no trono?”