All the guests of Adonijah were afraid, and rose up, and each man went his way.
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All the guests of Adonijah were afraid, and rose up, and each man went his way.
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And all the guests that were with Adonijah were afraid, and rose up, and went every man his way.
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And all the guests of Adonijah were afraid, and rose up, and went every man his way.
Cross-references (3)
Passages linked to 1 Kings 1:49 in the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, ordered by reader-vote popularity; verse text shown in World English Bible.
- Proverbs 28:1 The wicked flee when no one pursues; but the righteous are as bold as a lion.
- Isaiah 21:4-5 My heart flutters. Horror has frightened me. The twilight that I desired has been turned into trembling for me. They prepare the table. They set the watch. They eat. They drink. Rise up, you princes, oil the shield!
- Daniel 5:4-6 They drank wine, and praised the gods of gold, and of silver, of bronze, of iron, of wood, and of stone. In the same hour, the fingers of a man’s hand came out and wrote near the lamp stand on the plaster of the wall of the king’s palace. The king saw the part of the hand that wrote. Then the king’s face was changed in him, and his thoughts troubled him; and the joints of his thighs were loosened, and his knees struck one against another.
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John Trapp 1656 · Public Domain 1Ki 1:49 And all the guests that [were] with…
1Ki 1:49 And all the guests that [were] with Adonijah were afraid, and rose up, and went every man his way.
Ver. 49. And all the guests.] Who had now nothing so good cheer as Solomon’s guests, praise at parting; those that erewhile fed without fear, are now in great horror, the traitor’s raced.
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Were afraid, and rose up, and went, &c.] Here is τροπος και τοπος, quo loco et quomodo diffugerint, how and whither they slunk away.
John Trapp, A Commentary or Exposition upon All the Books of the Old and New Testament (1647–1656) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.
Matthew Poole 1685 · Public Domain i.e. The way to his own house, lest they…
i.e. The way to his own house, lest they should be discovered and taken.
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John Gill 1763 · Public Domain And all the guests that were with Adonijah were…
And all the guests that were with Adonijah were afraid,.... Though many of them were military men, the general of the army, and the captains thereof, Kg1 1:19; yet they were struck with a panic, their courage failed them, they had no spirit left in them, their hearts became as weak as water; had they exerted themselves according to their character, betaken themselves to arms, and put themselves at the head of their troops in favour of Adonijah, it would have given Solomon and his friends a great deal of trouble; no doubt this panic was of God:
and rose up, and went every man his way; or to his house, as the Arabic version; on hearing what Jonathan reported, they immediately rose up from table in great haste, and made the best of their way to their houses, that it might not be known that they had been with Adonijah.
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Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary 1859 · Public Domain Afraid. As they had offended both David and Solomon,…
Afraid. As they had offended both David and Solomon, and had rendered themselves suspected of high treason.
George Leo Haydock (1774–1849), Haydock's Catholic Family Bible and Commentary, 1859 edition — public domain. Excludes Psalms (Douay-Rheims chapter numbering differs from Protestant) and Deuterocanonical books (Catholic canon only).
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers 1878 · Public Domain (49) And all the guests.—Nothing is more striking than…
(49) And all the guests.—Nothing is more striking than the sudden and humiliating collapse of the attempt of Adonijah, strongly supported as it was by Joab and Abiathar, in contrast with the formidable character of the rebellion of Absalom. This is another indication that the royal power had been greatly consolidated during the last peaceful years of David’s reign. Perhaps, moreover, the usurpation of Adonijah, not being viewed as a rebellion against David, but only a presumption on his favour, was accordingly crushed at once by the expression of his will. It is strange that of all the conspirators Adonijah alone seems to have feared punishment at this time; his accomplices, the other conspirators, are apparently allowed to disperse in safety, and their rebellion is ignored.
A Bible Commentary for English Readers, edited by Charles John Ellicott (1878–1897) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.
The Pulpit Commentary 1880 · Public Domain And all the guests Hebrews called, LXX klhtoi that…
And all the guests Hebrews called, LXX klhtoi that were with Heb. to Adonijah were afraid Heb. trembled and rose up LXX omits and went every man his way. This fear and flight betray a consciousness of guilt. They cannot have believed in the right of primogeniture.
The Pulpit Commentary (1880–1919), ed. H.D.M. Spence-Jones & Joseph S. Exell — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.
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Adonijah becomes terrified of King Solomon.
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They stood up
Another possible meaning is "They began to act quickly" (See: Idiom)
Adonijah ... took hold of the horns of the altar
The "horns of the altar" symbolized the strength and protection of Yahweh, but because Adonijah literally went into the area of the physical tent to take literal hold of the physical horns, you should translate this literally.
Adonijah ... rose up, went
Another possible meaning is "Adonijah ... quickly went" (See: Idiom)
is afraid of King Solomon
The servants speak to King Solomon as if they were speaking of someone else to show that they respected King Solomon. AT: "is afraid of you, King Solomon" (See: Pronouns)
he will not kill his servant
Adonijah speaks of himself as if he were speaking of another person so people will think that he respects King Solomon. AT: "he will not kill me" (See: Pronouns)
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