1 Kings 1:53
“So king Solomon sent, and they brought him down from the altar. And he came and bowed himself to king Solomon: and Solomon said unto him, Go to thine house.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
So King Solomon sent, and they brought down Adonijah from the altar,.... It being built upon an hill, as both that at…
Adam ClarkeMethodist theologian, 1762–1832
Go to thine house - Intimating that he should have no place about the king's person, nor under the government. Adonijah…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–17141 Kings 1:41-53
We have here,
I. The tidings of Solomon's inauguration brought to Adonijah and his party, in the midst of their jollity:…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
and they brought him down from the altar The expression refers perhaps to the steps on which Adonijah must have gone up…
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