John Gill's Exposition on 1 Kings 1:8

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Exposition of the Old and New Testament
John Gill (1697–1771) · 18th-century historical commentary
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But Zadok the priest, etc.] Who bid fair to be the high priest on Solomon’s coming to the throne as he was: and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada; who was near David’s person, and over his bodyguards, the Cherethites and Pelethites: and Nathan the prophet; a very great intimate of David’s, and his seer, whom he consulted on all occasions: and Shimei; who, according to Abarbinel, was Shimei the son of Gera, who had cursed David, and was afraid of entering into the conspiracy, lest he should be involved in trouble again: though some think this may be that Shimei, one of Solomon’s twelve officers, as after constituted, (<110418>1 Kings 4:18); and Rei; whom the same writer takes to be Hushai the Archite, David’s friend: and the mighty men which [belonged] to David; that were about his person, his guards, the Cherethites and Pelethites: were not with Adonijah; they did not join him, and indeed were not invited by him.

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