1 Kings 1:9 meaning and explanation
And Adonijah sacrificed sheep, oxen, and fattened calves near the stone of Zoheleth, which is next to En-rogel. He invited all his royal brothers and all the men of Judah who were servants of the king.
1 Kings 1:9, Berean Standard Bible
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Adonijah, David's fourth son, holds what amounts to a coronation feast while his aged father lies in bed unaware. The sacrifice near the stone of Zoheleth by En-rogel, just outside Jerusalem, was a public claim to kingship, since sacrifice and royal feasting belonged together in ancient Israel.
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