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1 Kings 1:7-9
Contemporary English Version
1 Kings 1:7-9
Contemporary English Version
7 Adonijah met with Joab the son of Zeruiah and Abiathar the priest and asked them if they would help him become king. Both of them agreed to help. 8 But Zadok the priest, Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, Nathan the prophet, Shimei, Rei,[a] and David's bodyguards all refused.
9 Adonijah invited his brothers and David's officials from Judah to go with him to Crawling Rock[b] near Rogel Spring, where he sacrificed some sheep, cattle, and fat calves.[c]
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