⁷ Adonijah conferred with Joab^(A) son of Zeruiah and with Abiathar^(B) the priest, and they gave him their support. ⁸ But Zadok^(C) the priest, Benaiah^(D) son of Jehoiada, Nathan^(E) the prophet, Shimei^(F) and Rei and David’s special guard^(G) did not join Adonijah.

⁹ Adonijah then sacrificed sheep, cattle and fattened calves at the Stone of Zoheleth near En Rogel.^(H) He invited all his brothers, the king’s sons,^(I) and all the royal officials of Judah,

²⁵ Today he has gone down and sacrificed great numbers of cattle, fattened calves, and sheep. He has invited all the king’s sons, the commanders of the army and Abiathar the priest. Right now they are eating and drinking with him and saying, ‘Long live King Adonijah!’