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1 Kings 1:9

AdonijahJudahEn-rogelSerpent's Stone

7 So Adonijah conferred with Joab son of Zeruiah and with Abiathar the priest, who supported him.

8 But Zadok the priest, Benaiah son of Jehoiada, Nathan the prophet, Shimei, Rei, and David’s mighty men would not join Adonijah.

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.

10 But he did not invite Nathan the prophet, Benaiah, the mighty men, or his brother Solomon.

11 Then Nathan said to Bathsheba the mother of Solomon, “Have you not heard that Adonijah son of Haggith has become king, and our lord David does not know it?

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BSB
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.
KJV
And Adonijah slew sheep and oxen and fat cattle by the stone of Zoheleth, which is by En-rogel, and called all his brethren the king’s sons, and all the men of Judah the king’s servants:
WEB
Adonijah killed sheep, cattle, and fatlings by the stone of Zoheleth, which is beside En Rogel; and he called all his brothers, the king’s sons, and all the men of Judah, the king’s servants;
ASV
And Adonijah slew sheep and oxen and fatlings by the stone of Zoheleth, which is beside En-rogel; and he called all his brethren, the king`s sons, and all the men of Judah, the king`s servants:
DARBY
And Adonijah sacrificed sheep and oxen and fatted cattle by the stone of Zoheleth, which is by En-rogel, and invited all his brethren, the king's sons, and all the men of Judah, the king's servants;
BLB
And Adonijah sacrificed sheep and oxen and fattened cattle by the stone of Zoheleth, which [is] by En-rogel. And he called all his brothers the sons of the king, and all the men of Judah the servants of the king.
ÅB
Adonja slaktet sauer og okser og gjøkalver ved Sohelet-steinen, som er ved En-Rogel, og han innbød alle sine brødre, kongens sønner, og alle Judas menn som var i kongens tjeneste.
OTB
Og Adonja ofret sauer og okser og gjøddfe ved steinen Sohelet, som er ved En-Rogel. Han inviterte alle sine brødre, kongens sønner, og alle Judas menn som var kongens tjenere.
B1930
Adonja slaktet får og okser og gjøkalver ved Sohelet-stenen, som er ved En-Rogel, og han innbød alle sine brødre, kongens sønner, og alle Judas menn som var i kongens tjeneste.

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  • 2 Samuel 17:17

    Now Jonathan and Ahimaaz were staying at En-rogel, where a servant girl would come and pass along information to them. They in turn would go and inform King David, for they dared not be seen entering the city.

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  • 2 Samuel 15:11–12

    Two hundred men from Jerusalem accompanied Absalom. They had been invited as guests and they went along innocently, for they knew nothing about the matter.

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  • Proverbs 15:8

    The sacrifice of the wicked is detestable to the LORD, but the prayer of the upright is His delight.

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  • 2 Samuel 13:23–27

    Two years later, when Absalom’s sheepshearers were at Baal-hazor near Ephraim, he invited all the sons of the king.

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  • Joshua 15:7

    Then the border went up to Debir from the Valley of Achor, turning north to Gilgal, which faces the Ascent of Adummim south of the ravine. It continued along the waters of En-shemesh and came out at En-rogel.

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