But Zadokוְצָדוֹקthe priest,הַכֹּהֵןand Benaiahוּבְנָיָהוּsonבֶןof Jehoiada,יְהוֹיָדָעand Nathanוְנָתָןthe prophet,הַנָּבִיאand Shimeiוְשִׁמְעִיand Rei,וְרֵעִיand the mighty menוְהַגִּבּוֹרִיםwho belongedאֲשֶׁרto Davidלְדָוִדwere notלֹא הָיוּwithעִםAdonijah.אֲדֹנִיָּהוּ
1 Kings 1:8
Study it in the app“But Zadok the priest, and Benaiah son of Jehoiada, and Nathan the prophet, and Shimei and Rei, and the mighty men who belonged to David were not with Adonijah.”
With the Hebrew beneath
1 Kings 1:8, word by word
- But Zadokצָדוֹקtsadok
Zadok
Zadok: the name of several men; the best known is the priest in the time of David and Solomon (2 Samuel 8:17; 1 Kings 2:35). It means "righteous."
Where else “tsadok” appears- the priestכֹּהֵןkohen
priest
One who serves in the sanctuary and offers for the people.
Where else “kohen” appears- and Benaiahבְנָיָהוּvenayahu
Benaiah
Benaiah: the name of several men; the best known is the son of Jehoiada, head of David's guard and later commander of Solomon's army (2 Samuel 8:18; 23:20). It means "YHWH has built."
Where else “venayahu” appears- sonבֶןven
son
The male born of a father and mother; in the plural, also sons and daughters.
Where else “ven” appears- of Jehoiadaיְהוֹיָדָעyehoyada
Jehoiada
Jehoiada: the name of several men; among them the father of Benaiah (2 Samuel 8:18) and the priest who protected King Joash (2 Kings 11). It means "YHWH knows."
Where else “yehoyada” appears- and Nathanנָתָןnatan
Nathan
Nathan: the name of several men; the best known are a son of David born in Jerusalem (2 Samuel 5:14) and the prophet who spoke to David (2 Samuel 7; 12). It means "he has given."
Where else “natan” appears- the prophetנָּבִיאnavi
prophet
Someone who speaks for YHWH.
Where else “navi” appears- and Shimeiשִׁמְעִיshimi
Shimei
Shimei, the name of many men; among them a son of Gershon, grandson of Levi (Exodus 6:17), and the Benjaminite of Saul's family who cursed David as he fled from Absalom (2 Samuel 16:5-13; 19:16-23). It means "heard".
Where else “shimi” appears- and Reiרֵעִיrei
Rei
Rei: a man who, with Shimei and David's mighty men, did not follow Adonijah (1 Kings 1:8). He appears only there.
Where else “rei” appears- and the mighty menגִּבּוֹרִיםgiborim
warrior
A brave warrior, or a capable man.
Where else “giborim” appears- to Davidדָוִדdavid
David
David, youngest son of Jesse, of Bethlehem; the second king of Israel. The name means "beloved."
Where else “david” appears- were notהָיוּhayu
be
To be: "I will be their Elohim".
Where else “hayu” appears- Adonijahאֲדֹנִיָּהוּadoniyahu
Adonijah
Adonijah: the name of several men; the best known is the fourth son of David, who tried to become king instead of Solomon (1 Kings 1). It means "my Lord is YHWH."
Where else “adoniyahu” appears
The context
7And he conferred with Joab son of Zeruiah and with Abiathar the priest, and they helped, following Adonijah.
8 · This verse (above)
9And Adonijah sacrificed sheep, cattle, and fatted animals by the stone of Zoheleth, which is beside En-rogel; and he invited all his brothers, the sons of the king, and all the men of Judah, the king’s servants.