And Adonijahוַ אֲדֹנִיָּהוּsacrificedיִּזְבַּחsheep,צֹאןcattle,וּבָקָרand fatted animalsוּמְרִיאbyעִםthe stoneאֶבֶןof Zoheleth,הַזֹּחֶלֶתwhich isאֲשֶׁרbesideאֵצֶלEn-rogel;עֵין רֹגֵלand he invitedוַיִּקְרָא אֶתallכָּלhis brothers,אֶחָיוthe sonsבְּנֵיof the king,הַמֶּלֶךְand allוּלְכָלthe menאַנְשֵׁיof Judah,יְהוּדָהthe king’sהַמֶּלֶךְservants.עַבְדֵי
1 Kings 1:9
Study it in the app“And 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.”
With the Hebrew beneath
1 Kings 1:9, word by word
- And 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- sacrificedיִּזְבַּחyizbach
sacrifice
To kill an animal as a gift to God or other gods.
Where else “yizbach” appears- sheepצֹאןtson
flock
A flock of sheep and goats.
Where else “tson” appears- cattleבָקָרvakar
cattle, herd
Cattle: cows, oxen, bulls; a herd.
Where else “vakar” appears- and fatted animalsמְרִיאmeri
fatted animal
Fatted animal: a beast fattened for a meal or a special sacrifice.
Where else “meri” appears- the stoneאֶבֶןeven
stone
A piece of rock, large or small, used for building, marking or throwing.
Where else “even” appears- of Zohelethהַזֹּחֶלֶתhazochelet
Zoheleth
Zoheleth: the name of a stone beside En-rogel, near Jerusalem, where Adonijah held his feast (1 Kings 1:9). The lexicon relates the name to "the crawling one" (serpent).
Where else “hazochelet” appears- besideאֵצֶלetsel
beside
Beside, next to.
Where else “etsel” appears- En-rogelעֵיןen
En-rogel
En-rogel: a spring by Jerusalem, on the border between Judah and Benjamin.
Where else “en” appears- and he invitedיִּקְרָאyikra
call
To raise the voice to someone so that he comes, or to invite him.
Where else “yikra” appears- his brothersאֶחָיechay
brother
A son of the same father or the same mother.
Where else “echay” appears- the sonsבְּנֵיbene
son
The male born of a father and mother; in the plural, also sons and daughters.
Where else “bene” appears- of the kingמֶּלֶךְmelech
king
A king who rules a people.
Where else “melech” appears- the menאַנְשֵׁיanshe
man
An adult male person; also each man of a people, a trade or a place.
Where else “anshe” appears- of Judahיְהוּדָהyehuda
Judah
Judah, the fourth son of Jacob and Leah; also the tribe that came from him and its land, and later the southern kingdom; King David came from it. The name sounds like "give thanks". Borne also by other Israelites.
Where else “yehuda” appears- servantsעַבְדֵיavde
servant
Someone who works for another, or a king's official.
Where else “avde” appears
Translation note
“Zoheleth”: the name of the stone; the lexicon relates it to “the one that crawls” (a serpent).
The context
8But 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.
9 · This verse (above)
10But Nathan the prophet, and Benaiah, and the mighty men, and Solomon his brother he did not invite.