Matthew Poole and continuators on 1 Kings 1:7
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1 Kings1:7
7 And he conferred with Joab the son of Ze ruiah, and with Abiathar the priest: and they following Adonijah, helped him .
Either, because they thought the right of the Crown was his: or rather, from secret grudges, because they perceived themselves neglected by David, and possibly by Solomon too; and from carnal policy, that they might secure and advance their own Interest, which they saw to be in manifest danger.
Marginal references: Heb. his words were with Joab.; Heb. helped after Adonijah.
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