1 Kings 1:7
New International Version
Adonijah conferred with Joab son of Zeruiah and with Abiathar the priest, and they gave him their support.

New Living Translation
Adonijah took Joab son of Zeruiah and Abiathar the priest into his confidence, and they agreed to help him become king.

English Standard Version
He conferred with Joab the son of Zeruiah and with Abiathar the priest. And they followed Adonijah and helped him.

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

King James Bible
And he conferred with Joab the son of Zeruiah, and with Abiathar the priest: and they following Adonijah helped him.

New King James Version
Then he conferred with Joab the son of Zeruiah and with Abiathar the priest, and they followed and helped Adonijah.

New American Standard Bible
Now he had conferred with Joab the son of Zeruiah and with Abiathar the priest; and they allied themselves with Adonijah.

NASB 1995
He had conferred with Joab the son of Zeruiah and with Abiathar the priest; and following Adonijah they helped him.

NASB 1977
And he had conferred with Joab the son of Zeruiah and with Abiathar the priest; and following Adonijah they helped him.

Legacy Standard Bible
And he had conferred with Joab the son of Zeruiah and with Abiathar the priest; and following Adonijah, they helped him.

Amplified Bible
He had conferred with Joab the son of Zeruiah [David’s half sister] and with Abiathar the priest; and they followed Adonijah and helped him.

Christian Standard Bible
He conspired with Joab son of Zeruiah and with the priest Abiathar. They supported Adonijah,

Holman Christian Standard Bible
He conspired with Joab son of Zeruiah and with Abiathar the priest. They supported Adonijah,

American Standard Version
And he conferred with Joab the son of Zeruiah, and with Abiathar the priest: and they following Adonijah helped him.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
And his communications were with Yuab, son of Tsuria and with Abiathar the Priest, and they were helping the following of Aduniah.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
And he conferred with Joab the son of Saruia, and with Abiathar the priest, and they followed after Adonias.

Contemporary English Version
Adonijah met with Joab the son of Zeruiah and Abiathar the priest and asked them if they would help him become king. Both of them agreed to help.

Douay-Rheims Bible
And he conferred with Joab the son of Sarvia, and with Abiathar the priest, who furthered Adonias's side.

English Revised Version
And he conferred with Joab the son of Zeruiah, and with Abiathar the priest: and they following Adonijah helped him.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
But Adonijah had discussed his actions with Joab (son of Zeruiah) and with the priest Abiathar, so they supported him.

Good News Translation
He talked with Joab (whose mother was Zeruiah) and with Abiathar the priest, and they agreed to support his cause.

International Standard Version
He had the support of Zeruiah's son Joab and of Abiathar the priest, who followed Adonijah and assisted him,

JPS Tanakh 1917
And he conferred with Joab the son of Zeruiah, and with Abiathar the priest; and they following Adonijah helped him.

Literal Standard Version
And his words are with Joab son of Zeruiah, and with Abiathar the priest, and they help after Adonijah;

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

New American Bible
He consulted with Joab, son of Zeruiah, and with Abiathar the priest, and they became Adonijah’s supporters.

NET Bible
He collaborated with Joab son of Zeruiah and with Abiathar the priest, and they supported him.

New Revised Standard Version
He conferred with Joab son of Zeruiah and with the priest Abiathar, and they supported Adonijah.

New Heart English Bible
And he conferred with Joab the son of Zeruiah, and with Abiathar the priest. And they followed Adonijah and helped him.

Webster's Bible Translation
And he conferred with Joab the son of Zeruiah, and with Abiathar the priest: and they following Adonijah, helped him.

World English Bible
He conferred with Joab the son of Zeruiah and with Abiathar the priest; and they followed Adonijah and helped him.

Young's Literal Translation
And his words are with Joab son of Zeruiah, and with Abiathar the priest, and they help after Adonijah;

Additional Translations ...
Audio Bible



Context
Adonijah Usurps the Kingdom
6(His father had never once reprimanded him by saying, “Why do you act this way?” Adonijah was also very handsome, born next after Absalom.) 7So Adonijah conferred with Joab son of Zeruiah and with Abiathar the priest, who supported him. 8But Zadok the priest, Benaiah son of Jehoiada, Nathan the prophet, Shimei, Rei, and David’s mighty men would not join Adonijah.…

Cross References
1 Samuel 22:20
But one of the sons of Ahimelech son of Ahitub escaped. His name was Abiathar, and he fled to David.

1 Samuel 22:23
Stay with me; do not be afraid, for he who seeks your life is seeking mine as well. You will be safe with me."

2 Samuel 20:25
Sheva was the scribe; Zadok and Abiathar were priests;

1 Kings 2:22
King Solomon answered his mother, "Why do you request Abishag the Shunammite for Adonijah? Since he is my older brother, you might as well request the kingdom for him and for Abiathar the priest and for Joab son of Zeruiah!"

1 Kings 2:28
When the news reached Joab, who had conspired with Adonijah but not with Absalom, he fled to the tent of the LORD and took hold of the horns of the altar.

1 Chronicles 11:6
Now David had said, "Whoever is the first to strike down a Jebusite will become chief commander." And Joab son of Zeruiah went up first, and he became the chief.

1 Chronicles 27:34
Ahithophel was succeeded by Jehoiada son of Benaiah, then by Abiathar. Joab was the commander of the king's army.


Treasury of Scripture

And he conferred with Joab the son of Zeruiah, and with Abiathar the priest: and they following Adonijah helped him.

And he conferred [heb] his words were

2 Samuel 15:12
And Absalom sent for Ahithophel the Gilonite, David's counseller, from his city, even from Giloh, while he offered sacrifices. And the conspiracy was strong; for the people increased continually with Absalom.

Psalm 2:2
The kings of the earth set themselves, and the rulers take counsel together, against the LORD, and against his anointed, saying,

Joab

1 Kings 2:28
Then tidings came to Joab: for Joab had turned after Adonijah, though he turned not after Absalom. And Joab fled unto the tabernacle of the LORD, and caught hold on the horns of the altar.

2 Samuel 8:16
And Joab the son of Zeruiah was over the host; and Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud was recorder;

2 Samuel 20:23
Now Joab was over all the host of Israel: and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was over the Cherethites and over the Pelethites:

Abiathar

1 Samuel 22:20-23
And one of the sons of Ahimelech the son of Ahitub, named Abiathar, escaped, and fled after David…

2 Samuel 15:24-29,35
And lo Zadok also, and all the Levites were with him, bearing the ark of the covenant of God: and they set down the ark of God; and Abiathar went up, until all the people had done passing out of the city…

2 Samuel 20:25
And Sheva was scribe: and Zadok and Abiathar were the priests:

1 Kings 2:22,26-35
And king Solomon answered and said unto his mother, And why dost thou ask Abishag the Shunammite for Adonijah? ask for him the kingdom also; for he is mine elder brother; even for him, and for Abiathar the priest, and for Joab the son of Zeruiah…

Jump to Previous
Abiathar Abi'athar Adonijah Adoni'jah Conferred Followed Following Help Helped Joab Jo'ab Priest Side Support Talk Words Zeruiah Zeru'iah
Jump to Next
Abiathar Abi'athar Adonijah Adoni'jah Conferred Followed Following Help Helped Joab Jo'ab Priest Side Support Talk Words Zeruiah Zeru'iah
1 Kings 1
1. Abishag cherishes David in his extreme age
5. Adonijah, David's darling, usurps the kingdom
11. By the council of Nathan
15. Bathsheba moves the king
22. And Nathan seconds her
28. David renews his oath to Bathsheba
32. Solomon, by David's appointment,
38. being anointed king by Zadok and Nathan, the people triumph
41. Jonathan bringing the news, Adonijah's guests fly
50. Adonijah, flying to the horns of the altar, is dismissed by Solomon














(7) Joab.--The books of Samuel have brought out clearly the career and character of Joab, as being (in some degree like Abner) a professed soldier, raised to a formidable and half-independent power by the incessant wars of Saul and David. He stands out in consistent portraiture throughout, as a bold, hard, and unscrupulous man; in his relations to the king often imperious and disobedient; but nevertheless an absolutely loyal servant, to whom, in great degree, the establishment of David's throne was due, and who, moreover (as is shown by his remonstrance against the numbering of the people, recorded in 2Samuel 24:3; 1Chronicles 21:3; 1Chronicles 21:6), was not without some right instincts of policy and of duty to God.

Abiathar the priest.--Of Abiathar we also know that he had been the companion of all David's adversity, and of his reign at Hebron (1Samuel 22:20; 1Samuel 23:6; 1Samuel 23:9; 1Samuel 30:7; 2Samuel 2:1-4); that he was in-installed (with Zadok) as high priest at Jerusalem, and remained faithful to David in the rebellion of Absalom (2Samuel 8:17; 2Samuel 15:24-29). . . .

Verse 7. - And he conferred [Hebrews "his words were" (2 Samuel 3:17, Hebrews)] with Joab [Joab's share in this conspiracy, despite his hitherto unwavering fidelity to David, is easily accounted for. He must have known that he was under David's displeasure, and he must have feared, too, that he would be an object of dislike and distrust to a successor trained, as Solomon had been, under David's and Nathan's immediate influence. He could hardly be unconscious that under a new reign his position - unless he took measures to assure it - would be a precarious one. He resolved, therefore, to secure himself by helping Adonijah to his throne. It is also highly probable that Adonijah's ambitious character was much more to his liking than that of the pious and pacific Solomon. Adonijah's physical qualities, again, would no doubt commend him to this rough soldier, who may also have sympathised with him as the eldest son. And there may have been other circumstances (such, e.g., as close personal friendship), of which we know nothing] the son of Zeruiah, and with Abiathar [in 2 Samuel 8:17, we read that "Ahimelech son of Abiathar" was priest. Similarly, 1 Chronicles 24:6. An obvious transposition] the priest. ["Abiathar's defection is still more surprising" than Joab's (Rawlinson). It is certainly remarkable, when we consider the close ties which subsisted between Abiathar and David, ties which were cemented by the blood of eighty-five persons (1 Samuel 22:18), and strengthened by the many afflictions which they had shared in common (ibid. ver. 23 to 1 Kings 28; 2 Samuel 15:24-29), that he should have joined in a plot to defeat David's cherished hopes and plans - plans, too, which he must surely have known, had the sanction of religion (1 Chronicles 28:5), and there must have been some powerful motive to account for this. May we not find one in jealousy of Zadok, who had for some time been associated with him in the priesthood, who is generally mentioned first (2 Samuel 8:17; 2 Samuel 15:29, 35, 36; 2 Samuel 20:25). as if he were the more important and influential, and whose advancement, after the prophecy of 1 Samuel 2:33-36, Abiathar could not contemplate without suspicion and dread. Is it not highly probable that among the "words" Adonijah had with him was a promise to restore the priesthood to his family exclusively, as the reward of his allegiance]: and they following Adonijah helped him (lit., as marg., "helped after Adonijah." It is a pregnant construction, "they aided having followed the side of Adonijah" (Gesenius).

Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
So [Adonijah]
וַיִּהְי֣וּ (way·yih·yū)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural
Strong's 1961: To fall out, come to pass, become, be

conferred
דְבָרָ֔יו (ḏə·ḇā·rāw)
Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular
Strong's 1697: A word, a matter, thing, a cause

with
עִ֚ם (‘im)
Preposition
Strong's 5973: With, equally with

Joab
יוֹאָ֣ב (yō·w·’āḇ)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 3097: Joab -- 'the LORD is father', three Israelites

son
בֶּן־ (ben-)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 1121: A son

of Zeruiah
צְרוּיָ֔ה (ṣə·rū·yāh)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 6870: Zeruiah -- an Israelite woman

and with
וְעִ֖ם (wə·‘im)
Conjunctive waw | Preposition
Strong's 5973: With, equally with

Abiathar
אֶבְיָתָ֣ר (’eḇ·yā·ṯār)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 54: Abiathar -- 'the great one is father', an Israelite priest

the priest,
הַכֹּהֵ֑ן (hak·kō·hên)
Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 3548: Priest

who supported
וַֽיַּעְזְר֔וּ (way·ya‘·zə·rū)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural
Strong's 5826: To surround, protect, aid

[him].
אֲדֹנִיָּֽה׃ (’ă·ḏō·nî·yāh)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 138: Adonijah -- 'my Lord is Yahweh', the name of several Israelites


Links
1 Kings 1:7 NIV
1 Kings 1:7 NLT
1 Kings 1:7 ESV
1 Kings 1:7 NASB
1 Kings 1:7 KJV

1 Kings 1:7 BibleApps.com
1 Kings 1:7 Biblia Paralela
1 Kings 1:7 Chinese Bible
1 Kings 1:7 French Bible
1 Kings 1:7 Catholic Bible

OT History: 1 Kings 1:7 He conferred with Joab the son (1Ki iKi i Ki 1 Kg 1kg)
1 Kings 1:6
Top of Page
Top of Page