He conferred with Joab the son of Zeruiah, and with Abiathar the priest; and they followed Adonijah and helped him.
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He conferred with Joab the son of Zeruiah and with Abiathar the priest; and they followed Adonijah and helped him.
So Adonijah conferred with Joab son of Zeruiah and with Abiathar the priest, who supported him.
And he conferred with Joab the son of Zeruiah, and with Abiathar the priest: and they following Adonijah helped him.
And he conferred with Joab the son of Zeruiah, and with Abiathar the priest: and they following Adonijah helped him.
And he had talk with Joab, the son of Zeruiah, and with Abiathar the priest; and they were on his side and gave him their support.
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Matthew Henry · Verses 5–10
Indulgent parents are often chastised with disobedient children, who are anxious to possess their estates. No worldly wisdom, nor experience, nor sacredness of character, can insure the continuance in any former course of those who remain under the power of self-love. But we may well wonder by what arts Joab and Abiathar could be drawn aside.
Cross-references: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. Hebrew and Greek data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. Library: sources.
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