Text: 1 Kings 1:8
OT Text Referred to: 2 Samuel 3:4
Subject: Solomon's loyalists reject Adonijah's seniority claim
Source: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Reference Type: Allusion
Connection Method(s): None
Significance: In 1 Kings 1:8, Zadok the priest, Benaiah, Nathan the prophet, and David's mighty men refuse to join Adonijah's bid for power. Their opposition implicitly challenges the birth-order claim established in 2 Samuel 3:4, where Adonijah is listed as David's fourth son. The loyal faction represents those who knew of David's oath designating Solomon — the son not born in Hebron and not listed in the 2 Samuel 3 genealogy — as the divinely chosen heir. This division among David's court illustrates the recurring biblical pattern where God's election overrides human expectations of primogeniture.