49And all the guests that were with Adonijah were afraid, and rose up, and went every man his way.
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The wicked flee when no man pursueth: but the righteous are bold as a lion.
They drank wine, and praised the gods of gold, and of silver, of brass, of iron, of wood, and of stone. …
My heart panted, fearfulness affrighted me: the night of my pleasure hath he turned into fear unto me. …
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 41-53)We have here, I. The tidings of Solomon’s inauguration brought to Adonijah and his party, in the midst of their jollity: They had made an end of eating , and, it should seem, it was a great while before they made an end, for all the affair of Solomon’s anointing was ordered and finished while they were at dinner, glutting themselves. Thus those who serve not our Lord Christ , but oppose him, are c…
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