John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 Kings 1:8
But Zadok the priest ,.... Who bid fair to be the high priest on Solomon's coming to the throne as he was: and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada ; who was near David's person, and over his bodyguards, the Cherethites and Pelethites: and Nathan the prophet ; a very great intimate of David's, and his seer, whom he consulted on all occasions: and Shimei ; who, according to Abarbinel, was Shimei the son of Gera, who had cursed David, and was afraid of entering into the conspiracy, lest he... read more
Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - 1 Kings 1:5-10
David had much affliction in his children. Amnon and Absalom had both been his grief; the one his first-born, the other his third, 2 Sam. 3:2, 3. His second, whom he had by Abigail, we will suppose he had comfort in; his fourth was Adonijah (2 Sam. 3:4); he was one of those that were born in Hebron; we have heard nothing of him till now, and here we are told that he was a comely person, and that he was next in age, and (as it proved) next in temper to Absalom, 1 Kgs. 1:6. And, further, that in... read more