John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 Kings 1:41
And Adonijah and all the guests that were with him ,.... Or that were "called" F8 קראים "invitati", V. L. Pagninus, Montanus, &c.; ; that is, invited to the entertainment he had made: heard it , as they had made an end of eating ; the shouting of the people, which reached their ears just as they had finished their meal, and before they had risen from the table, where they had been a long while; for when Nathan went in to David, they were then eating and drinking, 1 Kings... read more
Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - 1 Kings 1:41-53
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 commonly such as serve their own belly (Rom. 16:18) and made a god of it, Phil. 3:19. Their long... read more