Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
But Zadok the priest, and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, and Nathan the prophet, and Shimei, and Rei, and the mighty men which belonged to David, were not with Adonijah.
Shimei
The mighty
General references
Bible References
Shimei
1 Kings 4:18
Shimei the son of Ela, in [the tribe of] Benjamin;
Zechariah 12:13
the [priestly] family of the house of Levi by itself and their wives by themselves; the family of Shimei [grandson of Levi] by itself and their wives by themselves;
The mighty
2 Samuel 23:8
These are the names of the mighty men (warriors) whom David had: Josheb-basshebeth, a Tahchemonite, chief of the captains, also called Adino the Eznite (spear) because of the eight hundred men killed [by him] at one time.
1 Chronicles 11:10
Now these are the chiefs of David’s mighty men, who strongly supported him in his kingdom, together with all Israel, to make him king, in accordance with the word of the Lord concerning Israel.
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1 Kings 1:10
But he did not invite Nathan the prophet, Benaiah, the most formidable warriors, or his brother Solomon.