LOYALTY - WHO REMAINED WITH WHO?
(Message by Tanny Keng)
0. Introduction
a) Who joined Adonijah's conspiracy and who remained loyal to David?
b) Contrast the fate of those who rebelled and those who remained loyal to David, God's appointed leader. Adonijah, the leader of conspiracy, met a violent death. Those who rebel against God's leaders rebel against God.
c) Here are men who remained loyal with David.
1. Zadok (see 1 Kings 1:8)
a) 8 But Zadok the priest, Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, Nathan the prophet, Shimei, Rei, and the mighty men who belonged to David were not with Adonijah. (1 Kings 1:8 NKJV)
b) The other high priest under David. His loyalty gave him the privilege of crowning Solomon. He became the sole high priest unde King Solomon.
2. Benaiah (see 1 Kings 1:8)
a) Distinguished himself as a great warrior. Commanded a division of David's army - over 24,000 men. One of "the thirty," he was also placed in charge of David's bodyguard. Solomon later made him chief commander of the army.
3. Nathan (see 1 Kings 1:8)
a) God's prominent prophet during David's reign. The Bible says he wrote a history of David and Solomon.
4. Shimei (see 1 Kings 1:8)
a) This man was probably the Shimei who was rewarded by Solomon and appointed district governor in Benjamin (see 1 Kings 4:18).
i) 18 Shimei the son of Elah, in Benjamin. (1 Kings 4:18 NKJV)
b) He was not the same person who cursed David at Bahurim and brought on his own death under Solomon.
5. Rei (see 1 Kings 1:8)
a) Only mentioned here. Possibly he was an army officer. The word means "and his friends."
6. Mighty Men (see 1 Kings 1:8-10)
a) 8 But Zadok the priest, Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, Nathan the prophet, Shimei, Rei, and the mighty men who belonged to David were not with Adonijah. 9 And Adonijah sacrificed sheep and oxen and fattened cattle by the stone of Zoheleth, which is by En Rogel; he also invited all his brothers, the king’s sons, and all the men of Judah, the king’s servants. 10 But he did not invite Nathan the prophet, Benaiah, the mighty men, or Solomon his brother. (1 Kings 1:8-10 NKJV)
b) David's army was highly organized with several different divisions of troops. It is enough to know that many of his leaders remained true to their king.
The End ...
0. Introductiona) Who joined Adonijah's conspiracy and who remained loyal to David?
b) Contrast the fate of those who rebelled and those who remained loyal to David, God's appointed leader. Adonijah, the leader of conspiracy, met a violent death. Those who rebel against God's leaders rebel against God.
c) Here are men who remained loyal with David.
1. Zadok (see 1 Kings 1:8)
a) 8 But Zadok the priest, Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, Nathan the prophet, Shimei, Rei, and the mighty men who belonged to David were not with Adonijah. (1 Kings 1:8 NKJV)
b) The other high priest under David. His loyalty gave him the privilege of crowning Solomon. He became the sole high priest unde King Solomon.
2. Benaiah (see 1 Kings 1:8)
a) Distinguished himself as a great warrior. Commanded a division of David's army - over 24,000 men. One of "the thirty," he was also placed in charge of David's bodyguard. Solomon later made him chief commander of the army.
3. Nathan (see 1 Kings 1:8)
a) God's prominent prophet during David's reign. The Bible says he wrote a history of David and Solomon.
4. Shimei (see 1 Kings 1:8)
a) This man was probably the Shimei who was rewarded by Solomon and appointed district governor in Benjamin (see 1 Kings 4:18).
i) 18 Shimei the son of Elah, in Benjamin. (1 Kings 4:18 NKJV)
b) He was not the same person who cursed David at Bahurim and brought on his own death under Solomon.
5. Rei (see 1 Kings 1:8)
a) Only mentioned here. Possibly he was an army officer. The word means "and his friends."
6. Mighty Men (see 1 Kings 1:8-10)
a) 8 But Zadok the priest, Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, Nathan the prophet, Shimei, Rei, and the mighty men who belonged to David were not with Adonijah. 9 And Adonijah sacrificed sheep and oxen and fattened cattle by the stone of Zoheleth, which is by En Rogel; he also invited all his brothers, the king’s sons, and all the men of Judah, the king’s servants. 10 But he did not invite Nathan the prophet, Benaiah, the mighty men, or Solomon his brother. (1 Kings 1:8-10 NKJV)
b) David's army was highly organized with several different divisions of troops. It is enough to know that many of his leaders remained true to their king.
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