HUM 1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Adonijah, Benaiah, Shulamite
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David marries abishag the shunammite, the fairest damsel in all the land. She comes to the palace, marries david, and shares her bodacious body-heat with him. Adonijah, one of david"s sons, gets an idea: with his dad so old and decrepit, this would be the perfect time to seize the throne from the rightful heir, solomon. So adonijah starts to gather supporters, including abiathar the high priest, and joab the commander of the military. However, not everyone jumps on board, including zadok the priest, nathan the prophet, Shimei (a frenemy of david"s), and david"s mightiest warriors, including benaiah. Undeterred, adonijah heads to the stone of zoholeth and invites his brothers (minus. Solomon, of course), his father"s servants, and all the men of judah to come watch him crown himself king. Nathan visits bath-sheba to let her know about adonijah"s scheme before things get out of hand.
