1 Kings 1:5

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5 And Adonijah the son of Haggith exalted himself, saying, I will be king; and he provided himself chariots and horsemen, and fifty men to run before him.


Commentary on this verse  

By Henry MacLagan

Verse 5. Because the natural man, from the delight of self-love, is now excited, aspiring after dominion, and is supported by false doctrines, a perverted intelligence, and the full power of natural reason.