However, it is reasonable to conclude that since Adonijah’s older brothers Amnon and Absalom were already dead, as was probably David’s son Chileab, Adonijah thought that he had the right to the throne as the eldest of David’s remaining sons.
Akan tetapi, masuk akal untuk menyimpulkan bahwa karena abang Adoniya yakni Amnon dan Absalom telah mati, dan kemungkinan juga Khileab putra Daud, Adoniya berpikir bahwa ia berhak atas takhta karena ia yang tertua dari putra - putra Daud yang masih hidup.