"Adonijah sacrificed sheep, oxen, and fatlings by the stone of Zoheleth, which is beside En-rogel; and he invited all his brothers, the king's sons, and all the officials of the tribe of Judah." — The *En-rogel* (Spring of the Walker/Traveler) location southeast of Jerusalem is significant—it is *not* a sacred sanctuary but a public site, suggesting Adonijah's assertion of popular claim without priestly mediation. The sacrificial feast (*zebach*) mimics royal and covenantal practice but occurs in political vacuum, without David's sanction or priestly authorization from Zadok. The invitation of "all his brothers, the king's sons" is politically acute—he gathers the princely class to witness his coronation-in-waiting. The *fatlings* (*mariah*) emphasize abundance and celebration, yet the text's detachment reveals the hollowness of ceremony without legitimate succession. This foreshadows how the people (not invited to this elite gathering) will later acclaim Solomon.

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