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.
Võib aga arvata, et kuna Adonija vanemad vennad Amnon ja Absalom olid surnud ning ilmselt oli surnud ka Taaveti poeg Kileab, siis Adonija võis mõelda, et nüüdseks vanima pojana on tal õigus kuningaks saada.