1 Kings 1:15 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ And Bathsheba went in unto the king into the chamber: and the king was very old; and Abishag the Shunammite ministered unto the king. ”

1 Kings 1:15 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Into the chamber - The “bed-chamber” or “inner chamber.” Abishag was a disinterested witness present, who heard all that Bath-sheba said to David.
1 Kings 1:15 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Last Days of David and Accession of Solomon. This chapter with the following has many analogies with the court history of David (2 Samuel 11-20). The narrative bears every sign of an authentic acco...
1 Kings 1:15 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

And Bathsheba went in unto the king into the chamber: and the king was very old; and Abishag the Shunammite ministered unto the king.
1 Kings 1:15 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Go and get thee in unto king David, and say unto him, Didst not thou, my lord, O king, swear unto thine handmaid, saying, Assuredly Solomon thy son shall reign after me, and he shall sit upon my...
1 Kings 1:15 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

An Intrigue for the Succession This chapter relates Adonijah's attempt to obtain the succession, its defeat through the agency of Nathan, and the enthronement of Solomon. The history contained in...
1 Kings 1:15 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

AN EASTERN COURT AND HOME 1 Kings 1:1-53 "Pride, fullness of bread, and abundance of idleness." Ezekiel 16:49 A MAN does not choose his own destiny; it is ordained for higher ends than his...
1 Kings 1:15 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Breaking Three Commandments 1 Kings 21:1-29 ; 1 Kings 1:1-53 ; 1 Kings 2:1-46 ; 1 Kings 3:1-28 ; 1 Kings 4:1-34 ; 1 Kings 5:1-18 ; 1 Kings 6:1-38 ; 1 Kings 7:1-51 ; 1 Kings 8:1-66 ; 1 Ki...
1 Kings 1:15 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

The two Books of Kings appear in the Hebrew Bible as one. Together they practically cover the whole period of kingly rule over the ancient people. The first Book deals mainly with events centering ar...
1 Kings 1:15 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

(15) And Bathsheba went in unto the king into the chamber: and the king was very old; and Abishag the Shunammite ministered unto the king. (16) And Bathsheba bowed, and did obeisance unto the king. A...
1 Kings 1:15 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

And Bathsheba went in unto the king into the chamber ,.... Where he lay, being bedridden; she took Nathan's advice, and directly went to the king's apartment: and the king was very old : and decre...
1 Kings 1:15 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

And Bathsheba went in unto the king into the chamber: and the king was very old; and Abishag the Shunammite ministered unto the king. Ver. 15. And the king was very old. ] Yet little more than hal...
1 Kings 1:15 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Didst thou not, O king, swear unto thy handmaid? We do not read anywhere else of this oath: but, no doubt, David had solemnly sworn to her that he would make her son his successor, knowing that God...
1 Kings 1:15 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

ADONIJAH EXALTS HIMSELF (vs.1-10) Being 70 years old, David was near to death. He complained of the cold, though well covered with blankets. His servants thought that a young girl, a virgin, wou...
1 Kings 1:15 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

David Makes Solomon King. B. C. 1015. 11 Wherefore Nathan spake unto Bathsheba the mot...
1 Kings 1:15 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

No text from Poole on this verse.
1 Kings 1:15 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

CRITICAL AND EXPLANATORY NOTES.— 1 Kings 1:16 . Bowed and did obeisance —The latter word denoting the prostrate attitude customary in the East before kings. 1 Kings 1:21 . Shall be counted o...
1 Kings 1:15 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

1 Kings 1:2 . A young virgin. This raised Abishag to the rank of a betrothed wife. No doubt there were precedents for this conduct, but history is silent on the subject. 1 Kings 1:5 . Then Adon...
1 Kings 1:15 - The Biblical Illustrator

Then Adonijah the son of Haggith exalted himself. Usurpation David is “old and stricken in years.” Round about him there are certain proceedings which are almost always associated with the deat...
1 Kings 1:15 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION THE REVOLT OF ADONIJAH AND THE ACCESSION OF SOLOMON .—The first chapter of this book is occupied with the accession of Solomon and with the circumstances which preced...
1 Kings 1:15 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Adonijah Attempts to Seize the Kingdom
1 Kings 1:15 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

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1 Kings 1:15 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

1 Kings 1:15 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

1 Kings 1:15 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

1 Kings 1:15 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

1 Kings 1:15 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

1 Kings 1:15 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

1 Kings 1:15 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

1 Kings 1:15 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

1 Kings 1:15 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

1 Kings 1:15 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

1 Kings 1:15 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

1 Kings 1:15 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

1 Kings 1:15 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

1 Kings 1:15 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

1 Kings 1:15 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

1 Kings 1:15 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

1 Kings 1:15 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

1 Kings 1:15 - The Biblical Illustrator

1 Kings 1:15 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

1 Kings 1:15 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

1 Kings 1:15 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge