1 Kings 1:13; 1 Kings 1:14; 1 Kings 1:17; 1 Kings 1:18; 1 Kings 1:5
Hast thou said - Thou hast said. In the original no question is asked. Nathan assumes, as far as words go, that the king has made this declaratio...
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). T...
And Nathan said, My lord, O king, hast thou said, Adonijah shall reign after me, and he shall sit upon my throne?
And, lo, while she yet talked with the king, Nathan the prophet also came in. No JFB commentary on these verses.
An Intrigue for the Succession This chapter relates Adonijah's attempt to obtain the succession, its defeat through the agency of Nathan, and the...
Hast thou said. — The question here and in 1 Kings 1:27 is, of course, merely intended to draw out denial; but it is singularly true to nature th...
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...
ADONIJAH'S REBELLION 1 Kings 1:5-53 "The king's word hath power; and who may say unto him, What doest thou?"- Ecclesiastes 8:4 THE fate of A...
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...
Learning the King's Will 1 Kings 1:15-27 The attempt of the usurper was met and defeated through Nathan's prompt action, and by the concerted a...
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. Th...
(22) And, lo, while she yet talked with the king, Nathan the prophet also came in. (23) And they told the king, saying, Behold Nathan the prophet. An...
And Nathan said, my lord, O king ,.... He addresses him as with great veneration and respect due to his office, so as if he knew noticing of Bathshe...
And Nathan said, My lord, O king, hast thou said, Adonijah shall reign after me, and he shall sit upon my throne? Ver. 24. Hast thou said? ] q.d....
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...
David Makes Solomon King. B. C. 1015. ...
Is this done by thy consent? without which it seems strange that he durst attempt it.
CRITICAL AND EXPLANATORY NOTES.— 1 Kings 1:25 . God save King Adonijah: i.e. , Let the king live; literally, Live the king! the usual Israel...
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...
Then Adonijah the son of Haggith exalted himself. Usurpation David is “old and stricken in years.” Round about him there are certain proceeding...
Nathan the prophet also came in. Solomon succeeding David I. The trouble arising from lack of home discipline. Many a parent sows seeds of sorr...
EXPOSITION THE REVOLT OF ADONIJAH AND THE ACCESSION OF SOLOMON .—The first chapter of this book is occupied with the accession...
Adonijah Attempts to Seize the Kingdom
And Nathan said, My lord, O king, hast thou said, Adonijah shall reign after me, and he shall sit upon my throne? It was a direct challenge, which co...
24 And Nathan said, My lord, O king, hast thou said, Adonijah shall reign after me, and he shall sit upon my throne?