1 Kings 1:5

1 Chronicles 22:5-11; 1 Chronicles 28:5; 1 Chronicles 29:1; 1 Chronicles 3:2; 1 Kings 1:11; 1 Kings 2:24; 2 Samuel 15:1; 2 Samuel 3:4; Deuteronomy 17:15; Deuteronomy 17:16; Exodus 9:17; Isaiah 2:7; Judges 9:2; Luke 14:11; Luke 18:14; Proverbs 16:18; Proverbs 18:12

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Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

The narrative concerning - Abishag, the Shunammite (see the margin reference “a”), is introduced as necessary for a proper understanding of Adoni...
Arno Geneva Study Bible

Then Adonijah the son of Haggith exalted himself, saying, I will be king: and he prepared him chariots and horsemen, and (d) fifty men to run before...
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). T...
Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Adonijah. Fourth son of David ( 1 Samuel 3:4 ). Amnon dead ( 2 Samuel 13:29 ), Absalom dead ( 2 Samuel 18:14 ), and probably Chileab ( 2 Samuel 3:3...
Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Then Adonijah the son of Haggith exalted himself, saying, I will be king: and he prepared him chariots and horsemen, and fifty men to run before him....
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Then Adonijah the son of Haggith exalted himself, saying, I will be king: and he prepared him chariots and horsemen, and fifty men to run before...
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...
Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Adonijah ] The fourth son of David ( 2 Samuel 3:4 ). Of his three elder brothers, two, Amnon and Absalom, were certainly by this time dead; and the...
Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

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Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

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Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

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Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

a Self-Seeker's Scheme 1 Kings 1:1-14 Adonijah was the fourth son of David, but probably the oldest of those who survived. He was born after Ab...
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...
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. Th...
Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

(5) В¶ Then Adonijah the son of Haggith exalted himself, saying, I will be king: and he prepared him chariots and horsemen, and fifty men to run befo...
John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Then Adonijah the son of Haggith exalted himself ,.... This was his mother's name, 2 Samuel 3:4 ; his father David being old and infirm, and not li...
John Trapp Complete Commentary

Then Adonijah the son of Haggith exalted himself, saying, I will be king: and he prepared him chariots and horsemen, and fifty men to run before him....
Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Then Upon notice of the desperateness of the king's disease, and the approach of his death; Adonijah exalted himself Entertained high thoughts an...
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...
Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Adonijah's Ambition. B. C. 1015. 5 T...
Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

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Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

SECTION 1. The Last Days Of David (1:1-2:12). The ‘and' with which the book begins is clearly intended to link the book to the earlier books. The...
Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

CRITICAL AND EXPLANATORY NOTES.— 1 Kings 1:5 . Adonijah, son of Haggith —No record of origin or rank of Haggith, therefore probably without any...
Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

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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 proceeding...
The Complete Pulpit Commentary

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The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Adonijah Attempts to Seize the Kingdom
The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Then Adonijah, the son of Haggith, exalted himself, saying, I will be king. Amnon having been murdered, Chileab, or Daniel, having apparently died in...
Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Then — Upon notice of the desperateness of the king's disease, and the approach of his death. Exalted — Entertained high thoughts and designs. I wi...

⁵ Then Adonijah the son of Haggith exalted himself, saying, I will be king:b and he prepared him chariots and horsemen, and fifty men to run before him.

Related Commentaries of 1 Kings 1:5

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Arno Geneva Study Bible

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

John Trapp Complete Commentary

Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

The Biblical Illustrator

The Complete Pulpit Commentary

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Wesley's Explanatory Notes

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