1 Kings 1:42

And while he yet spake, behold, Jonathan the son of Abiathar the priest came: and Adonijah said unto him, Come in; for thou art a valiant man, and bringest good tidings.

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Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Jonathan had acted in a similar capacity, as a carrier of intelligence, in the time of Absalom’s attempt 2 Samuel 15:36 ; 2 Samuel 17:17 ; but at...
Arno Geneva Study Bible

And while he yet spake, behold, Jonathan the son of Abiathar the priest came: and Adonijah said unto him, Come in; for thou [art] a valiant man, and...
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...
Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

For thou art a valiant man— His being a valiant man was no great argument of recommendation in the present case. The original word is rendered vir...
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

And while he yet spake, behold, Jonathan the son of Abiathar the priest came: and Adonijah said unto him, Come in; for thou art a valiant man, an...
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

Valiant] RV 'worthy.'
Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Jonathan the son of Abiathar . — See 2 Samuel 15:27 ; 2 Samuel 17:17-21 , where he is named, with Ahimaaz, as a swift runner, fit to be a messenge...
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...
Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

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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...
Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Justice and Brotherhood the Foundations of the State 1 Kings 1:41-53 According to popular usage, Adonijah was the rightful heir to the throne....
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

(42) And while he yet spake, behold, Jonathan the son of Abiathar the priest came: and Adonijah said unto him, Come in; for thou art a valiant man, a...
John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

And while he yet spake, behold, Jonathan the son of Abiathar the priest came ,.... Whom his father had left in the city, to observe what passed ther...
John Trapp Complete Commentary

And while he yet spake, behold, Jonathan the son of Abiathar the priest came: and Adonijah said unto him, Come in; for thou [art] a valiant man, and...
L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

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Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

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Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Jonathan it seems was left at Jerusalem for a spy, as he had formerly been under Absalom. Thou art a valiant man; or, a man of virtue or worth,...
Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

CRITICAL AND EXPLANATORY NOTES.— 1 Kings 1:47 . King bowed himself upon his bed —His infirmities allowed him to do no more (compare Genesis 47:...
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...
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

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The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

And while he yet spake, behold, Jonathan, the son of Abiathar, the priest, came; and Adonijah said unto him, Come in; for thou art a valiant, reliabl...
Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Kings 22:18 ; 1 Thessalonians 5:2 ; 1 Thessalonians 5:3 ; 2 Kings 9:22 ; 2 Samuel 15:36 ; 2 Samuel 17:17 ; 2 Samuel 18:27 ; Isaiah 57:21

⁴² And while he yet spake, behold, Jonathan the son of Abiathar the priest came: and Adonijah said unto him, Come in; for thou art a valiant man, and bringest good tidings.

Related Commentaries of 1 Kings 1:42

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Arno Geneva Study Bible

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Coke's Commentary on the Holy 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

L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy 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

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Kings 1:42