The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Kings 1:17
And she said unto him, My Lord, thou swarest by the Lord thy God unto thine handmaid, saying, Assuredly Solomon thy son shall reign after me, and he shall sit upon my throne. read more
열왕기상 1:16-21 Krv
Spence, H. D. M., etc.
Spence, H. D. M., etc.
The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Kings 1:18
And now, behold, Adonijah reigneth; and now my Lord the king, thou knowest it not. read more
Spence, H. D. M., etc.
The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Kings 1:19
And he hath slain oxen and fat cattle and sheep in abundance, and hath called all the sons of the king, and Abiathar the priest, and Joab the captain of the host; but Solomon thy servant hath he not called. [Said, not to "show that Solomon had reason to fear the worst if Adonijah should succeed" (Keil), but to prove that there was a plot. It showed the cloven foot.] read more
Spence, H. D. M., etc.
The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Kings 1:20
And thou [instead of וְאַתָּה , the Chald; Syr; and Vulg; with many MSS , read וְעַתָּה "and now;" but this looks like an emendation, and "proclivi lectioni praestat ardua. " Similarly, the second "now" in 1 Kings 1:18 appears as "thou" in 200 MSS . These variations are of very little consequence, but the received text, in both cases, is somewhat the more spirited] my lord, O king [the repetition (see 1 Kings 1:18 , 1 Kings 1:21 , 1 Kings 1:24 , 1 Kings 1:27 )... read more
Spence, H. D. M., etc.
The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Kings 1:21
Otherwise [there is no corresponding word in the Hebrews] it shall come to pass, when my lord the king shall sleep [strictly, "lie down:" see on 1 Kings 2:10 ] with his fathers [this phrase, so common in the books of Kings and Chronicles, only occurs "once in the Pentateuch ( Deuteronomy 31:16 ) and once in the historical books before Kings" (Rawlinson). It was evidently the product of an age when the nation was settled, and men had their family sepulchres] that I and my son Solomon... read more
Albert Barnes
Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - 1 Kings 1:16
Bath-sheba bowed, like the woman of Tekoah 2 Samuel 14:4, with the humble prostration of a suppliant. Hence, the king’s question, “What wouldest thou?” read more
Albert Barnes
Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - 1 Kings 1:20
Tell them who shall sit on the throne - Side by side with what may be called the natural right of hereditary succession, there existed in the old world, and especially in the East, a right, if not of absolutely designating a successor, yet at any rate of choosing one among several sons. Thus, Cyrus designated Cambyses; and Darius designated Xerxes; and a still more absolute right of nomination was exercised by some of the Roman emperors. read more
Albert Barnes
Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - 1 Kings 1:21
Shall sleep - This euphemism for death, rare in the early Scriptures - being found only once in the Pentateuch (margin reference.), and once also in the historical books before Kings 2 Samuel 7:12 - becomes in Kings and Chronicles the ordinary mode of speech (see 1 Kings 2:10; 1 Kings 11:43, etc.; 2Ch 9:31; 2 Chronicles 12:16, etc.). David uses the metaphor in one psalm Psalms 13:3. In the later Scriptures it is, of course, common. (Jeremiah 51:39; Daniel 12:2; Matthew 9:24; John 11:11; 1... read more
Joseph Benson
Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - 1 Kings 1:19-20
1 Kings 1:19-20. Solomon thy servant She speaks very submissively, and calls herself his handmaid, and her son his servant. The eyes of all Israel are upon thee This she said that she might free him from all fear of such a rebellion as Absalom raised; the people not being yet joined to Adonijah, but continuing in suspense till the king had declared his mind about his successor. read more
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The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Kings 1:16
And Bathsheba bowed, and did obeisance [cf. 2 Samuel 14:4 . But we are hardly justified in seeing here "more than the ordinary Eastern salutation" (Rawlinson). The Jewish court seems to have been very ceremonious and stately ( 1 Samuel 24:8 ; 2 Samuel 19:24 ). The king was the representative of Heaven]. And the king said, What wouldest thou [marg; What to thee? Not necessarily, What thy supplication? (as Rawlinson). It rather means generally, "What thy business?" Quid tibi, not ... read more