Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - 1 Kings 1:1-4
1 Kings 1:1-4. Now King David was old, &c.— It appears from 2Sa 5:4-5 that he was seventy years old. The strength of nature was so far abated in him, that clothes could not keep him warm in his bed. His physicians therefore advised, that a fair and youthful virgin should be sought for, who might cherish his vital heat; the natural warmth of a young healthful human body being, as the physicians observe, best fitted for that end, both in kind and degree. If it be asked, how the beauty of the... read more
Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - 1 Kings 1:1
THE BEGINNING OF THE REIGN OF SOLOMONThis chapter gives an intimate glance into the intrigues, hatreds and deceptions which invariably came about from the godless custom of ancient kings and their harems of concubines and wives in constant competition with one another. We have precious little respect for those scholars who pass over the wickedness and lustful licentiousness of such arrangements on the basis of their being, "customary in those times."THE LAST DAYS OF KING DAVID"Now king David... read more