And Benaiah the son of Jehoiada answered the king ,.... In the name of the rest: and said, Amen ; they all assented to it, and expressed their satisfaction in it: the Lord God of my lord the king say so too ; let it appear, by the prosperity and success that shall by divine Providence attend the new king, that this is according to the will of God. read more
As the Lord hath been with my lord the king, even so be he with Solomon ,.... To guide and direct him, protect and defend him, succeed and prosper him the Targum is, "as the Word of the Lord has been the help of my lord the king, so let him be for the help of Solomon:' and make his throne greater than the throne of my lord King David : which he knew would not displease David, who not only had an affectionate regard for Solomon his son, but wished heartily the prosperity of the kingdom... read more
So Zadok the priest, and Nathan the prophet, and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada ,.... The three men that David sent for on this occasion: and the Cherethites and the Pelethites ; not the sanhedrim, as Ben Gersom, but David's guards, over whom Benaiah was: these went down ; from Jerusalem; and caused Solomon to ride upon King David's mule ; as he had ordered: and brought him to Gihon ; or Siloah, as the Targum; hence the Jews say F5 T. Bab. Ceritot, fol. 5. 2. , they do not... read more
And Zadok the priest took an horn of oil out of the tabernacle ,.... Not out of the tabernacle of Moses, for that was at Gibeon; see 1 Chronicles 21:29 ; and if the oil had been there, it would have been too far to have fetched it, since haste was now required; but this was taken out of the tabernacle David had built for the ark, 2 Samuel 6:17 ; where the ark was, and before which the pot of oil was; so Jarchi; but Kimchi indeed says, that though it was at this time at Gibeon, Zadok went... read more
And all the people came up after him ,.... Following him from the fountain to the city, with their loud acclamations: and the people piped with pipes ; which were hollow instruments, and full of holes which they blew with their mouths, and upon with their fingers; Jarchi says they were and very probably: and rejoiced with great joy ; which they expressed by such loud shouts: so that the earth rent with the sound thereof ; an hyperbolical expression, showing the great numbers... read more
And Adonijah and all the guests that were with him ,.... Or that were "called" F8 קראים "invitati", V. L. Pagninus, Montanus, &c.; ; that is, invited to the entertainment he had made: heard it , as they had made an end of eating ; the shouting of the people, which reached their ears just as they had finished their meal, and before they had risen from the table, where they had been a long while; for when Nathan went in to David, they were then eating and drinking, 1 Kings... read more
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 there, and give him notice of it: and Adonijah said unto him, come in, for thou art a valiant man, and bringest good tidings ; which seems to be not a very wise speech, as if there was a connection between being valiant, and bringing good news, or that the one had any influence upon the other; though perhaps it means no more than a good man, "a... read more
And Jonathan answered and said to Adonijah, verily ,.... Or, "nay, but" F11 אבל "nequaquam", V. L. Junius & Tremellius, Piscator. it is not so as you imagine; it is not good tidings, but bad tidings to thee I bring: our lord King David hath made Solomon king ; of which he gives the following account in proof of it. read more
And the king hath sent with him ,.... To the fountain of Gihon: Zadok the priest, and Nathan the prophet, and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, and the Cherethites, and the Pelethites ; over whom the latter was captain: and they have caused him to ride upon the king's mule ; by his order and direction. read more
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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 Kings 1:35
Then ye shall come up after him ,.... When anointed, proclaimed, and cheered, then he was to mount the mule, and ride before them as their king, at the head of them; they following after, in token of their subjection to him: that he may come and sit upon my throne ; at Jerusalem, in the king's palace, and there exercise his kingly power he would now be invested with: for he shall be king in my stead ; even during David's life, as well as after his decease: and I have appointed him... read more