Arno Gaebelein's Annotated Bible - 1 Kings 2:12-46
II. SOLOMON’S GLORIOUS REIGN. HIS FAILURE AND END 1. The Righteous judgment of Solomon CHAPTER 2:12-46) 1. Solomon upon the throne (1 Kings 2:12 ) 2. Adonijah’s request (1 Kings 2:13-18 ) 3. Bath-sheba before Solomon (1 Kings 2:19-21 ) 4. Solomon’s answer and sentence upon Adonijah (1 Kings 2:22-24 ) 5. Adonijah executed (1 Kings 2:25 ) 6. Abiathar thrust out (1 Kings 2:26-27 ) 7. Joab and Shimei executed (1 Kings 2:28-46 ) “Then sat Solomon upon the throne of David his father;... read more
Expositor's Bible Commentary - 1 Kings 2:13-46
AVENGING JUSTICE1 Kings 2:13-46.The wrath of a king is "as messengers of death."- Proverbs 16:14THE reign of Solomon began with a threefold deed of blood. An Eastern king, surrounded by the many princes of a polygamous family, and liable to endless jealousies and plots, is always in a condition of unstable equilibrium; the death of a rival is regarded as his only safe imprisonment. On the other hand, it must be remembered that Solomon allowed his other brethren and kinsmen to live; and, in... read more