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The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Kings 1:9

And Adonijah slew [or sacrificed, LXX . ἐθυσίασεν . It was a sacrificial feast, like Absalom's, 2 Samuel 15:12 (where see Speaker's note). Religious festivity, i.e; was the apparent object of their assembling: religion was invoked, not merely to cloke their designs, but to cement them together] sheep and oxen and fat cattle by [Hebrews with; same expression, 2 Samuel 20:8 ] the stone of Zoheleth, [ i.e. ,"the serpent" (Gesen.) "No satisfactory explanation has been given... read more

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The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Kings 1:10

But Nathan the prophet, and Benaiah, and the mighty men, and Solomon his brother, he called not. [It is clear from this verse that Adonijah perfectly understood that he had in Solomon a rival. The intentions and promises ( 1 Kings 1:13 ) of his father can hardly have been unknown to him. The name "Jedidiah, too, bestowed upon Solomon by Nathan ( 2 Samuel 12:25 ), taken in connexion with the prophecy of Nathan ( ibid. 1 Kings 7:12 ; cf. 1 Chronicles 22:9 , 1 Chronicles 22:10 ),... read more

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The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Kings 1:11

Wherefore Nathan spake unto Bathsheba the mother of Solomon [the person after Solomon most directly concerned and also best fitted to approach the king] saying, Hast thou not heard that Adonijah tile son of Haggith [possibly there is a touch of worldly wisdom here, as Rawlinson suggests, "Haggith, thy rival." We may be sure David's harem was not without its fierce jealousies. But (see 1 Kings 1:5 , and 1 Kings 2:13 ) the patronymic is so common in Hebrews that we cannot safely found an... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Kings 1:12

Now therefore come, let me give [Hebrews counsel ] t hee counsel, that thou mayest save [Hebrews and save, i.e; by acting upon it] thine own life, and the life of thy son Solomon. The custom of Eastern kings—to secure their thrones by a massacre of their rivals—has received many illustrations, notably among the Ottomans, and is receiving one in Burmah at the present moment. We have Scripture instances in 9:5 ; 1 Kings 15:29 ; 2 Kings 10:7 , 2 Kings 10:14 ; 2 Kings 11:1 ... read more

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The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Kings 1:13

Go and get thee in [Hebrews come] unto king David, and say unto him, Didst not thou, my lord, O king swear unto thine handmaid [this oath of David's to Bathsheba (see verses 17, 30) is not elsewhere recorded, but it was evidently well known to Nathan, and probably, therefore, to others also] saying, Assuredly [Hebrews that, כִי , recitantis ] Solomon thy son shall reign after me, and he [emphatic] shall sit upon my throne? why therefore doth Adonijah reign? read more

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The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Kings 1:14

Behold, while thou yet talkest there [the original is more graphic, "thou art yet talking… and I"] with the king, I also win come after thee and confirm [marg; "fill up," of. πληρώσω , LXX . Still an idiom of the East. Roberts (quoted in the "Biblical Museum") cites many illustrations. The meaning is, not to add to, amplify, but to corroborate. See 1 Kings 2:27 ; 1 Kings 8:15 , 1 Kings 8:24 ) thy words. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Kings 1:15

And Bathsheba went In unto the king into the chamber [lit. inner chamber, θάλαμος , cubiculum penetrale, Buxtorf. Same word 2 Samuel 4:7 ; 2 Samuel 13:1-39 :0] and the king was very old [the repetition (see 2 Samuel 13:1 ) is not idle or unmeaning. Here the word refers to feebleness rather than age. It is mentioned to explain David's confinement to his chamber] and Abishag the Shunammite ministered unto the king. [This is introduced to show the king's helplessness. It does not... 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

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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

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The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Kings 1:18

And now, behold, Adonijah reigneth; and now my Lord the king, thou knowest it not. read more

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Kings 1:9

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Kings 1:10

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Kings 1:11

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Kings 1:12

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Kings 1:13

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Kings 1:14

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Kings 1:15

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Kings 1:16

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Kings 1:17

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Kings 1:18

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