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
Jonathan answered - He was properly a messenger about the court; we have met with him and Ahimaaz before, 2 Samuel 15:36 . He had now been an observer, if not a spy, on all that was doing, and relates the transactions to Adonijah, in the very order in which they took place. David has nominated Solomon his successor. Zadok, Nathan, and Benaiah, have been appointed to set him on the king's mule. They have taken him to Gihon, and anointed him there. 4. They have brought him up to... read more
And Jonathan answered and said to Adonijah, Verily [Rather, "nay but," "on the contrary" ( immo vero ). See Genesis 17:19 , Heb; "Nay, but Sarah thy wife," etc; and Gesen; Thesaurus, sub voce אֲבָל . This particle has not "always an objecting force" (Rawlinson)—see Genesis 42:21 , and especially 2 Samuel 14:5 ; 2 Kings 4:14 —but only in the later Hebrew, e.g; 2 Chronicles 19:3 ; 2 Chronicles 33:17 ] our Lord king David hath made Solomon king. read more
Verily - “Nay, but” (or, “Not so”). read more
1:1-4:34 SOLOMON ESTABLISHES HIS KINGDOMSolomon becomes king (1:1-53)David was old and his health was failing. He needed a nurse with him continually, one of her duties being to lie with him in bed to give him warmth. Although this nurse, Abishag, was not David’s concubine, many people apparently thought she was (1:1-4; see note on 2:22).Adonijah, David’s oldest surviving son, decided to establish himself as king while David was still alive, and so prevent any possible claim to the throne by... read more
And = But. Jonathan. David's faithful messenger of 2 Samuel 15:36 with 2 Samuel 17:17 . Verily = of a truth; or, truth to tell. read more
2. Adonijah’s attempt to seize the throne 1:5-53Adonijah ("Yahweh is lord") was David’s fourth son (2 Samuel 3:4) and the eldest one living at this time. Evidently he believed it was more important that the eldest son succeed David, as was customary in the Near East, than that the king of Yahweh’s anointing occupy that position. God had identified Solomon as David’s successor even before Solomon was born (1 Chronicles 22:9-10). Adonijah’s revolt was primarily against the revealed will of God,... read more
An Intrigue for the SuccessionThis chapter relates Adonijah’s attempt to obtain the succession, its defeat through the agency of Nathan, and the enthronement of Solomon. The history contained in it is omitted in 1 Ch, where, however, mention is made of Solomon’s having been crowned not once only but twice (1 Chronicles 29:22). Probably the second occasion corresponds to what is related in 1 Kings 1:39 (cp. 1 Chronicles 29:24 with 1 Kings 1:53).1. Now] better, ’and,’ connecting this book with... read more
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Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - 1 Kings 1:41-53
We have here, I. The tidings of Solomon's inauguration brought to Adonijah and his party, in the midst of their jollity: They had made an end of eating, and, it should seem, it was a great while before they made an end, for all the affair of Solomon's anointing was ordered and finished while they were at dinner, glutting themselves. Thus those who serve not our Lord Christ, but oppose him, are commonly such as serve their own belly (Rom. 16:18) and made a god of it, Phil. 3:19. Their long... read more