1 Kings 1:6

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - 1 Kings 1:5-10

David had much affliction in his children. Amnon and Absalom had both been his grief; the one his first-born, the other his third, 2 Sam. 3:2, 3. His second, whom he had by Abigail, we will suppose he had comfort in; his fourth was Adonijah (2 Sam. 3:4); he was one of those that were born in Hebron; we have heard nothing of him till now, and here we are told that he was a comely person, and that he was next in age, and (as it proved) next in temper to Absalom, 1 Kgs. 1:6. And, further, that in... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 Kings 1:6

And his father had not displeased him at any time ,.... Always humoured him in everything, let him have his own way and will, and granted him what he desired, and never corrected him for his faults, or made him ashamed, as the Targum, by telling him of them, and chastising him for them; this was not to the credit of David, being guilty of the same sin with Eli; and on this Adonijah presumed much, that he would not contradict and countermand in this as he had not in other things before: in... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Kings 1:1-53

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Kings 1:6

And his father had not displeased [or pained, afflicted. The LXX . has ἀπεκώλυσεν ] him at any time [Hebrews from his days, i.e; all his days, LXX . οὐδέποτε , Vulg. a diebus ejus. Sein Lebtage (Bähr). Some (Seb. Schmiat, e.g. ) would understand since the days of his ambition and display"] in saying, Why hast thou done so? and he also [ i.e; he also, as well as Absalom, mentioned presently; or, possibly, he as well as Abishag just mentioned. Bähr's rendering, "Und... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Kings 1:6

Moral ruin in a religious home. It is a notorious fact that the sons of devout men sometimes prove a curse to their parents, and bring dishonor on the cause of God. When sin entered the world, it caused the earth, on which flowers had aforetime blossomed, to bring forth thorns and briars. This is a picture of a sad truth, known in the first home, and in many another since. Eve rejoiced over the fair child she had "gotten from the Lord," and did not suspect that passions were sleeping... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - 1 Kings 1:6

Had not displeased him - i. e. “His father had never checked or thwarted him all his life.”A very goodly man - Here, too, Adonijah resembled Absalom 2 Samuel 14:25. The Jews, like the other nations of antiquity, regarded the physical qualities of rulers as of great importance, and wished their kings to be remarkable for strength, stature, and beauty 1 Samuel 9:2. Adonijah’s personal advantages no doubt helped to draw the people to him.His mother ... - i. e. Haggith bare Adonijah after Maacah... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - 1 Kings 1:6-7

1 Kings 1:6-7. His father had not displeased him at any time This is mentioned as David’s great error, and the occasion of Adonijah’s presumption. In saying, Why hast thou done so? He had neither restrained him from, nor reproved him for his miscarriages, which David knew was a great sin. He also was a very goodly man This was a second ground of his confidence, because his great comeliness made him amiable in the people’s eyes. His mother bare him after Absalom This is mentioned as a... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - 1 Kings 1:1-53

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

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - 1 Kings 1:6

his mother: i.e. "Haggith". See 1 Kings 1:5 . read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - 1 Kings 1:6

1 Kings 1:6. And his father had not displeased him at any time— Strange weakness in parents and cruelty to their children, to suffer them to become incorrigible in error, or inveterate in vice, rather than restrain and correct them while correction is kindness! An extreme indulgence to his children, seems to have been one of David's greatest failings. Houbigant renders the last clause of the verse, and he was born to, or begotten by David after Absalom: for not Haggith, but Maacah, was the... read more

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