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Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - 1 Kings 1:11-31

We have here the effectual endeavours that were used by Nathan and Bathsheba to obtain from David a ratification of Solomon's succession, for the crushing of Adonijah's usurpation. 1. David himself knew not what was doing. Disobedient children think that they are well enough off if they can but keep their good old parents ignorant of their bad courses; but a bird of the air will carry the voice. 2. Bathsheba lived retired, and knew nothing of it either, till Nathan informed her. Many get very... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 Kings 1:15

And Bathsheba went in unto the king into the chamber ,.... Where he lay, being bedridden; she took Nathan's advice, and directly went to the king's apartment: and the king was very old : and decrepit, borne down with the infirmities of old age, though but seventy years of age: and Abishag the Shunammite ministered unto the king ; she was then waiting upon the king, and serving him with what was necessary and proper for him; and perhaps there was no other in the chamber at that time. read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 Kings 1:16

And Bathsheba bowed, and did obeisance to the king ,.... Not only as being her husband, but her sovereign; and this behaviour might intimate, that she had something to say to him, and more than to inquire of his health: and the king said, wouldest thou ? what hast thou to say to me? or to ask of me? what is thy will and pleasure, or thine errand to me? read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 Kings 1:17

And she said unto him, my lord, thou swarest by the Lord thy God unto thine handmaid ,.... Which was a very solemn oath, and binding, and which she puts David in mind of, knowing that so conscientious a man as he was would religiously observe it: saying , assuredly Solomon thy son shall reign after me, and shall sit upon my throne ; be his successor in it, and established on it. read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 Kings 1:18

And now, behold, Adonijah reigneth ,.... Has set up himself as king, and is by some saluted as such; but lest it should be thought by David that she suggested by this that he was guilty of the breach of his oath, or on any account to be blamed, she adds: and now my lord, O king, thou knowest it not ; which as it acquitted him from all blame, so it made the sin of Adonijah the more heinous, that he should do this without consulting his father about it; and was not only neglect of him as... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 Kings 1:19

And he hath slain oxen, and fat cattle, and sheep in abundance ,.... Has made a grand entertainment, and is feasting and rejoicing; which was another instance of irreverence and disrespect to his aged father, labouring under the infirmities of old age, and on his dying bed, and he carousing, and showing all the tokens of pleasure in the view of his death, and wishing for it: and hath called all the sons of the king ; invited them to his entertainment, in order to gain them to his... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 Kings 1:20

And thou, my lord, O king ,.... As for thee, or what concerns thee, or is incumbent on thee, will appear from the expectations of the people: the eyes of all Israel are upon thee, that thou shouldest tell them who shall sit on the throne of my lord the king after him ; this she said, to dissipate any fears that might possess his mind on hearing what Adonijah had done, that the people in general had assented to it, and encouraged him to it; whereas the body of the people were waiting to... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 Kings 1:21

Otherwise it shall come to pass, when my lord the king shall sleep with his fathers ,.... That is, shall die, and be buried in the sepulchre of his ancestors, where he shall lie till he awakes in the morning of the resurrection: that I and my son Solomon shall be counted offenders ; or "sinners" F7 הטאים "peccatores", V. L. Pagninus, Montanus, &c.; ; not as if she would be reckoned an adulteress, and her son as illegitimate, as some think, and so be branded and treated as... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 Kings 1:22

And, lo, while she yet talked with the king ,.... Just as she was concluding her speech to him: Nathan the prophet also came in ; as he promised he would; perhaps was at the chamber door all the while Bathsheba was speaking, and when he perceived she was just finishing, he entered in without ceremony, as he had used to do, being the king's seer and counsellor, and a prophet, who had admittance to the king at any time. read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 Kings 1:23

And they told the king ,.... Some that attended at the door, or were in the chamber: saying, behold, Nathan the prophet ; or he is in the room, which the king through his infirmities might not be sensible of: and when he was come in before the king ; nearer to him, and as to be properly in his presence: he bowed himself before the king with his face to the ground ; showing him the same reverence, though in bed, as if on his throne. read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - 1 Kings 1:11-31

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 Kings 1:15

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 Kings 1:16

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 Kings 1:17

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 Kings 1:18

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 Kings 1:19

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 Kings 1:20

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 Kings 1:21

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 Kings 1:22

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 Kings 1:23

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