1 Kings 1:47 - Exposition

And moreover [ וְגַם as before] the king's servants [see on 1 Kings 1:33 ] came to bless our lord king David [Jonathan here refers in all probability to the words of Benaiah, 1 Kings 1:36 , 1 Kings 1:37 . He does not know the exact particulars, and ascribes to the "servants" the words of their commander. Of course it is possible that "the bodyguard took up the words of Jehoiada (Benaiah?) their captain and repeated them with some slight alteration." Rawlinson] saying, God [so the Keri. The Cethib has "thy God"] make the name of Solomon better than thy name and make his throne greater than thy throne [This prayer was fulfilled ( 1 Kings 3:12 ; 1 Kings 4:21-24 ]. And the king bowed himself [in worship. Cf. Genesis 47:31 ] upon the bed.