1 Kings 1:51 - Exposition

And Solomon said [ i.e; he refused to swear], If he will shew himself a worthy man [ בֶּן־חַיִל , cf. אִיש־חַיִל , 1 Kings 1:42 ], there shall not an hair of him fall to the earth [ i.e; not a single hair shall be injured. Same expression 1 Samuel 14:45 ; 2 Samuel 14:11 ; Acts 27:34 . It was evidently a familiar saying] but if wickedness shall be found in him, [ i.e; if he shall commit any fresh crime] he shall die [Hebrew וָמֵת , "then he shall die," emphatic.]