And thou, my lord, O king, the eyes of all Israel are upon thee, the decision rested with David alone, that thou shouldest tell them who shall sit on the throne of my lord the king after him, they were all anxiously awaiting an official declaration.
Verse 1 Kings 1:20. _THAT THOU SHOULDEST TELL - WHO SHALL SIT ON THE THRONE_] This was a monarchy neither _hereditary_ nor _elective_; the king simply _named his successor_. This obtained less or more...
TELL THEM WHO SHALL SIT ON THE THRONE - Side by side with what may be called the natural right of hereditary succession, there existed in the old world, and especially in the East, a right, if not of...
ANALYSIS AND ANNOTATIONS I. DAVID'S LAST DAYS AND THE CROWNING OF SOLOMON 1. Adonijah's Exaltation to be King CHAPTER 1:1-27 _ 1. David's decrepitude (1 Kings 1:1)_ 2. Adonijah's self-exaltation...
LAST DAYS OF DAVID AND ACCESSION OF SOLOMON. This chapter with the following has many analogies with the court history of David (2 Samuel 11-20). The narrative bears every sign of an authentic account...
THOU. thou therefore. Some codices, with three early printed editions, and Aramaean, read "And now". See note on 1 Kings 1:18....
_And thou, my lord_, &c. Here the variation is the other way, and _now_is read for _thou_. Both these changes seem to render the sentences more emphatic, especially as in this verse the queen is comin...
B. BATHSHEBA'S IMPASSIONED PLEA 1:15-21 TRANSLATION (15) Then Bathsheba went unto the king to the chamber (now the king was very old and Abishag the Shunammite was ministering unto the king). (16) An...
_AND THOU, MY LORD, O KING, 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._ And thou my lord O king х_ Wª'ATAAH_ (H859)...
THE EYES OF ALL ISRAEL _are_ UPON THEE] Though the right of the firstborn to succeed was beginning to be recognised, the sovereign still possessed the power of nominating his successor....
AN INTRIGUE FOR THE SUCCESSION This 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 i...
GOD’S LESSONS FROM HISTORY 1 KINGS _PHILIP SMITH_ ABOUT THE BOOKS OF 1 KINGS AND 2 KINGS AUTHOR We do not know who wrote the books. Some people say that Jeremiah did. He lived just before Jerusa...
וְ אַתָּה֙ אֲדֹנִ֣י הַ מֶּ֔לֶךְ עֵינֵ֥י כָל
AN EASTERN COURT AND HOME 1 Kings 1:1 "Pride, fullness of bread, and abundance of idleness." Ezekiel 16:49 A MAN does not choose his own destiny; it is ordained for higher ends than his own persona...
ADONIJAH'S REBELLION 1 Kings 1:5 "The king's word hath power; and who may say unto him, What doest thou?"- Ecclesiastes 8:4 THE fate of Amnon and of Absalom might have warned the son who was now th...
BREAKING THREE COMMANDMENTS 1 Kings 21:1; 1 Kings 1:1; 1 Kings 2:1; 1 Kings 3:1;...
LEARNING THE KING'S WILL 1 Kings 1:15 The attempt of the usurper was met and defeated through Nathan's prompt action, and by the concerted appeal that he and Bathsheba made to the king, who seems to...
The two Books of Kings appear in the Hebrew Bible as one. Together they practically cover the whole period of kingly rule over the ancient people. The first Book deals mainly with events centering aro...
_Thee. Adonias boasts that all Israel was on his side, chap. ii. 15. (Calmet)_...
(15) And Bathsheba went in unto the king into the chamber: and the king was very old; and Abishag the Shunammite ministered unto the king. (16) And Bathsheba bowed, and did obeisance unto the king. An...
The books of First and Second Samuel show us the failure of the priesthood, and, in consequence, when a state of evident shame and dishonour overspread the face of Israel, the heart of the people desi...
THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS CHAPTER S 1 AND 2. Before David's death the iniquity and ambition of a son whom he "had not displeased at any time "led to the solemn proclamation of Solomon, to whom G...
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 SHOULDES...
And thou, my lord, O king, 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. Ver. 20. _That thou shouldest tell them, &c...
_Solomon thy servant_ She speaks very submissively, and calls herself his handmaid, and her son his servant. _The eyes of all Israel are upon thee_ This she said that she might free him from all fear...
[ABISHAG. ADONIJAH HIS TREASON.] 1 Abishag cherisheth Dauid in his extreame age. 5 Adonijah, Dauids dearling, vsurpeth the kingdome. 11 By the counsel of Nathan, 15 Bath-sheba moueth the king, 22...
ADONIJAH EXALTS HIMSELF (vs.1-10) Being 70 years old, David was near to death. He complained of the cold, though well covered with blankets. His servants thought that a young girl, a virgin, would he...
11-31 Observe Nathan's address to Bathsheba. Let me give thee counsel how to save thy own life, and the life of thy son. Such as this is the counsel Christ's ministers give us in his name, to give al...
THE EYES OF ALL ISRAEL ARE UPON THEE; the generality of the people are in suspense, whether Adonijah's practices be with thy consent or no, and wait for thy sentence, which they will readily embrace....
1 Kings 1:20 lord H113 king H4428 eyes H5869 Israel H3478 tell H5046 (H8687) sit H3427 (H8799) throne...
CONTENTS: David's declining strength. Adonijah plots to seize kingdom. Counter plot of Nathan and Bath-sheba. Solomon annointed. CHARACTERS: God, David, Solomon, (Adonijah), Joab, Nathan, Bath-sheba,...
1 Kings 1:2. _A young virgin._ This raised Abishag to the rank of a betrothed wife. No doubt there were precedents for this conduct, but history is silent on the subject. 1 Kings 1:5. _Then Adonijah,_...
_Then Adonijah the son of Haggith exalted himself._ USURPATION David is “old and stricken in years.” Round about him there are certain proceedings which are almost always associated with the death of...
1 KINGS 1:1 The Reign of King Solomon. 1 Kings 1:1 describes the reign of David’s son Solomon. Solomon was a great king when he obeyed God and depended on God for wisdom, but his reign ended tragicall...
1 KINGS—NOTE ON 1 KINGS 1:20 Bathsheba is concerned that, if David does not appoint Solomon as the next king, she and her son will be treated as rivals for the throne (COUNTED OFFENDERS). Their lives...
CRITICAL AND EXPLANATORY NOTES.— 1 Kings 1:16. BOWED AND DID OBEISANCE—The latter word denoting the prostrate attitude customary in the East before kings. 1 Kings 1:21. SHALL BE COUNTED OFFENDERS—Cou...
EXPOSITION THE REVOLT OF ADONIJAH AND THE ACCESSION OF SOLOMON.—The first chapter of this book is occupied with the accession of Solomon and with the circumstances which preceded, marked, and followed...
Tonight let's turn to First Kings beginning with chapter one. First Kings, of course, is just the continuation of the history of the kings of Judah and Israel. First and Second Samuel are taken up pre...
1 Chronicles 22:8; 1 Chronicles 28:10; 1 Chronicles 28:5; 1 Chronicles 28:6;...