And his father had not displeased him at any time, had never rebuked him for this show of ambition during his whole life, this being another indication of David's weakness toward his children, in saying, Why hast thou done so? This indulgence had encouraged Adonijah very considerably. And he also was a very goodly man, very handsome in appearance and bearing; and his mother bare him after Absalom, after the latter had been born of Maachah.
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 o...
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...
HIS MOTHER: i.e. "Haggith". See 1 Kings 1:5....
_had not displeased him at any time_ Had never administered a rebuke whatever wrong act he might have done. We may almost judge that Absalom was in like manner a spoilt child, brought under no correct...
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 restrai...
B. ADONIJAH'S DESIGNS 1:5-10 TRANSLATION (5) Now Adonijah the son of Haggith was exalting himself, saying, Surely I will be king! And he prepared for himself a chariot, horses,[80] and fifty men who...
_AND HIS FATHER HAD NOT DISPLEASED HIM AT ANY TIME IN SAYING, WHY HAST THOU DONE SO? AND HE ALSO WAS A VERY GOODLY MAN; AND HIS MOTHER BARE HIM AFTER ABSALOM._ His father had not displeased him. х_ `...
_His mother_ BARE HIM AFTER ABSALOM] RV 'he was born after Absalom'; Adonijah and Absalom were sons of different mothers (2 Samuel 3:3)....
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 לֹֽא ־עֲצָבֹ֨ו אָבִ֤יו מִ יָּמָיו֙ לֵ
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...
A SELF-SEEKER'S SCHEME 1 Kings 1:1 Adonijah was the fourth son of David, but probably the oldest of those who survived. He was born after Absalom, and like him was goodly in appearance, ambitious in...
BREAKING THREE COMMANDMENTS 1 Kings 21:1; 1 Kings 1:1; 1 Kings 2:1; 1 Kings 3:1;...
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...
(5) В¶ Then Adonijah the son of Haggith exalted himself, saying, I will be king: and he prepared him chariots and horsemen, and fifty men to run before him. (6) And his father had not displeased him a...
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 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...
And his father had not displeased him at any time in saying, Why hast thou done so? and he also [was a] very goodly [man]; and [his mother] bare him after Absalom. Ver. 6. _And his father had not dis...
_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...
[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...
AT ANY TIME: _ Heb._ from his days...
5-10 Indulgent parents are often chastised with disobedient children, who are anxious to possess their estates. No worldly wisdom, nor experience, nor sacredness of character, can insure the continuan...
HIS FATHER HAD NOT DISPLEASED HIM AT ANY TIME: this is noted as David's great error, and the occasion of Adonijah's presumption. _Why hast thou done so_ ? he neither restrained him from, nor reproved...
1 Kings 1:6 father H1 rebuked H6087 (H8804) time H3117 saying H559 (H8800) done H6213 (H8804) very...
SECTION 1. THE LAST DAYS OF DAVID (1:1-2:12). The ‘and' with which the book begins is clearly intended to link the book to the earlier books. The writer wanted it to be seen that he was carrying on th...
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 1:5 ADONIJAH was David’s oldest surviving son. David had the right, with God’s guidance, to appoint his own successor. But Adonijah EXALTED HIMSELF by trying to make himself ki...
CRITICAL AND EXPLANATORY NOTES.— 1 Kings 1:5. ADONIJAH, SON OF HAGGITH—No record of origin or rank of Haggith, therefore probably without any family distinction. Adonijah was David’s fourth son, and t...
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 3:2; 1 Samuel 10:23; 1 Samuel 3:13; 1 Samuel 9:2;...
Displeased him — This is noted as David's great error, and the occasion of Adonijah's presumption. Saying — He neither restrained him from, nor reproved him for his miscarriages: which David well knew...