Verily our lord, &c. The adverb implies some such sense as -Nay but". Jonathan wishes to say -It is not as you hoped, but on the contrary Solomon is proclaimed and anointed." Comp. Genesis 17:19, where the word is rendered in A. V. -indeed," but the sense is - Nay butSarah thy wife shall bear thee a son," instead of Ishmael being made the hope of thy family.
Verse 1 Kings 1:43. _JONATHAN ANSWERED_] He was properly a _messenger_ about the court; we have met with him and Ahimaaz before, 2 Samuel 15:36. He had now been an _observer_, if not a _spy_, on all...
VERILY - “Nay, but” (or, “Not so”)....
2. THE ANOINTING OF SOLOMON AND ADONIJAH'S SUBMISSION CHAPTER 1:28-53 _ 1. The renewed promise to Bath-sheba (1 Kings 1:28)_ 2. The anointing of Solomon commanded (1 Kings 1:32) 3. Solomon made ki...
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...
AND. But. JONATHAN. David's faithful messenger of 2 Samuel 15:36 with 2 Samuel 17:17. VERILY. of. truth; or, truth to tell....
C. THE APPREHENSION OF ADONIJAH 1:41-53 While Jerusalem was jubilant at the coronation of a new king, the assembly at En-rogel was filled with fear and apprehension. The two paragraphs of this section...
_AND WHILE HE YET SPAKE, BEHOLD, JONATHAN THE SON OF ABIATHAR THE PRIEST CAME: AND ADONIJAH SAID UNTO HIM, COME IN; FOR THOU ART A VALIANT MAN, AND BRINGEST GOOD TIDINGS._ No JFB commentary on these...
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...
וַ יַּ֨עַן֙ יֹונָתָ֔ן וַ יֹּ֖אמֶר לַ אֲדֹנִיּ
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;...
JUSTICE AND BROTHERHOOD THE FOUNDATIONS OF THE STATE 1 Kings 1:41 According to popular usage, Adonijah was the rightful heir to the throne. He was handsome and kingly in appearance and behavior. He w...
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...
_Not so. Hebrew, "Misfortune or mourning, or verily." A man of character did not willingly deliver a disagreeable message, 2 Kings xviii. 25. (Calmet) --- But Jonathan was concerned for his father. (H...
(43) And Jonathan answered and said to Adonijah, Verily our lord king David hath made Solomon king. (44) And the king hath sent with him Zadok the priest, and Nathan the prophet, and Benaiah the son o...
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...
_WELCOME THE COMING—SPEED THE GOING KING!_ ‘Our lord king David hath made Solomon king’ 1 Kings 1:43 The news of Adonijah’s coronation was brought at once, by the faithful Nathan, to the ears of th...
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 JONATHAN ANSWERED AND SAID TO ADONIJAH, VERILY,.... Or, "nay, but" k it is not so as you imagine; it is not good tidings, but bad tidings to thee I bring: OUR LORD KING DAVID HATH MADE SOLOMON KI...
And Jonathan answered and said to Adonijah, Verily our lord king David hath made Solomon king. Ver. 43. _Verily our lord king David,_] _q.d., _ Good news say you? truly not so good as you think, for...
[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...
And Jonathan answered and said to Adonijah, Verily, literally, "true indeed," but OUR LORD, KING DAVID, HATH MADE SOLOMON KING....
Adonijah's Life Spared...
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...
32-53 The people expressed great joy and satisfaction in the elevation of Solomon. Every true Israelite rejoices in the exaltation of the Son of David. Combinations formed upon evil principles will s...
VERILY, or, _but_, or, _nay but_, i.e. the matter is not as thou expectest, but quite contrary....
1 Kings 1:43 Jonathan H3129 answered H6030 (H8799) said H559 (H8799) Adonijah H138 No H61 lord H113
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 1:41 Adonijah’s GUESTS, who were in En-rogel (v. 1 Kings 1:9), were not able to directly observe Solomon’s anointing (vv....
CRITICAL AND EXPLANATORY NOTES.— 1 Kings 1:47. KING BOWED HIMSELF UPON HIS BED—His infirmities allowed him to do no more (compare Genesis 47:31). _HOMILETICS OF 1 Kings 1:41_ THE DEFEAT OF REBELLION
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 Kings 1:32...