As the Lord liveth, that hath redeemed my soul. — A characteristic adjuration of David, found also in 2 Samuel 4:9; but now peculiarly appropriate in the old man, who was so near the haven of rest, after all the storms of life. “O Lord, my strength and my Redeemer,” is the climax of his address to God, as the Creator of all things and the ruler of all men, in Psalms 19:14.
“As the Lord liveth” was the most common form of oath among the Israelites (e. g. Judges 8:19; 1 Samuel 14:39; 1 Samuel 19:6). It was unique to David to attach a further clause to this oath - a clause...
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...
SOUL. Hebrew. _nephesh_. App-13....
_And the king sware_ i.e. Solemnly renewed the oath which he had before (see 1 Kings 1:13) made unto Bath-sheba. As _the Lord liveth_ The expression is equivalent to -As surely as the Lord liveth," t...
I. THE CORONATION OF SOLOMON 1:28-53 The impassioned plea of Bathsheba and the timely confirmation of Nathan served to impress the ailing king with the urgency of royal action in favor of Solomon. Dav...
_AND THE KING SWARE, AND SAID, AS THE LORD LIVETH, THAT HATH REDEEMED MY SOUL OUT OF ALL DISTRESS,_ No JFB commentary on these verses....
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 יִּשָּׁבַ֥ע הַ מֶּ֖לֶךְ וַ יֹּאמַ֑ר חַי
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...
ANOINTING THE CHOSEN ONE 1 Kings 1:28 David aroused himself and acted with commendable prudence and celerity. The crisis required promptness of decision and energy in execution. The whole nation was...
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...
(28) Then king David answered and said, Call me Bathsheba. And she came into the king's presence, and stood before the king. (29) And the king sware, and said, As the LORD liveth, that hath redeemed m...
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 THE KING SWARE,.... To his former oath, he added another for greater confirmation: AND SAID, [AS] THE LORD LIVETH; which was the proper form of an oath, which ought to be taken by the living God;...
And the king sware, and said, [As] the LORD liveth, that hath redeemed my soul out of all distress, Ver. 29. _Who hath delivered my soul._] Deliverance commandeth obedience. Ezr 9:13-14...
_King David said, Call Bath-sheba_ Who, upon Nathan's approach to the king, had modestly withdrawn. _That hath redeemed my soul out of all distress_ The words contain a grateful acknowledgment of the...
[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 the king sware, with a very solemn oath, AND SAID, AS THE LORD LIVETH, THAT HATH REDEEMED MY SOUL OUT OF ALL DISTRESS, giving David evidence of His mercy and truth in so many great dangers, for wh...
SOLOMON ANOINTED KING...
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...
No text from Poole on this verse....
1 Kings 1:29 king H4428 oath H7650 (H8735) said H559 (H8799) LORD H3068 lives H2416 redeemed H6299 ...
REDEEMED (Exodus 14:30); (Isaiah 59:20). (_ See Scofield) - (Exodus 14:30). _ ( See Scofield) - (Isaiah 59:2
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...
CRITICAL AND EXPLANATORY NOTES.— 1 Kings 1:25. GOD SAVE KING ADONIJAH: _i.e._, Let the king live; literally, _Live the king!_ the usual Israelitish acclamation (1 Kings 1:34; 1 Samuel 10:24, &c.)....
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 17:1; 1 Kings 18:10; 1 Kings 2:24; 1 Samuel 14:39; 1 Samu
Out of all distress — The words contain a grateful acknowledgement of the goodness of God to him, in bringing him safe through the many difficulties, which had lain in his way, and which he now mentio...