Piped with pipes. — The Greek Version has “danced in dances,” by a slight variation of reading. The graphic description of the acclamation of the people indicates something more than conventional loyalty. The attempt of Adonijah relied on the support only of the great men, and perhaps the army, but had no popular following.
Verse 1 Kings 1:40. _THE PEOPLE PIPED WITH PIPES_] They danced, sang, and played on what instruments of music they possessed. _THE EARTH RENT_] We use a similar expression in precisely the same sense...
PIPED WITH PIPES - Some prefer “danced with dances” - a meaning which the Hebrew would give by a change in the pointing, and the alteration of one letter. But the change is unnecessary. (Flutepipes we...
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...
PIPED WITH PIPES. playing loudly on pipes. Figure of speech _Polyptoton_ App-6. REJOICED WITH GREAT JOY. greatly rejoiced. THE EARTH RENT. Figure of speech _Hyperbole_. App-6....
_piped with pipes_ The LXX. adopting some slight alteration of the Hebrew, renders -danced in dances." And Josephus speaks of the people (_Antiq_. vii. 14, 5) as -dancing and playing on pipes"; thus s...
B. THE ANOINTING OF SOLOMON 1:38-40 TRANSLATION (38) So Zadok the priest, Nathan the prophet, Benaiah son of Jehoiada, and the Cherethites, and the Pelethites went down, and they caused Solomon to ri...
_AND ALL THE PEOPLE CAME UP AFTER HIM, AND THE PEOPLE PIPED WITH PIPES, AND REJOICED WITH GREAT JOY, SO THAT THE EARTH RENT WITH THE SOUND OF THEM._ All the people came up after him - i:e., from the...
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 יַּעֲל֤וּ כָל ־הָ עָם֙ אַֽחֲרָ֔יו וְ
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...
_Rang. Hebrew, "was split." Chaldean, "shook." (Menochius)_...
(36) And Benaiah the son of Jehoiada answered the king, and said, Amen: the LORD God of my lord the king say so too. (37) As the LORD hath been with my lord the king, even so be he with Solomon, and 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 ALL THE PEOPLE CAME UP AFTER HIM,.... Following him from the fountain to the city, with their loud acclamations: AND THE PEOPLE PIPED WITH PIPES; which were hollow instruments, and full of holes...
And all the people came up after him, and the people piped with pipes, and rejoiced with great joy, so that the earth rent with the sound of them. Ver. 40. _Piped with pipes._] Or, Flutes; that Adoni...
_Zadok took a horn of oil_ A vessel of oil, as the Arabic translates it; which vessel was made of an ox's horn, as Bochart observes; _out of the tabernacle, and anointed Solomon_ It rendered his uncti...
[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 all the people came up after him, full of happiness over David's decision, AND THE PEOPLE PIPED WITH PIPES, flutes being used on festival occasions, AND REJOICED WITH GREAT JOY, SO THAT THE EARTH...
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...
PIPES: Or, flutes...
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...
ALL THE PEOPLE CAME UP AFTER HIM; which flocked in of so thither abundance; some out of curiosity to see so solemn an action; others to do their duty; and others in expectation some advantage by their...
1 Kings 1:40 people H5971 up H5927 (H8799) after H310 people H5971 played H2490 (H8764) flutes H2485 rejoiced...
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 1:33. TAKE THE SERVANTS OF YOUR LORD: viz., the royal body-guard (1 Kings 1:38). RIDE UPON MINE OWN MULE—The command that he “ride” was especially significant,...
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 12:38; 1 Samuel 11:15; 2 Kings 11:14; 2 Kings 11:20;...