Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
1 Kings 1:7
Verse 1 Kings 1:7. And he conferred with Joab] Joab well knew, if he made the new king, he would necessarily be continued in the command of the army, and so govern him.
Verse 1 Kings 1:7. And he conferred with Joab] Joab well knew, if he made the new king, he would necessarily be continued in the command of the army, and so govern him.
Joab’s defection on this occasion, after his faithful adherence to David during the troubles caused by Absalom 2 Samuel 18:2, may be accounted for by his fear that Solomon would be a “man of rest” 1 C...
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...
JOAB. This is why his name is not in 2 Samuel 23. See note on 1Ki 23:24....
_Joab the son of Zeruiah_ Zeruiah was David's sister, and Joab the eldest of her three sons, and a man of much authority and influence during David's reign. He became captain of the host (as we should...
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 HE CONFERRED WITH JOAB THE SON OF ZERUIAH, AND WITH ABIATHAR THE PRIEST: AND THEY FOLLOWING ADONIJAH HELPED HIM._ He conferred with Joab. The anxiety of Adonijah to secure the influence of a lea...
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...
JOAB] David's nephew, and at this time captain of the host or national militia (2 Samuel 8:16). His support of Adonijah was probably due to the latter's being the eldest surviving son of David, and to...
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...
JOAB. — The books of Samuel have brought out clearly the career and character of Joab, as being (in some degree like Abner) a professed soldier, raised to a formidable and half-independent power by th...
וַ יִּהְי֣וּ דְבָרָ֔יו עִ֚ם יֹואָ֣ב בֶּן ־צְר
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...
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...
BREAKING THREE COMMANDMENTS 1 Kings 21:1; 1 Kings 1:1; 1 Kings 2:1; 1 Kings 3:1;...
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...
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...
And he conferred with Joab the son of Zeruiah, and with Abiathar the priest: and they following Adonijah (e) helped [him]. (e) They took his part and followed him....
Side. For their own interest, and because they supposed that the throne belonged of course to him. (Menochius) --- This was the natural privilege, when no other disposition was made by God, or by the...
(7) And he conferred with Joab the son of Zeruiah, and with Abiathar the priest: and they following Adonijah helped him. (8) But Zadok the priest, and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, and Nathan the proph...
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 HE CONFERRED WITH JOAB THE SON OF ZERUIAH, AND WITH ABIATHAR THE PRIEST,.... About getting the kingdom into his hands: and they were very proper persons to consult with, who, if gained to his inte...
And he conferred with Joab the son of Zeruiah, and with Abiathar the priest: and they following Adonijah helped [him]. Ver. 7. _And he conferred with Joab, &c._] Seeking to draw these grandees to his...
_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...
And he conferred with Joab, the son of Zeruiah, in order to win over the army through its commander-in-chief, AND WITH ABIATHAR, THE PRIEST, the high priest who was stationed at Jerusalem; AND THEY, F...
ADONIJAH ATTEMPTS TO SEIZE THE KINGDOM...
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...
CONFERRED WITH JOAB: _ Heb._ his words were with Joab FOLLOWING ADONIJAH, HELPED HIM: _ Heb._ helped after Adonijah...
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...
Either because they thought the right of the crown was his; or rather, from secret grudges, because they perceived themselves neglected by David, and possibly by Solomon too; and from carnal policy, t...
1 Kings 1:7 conferred H1697 Joab H3097 son H1121 Zeruiah H6870 Abiathar H54 priest H3548 followed H310 helped H5826 ...
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 1:7 The events of chs. 1 Kings 1:1 are related to tensions between Judah and Israel as already seen in the books of Samuel and soon to reappear in...
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 Kings 2:22; 1 Kings 2:26; 1 Kings 2:28; 1 Samuel 22:20; 2 S
They helped — Either because they thought the right of the crown was his: or to secure and advance their own interest. It seems God left them to themselves, to correct them for former miscarriages, wi...