The king also said unto them, Take with you the (o) servants of your lord, and cause Solomon my son to ride upon mine own mule, and bring him down to Gihon:
(o) Meaning, the king's servants and such as were of his guard.
Verse 1 Kings 1:33. _TAKE WITH YOU THE SERVANTS OF YOUR LORD_] By these we may understand the _kings guards_, the _guards_ of the _city_, the _Cherethites_ and _Pelethites_, who were under the command...
Mules and horses seem to have been first employed by the Israelites in the reign of David, and the use of the former was at first confined to great personages 2 Samuel 13:29; 2 Samuel 18:9. The rabbis...
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...
MINE OWN MULE. David had not disobeyed Deuteronomy 17:16, as Absalom had done (2 Samuel 15:1) and Adonijah (1 Kings 1:5)....
_Take with you the servants of your lord_ Judging from a similar order given by David (2 Samuel 20:6-7) these words imply a considerable body of armed men. For there it is said that the servants compr...
CAUSE SOLOMON—TO RIDE UPON MINE OWN MULE— See 1 Kings 1:44. _Maimonides_ tells us, that it was a capital offence to ride upon the king's ass of mule, to sit upon his throne, or to handle his sceptre,...
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...
_THE KING ALSO SAID UNTO THEM, TAKE WITH YOU THE SERVANTS OF YOUR LORD, AND CAUSE SOLOMON MY SON TO RIDE UPON MINE OWN MULE, AND BRING HIM DOWN TO GIHON:_ Cause Solomon my son to ride upon mine own m...
GIHON] probably the modern Virgin's Fountain, in the ravine of the Kidron, about half-a-miie from Enrogel (Bîr-eyûb)....
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...
GIHON (“breaking forth”) is clearly a place in the valley, under the walls of Jerusalem, mentioned as having a watercourse, or torrent, diverted by Heżekiah in his preparation of the city for siege (2...
וַ יֹּ֨אמֶר הַ מֶּ֜לֶךְ לָהֶ֗ם קְח֤וּ עִמָּכֶ
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...
_Lord, David. (Menochius) --- The Cerethi, and other life-guards, went under the command of their captain, Banaias, (Calmet) to repel any force that might disturb this solemn inauguration. (Haydock) -...
(32) В¶ And king David said, Call me Zadok the priest, and Nathan the prophet, and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada. And they came before the king. (33) The king also said unto them, Take with you the serv...
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 SAID UNTO THEM, TAKE YE THE SERVANTS OF YOUR LORD,.... Meaning his own servants, his bodyguards, the Cherethites and Pelethites, as appears from 1 Kings 1:38; the Jews a from hence gather...
The king also said unto them, Take with you the servants of your lord, and cause Solomon my son to ride upon mine own mule, and bring him down to Gihon: Ver. 33. _Take with you the servants of your l...
_Take with you the servants of your lord_ His constant guards, the Cherethites and Pelethites, 1 Kings 1:38. _Cause Solomon to ride upon mine own mule_ As a token that the royal dignity is transferred...
[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...
The king also said unto them, they were to act as his representatives in the matter which he had in mind, TAKE WITH YOU THE SERVANTS OF YOUR LORD, the king's own body-guard, AND CAUSE SOLOMON, MY SON,...
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...
MINE OWN: _ Heb._ which belongeth to me...
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...
THE SERVANTS OF YOUR LORD, i.e. my public officers, and my guards. TO RIDE UPON MINE OWN MULE; as a token that the royal dignity is transferred upon Solomon, and that by my consent. Compare GENESIS 41...
1 Kings 1:33 king H4428 said H559 (H8799) Take H3947 (H8798) servants H5650 lord H113 Solomon H8010 son...
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 1:33 MY OWN MULE. Solomon’s ride on David’s mule marks him as David’s favored son. The mule itself may have been regarded as a symbol of kingship (see Ze
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 Kings 1:38; 1 Kings 1:44; 1 Kings 1:45; 1 Kings 1:5; 2 Chronicle
My mule — As a token that the royal dignity is transferred upon Solomon, and that by my consent. Gihon — A river near Jerusalem, on the west side. Adonijah was inaugurated on the east side. This place...