Geneva Study Bible Commentary
1 Kings 1:50
And Adonijah feared because of Solomon, and arose, and went, and caught hold on the horns of the (t) altar.
(t) Which David his father had built in the floor of Araunah, (2 Samuel 24:25).
And Adonijah feared because of Solomon, and arose, and went, and caught hold on the horns of the (t) altar.
(t) Which David his father had built in the floor of Araunah, (2 Samuel 24:25).
Verse 1 Kings 1:50. _ADONIJAH FEARED_] He knew he had usurped the kingdom, and had not his father's consent; and, as he finds now that Solomon is appointed by David, he knows well that the people wil...
On the “horns” of the altar, see Exodus 27:2 note. The altar to which Adonijah fled was probably in the “tabernacle” already referred to 1 Kings 1:39....
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...
_caught hold on the horns of the altar_ In his terror Adonijah takes sanctuary, apparently at the altar which had been erected when the ark was brought to Mt. Zion. That an altar was set up there is c...
AND ADONIJAH—WENT, AND CAUGHT HOLD ON THE HORNS OF THE ALTAR— Conscious that he had committed a crime worthy of death, in usurping the kingdom without his father's consent, and against the known desig...
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 ADONIJAH FEARED BECAUSE OF SOLOMON, AND AROSE, AND WENT, AND CAUGHT HOLD ON THE HORNS OF THE ALTAR._ Adonijah ... went, and caught hold on the horns of the altar - most probably the altar of bur...
THE HORNS OF THE ALTAR] The altar intended was probably one erected in or before the tent that sheltered the ark: see on 1 Kings 1:39 and cp. 1 Kings 2:29; 1 Kings 3:15. The horns were projections at...
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...
THE HORNS OF THE ALTAR. — The horns were projections from the altar, to which (see Psalms 118:27) the victims were fastened, and on which the blood was sprinkled (Exodus 29:12). To take hold of them w...
וַ אֲדֹ֣נִיָּ֔הוּ יָרֵ֖א מִ פְּנֵ֣י שְׁלֹמֹ֑ה...
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...
(50) And Adonijah feared because of Solomon, and arose, and went, and caught hold on the horns of the altar. God's altar was considered, in the wilderness state of the church, the refuge for sinners....
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 ADONIJAH FEARED BECAUSE OF SOLOMON,.... Lest he should seize him as an usurper and traitor, and put him to death: AND AROSE, AND WENT, AND CAUGHT HOLD ON THE HORNS OF THE ALTAR; either that which...
And Adonijah feared because of Solomon, and arose, and went, and caught hold on the horns of the altar. Ver. 50. _On the horns of the altar._] Which hitherto, haply, he had despised....
_Adonijah feared_, &c. He fled to the altar for protection and safety, it being a privileged place; not, indeed, by the appointment of the law, but by the custom of all nations. _And caught hold on th...
[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 Adonijah, the chief conspirator, FEARED BECAUSE OF SOLOMON, AND AROSE, having been abandoned by his panic-stricken followers, AND WENT, AND CAUGHT HOLD ON THE HORNS OF THE ALTAR, for this was cons...
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...
Either that which was at Gibeon, as appears from 1 CHRONICLES 16:39 2 CHRONICLES 1:3; and was made with four horns, EXODUS 38:2; to which the sacrifices were bound...
1 Kings 1:50 Adonijah H138 afraid H3372 (H8804) of H6440 Solomon H8010 arose H6965 (H8799) went H3
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,_...
_Adonijah feared because of Solomon._ THE BEST WAY OF OVERCOMING David did not directly attack this false kingdom of Adonijah’s. He did set up the true kingdom in the place of the false. So the false...
_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—NOTE ON 1 KINGS 1:50 HORNS OF THE ALTAR. Adonijah believes that the altar, as a holy place, will protect him from Solomon’s revenge. Many ancient Near Eastern cultures allowed people to seek a...
CRITICAL AND EXPLANATORY NOTES.— 1 Kings 1:50. CAUGHT HOLD ON THE HORNS OF THE ALTAR: an act by which he appealed to God and man that his life, forfeited by his attempted usurpation of the throne, mig...
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 2:28; Exodus 21:14; Exodus 38:2; Psalms 118:27...