Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 1 Chronicles 29:24
And all the princes, and the mighty men, and all the sons likewise of king David, submitted themselves unto Solomon the king.
24. the mighty men ] Cp. 1Ki 1:10; 1Ki 1:38, from which it is clear that the faithfulness of Benaiah and the Cherethites and Pelethites was the main factor in the elevation of Solomon.
all the sons ] The Chronicler glances at the submission of Adonijah (1Ki 1:53).
Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges
Verse 24. Submitted themselves] nathenu yad tachath Shelomoh. “They gave the hand under Solomon;” they swore fealty to him. We have already seen that putting the hand under the thigh (super sectionem circumcisionis) was the form of taking an oath. See Clarke on Ge 24:9.
Fuente: Adam Clarke’s Commentary and Critical Notes on the Bible
Heb. Put their hands under Solomon, i.e. they owned him for their king, and themselves for his subjects, and swore fealty to him; which possibly they now did after the ancient manner, with that ceremony of putting their hands under his thigh, which was used in swearing, Gen 24:2; 47:29; or at least the thing is signified by a phrase taken from that practice formerly used, though now neglected; it being usual in all nations and languages to signify present things by phrases taken from ancient customs.
Fuente: English Annotations on the Holy Bible by Matthew Poole
24. submitted themselvesHebrew,“put their hands under Solomon,” according to the customstill practised in the East of putting a hand under the king’sextended hand and kissing the back of it (2Ki10:15).
1Ch29:26-30. HIS REIGNAND DEATH.
Fuente: Jamieson, Fausset and Brown’s Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible
And all the princes and the mighty men,…. The princes of the tribes, and the officers of the army:
and all the sons likewise of King David; as many as were living: and though they were elder than Solomon,
[they] submitted to Solomon the king; or “gave the hand under” t him, promised obedience, and swore allegiance to him, see Ge 24:2.
t “dederunt manum sub Selomoh”, Pagninus, Montanus, Michaelis.
Fuente: John Gill’s Exposition of the Entire Bible
(24) And all the princes (srm).The grandees of 1Ch. 27:1-34; 1Ch. 28:1; 1Ch. 29:6; not members of the royal house, who are designated as the kings sons.
Submitted themselves.See marginal rendering. The Vulg. has the exegetical expansion, dederunt manum et subjeeti fuerunt Salomoni regi. The Hebrew phrase put (nthan) hand under . . . is not met with elsewhere. (Comp. Gen. 24:2; Gen. 24:9.) It appears to be different from give hand to . . . in token of good faith or submission. (Comp. 2Ch. 30:8; Lam. 5:6; Eze. 17:18.) An ancient mode of doing homage may be intended. The whole sentence may contain an allusive reference to the attempt of Adonijah (1Ki. 1:5-53).
Fuente: Ellicott’s Commentary for English Readers (Old and New Testaments)
1Ch 29:24 And all the princes, and the mighty men, and all the sons likewise of king David, submitted themselves unto Solomon the king.
Ver. 24. And all the sons likewise of king David. ] This was much, since some of them were his elder brethren, and came of more noble mothers; but David had so clearly convinced them of God’s will that Solomon should succeed him, and God in addition so wrought their hearts, that after Adonijah’s death they all submitted themselves unto Solomon the king. Heb., Gave the hand under Solomon the king; haply they laid their hand under his thigh – that ancient ceremony, Gen 24:2 ; Gen 47:29 – and sware to be faithful to him.
Fuente: John Trapp’s Complete Commentary (Old and New Testaments)
submitted. Hebrew gave the hand unto: “hand” being put by Figure of speech Metonymy (of Adjunct), App-6, for the submission implied by it. Compare 2Ch 30:8.
Fuente: Companion Bible Notes, Appendices and Graphics
all the princes: 1Ch 22:17, 1Ch 28:21
all the sons: 1Ch 2:3-9, 1Ki 1:50-53, 1Ki 2:24, 1Ki 2:25
submitted themselves unto: Heb. gave the hand under, Gen 24:2, Gen 47:29, 2Ch 30:8, *marg. Eze 17:18
Reciprocal: 1Ki 3:28 – feared Ezr 10:19 – gave their hands Ecc 8:2 – in regard Jer 50:15 – she hath Eph 5:21 – submitting
Fuente: The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
1Ch 29:24. And all the sons likewise of David submitted themselves unto Solomon Hebrew, gave, or put the hand under Solomon, that is, owned him for their king, and themselves for his subjects, and bound themselves by oath to be true to him, which they possibly did, according to the ancient ceremony used in swearing, mentioned Gen 24:2; Gen 47:29; or rather, the thing is signified by a phrase, taken from that practice formerly used, though now neglected: it being usual in all nations and languages to express present things by phrases taken from ancient customs. Though, by seniority, the title of Davids other sons to the crown was prior to that of Solomon, and they might think themselves wronged by his advancement; yet, because God was pleased to make him king, and had qualified him for that high office, they all submitted themselves to him, God doubtless inclining their hearts to do so, that Solomons reign might from the first be peaceable.