Bible Commentary

And unto Abiathar the priest said the king, Get thee to Anathoth, unto thine own fields; for thou [art] worthy of death: but I will not at this time put thee to death, because thou didst bear the ark of the Lord GOD before David my father, and because thou hast been afflicted in all … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 1 Kings 2:26”

And king Solomon sent by the hand of Benaiah the son of Jehoiada; and he fell upon him that he died. 25. by the hand of Benaiah ] To Benaiah was committed not the oversight, but the execution of the sentence. In like manner he puts to death Joab (1Ki 2:34) and Shimei (1Ki 2:46). … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 1 Kings 2:25”

Now therefore, [as] the LORD liveth, which hath established me, and set me on the throne of David my father, and who hath made me a house, as he promised, Adonijah shall be put to death this day. 24. who hath made me a house ] ‘House’ here is used in the sense of ‘possessions,’ … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 1 Kings 2:24”

Then king Solomon swore by the LORD, saying, God do so to me, and more also, if Adonijah have not spoken this word against his own life. 23. God do so to me, and more also ] This is a very idiomatic rendering for the Hebrew, which is literally ‘Thus shall God do to me, … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 1 Kings 2:23”

And king Solomon answered and said unto his mother, And why dost thou ask Abishag the Shunammite for Adonijah? ask for him the kingdom also; for he [is] mine elder brother; even for him, and for Abiathar the priest, and for Joab the son of Zeruiah. 22. and for Abiathar the priest, and for Joab … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 1 Kings 2:22”

And she said, Let Abishag the Shunammite be given to Adonijah thy brother to wife. Thy brother, by the fathers side, whom brotherly affection and relation obligeth thee to gratify, at least, in small things. Fuente: English Annotations on the Holy Bible by Matthew Poole And she said, let Abishag the Shunammite be given to … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 1 Kings 2:21”

Then she said, I desire one small petition of thee; [I pray thee], say me not nay. And the king said unto her, Ask on, my mother: for I will not say thee nay. 20. I desire one small petition of thee ] These words seem to confirm what has been said above, that Bath-sheba … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 1 Kings 2:20”

Bath-sheba therefore went unto king Solomon, to speak unto him for Adonijah. And the king rose up to meet her, and bowed himself unto her, and sat down on his throne, and caused a seat to be set for the king’s mother; and she sat on his right hand. 19. caused a seat to be … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 1 Kings 2:19”

And Bath-sheba said, Well; I will speak for thee unto the king. 18. I will speak for thee ] Bath-sheba does not seem to have suspected Adonijah’s design, and this simplicity of hers he perhaps hoped to trade upon, and thought that his petition, coming to Solomon through her, might appear less dangerous. That she … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 1 Kings 2:18”

And he said, Speak, I pray thee, unto Solomon the king, (for he will not say thee nay,) that he give me Abishag the Shunammite to wife. 17. that he give me Abishag ] It is highly probable that the construction which Solomon put upon Adonijah’s request was the true one, for in the East … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 1 Kings 2:17”