Bible Commentary

And all the guests that [were] with Adonijah were afraid, and rose up, and went every man his way. i.e. The way to his own house, lest they should be discovered and taken. Fuente: English Annotations on the Holy Bible by Matthew Poole And all the guests that [were] with Adonijah [were] afraid,…. Though many … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 1 Kings 1:49”

And also thus said the king, Blessed [be] the LORD God of Israel, which hath given [one] to sit on my throne this day, mine eyes even seeing [it]. 48. the Lord God ] See on 1Ki 1:30. given one to sit ] Of course he means ‘one of my own family and the one … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 1 Kings 1:48”

And moreover the king’s servants came to bless our lord king David, saying, God make the name of Solomon better than thy name, and make his throne greater than thy throne. And the king bowed himself upon the bed. 47. the king’s servants ] i.e. The general public of Jerusalem who gathered themselves to offer … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 1 Kings 1:47”

And also Solomon sitteth on the throne of the kingdom. 46. Solomon sitteth on the throne ] Jonathan had seen the complete ceremony of installation, for on their return from Gihon the aged king had commanded that Solomon should shew himself seated in state on the royal throne. Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 1 Kings 1:46”

And Zadok the priest and Nathan the prophet have anointed him king in Gihon: and they are come up from thence rejoicing, so that the city rang again. This [is] the noise that ye have heard. And Zadok the priest, and Nathan the prophet, have anointed him king in Gihon,…. Or at Gihon; that is, … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 1 Kings 1:45”

And the king hath sent with him Zadok the priest, and Nathan the prophet, and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, and the Cherethites, and the Pelethites, and they have caused him to ride upon the king’s mule: And the king hath sent with him,…. To the fountain of Gihon: Zadok the priest, and Nathan the … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 1 Kings 1:44”

And Jonathan answered and said to Adonijah, Verily our lord king David hath made Solomon king. 43. Verily our lord, &c.] The adverb implies some such sense as ‘Nay but’. Jonathan wishes to say ‘It is not as you hoped, but on the contrary Solomon is proclaimed and anointed.’ Comp. Gen 17:19, where the word … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 1 Kings 1:43”

And while he yet spoke, behold, Jonathan the son of Abiathar the priest came: and Adonijah said unto him, Come in; for thou [art] a valiant man, and bringest good tidings. 42. Jonathan the son of Abiathar ] They had left in the city some who should bring them word of any stir which their … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 1 Kings 1:42”

And Adonijah and all the guests that [were] with him heard [it] as they had made an end of eating. And when Joab heard the sound of the trumpet, he said, Wherefore [is this] noise of the city being in an uproar? 41 53. Alarm and submission of Adonijah (Not in Chronicles) 41. as they … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 1 Kings 1:41”

And all the people came up after him, and the people piped with pipes, and rejoiced with great joy, so that the earth rent with the sound of them. 40. piped with pipes ] The LXX. adopting some slight alteration of the Hebrew, renders ‘danced in dances.’ And Josephus speaks of the people ( Antiq. … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 1 Kings 1:40”