15 21<\/strong>. Bath-sheba before King David (Not in Chronicles)<\/p>\n 15<\/strong>. and the king was very old<\/em> ] This sentence is in explanation why Bath-sheba went into the bedchamber of the king. David was too feeble to go forth, and those who would see him must come there for audience.<\/p>\n Into the chamber – <\/B>The bed-chamber or inner chamber. Abishag was a disinterested witness present, who heard all that Bath-sheba said to David.<\/P><\/p>\n And Bathsheba went in unto the king into the chamber<\/strong>,…. Where he lay, being bedridden; she took Nathan’s advice, and directly went to the king’s apartment:<\/p>\n and the king was very old<\/strong>: and decrepit, borne down with the infirmities of old age, though but seventy years of age:<\/p>\n and Abishag the Shunammite ministered unto the king<\/strong>; she was then waiting upon the king, and serving him with what was necessary and proper for him; and perhaps there was no other in the chamber at that time.<\/p>\n CRITICAL AND EXPLANATORY NOTES.<\/strong><\/p>\n 1Ki. 1:16<\/span>. Bowed and did obeisance<\/strong>The latter word denoting the prostrate attitude customary in the East before kings. <\/p>\n 1Ki. 1:21<\/span>. Shall be counted offenders<\/strong>Counted is not in the Hebrew, though implied in the connexion; they will be i.e.<\/em>, guilty of a capital crime, treated as traitors deserving death. <\/p>\n HOMILETICS OF <\/em>1Ki. 1:15-21<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n THE PERSUASIVE PLEADING OF AN ANXIOUS MOTHER<\/p>\n I. Is profoundly deferential<\/strong>. Bathsheba hesitates not to venture at once into the inner chamber of the aged and dying king. Her maternal instincts and concern for her sons future render her courageous. Her presence pleaded eloquently, but her speech, tremulous with the conflicting emotions of the wife and mother, was overwhelming. Bathsheba bowed and did obeisance unto the king (1Ki. 1:16<\/span>). She paid every respect due to David as her prince and husband. If we would find favour with superiors, we must show them becoming respect. We should cherish a dutiful regard towards those from whom we expect kindness. Nothing is ever lost by sincere politeness. It evidences a refined and gentle spirit. It propitiates the most morose, and often wins a favourable reception in the most difficult suit. It succeeds where an unmannerly brusqueness fails. It is irresistible in a true woman. Life is not so short but there is always time enough for courtesy.<\/p>\n II. Urges the religious obligation of an oath<\/strong>. 1Ki. 1:17<\/span>, Thou swarest by the Lord thy God. A conscientious man is morally bound by his promised word; but an oath is inviolable. We are engaged if we have promised; if we have sworn, we are bound. Neither heaven nor earth has any gyves for that man who can recklessly shake off the fetters of an oath. Such a man has no regard for that God whose awful name he dare invoke to a falsehood. He who cares not for God will not care for man. It is a powerful leverage to move a man to right action when we can remind him of his solemnly pledged word. An oath should be religiously remembered and conscientiously fulfilled. It is a duty we owe to both God and man. Even the highest in authority should be faithfully reminded of this duty, and warned as to the consequences of a careless repudiation of trust. A faithful friend in a palace is rare.<\/p>\n III. Graphically depicts the distraction of rebellion<\/strong> (1Ki. 1:18-19<\/span>). <\/p>\n 1. The throne is seized by an ungrateful son<\/em>. Adonijah reigneth. Without waiting for the death of his father, or seeking his sanction, and even without his knowledge, the presumptuous son assumes all the authority and external display of royalty. Had his right to the succession been ever so good, such conduct was undutiful and treasonable. An unprincipled ambition corrupts natural affection: it acknowledges obedience to none but its own imperious will. <\/p>\n 2. Excessive festivity prevails<\/em>. Indulgence is often provocative of vain boasting, extravagant designs, and riotous conduct. It leads to cruelty and disaster. <\/p>\n 3. The members of the royal family and the true friends of the aged king are seduced from their allegiance<\/em>. There was disorder in the household. The children of David repaid his paternal kindness with unfaithfulness and wild rebellion. The ingratitude of children, for whom so much has been sacrificed and endured, is one of the sharpest pangs of a disappointed parents heart. Polygamy, in however limited a degree, is a prolific source of domestic trouble. Any violation of the moral order carries with it its own Nemesis. The infidelity of Abiathar and Joabmen with whom he had repeatedly trusted his lifewas a severe blow to David. Little does the renegade friend think of the anguish caused by his treachery. Confidence in human nature is shattered. <\/p>\n 4. The king-designate is ignored<\/em>. But Solomon thy servantnot thy sovereign, as Adonijah affects to behath he not called. He is evidently regarded as a rival, and every attempt is made to prevent his gaining the throne. It is not an oversight, but a contempt of the act of settlement, which had been made sufficiently public, that Solomon is neglected. All the fondly cherished plans of David are threatened with a rude and ignominious overthrow. The scene of confusion created by the rebels, thus graphically presented, was calculated to deeply affect the dying monarchas the husband, the father, and the king.<\/p>\n IV. Earnestly advocates the pressing claims of the nation<\/strong> (1Ki. 1:20<\/span>). The rebellion had not gone so far as that of Absaloms in stealing away the hearts of the people. There was a grave pause in the kingdom. The people hesitated what to do, until the royal intention was publicly proclaimed. David was too firmly seated in the affections of his subjects to allow them to act without the knowledge of his declared will. This ominous silence of the national voice was Nathans opportunity and Adonijahs doom. In troublous times the nation looks to the king. In him is vested supreme authority. He is the guide and defender of the empire. The interests of all are in his keeping; and his power should ever be exercised on the side of justice, equity, and peace. A divine sentence is in the lips of the king. That thou shouldest tell them who shall sit on the throne. This some princes love not to doQueen Elizabeth, for instance. A false Jesuit wrote that she wished she might, after her death, hang awhile in the air, to see what scuffling there would be for her kingdom. Men should use whatever power or influence they possess, not in compassing their own selfish ends, but in advancing the kingdom of the Messiah.<\/p>\n V. Is full of genuine pathos<\/strong>. <\/p>\n 1. A mournful contingency is referred to<\/em> (1Ki. 1:21<\/span>). When my Lord shall sleep with his fathers. Here the heart of the wife<\/em> speaks out. It was evident Davids end was near; and Bathsheba could not contemplate that event without deep emotion. Death is compared to a sleep. Beautiful simile! Such a view robs death of its terror, and soothes the sorrow of the bereaved. Death is but the gentle sinking of the tired and spent body into the lap of rest. Silently it reposes among the hallowed dust of bye-gone generations, until the last great trumpet shall wake it into newness of life. <\/p>\n 2. A tender allusion is made to threatened personal peril<\/em>. I and my son Solomon shall be counted offenders. Here the heart of the mother<\/em> speaks out. It is suggested by some commentators that, probably, Adonijah had spoken slightingly of Bathsheba as an adultress and of Solomon as illegitimate, and, therefore, not fit to be king. The reputation of mother and son was in danger, and must be protected. Not only so: if Adonijah succeeded, they would both be reckoned traitors and public enemies, and their lives sacrificed. Adonijah would not have dealt so mercifully with Solomon as Solomon did with him. He who usurps a throne will stop at no cruelty to secure himself in it. If anything will rouse the soul into earnest concern, it is the peril to which those dear to it are exposed.<\/p>\n LESSONS:<\/p>\n 1. The mother exerts a powerful influence on the destiny of the family<\/em>. <\/p>\n 2. It is an unspeakable advantage for a youthful prince to have a wise and capable mother<\/em>. <\/p>\n 3. The eloquence of a mothers heart is irresistible<\/em>.<\/p>\n GERM NOTES ON THE VERSES<\/em><\/p>\n 1Ki. 1:15-21<\/span>. Bathsheba before the king<\/strong>. She reminds him of his duty<\/p>\n 1. Towards God, before whom he had sworn. What one has vowed before God, according to Gods will, one must hold to under all circumstances; of this one must remind kings and princes. 1Ki. 1:16<\/span>. What wouldest thou? A question the King of Heaven is ever asking<\/p>\n 1. The perplexed enquirer. 1Ki. 1:18<\/span>. Thou knowest it not. The isolation of the aged and infirm<\/strong><\/p>\n 1. Presents a melancholy contrast to the joyous excitement of an active life. 1Ki. 1:20<\/span>. The grave responsibilities of the monarch<\/strong>. 1. All eyes are turned to him in times of national distress. <\/p>\n 2. He is expected to promptly and effectually crush rebellion. B. BATHSHEBAS IMPASSIONED PLEA 1:1521<\/p>\n TRANSLATION<\/strong><\/p>\n (15) Then Bathsheba went unto the king to the chamber (now the king was very old and Abishag the Shunammite was ministering unto the king). (16) And Bathsheba bowed, and did homage unto the king. And the king said, What is your concern? (17) And she said to him, O my lord, you surely swore by the LORD your God to your handmaid, surely Solomon your son shall rule after me, and shall sit upon my throne! (18) But now, behold, Adonijah reigns; and now, my lord the king, you do not know it! (19) And he has slam oxen, fatlings and sheep in abundance, and he has summoned all the sons of the king, Abiathar the priest and Joab the captain of the host; but Solomon your servant he has not summoned. (20) And as for you, my lord the king, the eyes of all Israel are upon you that you might declare to them who shall sit upon the throne of my lord the king after him. (21) For it shall come to pass when my lord the king lies down with his fathers, that surely I and my son Solomon will become transgressors.<\/strong><\/p>\n COMMENTS<\/strong><\/p>\n Bathsheba was more than willing to cooperate with Nathan. She went immediately to the bedchamber of her husband, the only place where the feeble king could hold audience. There, in the presence of his nurse and constant attendant (1Ki. 1:15<\/span>), Bathsheba bowed herself and received Davids permission to state her business (1Ki. 1:16<\/span>). Abandoning the rhetorical question technique suggested by Nathan, Bathsheba by direct affirmation reminded David of the oath he had given to her that Solomon would succeed him on the throne (1Ki. 1:17<\/span>). She then informed him that Adonijah had proclaimed himself King (1Ki. 1:18<\/span>). In support of her charge against Adonijah, she described the feast which he had prepared, listed the guests he had invited, (Joab and Abiathar were there) and, most important, the person he had not invited, viz., Solomon (1Ki. 1:19<\/span>). That Adonijah would invite all the sons of the king except Solomon clearly showed that his banquet was something more than a fellowship supper!<\/p>\n Bathshebas appeal reached its climax in the carefully chosen words recorded in 1Ki. 1:20-21<\/span>. She says in effect, Adonijah has made his move; but it is you (the Hebrew emphasizes the pronoun), O king, who must make the decision as to your successor. Bathsheba was not requesting Davids abdication, but rather she was suggesting that it was imperative that he appoint a coregent, or at least designate a successor. That all Israel was looking to the king suggests that the majority of the people had not yet attached themselves to the cause of Adonijah. It would appear from 1Ki. 1:20<\/span> that an Israelite king could nominate his successor. Only when the dead kings wishes were unknown could the eldest son claim the right of succession.[92] If David took no action, the throne would go to Adonijah by default upon his death.[93] Then, Bathsheba reminded David, both she and Solomon would be regarded as political offenders, i.e., traitors (1Ki. 1:21<\/span>). Bathsheba left to Davids imagination what she and her son might expect as offenders at the hands of the usurper.<\/p>\n [92] Slotki, SBB, p. 5. 15<\/strong>. <\/strong> Into the chamber <\/strong> Into the bedchamber, where, on account of his age and infirmities, the king was obliged to keep himself.<\/p>\n (15) And Bathsheba went in unto the king into the chamber: and the king was very old; and Abishag the Shunammite ministered unto the king. (16) And Bathsheba bowed, and did obeisance unto the king. And the king said, What wouldest thou? (17) And she said unto him, My lord, thou swarest by the LORD thy God unto thine handmaid, saying, Assuredly Solomon thy son shall reign after me, and he shall sit upon my throne. (18) And now, behold, Adonijah reigneth; and now, my lord the king, thou knowest it not: (19) And he hath slain oxen and fat cattle and sheep in abundance, and hath called all the sons of the king, and Abiathar the priest, and Joab the captain of the host: but Solomon thy servant hath he not called. (20) And thou, my lord, O king, the eyes of all Israel are upon thee, that thou shouldest tell them who shall sit on the throne of my lord the king after him. (21) Otherwise it shall come to pass, when my lord the king shall sleep with his fathers, that I and my son Solomon shall be counted offenders.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n It should seem that David must have assured Bath-sheba by oath concerning Solomon’s succession; though it is not noticed when. But what is most particularly to be remarked in this address of Bath-sheba is, that she declares the eyes of all Israel are upon David, that he should name his successor; no doubt, because what David should deliver on this subject would be considered as coming from God; David himself being anointed of God. See 2Sa 23:1-3<\/span> . It is sweet when the people of God wait for the revelation of the mind of God. It hath been a maxim of the church in all ages, that the law of God should be sought for from the Lord’s messengers. What an awful consideration to make men faithful! Mal 2:7<\/span> .<\/p>\n 1Ki 1:15 And Bathsheba went in unto the king into the chamber: and the king was very old; and Abishag the Shunammite ministered unto the king.<\/p>\n Ver. 15. And the king was very old.<\/strong> ] Yet little more than half so old as a plain countryman whom I spoke with yesterday, being May 15, A.D. 1656, at Stratford-upon-Avon, who assured me, and gave good proof of it, that he was a hundred and twenty-eight of age, being born A.D. 1527. He is still hearty and healthy, living at Bedworth in Warwickshire, Thomas Egerton by name.<\/p>\n Learning the Kings Will <\/p>\n 1Ki 1:15-27<\/p>\n The attempt of the usurper was met and defeated through Nathans prompt action, and by the concerted appeal that he and Bathsheba made to the king, who seems to have sunk into premature old age. Bathsheba and David probably met for the last time on this dark day, and each of them must have remembered the solemn promise given them years before, through Nathan, who was still with them as friend and counselor. Much had happened since, but, amid all the changes in human affairs, the word of God is immutable and the promise of 1Ch 22:9 must stand.<\/p>\n Probably only Bathsheba and Nathan knew of that solemn compact; and, knowing it, they at once took action. It is not enough that God should make a promise to His people; they must claim its fulfillment and put themselves at His disposal, that it may be fulfilled through them. The ancient prediction that the kingdoms of this world shall become the kingdom of our Lord is true, but we must pray for and hasten its advent.<\/p>\n very old: 1Ki 1:2-4<\/p>\n And Bath-sheba went in unto the king into the chamber: and the king was very old; and Abishag the Shunammite ministered unto the king. 15 21. Bath-sheba before King David (Not in Chronicles) 15. and the king was very old ] This sentence is in explanation why Bath-sheba went into the bedchamber of the king. … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 1 Kings 1:15”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-8744","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-commentary"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/bible-commentary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8744","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/bible-commentary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/bible-commentary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/bible-commentary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/bible-commentary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8744"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/bible-commentary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8744\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/bible-commentary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8744"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/bible-commentary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8744"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/bible-commentary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8744"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges<\/b><\/i><\/h4>\n
Fuente: Albert Barnes’ Notes on the Bible<\/b><\/i><\/h4>\n
Fuente: John Gill’s Exposition of the Entire Bible<\/b><\/i><\/h4>\n
2. Towards the people, whose well-being and whose woe were in his keeping. The great responsibility of him towards whom all eyes are directed.
3. Towards the wife and son, whose happiness and life were at stake. Woe to the father through whose guilt wife and children, after his death, fall into contempt and wretchedness.Lange<\/em>.<\/p>\n
2. The penitent suppliant.
3. The complaining sufferer.
4. The solitary mourner.
5. The ambitious self-seeker.<\/p>\n
2. Renders them oblivious of the most important events of the outside world.
3. Ignorant of the calamities that threaten their dearest interests.
4. Familiarizes their minds with suffering and approaching death.
5. Calls for the kindly attention and sympathy of loving hearts.<\/p>\n
3. The best interests of his subjects should be his chief concern.
4. He should make the wisest arrangements for the future peace and stability of the kingdom.
5. He is accountable to God, from whom he derives his authority.<\/p>\nFuente: The Preacher’s Complete Homiletical Commentary Edited by Joseph S. Exell<\/b><\/i><\/h4>\n
[93] The phrase lie down with his fathers in the case of David cannot mean that he was to be buried in his family tomb. These words suggest the belief that one joins his ancestors when he dies. The expression normally points to a peaceful death, being only once used otherwise (1Ki. 22:39<\/span> f.).<\/p>\nFuente: College Press Bible Study Textbook Series<\/b><\/i><\/h4>\n
Fuente: Whedon’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments<\/b><\/i><\/h4>\n
Fuente: Hawker’s Poor Man’s Commentary (Old and New Testaments)<\/b><\/i><\/h4>\n
Fuente: John Trapp’s Complete Commentary (Old and New Testaments)<\/b><\/i><\/h4>\n
Fuente: F.B. Meyer’s Through the Bible Commentary<\/b><\/i><\/h4>\n
Fuente: The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge<\/b><\/i><\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"