"And it was told Solomon, saying, Behold, Adonijah feareth king Solomon: for, lo, he hath caught hold on the horns of the altar, saying, Let king Solomon swear unto me to day that he will not slay his servant with the sword."
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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...
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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...
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_Let king Solomon swear unto me to day_ The word translated _to
day_signifies rather -first of all," i.e. before I will venture to
come away from my place of safety. The same word is found twice in th...
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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 sectio...
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_AND IT WAS TOLD SOLOMON, SAYING, BEHOLD, ADONIJAH FEARETH KING
SOLOMON: FOR, LO, HE HATH CAUGHT HOLD ON THE HORNS OF THE ALTAR,
SAYING, LET KING SOLOMON SWEAR UNTO ME TO DAY THAT HE WILL NOT SLAY
HIS...
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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...
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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...
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וַ יֻּגַּ֤ד לִ שְׁלֹמֹה֙ לֵ אמֹ֔ר
הִנֵּה֙ אֲדֹ֣נִיָּ֔הוּ יָרֵ֖א אֶת ־הַ
מֶּ֣לֶךְ שְׁלֹמֹ֑ה וְ֠...
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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 person...
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BREAKING THREE COMMANDMENTS
1 Kings 21:1; 1 Kings 1:1; 1 Kings 2:1; 1 Kings 3:1; 1 Kings 4:1; 1
Kings 5:1; 1 Kings 6:1; 1 Kings 7:1; 1 Kings 8:1;...
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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...
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_Altar. At Gabaon, (2 Paralipomenon i. 3.) or at Sion. All nations
seemed to grant the right of an asylum to sacred places; but only in
favour of the innocent, Exodus xxi. 14. (Calmet)_...
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(51) And it was told Solomon, saying, Behold, Adonijah feareth king
Solomon: for, lo, he hath caught hold on the horns of the altar,
saying, Let king Solomon swear unto me today that he will not slay...
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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...
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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...
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AND IT WAS TOLD SOLOMON,.... By some of his courtiers:
SAYING, BEHOLD, ADONIJAH FEARETH KING SOLOMON; lest he should take
away his life:
FOR, LO, HE HATH CAUGHT HOLD ON THE HORNS OF THE ALTAR; which...
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And it was told Solomon, saying, Behold, Adonijah feareth king
Solomon: for, lo, he hath caught hold on the horns of the altar,
saying, Let king Solomon swear unto me to day that he will not slay
his...
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_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...
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[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...
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Adonijah's Life Spared...
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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 h...
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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 so...
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He owns Solomon as his king, and himself as his servant and subject;
and being sensible of his great guilt, and of the jealousy which kings
have of their competitors, could not be satisfied without So...
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1 Kings 1:51 told H5046 (H8714) Solomon H8010 saying H559 (H8800)
Adonijah H138 afraid H3372 (H8804) King H4428 Solomon H8010 hold H270
(H8804) horns H7161 altar H4196 saying H559 (H8800) King H4428 S...
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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,...
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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,...
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_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...
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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, mi...
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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...
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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...
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His servants — He owns Solomon as his king, and himself as his
servant and subject; and being sensible of his guilt, and of the
jealousy which kings have of their competitors, could not be satisfied
w...