-
Verse 1 Kings 1:40. _THE PEOPLE PIPED WITH PIPES_] They danced, sang,
and played on what instruments of music they possessed.
_THE EARTH RENT_] We use a similar expression in precisely the same
sense...
-
PIPED WITH PIPES - Some prefer “danced with dances” - a meaning
which the Hebrew would give by a change in the pointing, and the
alteration of one letter. But the change is unnecessary. (Flutepipes
we...
-
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...
-
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...
-
PIPED WITH PIPES. playing loudly on pipes. Figure of speech
_Polyptoton_ App-6.
REJOICED WITH GREAT JOY. greatly rejoiced.
THE EARTH RENT. Figure of speech _Hyperbole_. App-6....
-
_piped with pipes_ The LXX. adopting some slight alteration of the
Hebrew, renders -danced in dances." And Josephus speaks of the people
(_Antiq_. vii. 14, 5) as -dancing and playing on pipes"; thus s...
-
B. THE ANOINTING OF SOLOMON 1:38-40
TRANSLATION
(38) So Zadok the priest, Nathan the prophet, Benaiah son of Jehoiada,
and the Cherethites, and the Pelethites went down, and they caused
Solomon to ri...
-
_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._
All the people came up after him - i:e., from the...
-
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 i...
-
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...
-
PIPED WITH PIPES. — The Greek Version has “danced in dances,” by
a slight variation of reading. The graphic description of the
acclamation of the people indicates something more than conventional
loya...
-
וַ יַּעֲל֤וּ כָל ־הָ עָם֙ אַֽחֲרָ֔יו
וְ
-
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 persona...
-
ADONIJAH'S REBELLION
1 Kings 1:5
"The king's word hath power; and who may say unto him, What doest
thou?"- Ecclesiastes 8:4
THE fate of Amnon and of Absalom might have warned the son who was now
th...
-
BREAKING THREE COMMANDMENTS
1 Kings 21:1; 1 Kings 1:1; 1 Kings 2:1; 1 Kings 3:1;...
-
ANOINTING THE CHOSEN ONE
1 Kings 1:28
David aroused himself and acted with commendable prudence and
celerity. The crisis required promptness of decision and energy in
execution. The whole nation was...
-
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...
-
_Rang. Hebrew, "was split." Chaldean, "shook." (Menochius)_...
-
(36) And Benaiah the son of Jehoiada answered the king, and said,
Amen: the LORD God of my lord the king say so too. (37) As the LORD
hath been with my lord the king, even so be he with Solomon, and m...
-
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...
-
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...
-
AND ALL THE PEOPLE CAME UP AFTER HIM,.... Following him from the
fountain to the city, with their loud acclamations:
AND THE PEOPLE PIPED WITH PIPES; which were hollow instruments, and
full of holes...
-
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.
Ver. 40. _Piped with pipes._] Or, Flutes; that Adoni...
-
_Zadok took a horn of oil_ A vessel of oil, as the Arabic translates
it; which vessel was made of an ox's horn, as Bochart observes; _out
of the tabernacle, and anointed Solomon_ It rendered his uncti...
-
[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...
-
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 he...
-
PIPES:
Or, flutes...
-
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
s...
-
ALL THE PEOPLE CAME UP AFTER HIM; which flocked in of so thither
abundance; some out of curiosity to see so solemn an action; others to
do their duty; and others in expectation some advantage by their...
-
1 Kings 1:40 people H5971 up H5927 (H8799) after H310 people H5971
played H2490 (H8764) flutes H2485 rejoiced...
-
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,...
-
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,_...
-
_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...
-
1 KINGS 1:1 The Reign of King Solomon. 1 Kings 1:1 describes the reign
of David’s son Solomon. Solomon was a great king when he obeyed God
and depended on God for wisdom, but his reign ended tragicall...
-
CRITICAL AND EXPLANATORY NOTES.—
1 Kings 1:33. TAKE THE SERVANTS OF YOUR LORD: viz., the royal
body-guard (1 Kings 1:38). RIDE UPON MINE OWN MULE—The command that
he “ride” was especially significant,...
-
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...
-
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...
-
1 Chronicles 12:38; 1 Samuel 11:15; 2 Kings 11:14; 2 Kings 11:20;...