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Verse 1 Kings 1:33. _TAKE WITH YOU THE SERVANTS OF YOUR LORD_] By
these we may understand the _kings guards_, the _guards_ of the
_city_, the _Cherethites_ and _Pelethites_, who were under the command...
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Mules and horses seem to have been first employed by the Israelites in
the reign of David, and the use of the former was at first confined to
great personages 2 Samuel 13:29; 2 Samuel 18:9. The rabbis...
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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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MINE OWN MULE. David had not disobeyed Deuteronomy 17:16, as Absalom
had done (2 Samuel 15:1) and Adonijah (1 Kings 1:5)....
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_Take with you the servants of your lord_ Judging from a similar order
given by David (2 Samuel 20:6-7) these words imply a considerable body
of armed men. For there it is said that the servants compr...
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CAUSE SOLOMON—TO RIDE UPON MINE OWN MULE— See 1 Kings 1:44.
_Maimonides_ tells us, that it was a capital offence to ride upon the
king's ass of mule, to sit upon his throne, or to handle his sceptre,...
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I. THE CORONATION OF SOLOMON 1:28-53
The impassioned plea of Bathsheba and the timely confirmation of
Nathan served to impress the ailing king with the urgency of royal
action in favor of Solomon. Dav...
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_THE KING ALSO SAID UNTO THEM, TAKE WITH YOU THE SERVANTS OF YOUR
LORD, AND CAUSE SOLOMON MY SON TO RIDE UPON MINE OWN MULE, AND BRING
HIM DOWN TO GIHON:_
Cause Solomon my son to ride upon mine own m...
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GIHON] probably the modern Virgin's Fountain, in the ravine of the
Kidron, about half-a-miie from Enrogel (Bîr-eyûb)....
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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 i...
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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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GIHON (“breaking forth”) is clearly a place in the valley, under
the walls of Jerusalem, mentioned as having a watercourse, or torrent,
diverted by Heżekiah in his preparation of the city for siege (2...
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וַ יֹּ֨אמֶר הַ מֶּ֜לֶךְ לָהֶ֗ם קְח֤וּ
עִמָּכֶ
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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 persona...
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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...
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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...
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BREAKING THREE COMMANDMENTS
1 Kings 21:1; 1 Kings 1:1; 1 Kings 2:1; 1 Kings 3:1;...
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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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The king also said unto them, Take with you the (o) servants of your
lord, and cause Solomon my son to ride upon mine own mule, and bring
him down to Gihon:
(o) Meaning, the king's servants and such...
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_Lord, David. (Menochius) --- The Cerethi, and other life-guards, went
under the command of their captain, Banaias, (Calmet) to repel any
force that might disturb this solemn inauguration. (Haydock) -...
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(32) В¶ And king David said, Call me Zadok the priest, and Nathan
the prophet, and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada. And they came before the
king. (33) The king also said unto them, Take with you the serv...
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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 THE KING SAID UNTO THEM, TAKE YE THE SERVANTS OF YOUR LORD,....
Meaning his own servants, his bodyguards, the Cherethites and
Pelethites, as appears from 1 Kings 1:38; the Jews a from hence
gather...
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The king also said unto them, Take with you the servants of your lord,
and cause Solomon my son to ride upon mine own mule, and bring him
down to Gihon:
Ver. 33. _Take with you the servants of your l...
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_Take with you the servants of your lord_ His constant guards, the
Cherethites and Pelethites, 1 Kings 1:38. _Cause Solomon to ride upon
mine own mule_ As a token that the royal dignity is transferred...
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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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SOLOMON ANOINTED KING...
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The king also said unto them, they were to act as his representatives
in the matter which he had in mind, TAKE WITH YOU THE SERVANTS OF YOUR
LORD, the king's own body-guard, AND CAUSE SOLOMON, MY SON,...
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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 he...
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MINE OWN:
_ Heb._ which belongeth to me...
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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
s...
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THE SERVANTS OF YOUR LORD, i.e. my public officers, and my guards. TO
RIDE UPON MINE OWN MULE; as a token that the royal dignity is
transferred upon Solomon, and that by my consent. Compare GENESIS
41...
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1 Kings 1:33 king H4428 said H559 (H8799) Take H3947 (H8798) servants
H5650 lord H113 Solomon H8010 son...
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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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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...
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1 KINGS—NOTE ON 1 KINGS 1:33 MY OWN MULE. Solomon’s ride on
David’s mule marks him as David’s favored son. The mule itself may
have been regarded as a symbol of kingship (see Ze
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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,...
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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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My mule — As a token that the royal dignity is transferred upon
Solomon, and that by my consent. Gihon — A river near Jerusalem, on
the west side. Adonijah was inaugurated on the east side. This place...