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Verse 1 Kings 1:52. _IF HE WILL SHOW HIMSELF A WORTHY MAN_] If, from
henceforth, he behave well, show himself to be contented, and not
endeavour to make partisans, or stir up insurrections among the
p...
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THERE SHALT NOT AN HAIR ... - This was a proverbial expression,
meaning “he shall suffer no hurt at all.” Solomon’s clemency in
pardoning Adonijah is very remarkable. In the East not only are
pretende...
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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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SHEW HIMSELF Some codices, with one early printed edition, add "toward
me".
WORTHY MAN. a son of valour.
NOT AN HAIR, &C. Figure of speech _Paroemia_. App-6....
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_not a hair of him fall to the earth_ The expression is common and
proverbial to express that no harm of any kind shall befall. Cf. 1
Samuel 14:45; 2 Samuel 14:11.
_if wickedness shall be found in hi...
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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 section...
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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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1:52 worthy (a-8) Elsewhere 'valiant.'...
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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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THERE SHALL NOT A HAIR OF HIM FALL. — Solomon’s pardon, though
according to Oriental ideas, an act of extraordinary grace, was yet
characteristically cautious and conditional, to be withdrawn
accordin...
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וַ יֹּ֣אמֶר שְׁלֹמֹ֔ה אִ֚ם יִהְיֶ֣ה
לְ בֶן
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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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BREAKING THREE COMMANDMENTS
1 Kings 21:1; 1 Kings 1:1; 1 Kings 2:1; 1 Kings 3:1;...
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JUSTICE AND BROTHERHOOD THE FOUNDATIONS OF THE STATE
1 Kings 1:41
According to popular usage, Adonijah was the rightful heir to the
throne. He was handsome and kingly in appearance and behavior. He w...
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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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(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 SOLOMON SAID, IF HE WILL SHOW HIMSELF A WORTHY MAN,.... Will
behave himself well as a good subject, and be careful not to offend
for the future, or appear to be one that fears sin, as the Targum;...
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And Solomon said, If he will shew himself a worthy man, there shall
not an hair of him fall to the earth: but if wickedness shall be found
in him, he shall die.
Ver. 52. _If he will show himself a wo...
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_And Solomon said_, &c. Solomon did not swear unto him, as he desired,
but only declared that he gave him a full pardon for what was past, on
condition that he behaved himself as became a good subject...
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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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And Solomon said, if he will show himself a worthy man, honorable and
trustworthy, THERE SHALL NOT AN HAIR OF HIM FALL TO THE EARTH, he
would not be harmed; BUT IF WICKEDNESS SHALL BE FOUND IN HIM, HE...
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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 he...
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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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A WORTHY MAN, Heb. _a man of strength or courage_; for it requires
great strength of mind and resolution to resist all temptations of
vice, and to do virtuously. THERE SHALL NOT AN HAIR OF HIM FALL TO...
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1 Kings 1:52 Solomon H8010 said H559 (H8799) worthy H2428 man H1121
hair H8185 fall H5307 (H8799) earth...
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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, mig...
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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...