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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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Alarm and submission of Adonijah (Not in Chronicles)
41. _as they had made an end of eating_ Such a banquet would naturally
last a good while; and if we suppose Nathan to have heard of it as the
festi...
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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 ADONIJAH AND ALL THE GUESTS THAT WERE WITH HIM HEARD IT AS THEY
HAD MADE AN END OF EATING. AND WHEN JOAB HEARD THE SOUND OF THE
TRUMPET, HE SAID, WHEREFORE IS THIS NOISE OF THE CITY BEING IN AN
U...
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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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WHEN JOAB HEARD. — It is one of the many life- like touches of the
narrative that it is the old warrior Joab who, amidst the revelry of
his companions, notices the sound of the trumpet, and the acclam...
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וַ יִּשְׁמַ֣ע אֲדֹנִיָּ֗הוּ וְ כָל
־הַ קְּרֻא
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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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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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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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_Uproar. Nathan had conducted the affair with singular address. A
little delay might have plunged the kingdom into all the horrors of a
civil war._...
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(41) В¶ And Adonijah and all the guests that were with him heard it
as they had made an end of eating. And when Joab heard the sound of
the trumpet, he said, Wherefore is this noise of the city being...
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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 ADONIJAH AND ALL THE GUESTS THAT [WERE] WITH HIM,.... Or that were
"called" h; that is, invited to the entertainment he had made:
HEARD [IT], AS THEY HAD MADE AN END OF EATING; the shouting of th...
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_And Adonijah and all the guests that [were] with him heard [it] as
they had made an end of eating. And when Joab heard the sound of the
trumpet, he said, Wherefore [is this] noise of the city being i...
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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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And Adonijah and all the guests that were with him heard it as they
had made an end of eating, for the noise sounded down from Zion as far
as their place of assembly. AND WHEN JOAB HEARD THE SOUND OF...
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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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AS THEY HAD MADE AN END OF EATING; for Nathan having given wise
counsel, took all due care to expedite the execution of it, that it
might not be spoiled by delays, as frequently happens....
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1 Kings 1:41 Adonijah H138 guests H7121 (H8803) heard H8085 (H8799)
finished H3615 (H8765) eating H398 ...
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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 1:47. KING BOWED HIMSELF UPON HIS BED—His infirmities
allowed him to do no more (compare Genesis 47:31).
_HOMILETICS OF 1 Kings 1:41_
THE DEFEAT OF REBELLION
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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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Acts 21:31; Ecclesiastes 7:4; Exodus 32:17; Job 15:21; Job 15:22;...