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A SEAT - Or, “a throne.” We have here a proof of the high dignity
of the Queen-mother. Compare also 1Ki 15:13; 2 Kings 11:1. In the
Persian court the Queen-mother had often the chief power....
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II. SOLOMON'S GLORIOUS REIGN. HIS FAILURE AND END
1. The Righteous judgment of Solomon
CHAPTER 2:12-46)
_ 1. Solomon upon the throne (1 Kings 2:12)_
2. Adonijah's request (1 Kings 2:13)
3. Bath-s...
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DEATH OF DAVID; SOLOMON ESTABLISHED ON HIS THRONE. The main source of
this chapter is the same as that of 1, but interspersed are
Deuteronomic additions (1 Kings 2:3 f., 1 Kings 2:10; 1 Kings 2:27).
T...
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SEAT. throne....
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_caused a seat to be set for the king's mother_ For -seat" we should
have THRONE. The word is the same as that which occurs earlier in the
verse for Solomon's own -throne." In Eastern nations the quee...
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AND SHE SAT ON HIS RIGHT HAND— Nothing can be more respectful than
the behaviour of Solomon to his mother; nor could he have shewn her
more honour than to seat her on his right hand: for in those time...
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B. THE PETITION MADE BY BATHSHEBA 2:19-21
TRANSLATION
(19) Then Bathsheba went unto King Solomon to speak to him on behalf
of Adonijah. And the king arose to meet her, bowed himself to Her, and
sat u...
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_BATHSHEBA THEREFORE WENT UNTO KING SOLOMON, TO SPEAK UNTO HIM FOR
ADONIJAH. AND THE KING ROSE UP TO MEET HER, AND BOWED HIMSELF UNTO
HER, AND SAT DOWN ON HIS THRONE, AND CAUSED A SEAT TO BE SET FOR T...
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Rose up to meet her] the queen-dowager occupied a very important
position at the court of the kings of Israel: cp. 1 Kings 15:13;
Jeremiah 13:18....
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DAVID'S LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT
The recital of David's last charge to Solomon and his death is
followed by an account of the execution of Adonijah, Joab, and Shimei.
3, 4. Cp. Deuteronomy 17; 2 Samu...
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GOD’S LESSONS FROM HISTORY
1 KINGS
_PHILIP SMITH_
CHAPTER 2
DAVID’S INSTRUCTIONS TO SOLOMON
Solomon was now the king. But before David died, he gave some special
instructions to Solomon. David t...
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AVENGING JUSTICE
1 Kings 2:13.
The wrath of a king is "as messengers of death."- Proverbs 16:14
THE reign of Solomon began with a threefold deed of blood. An Eastern
king, surrounded by the many pri...
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A FOOLISH AND FATAL PETITION
1 Kings 2:10
So David's troubled life came to a close, but he has never ceased to
lead the praises of the saints.
At the very beginning of his reign Solomon was confront...
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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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In the last charge of David there was first a recognition of the
sphere of Solomon's safety. In all probability his personal influence
had been great with his son, but now he was going "the way of all...
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Bathsheba therefore went unto king Solomon, to speak unto him for
Adonijah. And the king rose up to meet her, and (k) bowed himself unto
her, and sat down on his throne, and caused a seat to be set fo...
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_To her. Only fools will despise their parents, Proverbs xv. 20.,
Ecclesiasticus iii. 18., and Tobias iv. 3. The Persians would allow no
one to sit in his mother's presence, without her leave; and Ale...
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(13) And Adonijah the son of Haggith came to Bathsheba the mother of
Solomon. And she said, Comest thou peaceably? And he said, Peaceably.
(14) He said moreover, I have somewhat to say unto thee. And...
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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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BATHSHEBA THEREFORE WENT UNTO KING SOLOMON, TO SPEAK UNTO HIM FOR
ADONIJAH,.... She went from her own house to the palace; for she might
not live at court; or however had an apartment to herself, from...
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Bathsheba therefore went unto king Solomon, to speak unto him for
Adonijah. And the king rose up to meet her, and bowed himself unto
her, and sat down on his throne, and caused a seat to be set for th...
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_The king rose up to meet her, and bowed himself_ For the high dignity
to which he was advanced, did not make him forget the honour due to a
parent: an amiable example this, to teach all children to c...
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1 Dauid hauing giuen a charge to Solomon,
3 of religiousnesse,
5 of Ioab,
7 of Barzillai,
8 of Shimei,
10 dieth.
12 Solomon succeedeth.
13 Adoniiah, mouing Bath-sheba to sue vnto Solomon for Ab...
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ADONIJAH FORFEITS HIS LIFE...
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Bathsheba therefore went unto King Solomon to speak unto him for
Adonijah, to prefer Adonijah's request. AND THE KING, mindful of the
reverence due to parents according to the Fourth Commandment, ROSE...
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DAVID'S LAST WORDS TO SOLOMON
(vs.1-9)
As David was about to die, his words to Solomon have serious
significance. Just as Paul (2 Timothy 4:1) and Peter (2 Peter 1:12)
were concerned about the testim...
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12-25 Solomon received Bathsheba with all the respect that was owing
to a mother; but let none be asked for that which they ought not to
grant. It ill becomes a good man to prefer a bad request, or t...
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The most honourable place next to the king s. See 2 CHRONICLES 18:18
NEHEMIAH 8:4 PSALMS 45:9 MATTHEW 20:21....
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1 Kings 2:19 Bathsheba H1339 went H935 (H8799) King H4428 Solomon
H8010 speak H1696 (H8763) Adonijah...
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CONTENTS: David's charge to Solomon, David's death. Execution of
Adonijah. Abiathar removed. Execution of Shimei.
CHARACTERS: God, David, Solomon, Bath-sheba, Adonijah, Abishag, Joab,
Abiatha, Benaia...
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1 Kings 2:5. _Thou knowest what Joab did to me._ David does not
mention Absalom, but that was the deed that touched his heart; the
blood of Abner and of Amasa still cried to heaven.
1 Kings 2:9. _But...
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_Bathsheba therefore went unto King Solomon, to speak unto him for
Adonijah._
WHAT MOTHERS CAN DO FOR THEIR CHILDREN
Nearly twenty times the Book of Kings makes mention of the names of
mothers as con...
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A THRONE FOR THE KING'S MOTHER
And the king rose up to meet her, and bowed himself unto her, and sat
down on his throne, and caused a throne to be set for the king's
mother; and she sat on his right...
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CRITICAL AND EXPLANATORY NOTES.—
1 Kings 2:13. COMEST THOU PEACEABLY?—After recent events, there was
reason to suspect his design.
1 Kings 2:15. THE KINGDOM IS TURNED ABOUT—He prudently thus evades...
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EXPOSITION
ADONIJAH'S INTRIGUE.
1 KINGS 2:12
AND SOLOMON SATE ON THE THRONE OF DAVID HIS FATHER, AND HIS KINGDOM
[_i.e; _dominion, sway] was established greatly. [Cf. 2 Chronicles
1:1,...
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So the days of David drew nigh when he was going to die; and he
charged Solomon his son, saying, I go the way of all the earth: be
thou strong therefore, and show thyself a man (1 Kings 2:1-2);
Now he...
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Exodus 20:12; Leviticus 19:3; Leviticus 19:32; Matthew 25:33; P