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Verse 1 Kings 1:50. _ADONIJAH FEARED_] He knew he had usurped the
kingdom, and had not his father's consent; and, as he finds now that
Solomon is appointed by David, he knows well that the people wil...
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On the “horns” of the altar, see Exodus 27:2 note. The altar to
which Adonijah fled was probably in the “tabernacle” already
referred to 1 Kings 1:39....
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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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_caught hold on the horns of the altar_ In his terror Adonijah takes
sanctuary, apparently at the altar which had been erected when the ark
was brought to Mt. Zion. That an altar was set up there is c...
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AND ADONIJAH—WENT, AND CAUGHT HOLD ON THE HORNS OF THE ALTAR—
Conscious that he had committed a crime worthy of death, in usurping
the kingdom without his father's consent, and against the known desig...
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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 FEARED BECAUSE OF SOLOMON, AND AROSE, AND WENT, AND
CAUGHT HOLD ON THE HORNS OF THE ALTAR._
Adonijah ... went, and caught hold on the horns of the altar - most
probably the altar of bur...
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THE HORNS OF THE ALTAR] The altar intended was probably one erected in
or before the tent that sheltered the ark: see on 1 Kings 1:39 and cp.
1 Kings 2:29; 1 Kings 3:15. The horns were projections at...
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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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THE HORNS OF THE ALTAR. — The horns were projections from the altar,
to which (see Psalms 118:27) the victims were fastened, and on which
the blood was sprinkled (Exodus 29:12). To take hold of them w...
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וַ אֲדֹ֣נִיָּ֔הוּ יָרֵ֖א מִ פְּנֵ֣י
שְׁלֹמֹ֑ה...
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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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(50) And Adonijah feared because of Solomon, and arose, and went, and
caught hold on the horns of the altar.
God's altar was considered, in the wilderness state of the church, the
refuge for sinners....
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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 FEARED BECAUSE OF SOLOMON,.... Lest he should seize him
as an usurper and traitor, and put him to death:
AND AROSE, AND WENT, AND CAUGHT HOLD ON THE HORNS OF THE ALTAR; either
that which...
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And Adonijah feared because of Solomon, and arose, and went, and
caught hold on the horns of the altar.
Ver. 50. _On the horns of the altar._] Which hitherto, haply, he had
despised....
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_Adonijah feared_, &c. He fled to the altar for protection and safety,
it being a privileged place; not, indeed, by the appointment of the
law, but by the custom of all nations. _And caught hold on th...
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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 Adonijah, the chief conspirator, FEARED BECAUSE OF SOLOMON, AND
AROSE, having been abandoned by his panic-stricken followers, AND
WENT, AND CAUGHT HOLD ON THE HORNS OF THE ALTAR, for this was
cons...
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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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Either that which was at Gibeon, as appears from 1 CHRONICLES 16:39 2
CHRONICLES 1:3; and was made with four horns, EXODUS 38:2; to which
the sacrifices were bound...
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1 Kings 1:50 Adonijah H138 afraid H3372 (H8804) of H6440 Solomon H8010
arose H6965 (H8799) went H3
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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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_Adonijah feared because of Solomon._
THE BEST WAY OF OVERCOMING
David did not directly attack this false kingdom of Adonijah’s. He
did set up the true kingdom in the place of the false. So the false...
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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—NOTE ON 1 KINGS 1:50 HORNS OF THE ALTAR. Adonijah believes
that the altar, as a holy place, will protect him from Solomon’s
revenge. Many ancient Near Eastern cultures allowed people to seek
a...
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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...
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1 Kings 2:28; Exodus 21:14; Exodus 38:2; Psalms 118:27...