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1 Kings · chapter 1 · verse 11
Wherefore Nathan spake unto Bathsheba the mother of Solomon, saying, Hast thou not heard that Adonijah the son of Haggith doth reign, and David our lord knoweth it not?1 Kings 1:11 · King James Version
1 Kings 1:11 in context
9And Adonijah slew sheep and oxen and fat cattle by the stone of Zoheleth, which is by Enrogel, and called all his brethren the king’s sons, and all the men of Judah the king’s servants:
10But Nathan the prophet, and Benaiah, and the mighty men, and Solomon his brother, he called not.
11Wherefore Nathan spake unto Bathsheba the mother of Solomon, saying, Hast thou not heard that Adonijah the son of Haggith doth reign, and David our lord knoweth it not?
12Now therefore come, let me, I pray thee, give thee counsel, that thou mayest save thine own life, and the life of thy son Solomon.
13Go and get thee in unto king David, and say unto him, Didst not thou, my lord, O king, swear unto thine handmaid, saying, Assuredly Solomon thy son shall reign after me, and he shall sit upon my throne? why then doth Adonijah reign?
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- BathshebaBath-ShebaʻBath-Sheba, the mother of SolomonH1339 →
- AdonijahʼĂdônîyâhAdonijah, the name of three IsraelitesH138 →
- SolomonShᵉlômôhShelomah, David's successorH8010 →
- HaggithChaggîythChaggith, a wife of DavidH2294 →
- NathanNâthânNathan, the name of five IsraelitesH5416 →
- motherʼêma motherH517 →
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We have here the effectual endeavours that were used by Nathan and Bathsheba to obtain from David a ratification of Solomon's succession, for the crushing of Adonijah's usurpation. 1. David himself knew not what was doing.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 11-31