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1 Kings 1:13 KJV
1 Kings · chapter 1 · verse 13
Go 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?1 Kings 1:13 · King James Version
1 Kings 1:13 in context
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?
14Behold, while thou yet talkest there with the king, I also will come in after thee, and confirm thy words.
15And Bathsheba went in unto the king into the chamber: and the king was very old; and Abishag the Shunammite ministered unto the king.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- Assuredlykîyvery widely used as a relative conjunction or adverbH3588 →
- handmaidʼâmâha maidservant or female slaveH519 →
- SolomonShᵉlômôhShelomah, David's successorH8010 →
- DavidDâvidDavid, the youngest son of JesseH1732 →
- swearshâbaʻto seven oneselfH7650 →
- kingmeleka kingH4428 →
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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