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1 Kings 1:42 KJV
1 Kings · chapter 1 · verse 42
And while he yet spake, behold, Jonathan the son of Abiathar the priest came; and Adonijah said unto him, Come in; for thou art a valiant man, and bringest good tidings.1 Kings 1:42 · King James Version
1 Kings 1:42 in context
40And all the people came up after him, and the people piped with pipes, and rejoiced with great joy, so that the earth rent with the sound of them.
41And 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 uproar?
42And while he yet spake, behold, Jonathan the son of Abiathar the priest came; and Adonijah said unto him, Come in; for thou art a valiant man, and bringest good tidings.
43And Jonathan answered and said to Adonijah, Verily our lord king David hath made Solomon king.
44And the king hath sent with him Zadok the priest, and Nathan the prophet, and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, and the Cherethites, and the Pelethites, and they have caused him to ride upon the king’s mule:
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- JonathanYôwnâthânJonathan, the name of ten IsraelitesH3129 →
- AbiatharʼEbyâthârEbjathar, an IsraeliteH54 →
- AdonijahʼĂdônîyâhAdonijah, the name of three IsraelitesH138 →
- bringestbâsarproperly, to be freshH1319 →
- valiantchayilprobably a force, whether of men, means or other resourcesH2428 →
- priestkôhênliterally one officiating, a priestH3548 →
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We have here, I. The tidings of Solomon's inauguration brought to Adonijah and his party, in the midst of their jollity: They had made an end of eating, and, it should seem, it was a great while before they made an end, for all the affair of Solomon's anointing was ordered and finished while they were at dinner,…
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 41-53