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1 Kings 1:48 KJV
1 Kings · chapter 1 · verse 48
And also thus said the king, Blessed be the LORD God of Israel, which hath given one to sit on my throne this day, mine eyes even seeing it.1 Kings 1:48 · King James Version
1 Kings 1:48 in context
46And also Solomon sitteth on the throne of the kingdom.
47And moreover the king’s servants came to bless our lord king David, saying, God make the name of Solomon better than thy name, and make his throne greater than thy throne. And the king bowed himself upon the bed.
48And also thus said the king, Blessed be the LORD God of Israel, which hath given one to sit on my throne this day, mine eyes even seeing it.
49And all the guests that were with Adonijah were afraid, and rose up, and went every man his way.
50And Adonijah feared because of Solomon, and arose, and went, and caught hold on the horns of the altar.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- Blessedbârakto kneelH1288 →
- IsraelYisrâʼêlJisrael, a symbolical name of JacobH3478 →
- thronekiççêʼproperly, coveredH3678 →
- givennâthanto give, used with greatest latitude of applicationH5414 →
- saidʼâmarto sayH559 →
- kingmeleka kingH4428 →
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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