1 Kings 1:13

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?

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Word by word — the Hebrew

Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
Go	יָלַךְ yâlak	H3212	to walk (literally or figuratively)
in	וּבֹ֣אִי u.Vo.'i	H935	to go or come (in a wide variety of applications) · conjunction + verb, qal imperative, 2nd person feminine singular
king	הַמֶּ֣לֶךְ ha.Me.lekh	H4428	a king · definite article + noun, common masculine singular absolute
David	דָּוִ֗ד da.Vid	H1732	David · proper noun, a man's name
say	וְאָמַ֤רְתְּ ve.'a.Mart	H559	to say (used with great latitude) · conjunction + verb, qal sequential perfect, 2nd person feminine singular
lord	אֲדֹנִ֣י 'a.do.Ni	H113	sovereign · noun, common masculine singular construct + pronominal suffix
king	הַמֶּ֗לֶךְ ha.Me.lekh	H4428	a king · definite article + noun, common masculine singular absolute
swear	נִשְׁבַּ֤עְתָּ nish.Ba'.ta	H7650	to seven oneself · verb, niphal perfect, 2nd person masculine singular
handmaid	לַאֲמָֽתְךָ֙ la.'a.ma.te.Kha	H519	a maidservant or female slave · preposition + noun, common feminine singular construct + pronominal suffix, 2nd person masculine singular
saying	לֵאמֹ֔ר le.Mor	H559	to say (used with great latitude) · preposition + verb, qal infinitive construct
Assuredly	כִּֽי ki-	H3588	(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunc… · particle
Solomon	שְׁלֹמֹ֤ה she.lo.Moh	H8010	Shelomah · proper noun, a man's name
son	בְנֵךְ֙ ve.neKh	H1121	a son (as a builder of the family name) · noun, common masculine singular construct + pronominal suffix, 2nd person feminine singular
reign	יִמְלֹ֣ךְ yim.Lokh	H4427	to reign · verb, qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular
after	אַחֲרַ֔י 'a.cha.Rai	H310	properly · cardinal number, masculine plural construct + pronominal suffix
sit	יֵשֵׁ֣ב ye.Shev	H3427	properly · verb, qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular
throne	כִּסְאִ֑י kis.'I	H3678	properly · noun, common masculine singular construct + pronominal suffix
Adonijah	אֲדֹנִיָֽהוּ 'a.do.ni.Ya.hu	H138	Adonijah · proper noun, a man's name
reign	מָלַ֥ךְ ma.Lakh	H4427	to reign · verb, qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890/1894), public domain; digitized by Open Scriptures (CC BY-SA). KJV word tagging: eBible.org (public domain). Original-language text, parsing and brief lexicon: STEPBible.org data from Tyndale House, Cambridge (CC BY 4.0).

Cross-references

1 Kings 1:30 Even as I sware unto thee by the LORD God of Israel, saying, Assuredly Solomon thy son shall reign after me, and he shall sit upon my throne…
1 Kings 1:17 And she said unto him, My lord, thou swarest by the LORD thy God unto thine handmaid, saying, Assuredly Solomon thy son shall reign after me…
1 Kings 2:12 Then sat Solomon upon the throne of David his father; and his kingdom was established greatly.
1 Chronicles 22:6-13 Then he called for Solomon his son, and charged him to build an house for the LORD God of Israel.
Psalms 132:11-12 The LORD hath sworn in truth unto David; he will not turn from it; Of the fruit of thy body will I set upon thy throne.
Luke 1:32-33 He shall be great, and shall be called the Son of the Highest: and the Lord God shall give unto him the throne of his father David:
1 Kings 1:11 Wherefore Nathan spake unto Bath-sheba the mother of Solomon, saying, Hast thou not heard that Adonijah the son of Haggith doth reign, and D…
1 Kings 1:24 And Nathan said, My lord, O king, hast thou said, Adonijah shall reign after me, and he shall sit upon my throne?

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on 1 Kings 1:11-31

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. Disobedient children think that they are well enough off if they can but keep their good old parents ignorant of their bad courses; but a bird of the air will carry the voice. 2. Bathsheba lived retired, and knew nothing of it either, till Nathan informed her. Many get very comfortably through this world that know little how the world goes. 3. Solomon, it is likely, knew of it, but was as a deaf man that heard not. Though he had years, and wisdom above his years, yet we do…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 1 Kings 1:11

Nathan spake unto Bath-sheba . . . let me . . . give thee counsel, &c.--The revolt was defeated by this prophet, who, knowing the Lord's will (Sa2 7:12; Ch1 22:9), felt himself bound, in accordance with his character and office, to take the lead in seeing it executed. Hitherto the succession of the Hebrew monarchy had not been settled. The Lord had reserved to Himself the right of nomination (Deu 17:15), which was acted upon in the appointments both of Saul and David; and in the case of the latter the rule was so far modified that his posterity were guaranteed the perpetual possession of the sovereignty (Sa2 7:12). This divine purpose was known throughout the kingdom; but no intimation had b…

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Adam Clarke on 1 Kings 1:13

Go and get thee in unto King David - He knew that this woman had a sovereign influence over the king. If Bath-sheba was a source of pleasure to David, must she not also have been a source of pain to him? For could he ever forget the guilty manner in which he acquired her? Didst not thou - swear - It is very likely that David made such an oath, and that was known only to Bath-sheba and Nathan. It is nowhere else mentioned.

John Gill on 1 Kings 1:13

Dictionary and topics

Adonijah — My Lord is Jehovah. (1.) The fourth son of David (2 Sam. 3:4). After the death of his elder brothers, Amnon and Absalom, he became heir-apparent to the throne. But Solomon, a younger brother, was…
David — Beloved, the eighth and youngest son of Jesse, a citizen of Bethlehem. His father seems to have been a man in humble life. His mother’s name is not recorded. Some think she was the Nahash of 2 Sam.…
Jehoiada — Jehovah-known. (1.) The father of Benaiah, who was one of David’s chief warriors (2 Sam. 8:18; 20:23). (2.) The high priest at the time of Athaliah’s usurpation of the throne of Judah. He married…
Solomon — Peaceful, (Heb. Shelomoh), David’s second son by Bathsheba, i.e., the first after their legal marriage (2 Sam. 12). He was probably born about B.C. 1035 (1 Chr. 22:5; 29:1). He succeeded his father…
Bath-Sheba (Bathsheba) · General references — General references
Civil Service · INF — INF
Nathan · to the throne — to the throne
Politics · .Nathan, the prophet, inf — .Nathan, the prophet, inf
Solomon · General references — General references
Statecraft · .Nathan — .Nathan

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

1 Kings 1:13

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on 1 Kings 1:11-31

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 1 Kings 1:11

Adam Clarke on 1 Kings 1:13

John Gill on 1 Kings 1:13

Dictionary and topics

1 Kings 1:13

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on 1 Kings 1:11-31

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 1 Kings 1:11

Adam Clarke on 1 Kings 1:13

John Gill on 1 Kings 1:13

Dictionary and topics

Keil & Delitzsch on 1 Kings 1:11-33

Tyndale Open Study Notes on 1 Kings 1:11-14

Rashi on 1 Kings 1:12