1 Kings 1:33

The king also said unto them, Take with you the servants of your lord, and cause Solomon my son to ride upon mine own mule, and bring him down to Gihon:

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Word by word — the Hebrew

Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
king	הַמֶּ֜לֶךְ ha.Me.lekh	H4428	a king · definite article + noun, common masculine singular absolute
said	וַיֹּ֨אמֶר vai.Yo.mer	H559	to say (used with great latitude) · conjunction + verb, qal sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular
Take	קְח֤וּ ke.Chu	H3947	to take (in the widest variety of applications) · verb, qal imperative, 2nd person masculine plural
servants	עַבְדֵ֣י 'av.Dei	H5650	a servant · noun, common masculine plural construct
lord	אֲדֹנֵיכֶ֔ם 'a.do.nei.Khem	H113	sovereign · noun, common masculine plural construct + pronominal suffix, 2nd person masculine plural
Solomon	שְׁלֹמֹ֣ה she.lo.Moh	H8010	Shelomah · proper noun, a man's name
son	בְנִ֔י ve.Ni	H1121	a son (as a builder of the family name) · noun, common masculine singular construct + pronominal suffix
ride	וְהִרְכַּבְתֶּם֙ ve.hir.kav.Tem	H7392	to ride (on an animal or in a vehicle) · conjunction + verb, hiphil sequential perfect, 2nd person masculine plural
mule	הַפִּרְדָּ֖ה ha.pir.Dah	H6506	a she-mule · definite article + noun, common feminine singular absolute
down	וְהוֹרַדְתֶּ֥ם ve.ho.rad.Tem	H3381	to descend (literally · conjunction + verb, hiphil sequential perfect, 2nd person masculine plural
Gihon	גִּחֽוֹן gi.Chon	H1521	Gichon · proper noun, a place name

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Cross-references

2 Chronicles 32:30 This same Hezekiah also stopped the upper watercourse of Gihon, and brought it straight down to the west side of the city of David. And Heze…
1 Kings 1:38 So Zadok the priest, and Nathan the prophet, and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, and the Cherethites, and the Pelethites, went down, and caused…
2 Chronicles 33:14 Now after this he built a wall without the city of David, on the west side of Gihon, in the valley, even to the entering in at the fish gate…
Genesis 41:43 And he made him to ride in the second chariot which he had; and they cried before him, Bow the knee: and he made him ruler over all the land…
Leviticus 19:19 Ye shall keep my statutes. Thou shalt not let thy cattle gender with a diverse kind: thou shalt not sow thy field with mingled seed: neither…
2 Samuel 20:6-7 And David said to Abishai, Now shall Sheba the son of Bichri do us more harm than did Absalom: take thou thy lord’s servants, and pursue aft…
1 Kings 1:5 Then Adonijah the son of Haggith exalted himself, saying, I will be king: and he prepared him chariots and horsemen, and fifty men to run be…
1 Kings 1:44-45 And the king hath sent with him Zadok the priest, and Nathan the prophet, and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, and the Cherethites, and the Pele…

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on 1 Kings 1:32-40

We have here the effectual care David took both to secure Solomon's right and to preserve the public peace, by crushing Adonijah's project in the bud. Observe, I. The express orders he gave for the proclaiming of Solomon. The persons he entrusted with this great affair were Zadok, Nathan, and Benaiah, men of power and interest whom David had always reposed a confidence in and found faithful to him, and whom Adonijah had passed by in his invitation, Kg1 1:10. David orders them forthwith, with all possible solemnity, to proclaim Solomon. They must take with them the servants of their lord, the lifeguards, and all the servants of the household. They must set Solomon on the mule the king used to…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 1 Kings 1:33

SOLOMON, BY DAVID'S APPOINTMENT, IS ANOINTED KING. (1Ki. 1:32-49) cause Solomon my son to ride upon mine own mule--Directions were forthwith given for the immediate coronation of Solomon. A procession was to be formed by the "servants of their lord"--that is, the king's bodyguard. Mules were then used by all the princes (Sa2 13:29); but there was a state mule of which all subjects were forbidden, under pain of death, to make use, without special permission; so that its being granted to Solomon was a public declaration in his favor as the future king (see on Est 6:8-9). bring him down to Gihon--a pool or fountain on the west of Jerusalem (see on Ch2 32:30), chosen as equally public for the…

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Adam Clarke on 1 Kings 1:33

Take with you the servants of your lord - By these we may understand the kings guards, the guards of the city, the Cherethites and Pelethites, who were under the command of Benaiah; and in short, all the disposable force that was at hand. Solomon - to ride upon mine own mule - No subject could use any thing that belonged to the prince, without forfeiting his life. As David offered Solomon to ride on his own mule, this was full evidence that he had appointed him his successor.

John Gill

The Church Fathers

[David] orders [Zadok, Nathan and Benaiah] to make "Solomon ride [his] mule," because this animal was highly valued among the Hebrews, just like the white donkey among the Romans. The Jews, in fact, did not possess mules, since they were not allowed to "breed their animals with another kind," but mules were bought at very high prices from the Gentiles.
— Ishodad of Merv, BOOKS OF SESSIONS 1 KINGS 1:33

[David] orders them to bring [Solomon] down to Šiloha, where the tabernacle was, not far from the spring of water, which is called Šiloha. Šiloha is a Hebrew name, which is given because the water of the spring gushes out straight up and on and off; indeed, it does not gush out regularly and all the time. And the same can be said about the Nile: since, at different intervals, it suddenly becomes full and then overflows, it is called Gihon, because its waters spread out.
— Ishodad of Merv, BOOKS OF SESSIONS 1 KINGS 1:33

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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.…
Gihon — A stream. (1.) One of the four rivers of Eden (Gen. 2:13). It has been identified with the Nile. Others regard it as the Oxus, or the Araxes, or the Ganges. But as, according to the sacred narrative,…
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…
Mule — (Heb. pered), so called from the quick step of the animal or its power of carrying loads. It is not probable that the Hebrews bred mules, as this was strictly forbidden in the law (Lev. 19:19),…
Sadducees — The origin of this Jewish sect cannot definitely be traced. It was probably the outcome of the influence of Grecian customs and philosophy during the period of Greek domination. The first time they…
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…
Civil Service · INF — INF
Gihon · 2. Pools near — 2. Pools near
Judah, The Tribe Of · Remarkable persons of: Solomon — Remarkable persons of: Solomon
King · By proclamation — By proclamation

1 Kings 1:33

Word by word — the Hebrew

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on 1 Kings 1:32-40

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 1 Kings 1:33

Adam Clarke on 1 Kings 1:33

John Gill

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

1 Kings 1:33

Word by word — the Hebrew

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on 1 Kings 1:32-40

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 1 Kings 1:33

Adam Clarke on 1 Kings 1:33

John Gill

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Keil & Delitzsch on 1 Kings 1:11-33

Tyndale Open Study Notes on 1 Kings 1:33

Rashi on 1 Kings 1:33