1 Kings 2:19

Bathsheba therefore went unto king Solomon, to speak unto him for Adonijah. And the king rose up to meet her, and bowed himself unto her, and sat down on his throne, and caused a seat to be set for the king’s mother; and she sat on his right hand.

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Word by word — the Hebrew

Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
Bath-sheba	בַת vat-	H1339	Bath-Sheba · proper noun, a woman's name
went	וַתָּבֹ֤א va.ta.Vo'	H935	to go or come (in a wide variety of applications) · conjunction + verb, qal sequential imperfect, 3rd person feminine singular
king	הַמֶּ֣לֶךְ ha.Me.lekh	H4428	a king · definite article + noun, common masculine singular absolute
Solomon	שְׁלֹמֹ֔ה she.lo.Moh	H8010	Shelomah · proper noun, a man's name
speak	לְדַבֶּר le.da.ber-	H1696	perhaps properly · preposition + verb, piel infinitive construct
Adonijah	אֲדֹנִיָּ֑הוּ 'a.do.ni.Ya.hu	H138	Adonijah · proper noun, a man's name
king	הַמֶּ֨לֶךְ ha.Me.lekh	H4428	a king · definite article + noun, common masculine singular absolute
up	וַיָּקָם֩ vai.ya.Kam	H6965	to rise (in various applications · conjunction + verb, qal sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular
meet	קִרְאָה qirʼâh	H7125	an encountering
bowed	וַיִּשְׁתַּ֣חוּ vai.yish.Ta.chu	H7812	to depress · conjunction + verb, sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular
down	וַיֵּ֙שֶׁב֙ vai.Ye.shev	H3427	properly · conjunction + verb, qal sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular
throne	כִּסְא֔וֹ kis.'O	H3678	properly · noun, common masculine singular construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine singular
seat	כִּסֵּא֙ ki.Se'	H3678	properly · noun, common masculine singular absolute
set	וַיָּ֤שֶׂם vai.Ya.sem	H7760	to put (used in a great variety of applications · conjunction + verb, qal sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular
king’s	הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ ha.Me.lekh	H4428	a king · definite article + noun, common masculine singular absolute
mother	לְאֵ֣ם le.'Em	H517	a mother (as the bond of the family) · preposition + noun, common feminine singular construct
sat	וַתֵּ֖שֶׁב va.Te.shev	H3427	properly · conjunction + verb, qal sequential imperfect, 3rd person feminine singular
hand	לִֽימִינֽוֹ li.mi.no	H3225	the right hand or side (leg · preposition + noun, common feminine singular construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine singular

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Cross-references

Psalms 45:9 Kings’ daughters were among thy honourable women: upon thy right hand did stand the queen in gold of Ophir.
Exodus 20:12 Honour thy father and thy mother: that thy days may be long upon the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee.
Leviticus 19:3 Ye shall fear every man his mother, and his father, and keep my sabbaths: I am the LORD your God.
Leviticus 19:32 Thou shalt rise up before the hoary head, and honour the face of the old man, and fear thy God: I am the LORD.
1 Kings 15:13 And also Maachah his mother, even her he removed from being queen, because she had made an idol in a grove; and Asa destroyed her idol, and…
Psalms 110:1 The LORD said unto my Lord, Sit thou at my right hand, until I make thine enemies thy footstool.
Matthew 25:33 And he shall set the sheep on his right hand, but the goats on the left.

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on 1 Kings 2:12-25

Here is, I. Solomon's accession to the throne, Kg1 2:12. He came to it much more easily and peaceably than David did, and much sooner saw his government established. It is happy for a kingdom when the end of one good reign is the beginning of another, as it was here. II. His just and necessary removal of Adonijah his rival, in order to the establishment of his throne. Adonijah had made some bold pretensions to the crown, but was soon obliged to let them fail and throw himself upon Solomon's mercy, who dismissed him upon his good behaviour, and, had he been easy, he might have been safe. But here we have him betraying himself into the hands of Solomon's justice, and falling by it, the righteo…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 1 Kings 2:19

Bath-sheba . . . went unto King Solomon--The filial reverence and the particular act of respect, which Solomon rendered, were quite in accordance with the sentiments and customs of the East. The right hand is the place of honor; and as it expressly said to have been assigned to "the king's mother," it is necessary to remark that, when a husband dies, his widow acquires a higher dignity and power, as a mother over her son, than she ever possessed before. Besides, the dignity of "king's mother" is a state office, to which certain revenues are attached. The holder has a separate palace or court, as well as possesses great influence in public affairs; and as the dignity is held for life, it some…

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Adam Clarke on 1 Kings 2:17

That he give me Abishag - to wife - He cheerfully gives up all right to the kingdom, and only desires to have this young woman, who, though she had been his father's wife or concubine, was still in a state of virginity. Some think that Joab and Abiathar had advised Adonijah to make this application, not doubting, if he got Abishag, that the popular tide would again turn in his favor, and that Solomon, whom they did not like, might soon be deposed; and that it was on this account that Solomon was so severe. But there is little evidence to support these conjectures. It does not appear that Adonijah by desiring to have Abishag had any thought of the kingdom, or of maintaining any right to it, t…

Dictionary and topics

Abishag — Father of (i.e., “given to”) error, a young woman of Shunem, distinguished for her beauty. She was chosen to minister to David in his old age. She became his wife (1 Kings 1:3, 4, 15). After David’s…
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…
Adoration — The acts and postures by which the Hebrews expressed adoration bear a great similarity to those still in use among Oriental nations. To rise up and suddenly prostrate the body was the most simple…
Queen — No explicit mention of queens is made till we read of the “queen of Sheba.” The wives of the kings of Israel are not so designated. In Ps. 45:9, the Hebrew for “queen” is not malkah, one actually…
Abishag · Wife of David — Wife of David
Adonijah · .Executed by — .Executed by
Altars · Afforded no protection to murderers — Afforded no protection to murderers
Bath-Sheba (Bathsheba) · General references — General references
Hands, The · The right hand: Place of honour — The right hand: Place of honour
Intercession · For Adonijah — For Adonijah
Kings · Right hand of, the place of honour — Right hand of, the place of honour
Shunammite · . — .

1 Kings 2:19

Word by word — the Hebrew

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on 1 Kings 2:12-25

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 1 Kings 2:19

Adam Clarke on 1 Kings 2:17

Dictionary and topics

1 Kings 2:19

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on 1 Kings 2:12-25

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 1 Kings 2:19

Adam Clarke on 1 Kings 2:17

Dictionary and topics

John Gill on 1 Kings 2:19

Keil & Delitzsch on 1 Kings 2:12–end

Tyndale Open Study Notes on 1 Kings 2:19-21

Rashi on 1 Kings 2:19