1:1 Abishag cherishes David in his extreme age;
1:5 Adonijah, David's darling, usurps the kingdom;
1:11 By the council of Nathan,
1:15 Bath-sheba moves the king,
1:22 and Nathan seconds her;
1:28 David renews his oath to Bath-sheba;
1:32 Solomon, by David's appointment, being anointed king by Zadok and Nathan, the people triumph;
1:41 Jonathan bringing the news, Adonijah's guests fly;
1:50 Adonijah, flying to the horns of the altar, upon his good behaviour, is dismissed by Solomon. Verse 1oldDavid was probably now about sixty-nine years of age. He was thirty years old when he began to reign, reigned forty, and died in his seventieth year; and the transactions mentioned here are supposed to have taken place about a year before his death. Sixty-nine was not an advanced age; but he had been exhausted with various fatigues, and especially family afflictions, so that he was much older in constitution than in years. 2 Samuel 5:4; 1 Chronicles 23:1, 29:27, 29:28; Psalm 90:10 and stricken in yearsHeb. and entered into days, Genesis 18:11, 24:1; Joshua 23:1, 23:2; Luke 1:7ReciprocalJoshua 13:1 - Joshua; Ecclesiastes 4:11 - General Verse 2Let there be soughtHeb. Let them seeka young virginHeb. a damsel, a virgin. stand. Deuteronomy 10:8; 1 Samuel 16:21, 16:22; 2 Chronicles 29:11 cherish himHeb. be a cherisher unto himlieGenesis 16:5; Deuteronomy 13:6; 2 Samuel 12:3; Micah 7:5 get heatEcclesiastes 4:11Reciprocal1 Kings 1:15 - very old; 2:17 - Abishag; 2 Kings 15:38 - Jotham; Esther 2:2 - Let there be Verse 3SoEsther 2:2, 2:4 Abishag1 Kings 2:17-25 ShunammiteJoshua 19:18; 1 Samuel 28:4; 2 Kings 4:8, 4:25

Verse 4knew her notMatthew 1:25

Verse 5Adonijah2 Samuel 3:4; 1 Chronicles 3:2 exalted1 Kings 1:11, 2:24; Exodus 9:17; Proverbs 16:18, 18:12; Luke 14:11, 18:14 I willDeuteronomy 17:15; Judges 9:2; 1 Chronicles 22:5-11, 28:5, 29:1 be kingHeb. reignand heDeuteronomy 17:16; 2 Samuel 15:1; Isaiah 2:7Reciprocal1 Samuel 8:11 - run; 22:17 - footmen; 2 Samuel 23:5 - Although; 1 Kings 1:18 - Adonijah; 1:24 - reign; 1:33 - to ride; 2:13 - Adonijah; 2:15 - Thou knowest; 2:22 - the kingdom; 2 Chronicles 11:23 - dispersed; Proverbs 17:19 - he that; Ecclesiastes 4:16 - no end Verse 6had not1 Samuel 3:13; Proverbs 22:15, 23:13, 23:14, 29:15; Habakkuk 3:1, 3:1 at any timeHeb. from his daysvery1 Samuel 9:2, 10:23; 2 Samuel 14:25 bare him3:3, 3:4; 1 Chronicles 3:2ReciprocalJudges 18:7 - magistrate; 1 Samuel 2:23 - Why; 2 Chronicles 11:23 - dispersed; Habakkuk 3:1 - for what Verse 7And he conferredHeb. his words were, 2 Samuel 15:12; Psalm 2:2 Joab1 Kings 2:28; 2 Samuel 8:16, 20:23 Abiathar1 Samuel 22:20-23; 2 Samuel 15:24-29, 15:35, 20:25 following Adonijah helped himHeb. helped after Adonijah, 1 Kings 2:22, 2:26-35Reciprocal1 Samuel 2:33 - to consume; 2 Samuel 2:13 - Joab; 1 Kings 1:19 - General; 2:5 - Joab; 1 Chronicles 27:34 - Abiathar; Nehemiah 6:7 - a king; Mark 2:26 - Abiathar Verse 8Zadok1 Kings 2:35; 2 Samuel 8:17, 8:18, 20:25; 1 Chronicles 27:5, 27:6; Ezekiel 44:15 Nathan2 Samuel 7:2-4, 12:1-15 Shimei1 Kings 4:18; Zechariah 12:13 the mighty2 Samuel 23:8-39; 1 Chronicles 11:10-47Reciprocal1 Samuel 2:35 - I will raise; 2 Samuel 15:24 - Zadok; 23:20 - Benaiah; 1 Kings 1:10 - General; 1:26 - General; 1:32 - Zadok; 1:38 - Zadok; 1 Chronicles 6:8 - Zadok; 6:53 - Zadok; 11:22 - Benaiah; 12:28 - Zadok; 17:1 - Nathan; 2 Chronicles 9:29 - Nathan Verse 9AdonijahThe Oriental banquet, in consequence of the intense heat, is often spread upon the verdant turf, beneath the shade of a tree, where the streaming rivulet supplies the company with wholesome water, and excites a gentle breeze to cool their burning temples.slew2 Samuel 15:12; Proverbs 15:8 Enrogelor, the well Rogel, 2 Samuel 17:17 called13:23-27, 15:11ReciprocalJoshua 15:7 - Enrogel; 18:16 - Enrogel; 1 Kings 1:25 - slain; 2 Chronicles 18:2 - Ahab Verse 101 Kings 1:8, 1:19; 2 Samuel 12:1-15Reciprocal1 Kings 4:5 - son of Nathan; 2 Chronicles 9:29 - Nathan Verse 11Nathan2 Samuel 7:12-17, 12:24, 12:25; 1 Chronicles 22:9, 22:10, 28:4, 28:5, 29:1 Adonijah1 Kings 1:5 Haggith2 Samuel 3:4Reciprocal1 Kings 1:13 - Assuredly; 1:18 - thou knowest; 2:22 - the kingdom; 2 Chronicles 9:29 - Nathan; Matthew 1:6 - her Verse 12let meProverbs 11:14, 20:18, 27:9; Jeremiah 38:15 save1 Kings 1:21; Genesis 19:17; Acts 27:31 the lifeJudges 9:5; 2 Kings 11:1; 2 Chronicles 21:4, 22:10; Matthew 21:38

Verse 13Assuredly1 Kings 1:11, 1:17, 1:30; 1 Chronicles 22:6-13 sit1 Kings 1:17, 1:24, 1:30, 1:35, 1:48, 2:12; Deuteronomy 17:18; 1 Chronicles 29:23; Psalm 132:11, 132:12; Isaiah 9:7; Jeremiah 33:21; Luke 1:32, 1:33Reciprocal1 Kings 1:46 - General; 2 Kings 11:19 - he sat; 1 Chronicles 14:4 - Solomon; Proverbs 4:3 - General Verse 14I also1 Kings 1:17-27; 2 Corinthians 13:1 confirmHeb. fill upReciprocal1 Kings 1:24 - hast thou Verse 15very old1 Kings 1:2-4

Verse 16bowed1 Kings 1:23; 1 Samuel 20:41, 24:8, 25:23 And the1 Kings 2:20; Esther 7:2; Matthew 20:21, 20:32 What wouldest thouHeb. What to theeReciprocalGenesis 43:28 - made obeisance; 1 Kings 1:53 - bowed himself Verse 17My lordGenesis 18:12; 1 Peter 3:6 thou swarestIt is not recorded when or upon what occasion David sware to Bathsheba that Solomon should succeed him; but it is supposed, with some degree of probability, that it took place after Absalom's rebellion; and as God himself had settled the succession, he might very properly give her this assurance. 1 Kings 1:13, 1:30Reciprocal1:14 - I also; 1:24 - reign; 1:35 - sit; 1 Chronicles 14:4 - Solomon Verse 18Adonijah1 Kings 1:5, 1:24; 2 Samuel 15:10 thou knowest1 Kings 1:11, 1:24, 1:27; Acts 3:17Reciprocal1 Kings 2:5 - Joab; Nehemiah 6:7 - a king Verse 191 Kings 1:7-10, 1:25Reciprocal1 Samuel 2:33 - to consume; 2 Samuel 13:23 - invited; 1 Kings 1:10 - General; 1:26 - General; 2:5 - Joab Verse 20the eyes2 Chronicles 20:12; Psalm 25:15, 123:2; Zechariah 3:9 that thouAt this time the monarchy of Israel was unsettled; no man knew who was to succeed to the crown; and the minds of the people were as unsettled as the succession. It was neither hereditary nor elective: the king, as was anciently the case in most countries, named his successor; but in this instance, God had already assigned the throne to Solomon. 2 Samuel 23:2; 1 Chronicles 22:8-10, 28:5, 28:6, 28:10, 29:1

Verse 21sleep1 Kings 2:10; Genesis 15:15; Deuteronomy 31:16 that IThat is, when Adonijah is established on the throne, I and my son Solomon shall be put to death as state criminals. The history of the world demonstrates, that the lust of dominion has tempted men to commit the most enormous crimes. A father has destroyed his son, a son deposed a father, and a brother murdered a brother, in order to obtain a crown!offendersHeb. sinners, 1 Kings 2:15, 2:22-24ReciprocalGenesis 43:9 - will be; 1 Samuel 10:24 - God save the king; 2 Samuel 7:12 - sleep; 1 Kings 1:12 - save; 11:43 - slept; 2 Kings 10:35 - Jehu slept; 13:13 - slept; 14:16 - Jehoash; 1 Chronicles 17:11 - go to be; 2 Chronicles 9:31 - slept; 32:33 - slept; 1 Thessalonians 4:13 - which are Verse 22Genesis 24:15; Job 1:16-18; Daniel 9:20Reciprocal2 Chronicles 9:29 - Nathan Verse 23he bowed1 Kings 1:16; Romans 13:7; 1 Peter 2:17Reciprocal2 Samuel 12:25 - Nathan; 1 Chronicles 17:1 - Nathan; Proverbs 9:8 - rebuke; 28:23 - General Verse 24hast thou1 Kings 1:14, 1:18 reign1:5, 1:13, 1:17Reciprocal1:27 - and thou; 2:22 - the kingdom; 2 Kings 10:3 - Look even Verse 25slain1 Kings 1:9, 1:19; 1 Samuel 11:14, 11:15; 1 Chronicles 29:21-23God save king AdonijahHeb. Let king Adonijah live, 1 Kings 1:34; 1 Samuel 10:24; 2 Samuel 16:16; 2 Kings 11:12; 2 Chronicles 23:11 *marg. Matthew 21:9; Mark 11:9, 11:10; Luke 19:38Reciprocal2 Samuel 13:23 - invited; 1 Kings 1:31 - Let my; 1:39 - all the people; 2:15 - Thou knowest; 2:22 - the kingdom; 2:26 - Abiathar; 2 Kings 10:3 - Look even; Nehemiah 6:7 - a king; Daniel 2:4 - O king Verse 261 Kings 1:8, 1:19; 2 Samuel 7:2, 7:12-17, 12:25Reciprocal23:20 - Benaiah; 1 Kings 1:32 - Zadok; 1:38 - Zadok; 1 Chronicles 6:53 - Zadok Verse 27and thou1 Kings 1:24; 2 Kings 4:27; John 15:15Reciprocal1 Kings 1:18 - thou knowest Verse 28Call meShe appears to have gone out when Nathan entered; and he retired when she was readmitted.into the king's presenceHeb. before the king, 1 Kings 1:28ReciprocalMatthew 1:6 - her Verse 29As the1 Kings 2:24, 17:1, 18:10; Judges 8:19; 1 Samuel 14:39, 14:45, 19:6, 20:21; 2 Samuel 12:5; 2 Kings 4:30, 5:16, 5:20 hathGenesis 48:16; 2 Samuel 4:9; Psalm 34:19-22, 72:14, 136:24, 138:7Reciprocal34:22 - redeemeth Verse 30Even as I sware1 Kings 1:13, 1:17

Verse 31did reverence2 Samuel 9:6; Esther 3:2; Matthew 21:37; Ephesians 5:33; Habakkuk 3:1 Let my1 Kings 1:25; Nehemiah 2:3; Daniel 2:4, 3:9, 5:10, 6:6, 6:21Reciprocal1 Kings 1:53 - bowed himself; 1 Chronicles 29:22 - and anointed Verse 32Zadok1 Kings 1:8, 1:26, 1:38Reciprocal1:43 - Verily; 2 Chronicles 9:29 - Nathan; Proverbs 9:8 - rebuke; 28:23 - General Verse 33Take2 Samuel 20:6 and causeMaimonides informs us, that it was a capital offence for any one to ride on the king's mule, to sit on his throne, or to handle his sceptre, without permission; and as David ordered Solomon to ride on his own mule, etc., it was ample evidence that he had appointed him his successor.to ride1 Kings 1:5, 1:38, 1:44; Genesis 41:43; Esther 6:6-11 mine own muleHeb. the mule which belongeth to me, Leviticus 19:19 Gihon1 Kings 1:38, 1:45; 2 Chronicles 32:30Reciprocal2 Samuel 13:29 - mule; 15:1 - Absalom; 1 Kings 10:25 - and mules; 1 Chronicles 23:1 - he made; 2 Chronicles 33:14 - Gihon; Esther 6:8 - the horse; 6:9 - proclaim; Matthew 21:5 - sitting; John 12:15 - sitting Verse 34Zadok1 Kings 19:16; 1 Samuel 10:1, 16:3, 16:12, 16:13; 2 Samuel 2:4, 5:3; 2 Kings 9:3, 9:6, 11:12; 2 Chronicles 23:11; Psalm 45:7, 89:20, 89:36; Isaiah 45:1; Acts 10:38; 2 Corinthians 1:21, 1:22 blow ye2 Samuel 15:10; 2 Kings 9:13, 11:14; Psalm 98:5-7 God1 Kings 1:25; 2 Kings 11:12Reciprocal2 Samuel 16:16 - God save the king; 1 Chronicles 6:8 - Zadok; 6:53 - Zadok; 29:22 - and anointed; 2 Chronicles 6:42 - thine anointed; Nehemiah 6:7 - a king; Esther 6:9 - proclaim Verse 35sit1 Kings 1:13, 1:17, 2:12 I have2:15; 1 Chronicles 23:1, 28:4, 28:5; Psalm 2:6, 72:1 *title 72:1, 72:2

Verse 36AmenDeuteronomy 27:15-26; Psalm 72:19; Jeremiah 11:5, 28:6; Matthew 6:13, 28:20; 1 Corinthians 14:16 the Lord1 Samuel 25:29; 1 Chronicles 17:27; Psalm 18:2, 63:1, 89:20, 89:26Reciprocal41:13 - Amen; Romans 9:5 - Amen Verse 37As the1 Kings 3:7-9; Exodus 3:12; Joshua 1:5, 1:17; 1 Samuel 20:13; 1 Chronicles 28:20; 2 Chronicles 1:1; Psalm 46:7; 46:11; Isaiah 8:10; Matthew 1:23; Romans 8:31 and make1 Kings 1:47; 2 Samuel 24:3; 2 Kings 2:9; Psalm 72:8, 72:17-19, 89:27; Daniel 7:14

Verse 38Zadok1 Kings 1:8, 1:26 the Cherethites1 Samuel 30:14; 2 Samuel 8:18, 15:18, 20:20-23; 1 Chronicles 18:17; Zephaniah 2:5 king David's1 Kings 1:33ReciprocalGenesis 36:24 - found; 2 Samuel 20:7 - General; 23:20 - Benaiah; 1 Kings 1:32 - Zadok; 1 Chronicles 11:22 - Benaiah; 2 Chronicles 32:30 - Gihon Verse 39an horn1 Samuel 16:13 outExodus 30:23-33; Psalm 89:20 anointed1 Chronicles 29:22 all the people1 Kings 1:25; 1 Samuel 10:24; 2 Kings 11:12; 2 Chronicles 23:11, 23:13Reciprocal2 Kings 9:1 - box of oil; 9:13 - blew with trumpets; 11:14 - all the people; Psalm 45:7 - hath; 72:1 - Give Verse 40pipesor, flutes, Daniel 3:5 rejoiced1 Samuel 11:15; 2 Kings 11:14, 11:20; 1 Chronicles 12:38-40; Psalm 97:1; Zechariah 9:9; Luke 19:37; Revelation 11:15-18 the earth rentWe use a similar expression in precisely the same sense: "They rent the air with their cries.Reciprocal1 Kings 1:45 - the city; 1 Chronicles 12:40 - there was joy; 2 Chronicles 23:13 - all the people; Ezra 3:13 - and the noise; Psalm 45:7 - hath; Ecclesiastes 4:16 - no end; Matthew 11:17 - piped Verse 41as theyJob 20:5; Proverbs 14:13; Ecclesiastes 7:4-6; Matthew 24:38, 24:39; Luke 17:26-29 WhereforeExodus 32:17; Job 15:21, 15:22; Psalm 73:18-20 the cityMatthew 21:9-11, 21:15; Acts 21:31Reciprocal19:40 - uproar Verse 42Jonathan2 Samuel 15:36, 17:17 a valiant1 Kings 22:18; 2 Samuel 18:27; 2 Kings 9:22; Isaiah 57:21; 1 Thessalonians 5:2, 5:3

Verse 43Verily1 Kings 1:32-40

Verse 44 4ReciprocalGenesis 36:24 - found; 1 Samuel 30:14 - the Cherethites; 2 Samuel 8:18 - Benaiah; 20:7 - General; 1 Kings 1:33 - to ride; 1 Chronicles 6:8 - Zadok; 17:1 - Nathan; 18:17 - Benaiah Verse 45GihonThis was a fountain on the west of Jerusalem - consequently in an opposite direction to En-rogel on the east, where Adonijah was proclaimed king
of which there were two pools, an upper and a lower - 2 Chronicles 32:30. There is a large square cistern in the ravine west of the city, mentioned by Dr. Richardson as a little to the south of the Jaffa gate, which Dr. Pococke describes as a basin about 250 paces long and 100 broad. It is commonly called the pool of Bathsheba, but seems to be the lower pool of Gihon. "Nearly a mile to the nnw is the pool of Gihon, which I suppose to be the upper pool. It is a very large basin, and, if I mistake not, is cut down about ten feet into the rock, there being a way down to it by steps. It was almost dry at that time, and seems designed to receive the rain waters which come from the hills about it. There is a canal from the pool to the city, which is uncovered part of the way, and, it is said, goes to the pool in the streets near the holy sepulchre. The fountain of Gihon arose either in the upper pool, or out of the high ground above it." - Travels, book i. chapter 6.the city1 Kings 1:40; 1 Samuel 4:5; Ezra 3:13 This is1 Kings 14:6; 1 Samuel 28:14; Daniel 5:26-28Reciprocal1 Samuel 2:35 - I will raise; 1 Kings 1:33 - Gihon; 2 Chronicles 33:14 - Gihon Verse 461 Kings 1:13; 1 Chronicles 29:23; Psalm 132:11; Haggai 2:22Reciprocal1 Kings 2:12 - sat Solomon; Esther 1:2 - sat Verse 47blessExodus 12:32; 2 Samuel 8:10, 21:3; Ezra 6:10; Psalm 20:1-4 God1 Kings 1:37; Luke 19:38 bowedGenesis 47:31; Habakkuk 3:1ReciprocalGenesis 12:2 - thou shalt; 47:7 - And Jacob; 1 Chronicles 28:2 - stood up; Psalm 72:1 - the king's; Proverbs 22:1 - name Verse 48BlessedGenesis 14:20; 1 Chronicles 29:10, 29:20; Nehemiah 9:5; Psalm 34:1, 41:13, 72:17-19, 103:1, 103:2; 145:2; Daniel 4:34; Luke 1:46, 1:47, 1:68, 1:69; Ephesians 1:3; 1 Peter 1:3 which1 Kings 3:6; 1 Chronicles 17:11-14, 17:17; Psalm 132:11, 132:12; Proverbs 17:6 mine eyes2 Samuel 24:3; Psalm 128:5, 128:6Reciprocal1 Kings 1:13 - sit; 5:7 - which hath; Proverbs 13:19 - The desire; 15:20 - wise; 23:24 - father Verse 49Proverbs 28:1; Isaiah 21:4, 21:5; Daniel 5:4-6

Verse 50caught1 Kings 2:28; Exodus 21:14, 38:2; Psalm 118:27ReciprocalExodus 27:2 - horns of it upon the four corners thereof; 1 Kings 2:13 - Adonijah; 1 Chronicles 29:24 - all the sons; Ecclesiastes 8:3 - stand Verse 51ReciprocalExodus 21:14 - take him Verse 52there shall1 Samuel 14:45; 2 Samuel 14:11; Matthew 10:30; Luke 21:18; Acts 27:34 wickedness1 Kings 2:21-25; Job 15:22; Proverbs 13:6, 21:12Reciprocal1 Kings 2:24 - put Verse 53bowed himself1 Kings 1:16, 1:31; 2 Samuel 1:2 Go to1 Kings 2:36; 2 Samuel 14:24, 14:28; Proverbs 24:21