1.
Now king David was old and stricken in years; and they covered him with clothes, but he gat no heat.
old: David 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, 1 Chronicles 29:27, 1 Chronicles 29:28, Psalms 90:10
and stricken in years: Heb. and entered into days, Genesis 18:11, Genesis 24:1, Joshua 23:1, Joshua 23:2, Luke 1:7
Reciprocal: Joshua 13:1 - Joshua Ecclesiastes 4:11 - General
2.
Wherefore his servants said unto him, Let there be sought for my lord the king a young virgin: and let her stand before the king, and let her cherish him, and let her lie in thy bosom, that my lord the king may get heat.
Let there be sought: Heb. Let them seek
a young virgin: Heb. a damsel, a virgin. stand. Deuteronomy 10:8, 1 Samuel 16:21, 1 Samuel 16:22, 2 Chronicles 29:11
cherish him: Heb. be a cherisher unto him
lie: Genesis 16:5, Deuteronomy 13:6, 2 Samuel 12:3, Micah 7:5
get heat: Ecclesiastes 4:11
Reciprocal: 1 Kings 1:15 - very old 1 Kings 2:17 - Abishag 2 Kings 15:38 - Jotham Esther 2:2 - Let there be
3.
So they sought for a fair damsel throughout all the coasts of Israel, and found Abishag a Shunammite, and brought her to the king.
So: Esther 2:2, Esther 2:4
Abishag: 1 Kings 2:17-25
Shunammite: Joshua 19:18, 1 Samuel 28:4, 2 Kings 4:8, 2 Kings 4:25
4.
And the damsel was very fair, and cherished the king, and ministered to him: but the king knew her not.
knew her not: Matthew 1:25
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 before him.
Adonijah: 2 Samuel 3:4, 1 Chronicles 3:2
exalted: 1 Kings 1:11, 1 Kings 2:24, Exodus 9:17, Proverbs 16:18, Proverbs 18:12, Luke 14:11, Luke 18:14
I will: Deuteronomy 17:15, Judges 9:2, 1 Chronicles 22:5-11, 1 Chronicles 28:5, 1 Chronicles 29:1
be king: Heb. reign
and he: Deuteronomy 17:16, 2 Samuel 15:1, Isaiah 2:7
Reciprocal: 1 Samuel 8:11 - run 1 Samuel 22:17 - footmen 2 Samuel 23:5 - Although 1 Kings 1:18 - Adonijah 1 Kings 1:24 - reign 1 Kings 1:33 - to ride 1 Kings 2:13 - Adonijah 1 Kings 2:15 - Thou knowest 1 Kings 2:22 - the kingdom 2 Chronicles 11:23 - dispersed Proverbs 17:19 - he that Ecclesiastes 4:16 - no end
6.
And his father had not displeased him at any time in saying, Why hast thou done so? and he also was a very goodly man; and his mother bare him after Absalom.
had not: 1 Samuel 3:13, Proverbs 22:15, Proverbs 23:13, Proverbs 23:14, Proverbs 29:15, Hebrews 12:5, Hebrews 12:6
at any time: Heb. from his days
very: 1 Samuel 9:2, 1 Samuel 10:23, 2 Samuel 14:25
bare him: 2 Samuel 3:3, 2 Samuel 3:4, 1 Chronicles 3:2
Reciprocal: Judges 18:7 - magistrate 1 Samuel 2:23 - Why 2 Chronicles 11:23 - dispersed Hebrews 12:7 - for what
7.
And he conferred with Joab the son of Zeruiah, and with Abiathar the priest: and they following Adonijah helped him.
And he conferred: Heb. his words were, 2 Samuel 15:12, Psalms 2:2
Joab: 1 Kings 2:28, 2 Samuel 8:16, 2 Samuel 20:23
Abiathar: 1 Samuel 22:20-23, 2 Samuel 15:24-29, 2 Samuel 15:35, 2 Samuel 20:25
following Adonijah helped him: Heb. helped after Adonijah, 1 Kings 2:22, 1 Kings 2:26-35
Reciprocal: 1 Samuel 2:33 - to consume 2 Samuel 2:13 - Joab 1 Kings 1:19 - General 1 Kings 2:5 - Joab 1 Chronicles 27:34 - Abiathar Nehemiah 6:7 - a king Mark 2:26 - Abiathar
8.
But Zadok the priest, and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, and Nathan the prophet, and Shimei, and Rei, and the mighty men which belonged to David, were not with Adonijah.
Zadok: 1 Kings 2:35, 2 Samuel 8:17, 2 Samuel 8:18, 2 Samuel 20:25, 1 Chronicles 27:5, 1 Chronicles 27:6, Ezekiel 44:15
Nathan: 2 Samuel 7:2-4, 2 Samuel 12:1-15
Shimei: 1 Kings 4:18, Zechariah 12:13
the mighty: 2 Samuel 23:8-39, 1 Chronicles 11:10-47
Reciprocal: 1 Samuel 2:35 - I will raise 2 Samuel 15:24 - Zadok 2 Samuel 23:20 - Benaiah 1 Kings 1:10 - General 1 Kings 1:26 - General 1 Kings 1:32 - Zadok 1 Kings 1:38 - Zadok 1 Chronicles 6:8 - Zadok 1 Chronicles 6:53 - Zadok 1 Chronicles 11:22 - Benaiah 1 Chronicles 12:28 - Zadok 1 Chronicles 17:1 - Nathan 2 Chronicles 9:29 - Nathan
9.
And Adonijah slew sheep and oxen and fat cattle by the stone of Zoheleth, which is by En-rogel, and called all his brethren the king's sons, and all the men of Judah the king's servants:
Adonijah: The 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.
slew: 2 Samuel 15:12, Proverbs 15:8
Enrogel: or, the well Rogel, 2 Samuel 17:17
called: 2 Samuel 13:23-27, 2 Samuel 15:11
Reciprocal: Joshua 15:7 - Enrogel Joshua 18:16 - Enrogel 1 Kings 1:25 - slain 2 Chronicles 18:2 - Ahab
10.
But Nathan the prophet, and Benaiah, and the mighty men, and Solomon his brother, he called not.
1 Kings 1:8, 1 Kings 1:19, 2 Samuel 12:1-15
Reciprocal: 1 Kings 4:5 - son of Nathan 2 Chronicles 9:29 - Nathan
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 David our lord knoweth it not?
Nathan: 2 Samuel 7:12-17, 2 Samuel 12:24, 2 Samuel 12:25, 1 Chronicles 22:9, 1 Chronicles 22:10, 1 Chronicles 28:4, 1 Chronicles 28:5, 1 Chronicles 29:1
Adonijah: 1 Kings 1:5
Haggith: 2 Samuel 3:4
Reciprocal: 1 Kings 1:13 - Assuredly 1 Kings 1:18 - thou knowest 1 Kings 2:22 - the kingdom 2 Chronicles 9:29 - Nathan Matthew 1:6 - her
12.
Now therefore come, let me, I pray thee, give thee counsel, that thou mayest save thine own life, and the life of thy son Solomon.
let me: Proverbs 11:14, Proverbs 20:18, Proverbs 27:9, Jeremiah 38:15
save: 1 Kings 1:21, Genesis 19:17, Acts 27:31
the life: Judges 9:5, 2 Kings 11:1, 2 Chronicles 21:4, 2 Chronicles 22:10, Matthew 21:38
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?
Assuredly: 1 Kings 1:11, 1 Kings 1:17, 1 Kings 1:30, 1 Chronicles 22:6-13
sit: 1 Kings 1:17, 1 Kings 1:24, 1 Kings 1:30, 1 Kings 1:35, 1 Kings 1:48, 1 Kings 2:12, Deuteronomy 17:18, 1 Chronicles 29:23, Psalms 132:11, Psalms 132:12, Isaiah 9:7, Jeremiah 33:21, Luke 1:32, Luke 1:33
Reciprocal: 1 Kings 1:46 - General 2 Kings 11:19 - he sat 1 Chronicles 14:4 - Solomon Proverbs 4:3 - General
14.
Behold, while thou yet talkest there with the king, I also will come in after thee, and confirm thy words.
I also: 1 Kings 1:17-27, 2 Corinthians 13:1
confirm: Heb. fill up
Reciprocal: 1 Kings 1:24 - hast thou
15.
And Bath-sheba went in unto the king into the chamber: and the king was very old; and Abishag the Shunammite ministered unto the king.
very old: 1 Kings 1:2-4
16.
And Bath-sheba bowed, and did obeisance unto the king. And the king said, What wouldest thou?
bowed: 1 Kings 1:23, 1 Samuel 20:41, 1 Samuel 24:8, 1 Samuel 25:23
And the: 1 Kings 2:20, Esther 7:2, Matthew 20:21, Matthew 20:32
What wouldest thou: Heb. What to thee
Reciprocal: Genesis 43:28 - made obeisance 1 Kings 1:53 - bowed himself
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, and he shall sit upon my throne.
My lord: Genesis 18:12, 1 Peter 3:6
thou swarest: It 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 Kings 1:30
Reciprocal: 1 Kings 1:14 - I also 1 Kings 1:24 - reign 1 Kings 1:35 - sit 1 Chronicles 14:4 - Solomon
18.
And now, behold, Adonijah reigneth; and now, my lord the king, thou knowest it not:
Adonijah: 1 Kings 1:5, 1 Kings 1:24, 2 Samuel 15:10
thou knowest: 1 Kings 1:11, 1 Kings 1:24, 1 Kings 1:27, Acts 3:17
Reciprocal: 1 Kings 2:5 - Joab Nehemiah 6:7 - a king
19.
And he hath slain oxen and fat cattle and sheep in abundance, and hath called all the sons of the king, and Abiathar the priest, and Joab the captain of the host: but Solomon thy servant hath he not called.
1 Kings 1:7-10, 1 Kings 1:25
Reciprocal: 1 Samuel 2:33 - to consume 2 Samuel 13:23 - invited 1 Kings 1:10 - General 1 Kings 1:26 - General 1 Kings 2:5 - Joab
20.
And thou, my lord, O king, the eyes of all Israel are upon thee, that thou shouldest tell them who shall sit on the throne of my lord the king after him.
the eyes: 2 Chronicles 20:12, Psalms 25:15, Psalms 123:2, Zechariah 3:9
that thou: At 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, 1 Chronicles 28:5, 1 Chronicles 28:6, 1 Chronicles 28:10, 1 Chronicles 29:1
21.
Otherwise it shall come to pass, when my lord the king shall sleep with his fathers, that I and my son Solomon shall be counted offenders.
sleep: 1 Kings 2:10, Genesis 15:15, Deuteronomy 31:16
that I: That 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!
offenders: Heb. sinners, 1 Kings 2:15, 1 Kings 2:22-24
Reciprocal: Genesis 43:9 - will be 1 Samuel 10:24 - God save the king 2 Samuel 7:12 - sleep 1 Kings 1:12 - save 1 Kings 11:43 - slept 2 Kings 10:35 - Jehu slept 2 Kings 13:13 - slept 2 Kings 14:16 - Jehoash 1 Chronicles 17:11 - go to be 2 Chronicles 9:31 - slept 2 Chronicles 32:33 - slept 1 Thessalonians 4:13 - which are
22.
And, lo, while she yet talked with the king, Nathan the prophet also came in.
Genesis 24:15, Job 1:16-18, Daniel 9:20
Reciprocal: 2 Chronicles 9:29 - Nathan
23.
And they told the king, saying, Behold Nathan the prophet. And when he was come in before the king, he bowed himself before the king with his face to the ground.
he bowed: 1 Kings 1:16, Romans 13:7, 1 Peter 2:17
Reciprocal: 2 Samuel 12:25 - Nathan 1 Chronicles 17:1 - Nathan Proverbs 9:8 - rebuke Proverbs 28:23 - General
24.
And Nathan said, My lord, O king, hast thou said, Adonijah shall reign after me, and he shall sit upon my throne?
hast thou: 1 Kings 1:14, 1 Kings 1:18
reign: 1 Kings 1:5, 1 Kings 1:13, 1 Kings 1:17
Reciprocal: 1 Kings 1:27 - and thou 1 Kings 2:22 - the kingdom 2 Kings 10:3 - Look even
25.
For he is gone down this day, and hath slain oxen and fat cattle and sheep in abundance, and hath called all the king's sons, and the captains of the host, and Abiathar the priest; and, behold, they eat and drink before him, and say, God save king Adonijah.
slain: 1 Kings 1:9, 1 Kings 1:19, 1 Samuel 11:14, 1 Samuel 11:15, 1 Chronicles 29:21-23
God save king Adonijah: Heb. 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, Mark 11:10, Luke 19:38
Reciprocal: 2 Samuel 13:23 - invited 1 Kings 1:31 - Let my 1 Kings 1:39 - all the people 1 Kings 2:15 - Thou knowest 1 Kings 2:22 - the kingdom 1 Kings 2:26 - Abiathar 2 Kings 10:3 - Look even Nehemiah 6:7 - a king Daniel 2:4 - O king
26.
But me, even me thy servant, and Zadok the priest, and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, and thy servant Solomon, hath he not called.
1 Kings 1:8, 1 Kings 1:19, 2 Samuel 7:2, 2 Samuel 7:12-17, 2 Samuel 12:25
Reciprocal: 2 Samuel 23:20 - Benaiah 1 Kings 1:32 - Zadok 1 Kings 1:38 - Zadok 1 Chronicles 6:53 - Zadok
27.
Is this thing done by my lord the king, and thou hast not shewed it unto thy servant, who should sit on the throne of my lord the king after him?
and thou: 1 Kings 1:24, 2 Kings 4:27, John 15:15
Reciprocal: 1 Kings 1:18 - thou knowest
28.
Then king David answered and said, Call me Bath-sheba. And she came into the king's presence, and stood before the king.
Call me: She appears to have gone out when Nathan entered; and he retired when she was readmitted.
into the king's presence: Heb. before the king, 1 Kings 1:28
Reciprocal: Matthew 1:6 - her
29.
And the king sware, and said, As the LORD liveth, that hath redeemed my soul out of all distress,
As the: 1 Kings 2:24, 1 Kings 17:1, 1 Kings 18:10, Judges 8:19, 1 Samuel 14:39, 1 Samuel 14:45, 1 Samuel 19:6, 1 Samuel 20:21, 2 Samuel 12:5, 2 Kings 4:30, 2 Kings 5:16, 2 Kings 5:20
hath: Genesis 48:16, 2 Samuel 4:9, Psalms 34:19-22, Psalms 72:14, Psalms 136:24, Psalms 138:7
Reciprocal: Psalms 34:22 - redeemeth
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 in my stead; even so will I certainly do this day.
Even as I sware: 1 Kings 1:13, 1 Kings 1:17
31.
Then Bath-sheba bowed with her face to the earth, and did reverence to the king, and said, Let my lord king David live for ever.
did reverence: 2 Samuel 9:6, Esther 3:2, Matthew 21:37, Ephesians 5:33, Hebrews 12:9
Let my: 1 Kings 1:25, Nehemiah 2:3, Daniel 2:4, Daniel 3:9, Daniel 5:10, Daniel 6:6, Daniel 6:21
Reciprocal: 1 Kings 1:53 - bowed himself 1 Chronicles 29:22 - and anointed
32.
And king David said, Call me Zadok the priest, and Nathan the prophet, and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada. And they came before the king.
Zadok: 1 Kings 1:8, 1 Kings 1:26, 1 Kings 1:38
Reciprocal: 1 Kings 1:43 - Verily 2 Chronicles 9:29 - Nathan Proverbs 9:8 - rebuke Proverbs 28:23 - General
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:
Take: 2 Samuel 20:6
and cause: Maimonides 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 ride: 1 Kings 1:5, 1 Kings 1:38, 1 Kings 1:44, Genesis 41:43, Esther 6:6-11
mine own mule: Heb. the mule which belongeth to me, Leviticus 19:19
Gihon: 1 Kings 1:38, 1 Kings 1:45, 2 Chronicles 32:30
Reciprocal: 2 Samuel 13:29 - mule 2 Samuel 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 Esther 6:9 - proclaim Matthew 21:5 - sitting John 12:15 - sitting
34.
And let Zadok the priest and Nathan the prophet anoint him there king over Israel: and blow ye with the trumpet, and say, God save king Solomon.
Zadok: 1 Kings 19:16, 1 Samuel 10:1, 1 Samuel 16:3, 1 Samuel 16:12, 1 Samuel 16:13, 2 Samuel 2:4, 2 Samuel 5:3, 2 Kings 9:3, 2 Kings 9:6, 2 Kings 11:12, 2 Chronicles 23:11, Psalms 45:7, Psalms 89:20, Psalms 89:36, Isaiah 45:1, Acts 10:38, 2 Corinthians 1:21, 2 Corinthians 1:22
blow ye: 2 Samuel 15:10, 2 Kings 9:13, 2 Kings 11:14, Psalms 98:5-7
God: 1 Kings 1:25, 2 Kings 11:12
Reciprocal: 2 Samuel 16:16 - God save the king 1 Chronicles 6:8 - Zadok 1 Chronicles 6:53 - Zadok 1 Chronicles 29:22 - and anointed 2 Chronicles 6:42 - thine anointed Nehemiah 6:7 - a king Esther 6:9 - proclaim
35.
Then ye shall come up after him, that he may come and sit upon my throne; for he shall be king in my stead: and I have appointed him to be ruler over Israel and over Judah.
sit: 1 Kings 1:13, 1 Kings 1:17, 1 Kings 2:12
I have: 1 Kings 2:15, 1 Chronicles 23:1, 1 Chronicles 28:4, 1 Chronicles 28:5, Psalms 2:6, Psalms 72:1, *title Psalms 72:1, Psalms 72:2
36.
And Benaiah the son of Jehoiada answered the king, and said, Amen: the LORD God of my lord the king say so too.
Amen: Deuteronomy 27:15-26, Psalms 72:19, Jeremiah 11:5, Jeremiah 28:6, Matthew 6:13, Matthew 28:20, 1 Corinthians 14:16
the Lord: 1 Samuel 25:29, 1 Chronicles 17:27, Psalms 18:2, Psalms 63:1, Psalms 89:20, Psalms 89:26
Reciprocal: Psalms 41:13 - Amen Romans 9:5 - Amen
37.
As the LORD hath been with my lord the king, even so be he with Solomon, and make his throne greater than the throne of my lord king David.
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 Solomon to ride upon king David's mule, and brought him to Gihon.
Zadok: 1 Kings 1:8, 1 Kings 1:26
the Cherethites: 1 Samuel 30:14, 2 Samuel 8:18, 2 Samuel 15:18, 2 Samuel 20:20-23, 1 Chronicles 18:17, Zephaniah 2:5
king David's: 1 Kings 1:33
Reciprocal: Genesis 36:24 - found 2 Samuel 20:7 - General 2 Samuel 23:20 - Benaiah 1 Kings 1:32 - Zadok 1 Chronicles 11:22 - Benaiah 2 Chronicles 32:30 - Gihon
39.
And Zadok the priest took an horn of oil out of the tabernacle, and anointed Solomon. And they blew the trumpet; and all the people said, God save king Solomon.
an horn: 1 Samuel 16:13
out: Exodus 30:23-33, Psalms 89:20
anointed: 1 Chronicles 29:22
all the people: 1 Kings 1:25, 1 Samuel 10:24, 2 Kings 11:12, 2 Chronicles 23:11, 2 Chronicles 23:13
Reciprocal: 2 Kings 9:1 - box of oil 2 Kings 9:13 - blew with trumpets 2 Kings 11:14 - all the people Psalms 45:7 - hath Psalms 72:1 - Give
40.
And all the people came up after him, and the people piped with pipes, and rejoiced with great joy, so that the earth rent with the sound of them.
pipes: or, flutes, Daniel 3:5
rejoiced: 1 Samuel 11:15, 2 Kings 11:14, 2 Kings 11:20, 1 Chronicles 12:38-40, Psalms 97:1, Zechariah 9:9, Luke 19:37, Revelation 11:15-18
the earth rent: We use a similar expression in precisely the same sense: "They rent the air with their cries.
Reciprocal: 1 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 Psalms 45:7 - hath Ecclesiastes 4:16 - no end Matthew 11:17 - piped
41.
And Adonijah and all the guests that were with him heard it as they had made an end of eating. And when Joab heard the sound of the trumpet, he said, Wherefore is this noise of the city being in an uproar?
as they: Job 20:5, Proverbs 14:13, Ecclesiastes 7:4-6, Matthew 24:38, Matthew 24:39, Luke 17:26-29
Wherefore: Exodus 32:17, Job 15:21, Job 15:22, Psalms 73:18-20
the city: Matthew 21:9-11, Matthew 21:15, Acts 21:31
Reciprocal: Acts 19:40 - uproar
42.
And while he yet spake, behold, Jonathan the son of Abiathar the priest came: and Adonijah said unto him, Come in; for thou art a valiant man, and bringest good tidings.
Jonathan: 2 Samuel 15:36, 2 Samuel 17:17
a valiant: 1 Kings 22:18, 2 Samuel 18:27, 2 Kings 9:22, Isaiah 57:21, 1 Thessalonians 5:2, 1 Thessalonians 5:3
43.
And Jonathan answered and said to Adonijah, Verily our lord king David hath made Solomon king.
Verily: 1 Kings 1:32-40
44.
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 Pelethites, and they have caused him to ride upon the king's mule:
44
Reciprocal: Genesis 36:24 - found 1 Samuel 30:14 - the Cherethites 2 Samuel 8:18 - Benaiah 2 Samuel 20:7 - General 1 Kings 1:33 - to ride 1 Chronicles 6:8 - Zadok 1 Chronicles 17:1 - Nathan 1 Chronicles 18:17 - Benaiah
45.
And Zadok the priest and Nathan the prophet have anointed him king in Gihon: and they are come up from thence rejoicing, so that the city rang again. This is the noise that ye have heard.
Gihon: This 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 city: 1 Kings 1:40, 1 Samuel 4:5, Ezra 3:13
This is: 1 Kings 14:6, 1 Samuel 28:14, Daniel 5:26-28
Reciprocal: 1 Samuel 2:35 - I will raise 1 Kings 1:33 - Gihon 2 Chronicles 33:14 - Gihon
46.
And also Solomon sitteth on the throne of the kingdom.
1 Kings 1:13, 1 Chronicles 29:23, Psalms 132:11, Haggai 2:22
Reciprocal: 1 Kings 2:12 - sat Solomon Esther 1:2 - sat
47.
And 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.
bless: Exodus 12:32, 2 Samuel 8:10, 2 Samuel 21:3, Ezra 6:10, Psalms 20:1-4
God: 1 Kings 1:37, Luke 19:38
bowed: Genesis 47:31, Hebrews 11:21
Reciprocal: Genesis 12:2 - thou shalt Genesis 47:7 - And Jacob 1 Chronicles 28:2 - stood up Psalms 72:1 - the king's Proverbs 22:1 - name
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.
Blessed: Genesis 14:20, 1 Chronicles 29:10, 1 Chronicles 29:20, Nehemiah 9:5, Psalms 34:1, Psalms 41:13, Psalms 72:17-19, Psalms 103:1, Psalms 103:2, Psalms 145:2, Daniel 4:34, Luke 1:46, Luke 1:47, Luke 1:68, Luke 1:69, Ephesians 1:3, 1 Peter 1:3
which: 1 Kings 3:6, 1 Chronicles 17:11-14, 1 Chronicles 17:17, Psalms 132:11, Psalms 132:12, Proverbs 17:6
mine eyes: 2 Samuel 24:3, Psalms 128:5, Psalms 128:6
Reciprocal: 1 Kings 1:13 - sit 1 Kings 5:7 - which hath Proverbs 13:19 - The desire Proverbs 15:20 - wise Proverbs 23:24 - father
49.
And all the guests that were with Adonijah were afraid, and rose up, and went every man his way.
50.
And Adonijah feared because of Solomon, and arose, and went, and caught hold on the horns of the altar.
caught: 1 Kings 2:28, Exodus 21:14, Exodus 38:2, Psalms 118:27
Reciprocal: Exodus 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
51.
And it was told Solomon, saying, Behold, Adonijah feareth king Solomon: for, lo, he hath caught hold on the horns of the altar, saying, Let king Solomon swear unto me to day that he will not slay his servant with the sword.
Reciprocal: Exodus 21:14 - take him
52.
And Solomon said, If he will shew himself a worthy man, there shall not an hair of him fall to the earth: but if wickedness shall be found in him, he shall die.
there shall: 1 Samuel 14:45, 2 Samuel 14:11, Matthew 10:30, Luke 21:18, Acts 27:34
wickedness: 1 Kings 2:21-25, Job 15:22, Proverbs 13:6, Proverbs 21:12
Reciprocal: 1 Kings 2:24 - put
53.
So king Solomon sent, and they brought him down from the altar. And he came and bowed himself to king Solomon: and Solomon said unto him, Go to thine house.
bowed himself: 1 Kings 1:16, 1 Kings 1:31, 2 Samuel 1:2
Go to: 1 Kings 2:36, 2 Samuel 14:24, 2 Samuel 14:28, Proverbs 24:21