1 Kings 1:18
in 1 Kings 1But now, behold, Adonijah has become king, and you, my lord the king, did not know it.
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ASV
And now, behold, Adonijah reigneth; and thou, my lord the king, knowest it not:
KJV
And now, behold, Adonijah reigneth; and now, my lord the king, thou knowest it not:
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This verse in 1 Kings 1
Commentary
5 notes on this verseA commentator
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown1802–1910
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)
Adonijah, in common with the people generally, expected that this natural arrangement should be followed in the Hebrew kingdom as in all others. Nathan, who was aware of the old king's solemn promise to Solomon, and, moreover, that this promise was sanctioned by the divine will, saw that no time was to be lost.
This site's exposition
by the LORD your God
on 1 Kings 1:17-18
Bathsheba reminds David of an oath the text has not recorded until now, that he swore by the Lord that Solomon would reign after him. She reports Adonijah already reigning as settled fact and adds the detail that cuts deepest, that David does not even know it.
This site's exposition
my lord the king, did not know it
Matthew Henry hears tact in Bathsheba’s words. The king’s ignorance of Adonijah’s reign clears David of blame, and now that he knows, his own oath binds him to act. The usurpation becomes his to answer.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices
And now, behold, Adonijah reigneth,....
The fault is not thine, for thou knewest it not; but now that thou knowest it thou wilt, in pursuance of thy promise, take care to suppress this usurpation." She told him who were Adonijah's guests, and who were in his interest, and added, but " Solomon thy servant has he not called, which plainly shows he looks upon him as his rival, and aims to undermine him,
The words behind it
9 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וְעַתָּ֕ה | veatah | and now | H6258 → | 433 times |
| הִנֵּ֥ה | hineh | here! | H2009 → | 843 times |
| אֲדֹנִיָּ֖ה | ʾadoniyah | Adonijah | H138 → | 26 times |
| מָלָ֑ךְ | malakh | he has become king | H4427 → | 348 times |
| וְעַתָּ֛ה | veatah | and now | H6258 → | 433 times |
| אֲדֹנִ֥י | ʾadoni | O lord my | H113 → | 333 times |
| הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ | hamelekh | the king | H4428 → | 2525 times |
| לֹ֥א | lo' | not | H3808 → | 5168 times |
| יָדָֽעְתָּ׃ | yadaeta | you know | H3045 → | 945 times |
וְעַתָּ֕הand now
veatahH6258 →433 times
הִנֵּ֥הhere!
hinehH2009 →843 times
אֲדֹנִיָּ֖הAdonijah
ʾadoniyahH138 →26 times
מָלָ֑ךְhe has become king
malakhH4427 →348 times
וְעַתָּ֛הand now
veatahH6258 →433 times
אֲדֹנִ֥יO lord my
ʾadoniH113 →333 times
הַמֶּ֖לֶךְthe king
hamelekhH4428 →2525 times
לֹ֥אnot
lo'H3808 →5168 times
יָדָֽעְתָּ׃you know
yadaetaH3045 →945 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
1 Kings 1:5At that time Adonijah, David’s son by Haggith, began to exalt himself, saying, “I will be king!” And he acquired chariots and horsemen and fifty men to run ahead of him.
it leads to
- 2 Samuel 3:4
his fourth was Adonijah, the son of Haggith; his fifth was Shephatiah, the son of Abital;
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- 2 Samuel 15:1
Some time later, Absalom provided for himself a chariot with horses and fifty men to run ahead of him.
- 2 Samuel 3:4
Through
1 Kings 1:11Then Nathan said to Bathsheba the mother of Solomon, “Have you not heard that Adonijah son of Haggith has become king, and our lord David does not know it?
it leads to
- 1 Chronicles 29:1
Then King David said to the whole assembly, “My son Solomon, the one whom God has chosen, is young and inexperienced. The task is great because this palace is not for man, but for…
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- 1 Chronicles 22:9–10
But a son will be born to you who will be a man of rest. I will give him rest from all his enemies on every side; for his name will be Solomon, and…
- 2 Samuel 7:12–17
And when your days are fulfilled and you rest with your fathers, I will raise up your descendant after you, who will come from your own body, and I will establish his kingdom.
- 1 Chronicles 29:1
Through
1 Kings 1:24“My lord the king,” said Nathan, “did you say, ‘Adonijah will reign after me, and he will sit on my throne’?
it leads to
- 1 Kings 1:17–18
“My lord,” she replied, “you yourself swore to your maidservant by the LORD your God: ‘Surely your son Solomon will reign after me, and he will sit on my throne.’
- 1 Kings 1:5
At that time Adonijah, David’s son by Haggith, began to exalt himself, saying, “I will be king!” And he acquired chariots and horsemen and fifty men to run ahead of him.
- 1 Kings 1:13–14
Go at once to King David and say, ‘My lord the king, did you not swear to your maidservant, “Surely your son Solomon will reign after me, and he will sit on my throne”?…
- 1 Kings 1:17–18
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This page draws on Albert Barnes, Notes on the Old Testament; Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763) and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.