1 Kings 1:42 BSB — MannaFest

1 Kings 1:42

As he was speaking, suddenly Jonathan the son of Abiathar the priest arrived. “Come in,” said Adonijah, “for you are a man of valor. You must be bringing good news.”

BSB

Parallel translations (2) ▾

ASV

While he yet spake, behold, Jonathan the son of Abiathar the priest came: and Adonijah said, Come in; for thou art a worthy man, and bringest good tidings.

KJV

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.

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Commentary

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Albert Barnes

1798–1870

Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)

Jonathan had acted in a similar capacity, as a carrier of intelligence, in the time of Absalom’s attempt 2Sa 15:36; 2Sa 17:17; but at that time, like his father, he was faithful to David, and “a valiant man,” “a virtuous man,” or “a man of worth.” (See 1Ki 1:52; Pro 12:4.)

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Original language & word study

17 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
עוֹדֶ֣נּוּ	o.De.nu	still he	H5750 →
מְדַבֵּ֔ר	me.da.Ber	[was] speaking	H1696 →
וְהִנֵּ֧ה	ve.hi.Neh	and there!	H2009 →
יוֹנָתָ֛ן	yo.na.Tan	Jonathan	H3129 →
בֶּן־	ben-	[the] son of	H1121 →
אֶבְיָתָ֥ר	'ev.ya.Tar	Abiathar	H54 →
הַכֹּהֵ֖ן	ha.ko.Hen	the priest	H3548 →
בָּ֑א	Ba'	he came	H935 →
וַיֹּ֤אמֶר	vai.Yo.mer	and he said	H559 →
אֲדֹנִיָּ֙הוּ֙	'a.do.ni.Ya.hu	Adonijah	H138 →
בֹּ֔א	Bo'	come	H935 →
כִּ֣י	ki	for	H3588 →
אִ֥ישׁ	'ish	[are] a man of	H376 →
חַ֛יִל	Cha.yil	worth	H2428 →
אַ֖תָּה	'A.tah	you	H859 →
וְט֥וֹב	ve.Tov	and good	H2896 →
תְּבַשֵּֽׂר׃	te.va.Ser	you bear news	H1319 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

The walk

The walk8

Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
2 Samuel 17:17
Now Jonathan and Ahimaaz were staying at En-rogel, where a servant girl would come and pass along information to them. They in turn would go and inform King David, for they dared not be…
leads to
- 2 Samuel 15:27
  The king also said to Zadok the priest, “Are you not a seer? Return to the city in peace—you with your son Ahimaaz, and Abiathar with his son Jonathan.
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- 2 Samuel 15:36
  Indeed, their two sons, Ahimaaz son of Zadok and Jonathan son of Abiathar, are there with them. Send them to me with everything you hear.”
- Joshua 15:7
  Then the border went up to Debir from the Valley of Achor, turning north to Gilgal, which faces the Ascent of Adummim south of the ravine. It continued along the waters of En-shemesh and…
- Joshua 18:16
  Then it went down to the foot of the hill that faces the Valley of Hinnom at the northern end of the Valley of Rephaim and ran down the Valley of Hinnom toward the…
Through
2 Samuel 15:36
Indeed, their two sons, Ahimaaz son of Zadok and Jonathan son of Abiathar, are there with them. Send them to me with everything you hear.”
leads to
- 2 Samuel 17:17
  Now Jonathan and Ahimaaz were staying at En-rogel, where a servant girl would come and pass along information to them. They in turn would go and inform King David, for they dared not be…
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
Through
2 Kings 9:22
When Joram saw Jehu, he asked, “Have you come in peace, Jehu?” “How can there be peace,” he replied, “as long as the idolatry and witchcraft of your mother Jezebel abound?”
leads to
- 2 Chronicles 21:13
  but you have walked in the ways of the kings of Israel and have caused Judah and the people of Jerusalem to prostitute themselves, just as the house of Ahab prostituted itself. You have…
- Nahum 3:4
  because of the many harlotries of the harlot, the seductive mistress of sorcery, who betrays nations by her prostitution and clans by her witchcraft.
Through
2 Samuel 18:27
The watchman said, “The first man appears to me to be running like Ahimaaz son of Zadok.” “This is a good man,” said the king. “He comes with good news.”
leads to
- 2 Kings 9:20
  Again the watchman reported, “He reached them, but he is not coming back. And the charioteer is driving like Jehu son of Nimshi—he is driving like a madman!”