1 Kings 1:41
in 1 Kings 1Now Adonijah and all his guests were finishing their feast when they heard the sound of the ram’s horn. “Why is the city in such a loud uproar?” asked Joab.
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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
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?
KJV
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?
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Commentary
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rejoiced with great joy
on 1 Kings 1:40-41
The people follow Solomon up from Gihon with pipes and such joy that the ground seems to split with the noise, a coronation the size of a nation rather than a faction's feast. Adonijah's guests hear it from En-rogel, close enough to Gihon that Joab recognizes a trumpet the moment it sounds and asks why the city is in an uproar. The two feasts sit near enough that one crowd's celebration reaches the other crowd's ears before any messenger arrives.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices
), and a dreadful sound it was in their ears, Job xv. Joab was an old man, and was alarmed at it, apprehending the city to be in an uproar; but Adonijah was very confident that the messenger, being a worthy man, brought good tidings,
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And Adonijah and all the guests that were with him,....
The Nineteenth Century1 voice
A commentator
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown1802–1910
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)
proposed
The arrival of a trusty messenger, who gave a full detail of the coronation ceremony [1Ki 1:43-48], spread dismay in their camp. The wicked and ambitious plot they had assembled to execute was dissipated, and every one of the conspirators consulted his safety by flight. ADONIJAH, FLEEING TO THE HORNS OF THE ALTAR, IS DISMISSED BY SOLOMON.
The words behind it
19 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וַיִּשְׁמַ֣ע | vaiyishma' | and he heard | H8085 → | 1159 times |
| אֲדֹנִיָּ֗הוּ | ʾadoniyahu | Adonijah | H138 → | 26 times |
| וְכָל־ | vekhol | and all | H3605 → | 5413 times |
| הַקְּרֻאִים֙ | hakeruim | those [who] were invited | H7121 → | 733 times |
| אֲשֶׁ֣ר | ʾasher | who | H834 → | 5497 times |
| אִתּ֔וֹ | ʾito | [were] with him | H854 → | 929 times |
| וְהֵ֖ם | vehem | and they | H1992 → | 553 times |
| כִּלּ֣וּ | kilu | they had finished | H3615 → | 208 times |
| לֶאֱכֹ֑ל | leekhol | to eat | H398 → | 810 times |
| וַיִּשְׁמַ֤ע | vaiyishma' | and he heard | H8085 → | 1159 times |
| יוֹאָב֙ | yoav | Joab | H3097 → | 144 times |
| אֶת־ | ʾet- | <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| ק֣וֹל | kol | [the] sound of | H6963 → | 506 times |
| הַשּׁוֹפָ֔ר | hashofar | the ram's horn | H7782 → | 72 times |
| וַיֹּ֕אמֶר | vaiyomer | and he said | H559 → | 5305 times |
| מַדּ֥וּעַ | madua' | why? | H4069 → | 72 times |
| קֽוֹל־ | kol- | [is] [the] sound of | H6963 → | 506 times |
| הַקִּרְיָ֖ה | hakiryah | the town | H7151 → | |
| הוֹמָֽה׃ | homah | in an uproar | H1993 → |
וַיִּשְׁמַ֣עand he heard
vaiyishma'H8085 →1159 times
אֲדֹנִיָּ֗הוּAdonijah
ʾadoniyahuH138 →26 times
וְכָל־and all
vekholH3605 →5413 times
הַקְּרֻאִים֙those [who] were invited
hakeruimH7121 →733 times
אֲשֶׁ֣רwho
ʾasherH834 →5497 times
אִתּ֔וֹ[were] with him
ʾitoH854 →929 times
וְהֵ֖םand they
vehemH1992 →553 times
כִּלּ֣וּthey had finished
kiluH3615 →208 times
לֶאֱכֹ֑לto eat
leekholH398 →810 times
וַיִּשְׁמַ֤עand he heard
vaiyishma'H8085 →1159 times
יוֹאָב֙Joab
yoavH3097 →144 times
אֶת־<obj.>
ʾet-H853 →10935 times
ק֣וֹל[the] sound of
kolH6963 →506 times
הַשּׁוֹפָ֔רthe ram's horn
hashofarH7782 →72 times
וַיֹּ֕אמֶרand he said
vaiyomerH559 →5305 times
מַדּ֥וּעַwhy?
madua'H4069 →72 times
קֽוֹל־[is] [the] sound of
kol-H6963 →506 times
הַקִּרְיָ֖הthe town
hakiryahH7151 →
הוֹמָֽה׃in an uproar
homahH1993 →
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
Matthew 21:15But the chief priests and scribes were indignant when they saw the wonders He performed and the children shouting in the temple courts, “Hosanna to the Son of David!”
it leads to
- Matthew 21:9
The crowds that went ahead of Him and those that followed were shouting: “Hosanna to the Son of David!” “Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord!” “Hosanna in the highest!”
- Luke 19:39–40
But some of the Pharisees in the crowd said to Him, “Teacher, rebuke Your disciples!”
- Matthew 21:23
When Jesus returned to the temple courts and began to teach, the chief priests and elders of the people came up to Him. “By what authority are You doing these things?” they asked. “And…
- Matthew 21:9
Through
Acts 21:31While they were trying to kill him, the commander of the Roman regiment received a report that all Jerusalem was in turmoil.
it leads to
- 2 Corinthians 11:23–33
Are they servants of Christ? I am speaking like I am out of my mind, but I am so much more: in harder labor, in more imprisonments, in worse beatings, in frequent danger of…
- Acts 26:9–10
So then, I too was convinced that I ought to do all I could to oppose the name of Jesus of Nazareth.
- Acts 17:5
The Jews, however, became jealous. So they brought in some troublemakers from the marketplace, formed a mob, and sent the city into an uproar. They raided Jason’s house in search of Paul and Silas,…
- Acts 24:22
Then Felix, who was well informed about the Way, adjourned the hearing and said, “When Lysias the commander comes, I will decide your case.”
- Acts 24:6
and he even tried to desecrate the temple; so we seized him.
- 2 Corinthians 11:23–33
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This page draws on F. W. Farrar, The First Book of Kings (Expositor's Bible); Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763) and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.
