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1 Kings 1:43

in 1 Kings 1

“Not at all,” Jonathan replied. “Our lord King David has made Solomon king.

BSB

The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾

ASV

And Jonathan answered and said to Adonijah, Verily our lord king David hath made Solomon king:

KJV

And Jonathan answered and said to Adonijah, Verily our lord king David hath made Solomon king.

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This verse in 1 Kings 1

Commentary

4 notes on this verse
And Jonathan answered and said to Adonijah, verily,.... Or, "nay, but" (k) it is not so as you imagine; it is not good tidings, but bad tidings to thee I bring: our lord King David hath made Solomon king; of which he gives the following account in proof of it. (k) אבל "nequaquam", V. L. Junius & Tremellius, Piscator.

The record, by era

The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice

A commentator

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

proposed

. " Verily, the best tidings I have to bring you is that Solomon is made king, so that your pretensions are all quashed." He relates to them very particularly, 1.

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The Nineteenth Century2 voices

A commentator

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown

1802–1910

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.

A commentator

Adam Clarke

1762–1832

Commentary on the Bible · Written before 1832.

proposed

Jonathan answered - He was properly a messenger about the court; we have met with him and Ahimaaz before, 2Sa 15:36. He had now been an observer, if not a spy, on all that was doing, and relates the transactions to Adonijah, in the very order in which they took place. 1. David has nominated Solomon his successor. 2. Zadok, Nathan, and Benaiah, have been appointed to set him on the king’s mule. 3. They have taken him to Gihon, and anointed him there.

The words behind it

11 Hebrew words

Every 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.

  • וַיַּ֙עַן֙and he answered

    vaiyaanH6030 →331 times

  • יוֹנָתָ֔ןJonathan

    yonatanH3129 →

  • וַיֹּ֖אמֶרand he said

    vaiyomerH559 →5305 times

  • לַאֲדֹנִיָּ֑הוּto Adonijah

    laadoniyahuH138 →26 times

  • אֲבָ֕לindeed

    ʾavalH61 →

  • אֲדֹנֵ֥ינוּlord<s> our

    ʾadoneinuH113 →333 times

  • הַמֶּֽלֶךְ־the king

    hamelekh-H4428 →2525 times

  • דָּוִ֖דDavid

    davidH1732 →999 times

  • הִמְלִ֥יךְhe has made king

    himlikhH4427 →348 times

  • אֶת־<obj.>

    ʾet-H853 →10935 times

  • שְׁלֹמֹֽה׃Solomon

    shelomohH8010 →291 times

A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.

Where this verse is studied

About 1 Kings

The Judgment of Solomon, Gustave Doré, 1866. Public domain.
The Judgment of Solomon, Gustave Doré, 1866. Public domain.
1 Kings: the study guide →Read 1 Kings 1 →

This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; 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.

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