1 Kings 1:49
in 1 Kings 1At this, all the guests of Adonijah arose in terror and scattered.
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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
And all the guests of Adonijah were afraid, and rose up, and went every man his way.
KJV
And all the guests that were with Adonijah were afraid, and rose up, and went every man his way.
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This verse in 1 Kings 1
Commentary
3 notes on this verseThis site's exposition
were afraid, and rose up
on 1 Kings 1:49-50
Adonijah's guests scatter in fear the moment the news reaches them, and Adonijah himself runs to the tabernacle and catches hold of the horns of the altar. The altar's horns were read as sanctuary ground under the law for one who killed without intent, Ex 21:14, and Adonijah claims that protection for a political crime the law never covered. Joab will try the same refuge in the next chapter for an actual killing and lose it, the law's own distinction working itself out in the chapter that follows.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice
And all the guests that were with Adonijah were afraid,....
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
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וַיֶּֽחֶרְדוּ֙ | vaiyecherdu | and they trembled | H2729 → | |
| וַיָּקֻ֔מוּ | vaiyakumu | and they rose up | H6965 → | 628 times |
| כָּל־ | kol- | all | H3605 → | 5413 times |
| הַ֨קְּרֻאִ֔ים | hakeruim | those [who] were invited | H7121 → | 733 times |
| אֲשֶׁ֖ר | ʾasher | who | H834 → | 5497 times |
| לַאֲדֹנִיָּ֑הוּ | laadoniyahu | [belonged] to Adonijah | H138 → | 26 times |
| וַיֵּלְכ֖וּ | vaiyelekhu | and they went | H1980 → | 1546 times |
| אִ֥ישׁ | ʾish | each | H376 → | 1663 times |
| לְדַרְכּֽוֹ׃ | ledarko | to way his | H1870 → | 707 times |
וַיֶּֽחֶרְדוּ֙and they trembled
vaiyecherduH2729 →
וַיָּקֻ֔מוּand they rose up
vaiyakumuH6965 →628 times
כָּל־all
kol-H3605 →5413 times
הַ֨קְּרֻאִ֔יםthose [who] were invited
hakeruimH7121 →733 times
אֲשֶׁ֖רwho
ʾasherH834 →5497 times
לַאֲדֹנִיָּ֑הוּ[belonged] to Adonijah
laadoniyahuH138 →26 times
וַיֵּלְכ֖וּand they went
vaiyelekhuH1980 →1546 times
אִ֥ישׁeach
ʾishH376 →1663 times
לְדַרְכּֽוֹ׃to way his
ledarkoH1870 →707 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
5 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
Proverbs 28:1The wicked flee when no one pursues, but the righteous are as bold as a lion.
it leads to
- Deuteronomy 28:7
The LORD will cause the enemies who rise up against you to be defeated before you. They will march out against you in one direction but flee from you in seven.
- Psalms 53:5
There they are, overwhelmed with dread, where there was nothing to fear. For God has scattered the bones of those who besieged you. You put them to shame, for God has despised them.
- Isaiah 26:3–4
You will keep in perfect peace the steadfast of mind, because he trusts in You.
- Psalms 27:1–2
The LORD is my light and my salvation— whom shall I fear? The LORD is the stronghold of my life— whom shall I dread?
- Psalms 112:7
He does not fear bad news; his heart is steadfast, trusting in the LORD.
- Deuteronomy 28:7
Where this verse is studied
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About 1 Kings
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 and John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763).