The Meaning of 1 Kings 1:13 Explained

1 Kings 1:13

KJV: Go and get thee in unto king David, and say unto him, Didst not thou, my lord, O king, swear unto thine handmaid, saying, Assuredly Solomon thy son shall reign after me, and he shall sit upon my throne? why then doth Adonijah reign?

YLT: go and enter in unto king David, and thou hast said unto him, Hast thou not, my lord, O king, sworn to thy handmaid, saying, Surely Solomon thy son doth reign after me, and he doth sit on my throne? and wherefore hath Adonijah reigned?

Darby: Go and get thee in to king David, and say to him, Didst not thou, my lord, O king, swear to thy handmaid saying, Solomon thy son shall reign after me, and he shall sit on my throne? why then does Adonijah reign?

ASV: Go and get thee in unto king David, and say unto him, Didst not thou, my lord, O king, swear unto thy handmaid, saying, Assuredly Solomon thy son shall reign after me, and he shall sit upon my throne? why then doth Adonijah reign?

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What is the context of 1 Kings 1:13?

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Go and get thee in unto king David, and say unto him, Didst not thou, my lord, O king, swear unto thine handmaid, saying, Assuredly Solomon thy son shall reign after me, and he shall sit upon my throne? why then doth Adonijah reign?

What does 1 Kings 1:13 Mean?

Context Summary

1 Kings 1:1-14 - A Self-Seeker's Scheme

Adonijah was the fourth son of David, but probably the oldest of those who survived. He was born after Absalom, and like him was goodly in appearance, ambitious in spirit, and equally spoiled by his father's indulgence, 1 Kings 1:6. His attempt to usurp the kingdom reminds us of another great usurper. Satan, we know, in one last desperate effort, will try to secure the empire of the world. But when the people rage and the rulers devise, Psalms 2:1-2; Psalms 2:4, Heaven will laugh at them. The Lamb that was slain is the destined King of men, Revelation 11:15. The book of destiny is in the pierced hand. The government is upon Christ's shoulders. He declares the decree, "The Lord saith unto my Lord, Sit thou at my right hand until I make thine enemies thy footstool," Psalms 110:1.

We look out on the world which is rent by revolt. The prince of this world is attracting to himself the Joabs and Abiathars. They make merry, but do not realize that the hour is at hand when they shall cry to the rocks and the hills to fall on them and hide them from the wrath of the Lamb, Revelation 6:16. Remember the counsel of Augustine, "If you would flee from God, flee to Him!"

1 Kings 1:1-53 - Breaking Three Commandments

From a worldly point of view Naboth might have done a good stroke of business by selling his estate to. Ahab. A royal price and assured favor might have been his-but he had a conscience! Above the persuasive tones of the monarch's offer sounded the voice of God: "The land shall not be sold for ever, for the land is mine." See Leviticus 25:23; Numbers 36:7; Ezekiel 46:18.

Ahab knew perfectly well that Jezebel could not give him the property of another except by foul means, but he took pains not to inquire. Though the direct orders for Naboth's death did not come from him, yet, by his silence, he was an accomplice and an accessory; and divine justice penetrates all such specious excuses. God holds us responsible for wrongs which we do not arrest, though we have the power. The crime was blacker because of the pretext of religion, as suggested by a fast. See also 2 Kings 9:26. The blood of murdered innocence cries to God, and his requital, though delayed, is inevitable. See Revelation 6:9-10. [source]

Chapter Summary: 1 Kings 1

¹ Abishag cherishes David in his extreme age
⁵ Adonijah, David's darling, usurps the kingdom
¹¹ By the council of Nathan
¹⁵ Bathsheba moves the king
²² And Nathan seconds her
²⁸ David renews his oath to Bathsheba
³² Solomon, by David's appointment,
³⁸ being anointed king by Zadok and Nathan, the people triumph
⁴¹ Jonathan bringing the news, Adonijah's guests fly
⁵⁰ Adonijah, flying to the horns of the altar, is dismissed by Solomon

What do the individual words in 1 Kings 1:13 mean?

Go and immediately to King David and say to him did not you my lord king swear to your maidservant saying Assuredly Solomon your son shall reign after me and he shall sit on my throne then why has become king Adonijah

לְכִ֞י וּבֹ֣אִי ׀ אֶל־ הַמֶּ֣לֶךְ דָּוִ֗ד וְאָמַ֤רְתְּ אֵלָיו֙ הֲלֹֽא־ אַתָּ֞ה אֲדֹנִ֣י הַמֶּ֗לֶךְ נִשְׁבַּ֤עְתָּ לַאֲמָֽתְךָ֙ לֵאמֹ֔ר כִּֽי־ שְׁלֹמֹ֤ה בְנֵךְ֙ יִמְלֹ֣ךְ אַחֲרַ֔י וְה֖וּא יֵשֵׁ֣ב עַל־ ؟ כִּסְאִ֑י וּמַדּ֖וּעַ מָלַ֥ךְ ؟ אֲדֹנִיָֽהוּ‪‬

לְכִ֞י	Go
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperative, feminine singular Root: הָלַךְ Sense: to go, walk, come.
וּבֹ֣אִי ׀	and immediately
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Imperative, feminine singular Root: בֹּוא Sense: to go in, enter, come, go, come in.
הַמֶּ֣לֶךְ	King
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine singular Root: מֶלֶךְ Sense: king.
דָּוִ֗ד	David
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: דָּוִד Sense: youngest son of Jesse and second king of Israel.
וְאָמַ֤רְתְּ	and say
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Conjunctive perfect, second person feminine singular Root: אָמַר Sense: to say, speak, utter.
אֵלָיו֙	to him
Parse: Preposition, third person masculine singular Root: אֶל Sense: to, toward, unto (of motion).
הֲלֹֽא־	did not
Parse: Adverb, Negative particle Root: הֲלֹא Sense: not, no.
אֲדֹנִ֣י	my lord
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct, first person common singular Root: אָדֹון Sense: firm, strong, lord, master.
הַמֶּ֗לֶךְ	king
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine singular Root: מֶלֶךְ Sense: king.
נִשְׁבַּ֤עְתָּ	swear
Parse: Verb, Nifal, Perfect, second person masculine singular Root: שָׁבַע Sense: to swear, adjure.
לַאֲמָֽתְךָ֙	to your maidservant
Parse: Preposition-l, Noun, feminine singular construct, second person masculine singular Root: אָמָה Sense: maid-servant, female slave, maid, handmaid, concubine.
לֵאמֹ֔ר	saying
Parse: Preposition-l, Verb, Qal, Infinitive construct Root: אָמַר Sense: to say, speak, utter.
כִּֽי־	Assuredly
Parse: Conjunction Root: כִּי Sense: that, for, because, when, as though, as, because that, but, then, certainly, except, surely, since.
שְׁלֹמֹ֤ה	Solomon
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: שְׁלֹמֹה Sense: son of David by Bathsheba and 3rd king of Israel; author of Proverbs and Song of Songs.
בְנֵךְ֙	your son
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct, second person feminine singular Root: בֵּן Sense: son, grandson, child, member of a group.
יִמְלֹ֣ךְ	shall reign
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, third person masculine singular Root: מָלַךְ Sense: to be or become king or queen, reign.
אַחֲרַ֔י	after me
Parse: Preposition, first person common singular Root: אַחַר Sense: after the following part, behind (of place), hinder, afterwards (of time).
וְה֖וּא	and he
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Pronoun, third person masculine singular Root: הוּא Sense: he, she, it.
יֵשֵׁ֣ב	shall sit
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, third person masculine singular Root: יָשַׁב Sense: to dwell, remain, sit, abide.
؟ כִּסְאִ֑י	my throne
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct, first person common singular Root: כִּסֵּא Sense: seat (of honour), throne, seat, stool.
וּמַדּ֖וּעַ	then why
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Interrogative Root: מַדּוּעַ Sense: why?, on what account?, wherefore?.
מָלַ֥ךְ	has become king
Parse: Verb, Qal, Perfect, third person masculine singular Root: מָלַךְ Sense: to be or become king or queen, reign.
؟ אֲדֹנִיָֽהוּ‪‬	Adonijah
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: אֲדֹונִיָּה Sense: fourth son of David and Solomon’s rival for the throne.

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