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Why then has Adonijah become king?&#8217 <a href="/nlt/1_kings/1.htm">New Living Translation</a> Go at once to King David and say to him, ‘My lord the king, didn’t you make a vow and say to me, “Your son Solomon will surely be the next king and will sit on my throne”? Why then has Adonijah become king?’ <a href="/esv/1_kings/1.htm">English Standard Version</a> Go in at once to King David, and say to him, ‘Did you not, my lord the king, swear to your servant, saying, “Solomon your son shall reign after me, and he shall sit on my throne”? Why then is Adonijah king?’ <a href="/bsb/1_kings/1.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> Go at once to King David and say, ‘My lord the king, did you not swear to your maidservant, “Surely your son Solomon will reign after me, and he will sit on my throne”? Why then has Adonijah become king?’ <a href="/kjv/1_kings/1.htm">King James Bible</a> 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? <a href="/nkjv/1_kings/1.htm">New King James Version</a> Go immediately to King David and say to him, ‘Did you not, my lord, O king, swear to your maidservant, saying, “Assuredly your son Solomon shall reign after me, and he shall sit on my throne”? Why then has Adonijah become king?’ <a href="/nasb_/1_kings/1.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> Go at once to King David and say to him, ‘Have you not, my lord the king, sworn to your servant, saying, “Solomon your son certainly shall be king after me, and he shall sit on my throne”? Why then has Adonijah become king?’ <a href="/nasb/1_kings/1.htm">NASB 1995</a> &#8220Go at once to King David and say to him, &#8216Have you not, my lord, O king, sworn to your maidservant, saying, &#8220Surely Solomon your son shall be king after me, and he shall sit on my throne &#8220? Why then has Adonijah become king?&#8217 <a href="/nasb77/1_kings/1.htm">NASB 1977 </a> “Go at once to King David and say to him, ‘Have you not, my lord, O king, sworn to your maidservant, saying, “Surely Solomon your son shall be king after me, and he shall sit on my throne”? Why then has Adonijah become king?’ <a href="/lsb/1_kings/1.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> Go at once to King David and say to him, ‘Have you not, my lord, O king, sworn to your maidservant, saying, “Surely Solomon your son shall be king after me, and he shall sit on my throne”? Why then has Adonijah become king?’ <a href="/amp/1_kings/1.htm">Amplified Bible</a> Go at once to King David and say to him, ‘Did you not, my lord, O king, swear to your maidservant, saying, “Solomon your son shall certainly be king after me, and he shall sit on my throne”? Why then has Adonijah become king?’ <a href="/csb/1_kings/1.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> Go, approach King David and say to him, ‘My lord the king, did you not swear to your servant: Your son Solomon is to become king after me, and he is the one who is to sit on my throne? So why has Adonijah become king? ’ <a href="/hcsb/1_kings/1.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> Go, approach King David and say to him, &#8216My lord the king, did you not swear to your servant: Your son Solomon is to become king after me, and he is the one who is to sit on my throne? So why has Adonijah become king?&#8217 <a href="/asv/1_kings/1.htm">American Standard Version</a> 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? <a href="/cev/1_kings/1.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> Go say to David, "You promised me that Solomon would be the next king. So why is Adonijah now king?" <a href="/erv/1_kings/1.htm">English Revised Version</a> 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? <a href="/gwt/1_kings/1.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> Go to King David and ask him, 'Your Majesty, didn't you swear to me that my son Solomon will be king after you, and that he will sit on your throne? Why is Adonijah acting as king?' <a href="/gnt/1_kings/1.htm">Good News Translation</a> go at once to King David and ask him, 'Your Majesty, didn't you solemnly promise me that my son Solomon would succeed you as king? How is it, then, that Adonijah has become king?'" <a href="/isv/1_kings/1.htm">International Standard Version</a> Go right now to King David and ask him, 'Your majesty, you promised your servant that "Your son Solomon will certainly become king after me and will sit on my throne," didn't you? So why has Adonijah become king?' <a href="/msb/1_kings/1.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> Go at once to King David and say, ?My lord the king, did you not swear to your maidservant, ?Surely your son Solomon will reign after me, and he will sit on my throne?? Why then has Adonijah become king?? <a href="/net/1_kings/1.htm">NET Bible</a> Visit King David and say to him, 'My master, O king, did you not solemnly promise your servant, "Surely your son Solomon will be king after me; he will sit on my throne"? So why has Adonijah become king?' <a href="/nheb/1_kings/1.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> Go in to king David, and tell him, 'Did you not, my lord, king, swear to your handmaid, saying, "Surely Solomon your son shall be king after me, and he shall sit on my throne"? Why then does Adonijah reign?' <a href="/wbt/1_kings/1.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> Go, and enter in to king David, and say to him, Didst not thou, my lord, O king, swear to thy handmaid, saying, Assuredly Solomon thy son shall reign after me, and he shall sit upon my throne? why then doth Adonijah reign? <a href="/web/1_kings/1.htm">World English Bible</a> Go in to King David, and tell him, ‘Didn’t you, my lord the king, swear to your servant, saying, “Assuredly Solomon your son shall reign after me, and he shall sit on my throne?” Why then does Adonijah reign?’ <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/1_kings/1.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> go and enter in to King David, and you have said to him: Have you not, my lord, O king, sworn to your handmaid, saying, Surely your son Solomon reigns after me, and he sits on my throne? And why has Adonijah reigned? <a href="/ylt/1_kings/1.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> 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? <a href="/slt/1_kings/1.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> Come, go in to king David, and say to him, My lord the king, didst thou not swear to thy servant, saying, That Solomon thy son shall reign after me, and he shall sit upon my throne? and wherefore did Adonijah reign?<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/1_kings/1.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> Go, and get thee in to king David, and say to him: Didst not thou, my lord O king, swear to me thy handmaid, saying: Solomon thy son shall reign after me, and he shall sit on my throne? why then doth Adonias reign? <a href="/cpdv/1_kings/1.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> Go and enter to king David, and say to him: ‘Did you not, my lord the king, swear to me, your handmaid, saying: “Your son Solomon shall reign after me, and he himself shall sit on my throne?” Then why does Adonijah reign?’ <a href="/nabre/1_kings/1.htm">New American Bible</a> Go, visit King David, and say to him, ‘Did you not, my lord king, swear to your handmaid: Your son Solomon shall be king after me; it is he who shall sit upon my throne? Why, then, has Adonijah become king?’ <a href="/nrsvce/1_kings/1.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> Go in at once to King David, and say to him, ‘Did you not, my lord the king, swear to your servant, saying: Your son Solomon shall succeed me as king, and he shall sit on my throne? Why then is Adonijah king?’<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/1_kings/1.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> Go and get you in to the King David and say to him, Did you not my lord, O king, swear to your handmaid, saying, Solomon your son shall reign after me, and he shall sit upon my throne? Why then does Adonijah reign? <a href="/hpbt/1_kings/1.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> Go, enter into King David and say to him: ‘You, my Lord the King, have you not sworn to your Maidservant: “Solomon your son shall reign after me and he shall sit on my throne?” Why does Aduniah reign?’<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/1_kings/1.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> 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? <a href="/sep/1_kings/1.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> Haste, and go in to king David, and thou shalt speak to him, saying, Hast not thou, my lord, O king, sworn to thine handmaid, saying, Thy son Solomon shall reign after me, and he shall sit upon my throne? why then does Adonias reign? <a href="/parallel/1_kings/1-13.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Xx9A0AxPaoQ?start=126" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/1_kings/1.htm">Nathan and Bathsheba Before David</a> …12Now please, come and let me advise you. Save your own life and the life of your son Solomon. 13<a href="/hebrew/1980.htm" title="1980: lə·ḵî (V-Qal-Imp-fs) -- To go, come, walk. Akin to yalak; a primitive root; to walk.">Go</a> <a href="/hebrew/935.htm" title="935: ū·ḇō·’î (Conj-w:: V-Qal-Imp-fs) -- To come in, come, go in, go. A primitive root; to go or come.">at once</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’el- (Prep) -- To, into, towards. ">to</a> <a href="/hebrew/4428.htm" title="4428: ham·me·leḵ (Art:: N-ms) -- King. From malak; a king.">King</a> <a href="/hebrew/1732.htm" title="1732: dā·wiḏ (N-proper-ms) -- Perhaps beloved one, a son of Jesse. Rarely; Daviyd; from the same as dowd; loving; David, the youngest son of Jesse.">David</a> <a href="/hebrew/559.htm" title="559: wə·’ā·mart (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-2fs) -- To utter, say. A primitive root; to say.">and say,</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’ê·lāw (Prep:: 3ms) -- To, into, towards. "></a> <a href="/hebrew/113.htm" title="113: ’ă·ḏō·nî (N-msc:: 1cs) -- Lord. Or adon; from an unused root; sovereign, i.e. Controller.">‘My lord</a> <a href="/hebrew/4428.htm" title="4428: ham·me·leḵ (Art:: N-ms) -- King. From malak; a king.">the king,</a> <a href="/hebrew/859.htm" title="859: ’at·tāh (Pro-2ms) -- You (masc. sing.). ">did you</a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: hă·lō- (Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">not</a> <a href="/hebrew/7650.htm" title="7650: niš·ba‘·tā (V-Nifal-Perf-2ms) -- A primitive root; propr. To be complete, but used only as a denominative from sheba'; to seven oneself, i.e. Swear.">swear</a> <a href="/hebrew/519.htm" title="519: la·’ă·mā·ṯə·ḵā (Prep-l:: N-fsc:: 2ms) -- A maid, handmaid. Apparently a primitive word; a maid-servant or female slave.">to your maidservant,</a> <a href="/hebrew/559.htm" title="559: lê·mōr (Prep-l:: V-Qal-Inf) -- To utter, say. A primitive root; to say."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: kî- (Conj) -- That, for, when. ">“Surely</a> <a href="/hebrew/1121.htm" title="1121: ḇə·nêḵ (N-msc:: 2fs) -- Son. From banah; a son, in the widest sense (like 'ab, 'ach, etc.).">your son</a> <a href="/hebrew/8010.htm" title="8010: šə·lō·mōh (N-proper-ms) -- David's son and successor to his throne. From shalowm; peaceful; Shelomah, David's successor.">Solomon</a> <a href="/hebrew/4427.htm" title="4427: yim·lōḵ (V-Qal-Imperf-3ms) -- A primitive root; to reign; inceptively, to ascend the throne; causatively, to induct into royalty; hence to take counsel.">will reign</a> <a href="/hebrew/310.htm" title="310: ’a·ḥă·ray (Prep:: 1cs) -- The hind or following part. From 'achar; properly, the hind part; generally used as an adverb or conjunction, after.">after me,</a> <a href="/hebrew/1931.htm" title="1931: wə·hū (Conj-w:: Pro-3ms) -- He, she, it. ">and he</a> <a href="/hebrew/3427.htm" title="3427: yê·šêḇ (V-Qal-Imperf-3ms) -- A primitive root; properly, to sit down; by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry.">will sit</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘al- (Prep) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">on</a> <a href="/hebrew/3678.htm" title="3678: kis·’î (N-msc:: 1cs) -- Seat of honor, throne. Or kicceh; from kacah; properly, covered, i.e. A throne.">my throne”?</a> <a href="/hebrew/4069.htm" title="4069: ū·mad·dū·a‘ (Conj-w:: Interrog) -- Why? for what reason?. Or madduaa; from mah and the passive participle of yada'; what known?; i.e. why?.">Why then</a> <a href="/hebrew/138.htm" title="138: ʾă·ḏō·ni·yå̄·hū (N-proper-ms) -- Original dadoniyahuw; from 'adown and Yahh; lord of Jah; Adonijah, the name of three Israelites.">has Adonijah</a> <a href="/hebrew/4427.htm" title="4427: mā·laḵ (V-Qal-Perf-3ms) -- A primitive root; to reign; inceptively, to ascend the throne; causatively, to induct into royalty; hence to take counsel.">become king?’</a> 14Then, while you are still there speaking with the king, I will come in after you and confirm your words.”…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/1_chronicles/22-9.htm">1 Chronicles 22:9-10</a> But a son will be born to you who will be a man of rest. I will give him rest from all his enemies on every side; for his name will be Solomon, and I will grant to Israel peace and quiet during his reign. / He is the one who will build a house for My Name. He will be My son, and I will be his Father. And I will establish the throne of his kingdom over Israel forever.’ <a href="/1_chronicles/28-5.htm">1 Chronicles 28:5</a> And of all my sons—for the LORD has given me many sons—He has chosen Solomon my son to sit on the throne of the kingdom of the LORD over Israel. <a href="/1_chronicles/29-22.htm">1 Chronicles 29:22-23</a> That day they ate and drank with great joy in the presence of the LORD. Then, for a second time, they designated David’s son Solomon as king, anointing him before the LORD as ruler, and Zadok as the priest. / So Solomon sat on the throne of the LORD as king in place of his father David. He prospered, and all Israel obeyed him. <a href="/2_samuel/7-12.htm">2 Samuel 7:12-13</a> And when your days are fulfilled and you rest with your fathers, I will raise up your descendant after you, who will come from your own body, and I will establish his kingdom. / He will build a house for My Name, and I will establish the throne of his kingdom forever. <a href="/2_samuel/12-24.htm">2 Samuel 12:24-25</a> Then David comforted his wife Bathsheba, and he went to her and lay with her. So she gave birth to a son, and they named him Solomon. Now the LORD loved the child / and sent word through Nathan the prophet to name him Jedidiah because the LORD loved him. <a href="/1_kings/2-15.htm">1 Kings 2:15</a> “You know that the kingship was mine,” he said. “All Israel expected that I should reign, but the kingship has turned to my brother, for it has come to him from the LORD. <a href="/1_kings/2-22.htm">1 Kings 2:22</a> King Solomon answered his mother, “Why do you request Abishag the Shunammite for Adonijah? Since he is my older brother, you might as well request the kingdom for him and for Abiathar the priest and for Joab son of Zeruiah!” <a href="/1_kings/2-24.htm">1 Kings 2:24</a> And now, as surely as the LORD lives—the One who established me, who set me on the throne of my father David, and who founded for me a dynasty as He promised—surely Adonijah shall be put to death today!” <a href="/1_kings/2-35.htm">1 Kings 2:35</a> And the king appointed Benaiah son of Jehoiada in Joab’s place over the army, and he appointed Zadok the priest in Abiathar’s place. <a href="/1_kings/3-7.htm">1 Kings 3:7</a> And now, O LORD my God, You have made Your servant king in my father David’s place. But I am only a little child, not knowing how to go out or come in. <a href="/1_kings/3-13.htm">1 Kings 3:13</a> Moreover, I will give you what you did not request—both riches and honor—so that during all your days no man in any kingdom will be your equal. <a href="/matthew/1-6.htm">Matthew 1:6</a> and Jesse the father of David the king. Next: David was the father of Solomon by Uriah’s wife, <a href="/matthew/21-9.htm">Matthew 21:9</a> 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!” <a href="/luke/1-32.htm">Luke 1:32-33</a> He will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High. The Lord God will give Him the throne of His father David, / and He will reign over the house of Jacob forever. His kingdom will never end!” <a href="/luke/1-69.htm">Luke 1:69</a> He has raised up a horn of salvation for us in the house of His servant David,</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>Go and get you in to king David, and say to him, Did not you, my lord, O king, swear to your handmaid, saying, Assuredly Solomon your son shall reign after me, and he shall sit on my throne? why then does Adonijah reign?Assuredly<a href="/1_kings/1-11.htm">1 Kings 1:11,17,30</a> Wherefore Nathan spake unto Bathsheba the mother of Solomon, saying, Hast thou not heard that Adonijah the son of Haggith doth reign, and David our lord knoweth it not? … <a href="/1_chronicles/22-6.htm">1 Chronicles 22:6-13</a> Then he called for Solomon his son, and charged him to build an house for the LORD God of Israel… sit<a href="/1_kings/1-17.htm">1 Kings 1:17,24,35,48</a> And she said unto him, My lord, thou swarest by the LORD thy God unto thine handmaid, saying, Assuredly Solomon thy son shall reign after me, and he shall sit upon my throne… <a href="/1_kings/2-12.htm">1 Kings 2:12</a> Then sat Solomon upon the throne of David his father; and his kingdom was established greatly.<a href="/deuteronomy/17-18.htm">Deuteronomy 17:18</a> And it shall be, when he sitteth upon the throne of his kingdom, that he shall write him a copy of this law in a book out of that which is before the priests the Levites:<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/1_kings/1-11.htm">Adonijah</a> <a href="/1_samuel/30-8.htm">Assuredly</a> <a href="/1_kings/1-11.htm">David</a> <a href="/2_samuel/22-7.htm">Enter</a> <a href="/2_samuel/20-17.htm">Handmaid</a> <a href="/2_samuel/21-15.htm">Once</a> <a href="/1_kings/1-11.htm">Reign</a> <a href="/2_samuel/19-8.htm">Sit</a> <a href="/1_kings/1-12.htm">Solomon</a> <a href="/2_samuel/19-7.htm">Swear</a> <a href="/2_samuel/14-9.htm">Throne</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/1_kings/1-18.htm">Adonijah</a> <a href="/1_kings/1-17.htm">Assuredly</a> <a href="/1_kings/1-28.htm">David</a> <a href="/1_kings/11-2.htm">Enter</a> <a href="/1_kings/1-17.htm">Handmaid</a> <a href="/1_kings/10-22.htm">Once</a> <a href="/1_kings/1-17.htm">Reign</a> <a href="/1_kings/1-17.htm">Sit</a> <a href="/1_kings/1-17.htm">Solomon</a> <a href="/1_kings/1-17.htm">Swear</a> <a href="/1_kings/1-17.htm">Throne</a><div class="vheading2">1 Kings 1</div>1. <a href="/1_kings/1-1.htm">Abishag cherishes David in his extreme age</a> 5. <a href="/1_kings/1-5.htm">Adonijah, David's darling, usurps the kingdom</a> 11. <a href="/1_kings/1-11.htm">By the council of Nathan</a> 15. <a href="/1_kings/1-15.htm">Bathsheba moves the king</a> 22. <a href="/1_kings/1-22.htm">And Nathan seconds her</a> 28. <a href="/1_kings/1-28.htm">David renews his oath to Bathsheba</a> 32. <a href="/1_kings/1-32.htm">Solomon, by David's appointment, </a> 38. <a href="/1_kings/1-38.htm">being anointed king by Zadok and Nathan, the people triumph</a> 41. <a href="/1_kings/1-41.htm">Jonathan bringing the news, Adonijah's guests fly</a> 50. <a href="/1_kings/1-50.htm">Adonijah, flying to the horns of the altar, is dismissed by Solomon</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/1_kings/1.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/1_kings/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/1_kings/1.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div>Go at once to King David and say This phrase indicates urgency and the need for immediate action. King David, nearing the end of his life, is the central authority in Israel. The urgency reflects the political tension and the need to address the succession issue promptly. The phrase also highlights the role of Nathan the prophet, who is orchestrating this intervention to ensure God's will is fulfilled regarding Solomon's kingship.‘My lord the king, did you not swear to your maidservant This phrase underscores the personal relationship and trust between King David and Bathsheba, Solomon's mother. The use of "maidservant" reflects humility and respect. The oath mentioned is significant, as oaths were binding and sacred in ancient Israelite culture, often invoking God's name as a witness. This appeal to David's promise is a strategic move to remind him of his commitment.“Surely your son Solomon will reign after me, and he will sit on my throne”? This statement is a direct reference to the divine promise and David's intention for Solomon to succeed him. Solomon's future reign is not just a political decision but is seen as part of God's plan, as indicated in <a href="/1_chronicles/22-9.htm">1 Chronicles 22:9-10</a>, where God promises David that Solomon will build the temple. The throne symbolizes legitimate authority and continuity of David's dynasty, which is central to the Davidic Covenant.Why then has Adonijah become king?’ This question highlights the conflict and the challenge to the rightful succession. Adonijah, another son of David, has declared himself king without David's approval, reflecting the political intrigue and ambition within the royal family. This situation parallels Absalom's earlier rebellion (2 Samuel 15), showing recurring themes of familial strife and the struggle for power. The question serves to alert David to the immediate threat to Solomon's promised kingship and to prompt him to take decisive action.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/k/king_david.htm">King David</a> The aging and ailing king of Israel, who had promised that Solomon would succeed him as king. 2. <a href="/topical/b/bathsheba.htm">Bathsheba</a> The mother of Solomon, who approaches David to remind him of his promise regarding Solomon's succession. 3. <a href="/topical/s/solomon.htm">Solomon</a> The son of David and Bathsheba, whom David had promised would be the next king. 4. <a href="/topical/a/adonijah.htm">Adonijah</a> Another son of David, who attempts to usurp the throne without David's consent. 5. <a href="/topical/j/jerusalem.htm">Jerusalem</a> The capital city of Israel, where these events unfold.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_keeping_promises.htm">The Importance of Keeping Promises</a> David's promise to Bathsheba about Solomon's succession highlights the importance of integrity and faithfulness in our commitments. <a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_in_leadership.htm">God's Sovereignty in Leadership</a> Despite Adonijah's attempt to seize power, God's plan for Solomon to reign is ultimately fulfilled, reminding us of God's control over leadership and authority. <a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_advocacy.htm">The Role of Advocacy</a> Bathsheba's approach to David demonstrates the importance of advocating for truth and justice, especially when promises are at stake. <a href="/topical/t/trust_in_god's_timing.htm">Trust in God's Timing</a> The unfolding of events shows that God's timing is perfect, and we must trust Him even when circumstances seem uncertain. <a href="/topical/t/the_consequences_of_ambition.htm">The Consequences of Ambition</a> Adonijah's ambition leads to conflict and strife, serving as a warning against self-serving pursuits that go against God's will.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_1_kings_1.htm">Top 10 Lessons from 1 Kings 1</a> <a href="/q/why_bypass_primogeniture_in_1_kings_1.htm">Why does Solomon’s succession in 1 Kings 1:28–40 ignore the usual primogeniture, given the elder sons who remained alive?</a> <a href="/q/does_1_chr_28_5_align_with_david's_succession.htm">Does 1 Chronicles 28:5, where David says God chose Solomon as king, align with or contradict other biblical passages about political intrigue in David's succession?</a> <a href="/q/is_solomon's_sudden_support_plausible.htm">Is the sudden political shift to support Solomon, described in 1 Kings 1:11-14, historically plausible without records of major resistance or conflict?</a> <a href="/q/does_1_kings_1_11-27_contradict_divine_king_appointments.htm">Does Nathan and Bathsheba's intervention (1 Kings 1:11-27) contradict earlier portrayals of divine appointment of kings in Israel?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/1_kings/1.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(13) Didst not thou . . . swear.--Of this oath we have no mention elsewhere. It may have belonged to the time of Solomon's birth (<a href="/context/2_samuel/12-24.htm" title="And David comforted Bathsheba his wife, and went in to her, and lay with her: and she bore a son, and he called his name Solomon: and the LORD loved him.">2Samuel 12:24-25</a>). In <a href="/context/1_chronicles/22-6.htm" title="Then he called for Solomon his son, and charged him to build an house for the LORD God of Israel.">1Chronicles 22:6-13</a>, we find a designation of Solomon for succession, apparently earlier than this time--it being clearly understood (see <a href="/1_kings/1-20.htm" title="And you, my lord, O king, the eyes of all Israel are on you, that you should tell them who shall sit on the throne of my lord the king after him.">1Kings 1:20</a>), according to Oriental custom, that such designation, without strict regard to priority of birth, lay in the prerogative of the reigning king.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/1_kings/1.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 13. - Go and get thee in [Hebrews come] unto king David, and say unto him, Didst not thou, my lord, O king swear unto thine handmaid [this oath of David's to Bathsheba (see vers. 17, 30) is not elsewhere recorded, but it was evidently well known to Nathan, and probably, therefore, to others also] saying, Assuredly [Hebrews that, כִּי, recitantis] Solomon thy son shall reign after me, and he [emphatic] shall sit upon my throne? why therefore doth Adonijah reign? <a href="/commentaries/1_kings/1-13.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>Go לְכִ֞י (lə·ḵî) Verb - Qal - Imperative - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1980.htm">Strong's 1980: </a> To go, come, walk at once וּבֹ֣אִי ׀ (ū·ḇō·’î) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Imperative - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_935.htm">Strong's 935: </a> To come in, come, go in, go to King הַמֶּ֣לֶךְ (ham·me·leḵ) Article | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4428.htm">Strong's 4428: </a> A king David דָּוִ֗ד (dā·wiḏ) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1732.htm">Strong's 1732: </a> David -- perhaps 'beloved one', a son of Jesse and say, וְאָמַ֤רְתְּ (wə·’ā·mart) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_559.htm">Strong's 559: </a> To utter, say ‘My lord אֲדֹנִ֣י (’ă·ḏō·nî) Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_113.htm">Strong's 113: </a> Sovereign, controller the king, הַמֶּ֗לֶךְ (ham·me·leḵ) Article | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4428.htm">Strong's 4428: </a> A king did you אַתָּ֞ה (’at·tāh) Pronoun - second person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_859.htm">Strong's 859: </a> Thou and thee, ye and you not הֲלֹֽא־ (hă·lō-) Adverb - Negative particle <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> Not, no swear נִשְׁבַּ֤עְתָּ (niš·ba‘·tā) Verb - Nifal - Perfect - second person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7650.htm">Strong's 7650: </a> To seven oneself, swear to your maidservant, לַאֲמָֽתְךָ֙ (la·’ă·mā·ṯə·ḵā) Preposition-l | Noun - feminine singular construct | second person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_519.htm">Strong's 519: </a> A maidservant, female slave “Surely כִּֽי־ (kî-) Conjunction <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> A relative conjunction your son בְנֵךְ֙ (ḇə·nêḵ) Noun - masculine singular construct | second person feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1121.htm">Strong's 1121: </a> A son Solomon שְׁלֹמֹ֤ה (šə·lō·mōh) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8010.htm">Strong's 8010: </a> Solomon -- David's son and successor to his throne will reign יִמְלֹ֣ךְ (yim·lōḵ) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4427.htm">Strong's 4427: </a> To reign, inceptively, to ascend the throne, to induct into royalty, to take counsel after me, אַחֲרַ֔י (’a·ḥă·ray) Preposition | first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_310.htm">Strong's 310: </a> The hind or following part and he וְה֖וּא (wə·hū) Conjunctive waw | Pronoun - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1931.htm">Strong's 1931: </a> He, self, the same, this, that, as, are will sit יֵשֵׁ֣ב (yê·šêḇ) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3427.htm">Strong's 3427: </a> To sit down, to dwell, to remain, to settle, to marry on עַל־ (‘al-) Preposition <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5921.htm">Strong's 5921: </a> Above, over, upon, against my throne”? כִּסְאִ֑י (kis·’î) Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3678.htm">Strong's 3678: </a> Seat of honor, throne Why then וּמַדּ֖וּעַ (ū·mad·dū·a‘) Conjunctive waw | Interrogative <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4069.htm">Strong's 4069: </a> Why? for what reason? has Adonijah אֲדֹנִיָֽהוּ׃‪‬ (’ă·ḏō·ni·yā·hū) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_138.htm">Strong's 138: </a> Adonijah -- 'my Lord is Yahweh', the name of several Israelites become king?? מָלַ֥ךְ (mā·laḵ) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4427.htm">Strong's 4427: </a> To reign, inceptively, to ascend the throne, to induct into royalty, to take counsel <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/1_kings/1-13.htm">1 Kings 1:13 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/1_kings/1-13.htm">1 Kings 1:13 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/1_kings/1-13.htm">1 Kings 1:13 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/1_kings/1-13.htm">1 Kings 1:13 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/1_kings/1-13.htm">1 Kings 1:13 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/1_kings/1-13.htm">1 Kings 1:13 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/1_kings/1-13.htm">1 Kings 1:13 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/1_kings/1-13.htm">1 Kings 1:13 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/1_kings/1-13.htm">1 Kings 1:13 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/1_kings/1-13.htm">1 Kings 1:13 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/1_kings/1-13.htm">OT History: 1 Kings 1:13 Go and get you in to king (1Ki iKi i Ki 1 Kg 1kg) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/1_kings/1-12.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="1 Kings 1:12"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="1 Kings 1:12" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/1_kings/1-14.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="1 Kings 1:14"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="1 Kings 1:14" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>