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All Israel looked to me as their king. But things changed, and the kingdom has gone to my brother; for it has come to him from the LORD. <a href="/nlt/1_kings/2.htm">New Living Translation</a> He replied, “As you know, the kingdom was rightfully mine; all Israel wanted me to be the next king. But the tables were turned, and the kingdom went to my brother instead; for that is the way the LORD wanted it. <a href="/esv/1_kings/2.htm">English Standard Version</a> He said, “You know that the kingdom was mine, and that all Israel fully expected me to reign. However, the kingdom has turned about and become my brother’s, for it was his from the LORD. <a href="/bsb/1_kings/2.htm">Berean Standard Bible</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="/kjv/1_kings/2.htm">King James Bible</a> And he said, Thou knowest that the kingdom was mine, and that all Israel set their faces on me, that I should reign: howbeit the kingdom is turned about, and is become my brother's: for it was his from the LORD. <a href="/nkjv/1_kings/2.htm">New King James Version</a> Then he said, “You know that the kingdom was mine, and all Israel had set their expectations on me, that I should reign. However, the kingdom has been turned over, and has become my brother’s; for it was his from the LORD. <a href="/nasb_/1_kings/2.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> So he said, “You yourself know that the kingdom was mine and that all Israel intended for me to be king; however, the kingdom has turned around and become my brother’s, for it was his from the LORD. <a href="/nasb/1_kings/2.htm">NASB 1995</a> So he said, &#8220You know that the kingdom was mine and that all Israel expected me to be king; however, the kingdom has turned about and become my brother&#8217s, for it was his from the LORD. <a href="/nasb77/1_kings/2.htm">NASB 1977 </a> So he said, “You know that the kingdom was mine and that all Israel expected me to be king; however, the kingdom has turned about and become my brother’s, for it was his from the LORD. <a href="/lsb/1_kings/2.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> So he said, “You know that the kingdom was mine and that all Israel expected me to be king; however, the kingdom has turned about and become my brother’s, for it was his from Yahweh. <a href="/amp/1_kings/2.htm">Amplified Bible</a> So he said, “You know that the kingdom belonged to me [as the eldest living son] and all Israel looked to me and expected me to be king. However, the kingdom has passed [from me] and became my brother’s, for it was his from the LORD. <a href="/csb/1_kings/2.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> “You know the kingship was mine,” he said. “All Israel expected me to be king, but then the kingship was turned over to my brother, for the LORD gave it to him. <a href="/hcsb/1_kings/2.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> You know the kingship was mine,&#8221 he said. &#8220All Israel expected me to be king, but then the kingship was turned over to my brother, for the LORD gave it to him. <a href="/asv/1_kings/2.htm">American Standard Version</a> And he said, Thou knowest that the kingdom was mine, and that all Israel set their faces on me, that I should reign: howbeit the kingdom is turned about, and is become my brother's; for it was his from Jehovah. <a href="/cev/1_kings/2.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> "You know that I was king for a little while," Adonijah replied. "And everyone in Israel accepted me as their ruler. But the LORD wanted my brother to be king, so now things have changed. <a href="/erv/1_kings/2.htm">English Revised Version</a> And he said, Thou knowest that the kingdom was mine, and that all Israel set their faces on me, that I should reign: howbeit the kingdom is turned about, and is become my brother's: for it was his from the LORD. <a href="/gwt/1_kings/2.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> He said, "You know the kingship was mine. All Israel expected me to be their king. But the kingship has been turned over to my brother because the LORD gave it to him. <a href="/gnt/1_kings/2.htm">Good News Translation</a> He answered, "You know that I should have become king and that everyone in Israel expected it. But it happened differently, and my brother became king because it was the LORD's will. <a href="/isv/1_kings/2.htm">International Standard Version</a> So he replied, "You know that the kingdom should have come to me, and that everyone in Israel intended to place me as the next king. However, the kingdom has turned around and now belongs to my brother, because it went to him from the LORD. <a href="/msb/1_kings/2.htm">Majority Standard Bible</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="/net/1_kings/2.htm">NET Bible</a> He said, "You know that the kingdom was mine and all Israel considered me king. But then the kingdom was given to my brother, for the LORD decided it should be his. <a href="/nheb/1_kings/2.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> He said, "You know that the kingdom was mine, and that all Israel set their faces on me, that I should reign. However the kingdom is turned around, and has become my brother's; for it was his from the LORD. <a href="/wbt/1_kings/2.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> And he said, Thou knowest that the kingdom was mine, and that all Israel set their faces on me, that I should reign: but the kingdom is turned about, and hath become my brother's: for it was his from the LORD. <a href="/web/1_kings/2.htm">World English Bible</a> He said, “You know that the kingdom was mine, and that all Israel set their faces on me, that I should reign. However, the kingdom is turned around, and has become my brother’s; for it was his from Yahweh. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/1_kings/2.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> And he says, “You have known that the kingdom was mine, and all Israel had set their faces toward me for reigning, and the kingdom is turned around, and is my brother’s, for it was his from YHWH; <a href="/ylt/1_kings/2.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> And he saith, 'Thou hast known that the kingdom was mine, and towards me set their faces had all Israel for reigning, and the kingdom is turned round about, and is my brother's, for from Jehovah it was his; <a href="/slt/1_kings/2.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> And he will say, Thou knewest that to me was the kingdom, and upon me all Israel set their faces for king: and the kingdom will turn about and be for my brother, for from Jehovah it was to him.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/1_kings/2.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> Thou knowest that the kingdom was nine, and all Israel had preferred me to be their king: but the kingdom is transferred, and is become my brother's: for it was appointed him by the Lord. <a href="/cpdv/1_kings/2.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> “You know that the kingdom was mine, and that all of Israel had preferred me for themselves as king. But the kingdom was transferred, and has become my brother’s. For it was appointed to him by the Lord. <a href="/nabre/1_kings/2.htm">New American Bible</a> So he said: “You know that the kingship was mine, and all Israel expected me to be king. But the kingship passed me by and went to my brother; by the LORD’s will it went to him. <a href="/nrsvce/1_kings/2.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> He said, “You know that the kingdom was mine, and that all Israel expected me to reign; however, the kingdom has turned about and become my brother’s, for it was his from the LORD.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/1_kings/2.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> And he said to her, You know that the kingdom rightly was mine, and that all Israel were looking forward to me to be king over them; but the kingdom was taken from me and is become my brother's; for it was his from the LORD. <a href="/hpbt/1_kings/2.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> He said to her: “You know that I had the right to the kingdom, and all Israel set their faces toward me to be King, and the kingdom was taken from me, and it was my brother’s, because it was for him from LORD JEHOVAH.<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/1_kings/2.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> And he said: 'Thou knowest that the kingdom was mine, and that all Israel set their faces on me, that I should reign; howbeit the kingdom is turned about, and is become my brother's; for it was his from the LORD. <a href="/sep/1_kings/2.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> And he said to her, Thou knowest that the kingdom was mine, and all Israel turned their face toward me for a king; but the kingdom was turned from me and became my brother's: for it was appointed to him from the Lord. <a href="/parallel/1_kings/2-15.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=732" 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/2.htm">The Execution of Adonijah</a> …14Then he said, “I have something to tell you.” “Say it,” she answered. 15<a href="/hebrew/859.htm" title="859: ’at (Pro-2fs) -- You (masc. sing.). ">“You</a> <a href="/hebrew/3045.htm" title="3045: yā·ḏa·‘at (V-Qal-Perf-2fs) -- A primitive root; to know; used in a great variety of senses, figuratively, literally, euphemistically and inferentially.">know</a> <a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: kî- (Conj) -- That, for, when. ">that</a> <a href="/hebrew/4410.htm" title="4410: ham·mə·lū·ḵāh (Art:: N-fs) -- Kingship, royalty. Feminine passive participle of malak; something ruled, i.e. A realm.">the kingship</a> <a href="/hebrew/lî (Prep:: 1cs) -- "></a> <a href="/hebrew/1961.htm" title="1961: hā·yə·ṯāh (V-Qal-Perf-3fs) -- To fall out, come to pass, become, be. A primitive root; to exist, i.e. Be or become, come to pass.">was mine,”</a> <a href="/hebrew/559.htm" title="559: way·yō·mer (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To utter, say. A primitive root; to say.">he said.</a> <a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: ḵāl (N-msc) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">“All</a> <a href="/hebrew/3478.htm" title="3478: yiś·rā·’êl (N-proper-ms) -- From sarah and 'el; he will rule as God; Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also of his posterity.">Israel</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: wə·‘ā·lay (Conj-w:: Prep:: 1cs) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">expected</a> <a href="/hebrew/7760.htm" title="7760: śā·mū (V-Qal-Perf-3cp) -- To put, place, set. Or siym; a primitive root; to put."></a> <a href="/hebrew/6440.htm" title="6440: pə·nê·hem (N-mpc:: 3mp) -- Face, faces. Plural of an unused noun; the face; used in a great variety of applications; also as a preposition."></a> <a href="/hebrew/4427.htm" title="4427: lim·lōḵ (Prep-l:: V-Qal-Inf) -- A primitive root; to reign; inceptively, to ascend the throne; causatively, to induct into royalty; hence to take counsel.">that I should reign,</a> <a href="/hebrew/4410.htm" title="4410: ham·mə·lū·ḵāh (Art:: N-fs) -- Kingship, royalty. Feminine passive participle of malak; something ruled, i.e. A realm.">but the kingship</a> <a href="/hebrew/5437.htm" title="5437: wat·tis·sōḇ (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3fs) -- A primitive root; to revolve, surround, or border; used in various applications, literally and figuratively.">has turned</a> <a href="/hebrew/1961.htm" title="1961: wat·tə·hî (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3fs) -- To fall out, come to pass, become, be. A primitive root; to exist, i.e. Be or become, come to pass."></a> <a href="/hebrew/251.htm" title="251: lə·’ā·ḥî (Prep-l:: N-msc:: 1cs) -- A brother. A primitive word; a brother (like 'ab).">to my brother,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: kî (Conj) -- That, for, when. ">for</a> <a href="/hebrew/1961.htm" title="1961: hā·yə·ṯāh (V-Qal-Perf-3fs) -- To fall out, come to pass, become, be. A primitive root; to exist, i.e. Be or become, come to pass.">it has come</a> <a href="/hebrew/lōw (Prep:: 3ms) -- ">to him</a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (Prep-m:: N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">from the LORD.</a> 16So now I have just one request of you; do not deny me.” “State your request,” she told him.…<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_samuel/16-12.htm">1 Samuel 16:12-13</a> So Jesse sent for his youngest son and brought him in. He was ruddy, with beautiful eyes and a handsome appearance. And the LORD said, “Rise and anoint him, for he is the one.” / So Samuel took the horn of oil and anointed him in the presence of his brothers, and the Spirit of the LORD rushed upon David from that day forward. Then Samuel set out and went to Ramah. <a href="/1_samuel/9-1.htm">1 Samuel 9:1-2</a> Now there was a Benjamite, a powerful man, whose name was Kish son of Abiel, the son of Zeror, the son of Becorath, the son of Aphiah of Benjamin. / And he had a son named Saul, choice and handsome, without equal among the Israelites—a head taller than any of the people. <a href="/1_samuel/10-24.htm">1 Samuel 10:24</a> Samuel said to all the people, “Do you see the one the LORD has chosen? There is no one like him among all the people.” And all the people shouted, “Long live the king!” <a href="/1_samuel/13-14.htm">1 Samuel 13:14</a> But now your kingdom will not endure; the LORD has sought a man after His own heart and appointed him ruler over His people, because you have not kept the command of the LORD.” <a href="/1_samuel/15-28.htm">1 Samuel 15:28</a> So Samuel said to him, “The LORD has torn the kingdom of Israel from you today and has given it to your neighbor who is better than you. <a href="/1_samuel/18-7.htm">1 Samuel 18:7-8</a> And as the women danced, they sang out: “Saul has slain his thousands, and David his tens of thousands.” / And Saul was furious and resented this song. “They have ascribed tens of thousands to David,” he said, “but only thousands to me. What more can he have but the kingdom?” <a href="/2_samuel/3-9.htm">2 Samuel 3:9-10</a> May God punish Abner, and ever so severely, if I do not do for David what the LORD has sworn to him: / to transfer the kingdom from the house of Saul and to establish the throne of David over Israel and Judah, from Dan to Beersheba.” <a href="/2_samuel/5-2.htm">2 Samuel 5:2-3</a> Even in times past, while Saul was king over us, you were the one who led Israel out and brought them back. And to you the LORD said, ‘You will shepherd My people Israel, and you will be ruler over them.’” / So all the elders of Israel came to the king at Hebron, where King David made with them a covenant before the LORD. And they anointed him king over Israel. <a href="/2_samuel/7-12.htm">2 Samuel 7:12-16</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. / I will be his Father, and he will be My son. When he does wrong, I will discipline him with the rod of men and with the blows of the sons of men. ... <a href="/2_samuel/12-7.htm">2 Samuel 12:7-8</a> Then Nathan said to David, “You are that man! This is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: ‘I anointed you king over Israel, and I delivered you from the hand of Saul. / I gave your master’s house to you and your master’s wives into your arms. I gave you the house of Israel and Judah, and if that was not enough, I would have given you even more. <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/29-23.htm">1 Chronicles 29:23</a> 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="/psalms/89-20.htm">Psalm 89:20-21</a> I have found My servant David; with My sacred oil I have anointed him. / My hand will sustain him; surely My arm will strengthen him. <a href="/psalms/132-11.htm">Psalm 132:11</a> The LORD swore an oath to David, a promise He will not revoke: “One of your descendants I will place on your throne. <a href="/matthew/1-1.htm">Matthew 1:1</a> This is the record of the genealogy of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham:</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>And he said, You know that the kingdom was mine, and that all Israel set their faces on me, that I should reign: however, the kingdom is turned about, and is become my brother's: for it was his from the LORD.Thou knowest<a href="/1_kings/1-5.htm">1 Kings 1:5,25</a> Then Adonijah the son of Haggith exalted himself, saying, I will be king: and he prepared him chariots and horsemen, and fifty men to run before him… <a href="/2_samuel/15-6.htm">2 Samuel 15:6,13</a> And on this manner did Absalom to all Israel that came to the king for judgment: so Absalom stole the hearts of the men of Israel… <a href="/2_samuel/16-18.htm">2 Samuel 16:18</a> And Hushai said unto Absalom, Nay; but whom the LORD, and this people, and all the men of Israel, choose, his will I be, and with him will I abide.for it was<a href="/2_samuel/7-12.htm">2 Samuel 7:12</a> And when thy days be fulfilled, and thou shalt sleep with thy fathers, I will set up thy seed after thee, which shall proceed out of thy bowels, and I will establish his kingdom.<a href="/2_samuel/12-24.htm">2 Samuel 12:24</a> And David comforted Bathsheba his wife, and went in unto her, and lay with her: and she bare a son, and he called his name Solomon: and the LORD loved him.<a href="/1_chronicles/22-9.htm">1 Chronicles 22:9,10</a> Behold, a son shall be born to thee, who shall be a man of rest; and I will give him rest from all his enemies round about: for his name shall be Solomon, and I will give peace and quietness unto Israel in his days… <div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/2_samuel/13-20.htm">Brother's</a> <a href="/2_samuel/19-2.htm">Changed</a> <a href="/genesis/48-11.htm">Expected</a> <a href="/2_samuel/19-5.htm">Faces</a> <a href="/ruth/2-11.htm">Fully</a> <a href="/2_samuel/23-19.htm">Howbeit</a> <a href="/2_samuel/24-4.htm">However</a> <a href="/2_samuel/17-7.htm">Idea</a> <a href="/1_kings/2-11.htm">Israel</a> <a href="/1_kings/2-12.htm">Kingdom</a> <a href="/1_kings/1-43.htm">Reign</a> <a href="/2_samuel/2-10.htm">Reigning</a> <a href="/2_samuel/24-6.htm">Round</a> <a href="/2_samuel/24-20.htm">Towards</a> <a href="/2_samuel/22-41.htm">Turned</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/1_chronicles/1-19.htm">Brother's</a> <a href="/2_kings/23-34.htm">Changed</a> <a href="/job/30-26.htm">Expected</a> <a href="/1_kings/7-9.htm">Faces</a> <a href="/1_kings/8-61.htm">Fully</a> <a href="/1_kings/10-7.htm">Howbeit</a> <a href="/1_kings/3-2.htm">However</a> <a href="/1_kings/18-24.htm">Idea</a> <a href="/1_kings/2-32.htm">Israel</a> <a href="/1_kings/2-22.htm">Kingdom</a> <a href="/1_kings/3-7.htm">Reign</a> <a href="/2_kings/8-17.htm">Reigning</a> <a href="/1_kings/3-1.htm">Round</a> <a href="/1_kings/7-9.htm">Towards</a> <a href="/1_kings/2-28.htm">Turned</a><div class="vheading2">1 Kings 2</div>1. <a href="/1_kings/2-1.htm">David, having given a charge to Solomon</a> 3. <a href="/1_kings/2-3.htm">of Reverence</a> 5. <a href="/1_kings/2-5.htm">of Joab</a> 7. <a href="/1_kings/2-7.htm">of Barzillai</a> 8. <a href="/1_kings/2-8.htm">of Shimei</a> 10. <a href="/1_kings/2-10.htm">Solomon succeeds</a> 12. <a href="/1_kings/2-12.htm">Adonijah, moving Bathsheba to ask unto Solomon for Abishag,</a> 13. <a href="/1_kings/2-13.htm">is put to death</a> 26. <a href="/1_kings/2-26.htm">Abiathar, having his life given him, is deprived of the priesthood</a> 28. <a href="/1_kings/2-28.htm">Joab fleeing to the horns of the altar, is there slain</a> 35. <a href="/1_kings/2-35.htm">Benaiah is put in Joab's room, and Zadfok in Abiathar's</a> 36. <a href="/1_kings/2-36.htm">Shimei, confined to Jerusalem, by occasion of going to Gath, is put to death.</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'; 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Adonijah, the speaker, was the fourth son of King David and had previously declared himself king before David's death (<a href="/1_kings/1-5.htm">1 Kings 1:5</a>). His claim to the throne was based on being the eldest surviving son after the deaths of his older brothers Amnon and Absalom. In the cultural context of ancient Israel, the eldest son often had a strong claim to succeed his father as king. However, David had chosen Solomon, his son with Bathsheba, to be his successor, as directed by God (<a href="/1_chronicles/22-9.htm">1 Chronicles 22:9-10</a>). This phrase reflects Adonijah's belief in his right to the throne, which was a common expectation in the royal succession practices of the time.“All Israel expected that I should reign,” Adonijah's statement indicates that he had garnered significant support from key figures and the people of Israel, as seen in <a href="/1_kings/1-7.htm">1 Kings 1:7-9</a>, where he secured the backing of Joab, the commander of the army, and Abiathar the priest. This support suggests that many in Israel anticipated his reign, aligning with the cultural norms of primogeniture. However, the political landscape was complex, and the ultimate decision rested with God's will, as seen in the anointing of Solomon.“but the kingship has turned to my brother,” The shift in kingship to Solomon was a result of divine intervention and the fulfillment of God's promise to David. Nathan the prophet and Bathsheba played crucial roles in ensuring Solomon's anointing (<a href="/1_kings/1-11.htm">1 Kings 1:11-40</a>). This transfer of power highlights the theme of God's sovereignty over human affairs, a recurring theme in the biblical narrative. It also underscores the idea that God's plans may not always align with human expectations or traditions.“for it has come to him from the LORD.” This acknowledgment by Adonijah reflects a recognition of God's ultimate authority in establishing rulers, as seen throughout the Old Testament (<a href="/daniel/2-21.htm">Daniel 2:21</a>). The phrase emphasizes the belief that God actively directs the course of history and the leadership of His people. Solomon's kingship was part of God's covenantal promise to David, ensuring that his lineage would continue to rule Israel (<a href="/2_samuel/7-12.htm">2 Samuel 7:12-16</a>). This divine endorsement of Solomon's reign prefigures the messianic expectation of a future king from David's line, ultimately fulfilled in Jesus Christ, who is often referred to as the "Son of David" in the New Testament (<a href="/matthew/1.htm">Matthew 1:1</a>).<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/a/adonijah.htm">Adonijah</a> The son of King David who initially attempted to claim the throne of Israel. He is speaking in this verse, expressing his belief that he was the rightful heir. 2. <a href="/topical/s/solomon.htm">Solomon</a> The brother of Adonijah, who ultimately became king. His reign was established by divine appointment, as indicated in this verse. 3. <a href="/topical/k/king_david.htm">King David</a> The father of both Adonijah and Solomon, whose legacy and decisions significantly impacted the succession of the throne. 4. <a href="/topical/i/israel.htm">Israel</a> The nation over which the kingship was contested. The people of Israel had expectations regarding their leadership, which Adonijah references. 5. <a href="/topical/t/the_lord.htm">The LORD</a> The sovereign God who orchestrates the events of history, including the appointment of kings, as acknowledged by Adonijah.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/d/divine_sovereignty_in_leadership.htm">Divine Sovereignty in Leadership</a> God is ultimately in control of who holds positions of authority. This should encourage believers to trust in His plans, even when they differ from human expectations. <a href="/topical/h/humility_and_acceptance.htm">Humility and Acceptance</a> Adonijah's acknowledgment of God's will, despite his personal ambitions, serves as a reminder to accept God's plans with humility. <a href="/topical/t/the_danger_of_presumption.htm">The Danger of Presumption</a> Assuming entitlement to positions or blessings can lead to disappointment. Believers should seek God's will rather than relying on personal assumptions. <a href="/topical/g/god's_faithfulness_to_his_promises.htm">God's Faithfulness to His Promises</a> The fulfillment of God's promise to David through Solomon's reign demonstrates His faithfulness, encouraging believers to trust in His promises. <a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_obedience_and_submission.htm">The Role of Obedience and Submission</a> Recognizing God's authority should lead to a life of obedience and submission to His will, as seen in the eventual acceptance of Solomon's kingship.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_1_kings_2.htm">Top 10 Lessons from 1 Kings 2</a> <a href="/q/why_does_god_punish_census-taking.htm">Why does God kill people for taking a census (2 Samuel 24:1-15)?</a> <a href="/q/why_is_david_anointed_again_in_2_samuel.htm">In 2 Samuel 2:4, why is David anointed again when he was already anointed in 1 Samuel 16:13?</a> <a href="/q/why_is_abijah_more_faithful_in_chronicles.htm">2 Chronicles 13 compared with 1 Kings 15:3 - Why does Abijah appear more faithful in Chronicles than in Kings, and what might explain this seeming discrepancy?</a> <a href="/q/does_god_change_his_mind_or_not.htm">Does God change his mind? I Samuel 15:10-11, 15:35, and Genesis 6:6-7 suggest yes, while I Samuel 15:29 suggests no. How do these contradictions reconcile?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/1_kings/2.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(15) Thou knowest.--Adonijah's words show craft, flattering Bath-sheba by extolling her influence, and making merit of his surrender to Solomon, in obedience to the Lord's decree, of a kingdom which, in evident contradiction to fact, he asserts to have been destined to him by popular desire. The petition, however, apparently harmless, and (since Abishag was concubine of David only in name) involving nothing unnatural, had perhaps a covert design: for, by universal Eastern custom, to take a king's wives was the known privilege or duty of his successor. Hence the counsel, most unseemly but still probably politic, given by Ahithophel to Absalom (<a href="/2_samuel/16-21.htm" title="And Ahithophel said to Absalom, Go in to your father's concubines, which he has left to keep the house; and all Israel shall hear that you are abhorred of your father: then shall the hands of all that are with you be strong.">2Samuel 16:21</a>). If, therefore, Adonijah had publicly espoused Abishag, it might have seemed a virtual renewal of his claim to the crown. This Solomon sees at once, though Bath-sheba, strangely enough, does not see it.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/1_kings/2.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 15. - And he said, Thou knowest that the kingdom was mine [schon so gut wie mein (Bahr). Adonijah evidently made much of the right of primogeniture (cf. ver. 22), which was not unrecognized amongst the Jews. There is possibly in these words, too, a hint at the part Bathsheba had taken in defeating his claims] and that all Israel set their faces [i.e., eyes] upon me that I should reign [Heb. upon me all Israel set, etc. The "me" is emphatic by its position. So is the "mine" just before used. Several commentators remark that Adonijah's words were not strictly true. But we hardly expect to find truth on such an occasion. Adonijah was adroit and diplomatic, and puts the case as it best serves his purpose. In order to propitiate Bathsheba, he exaggerates his loss and disappointment, just as in the next words, in order to put her off her guard, he plays the saint and obtrudes his piety and resignation ]: howbeit [lit., and], the kingdom is turned about and is become my brother's, for it was his from the Lord. [This verse shows pretty clearly that Adoni-jah had not renounced his pretensions to the throne. Despite the pitiful failure of his first conspiracy, and notwithstanding Solomon's generous condonation of his treason, he cannot forget that he was, and is, the eldest surviving son, and had been very near the throne. And as to the kingdom being his brother's by Divine appointment, he cannot have been ignorant of that long ago (<a href="/2_samuel/12-25.htm">2 Samuel 12:25</a>), yet he conspired all the same. And it is not difficult to read here between the lines, that he has not relinquished his hopes, and does not acquiesce in Solomon's supremacy.] <a href="/commentaries/1_kings/2-15.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>“You אַ֤תְּ (’at) Pronoun - second person feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_859.htm">Strong's 859: </a> Thou and thee, ye and you know יָדַ֙עַתְּ֙ (yā·ḏa·‘at) Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3045.htm">Strong's 3045: </a> To know that כִּי־ (kî-) Conjunction <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> A relative conjunction the kingship הַמְּלוּכָ֔ה (ham·mə·lū·ḵāh) Article | Noun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4410.htm">Strong's 4410: </a> Something ruled, a realm was mine,” הָיְתָ֣ה (hā·yə·ṯāh) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1961.htm">Strong's 1961: </a> To fall out, come to pass, become, be he said. וַיֹּ֗אמֶר (way·yō·mer) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_559.htm">Strong's 559: </a> To utter, say “All כָֽל־ (ḵāl) Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> The whole, all, any, every Israel יִשְׂרָאֵ֛ל (yiś·rā·’êl) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3478.htm">Strong's 3478: </a> Israel -- 'God strives', another name of Jacob and his desc expected וְעָלַ֞י (wə·‘ā·lay) Conjunctive waw | Preposition | first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5921.htm">Strong's 5921: </a> Above, over, upon, against that I should reign, לִמְלֹ֑ךְ (lim·lōḵ) Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4427.htm">Strong's 4427: </a> To reign, inceptively, to ascend the throne, to induct into royalty, to take counsel but the kingship הַמְּלוּכָה֙ (ham·mə·lū·ḵāh) Article | Noun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4410.htm">Strong's 4410: </a> Something ruled, a realm has turned וַתִּסֹּ֤ב (wat·tis·sōḇ) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5437.htm">Strong's 5437: </a> To turn about, go around, surround to my brother, לְאָחִ֔י (lə·’ā·ḥî) Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_251.htm">Strong's 251: </a> A brother, ) for כִּ֥י (kî) Conjunction <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> A relative conjunction it has come הָ֥יְתָה (hā·yə·ṯāh) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1961.htm">Strong's 1961: </a> To fall out, come to pass, become, be to him וַתְּהִ֣י (wat·tə·hî) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1961.htm">Strong's 1961: </a> To fall out, come to pass, become, be from the LORD. מֵיְהוָ֖ה (Yah·weh) Preposition-m | Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/1_kings/2-15.htm">1 Kings 2:15 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/1_kings/2-15.htm">1 Kings 2:15 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/1_kings/2-15.htm">1 Kings 2:15 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/1_kings/2-15.htm">1 Kings 2:15 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/1_kings/2-15.htm">1 Kings 2:15 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/1_kings/2-15.htm">1 Kings 2:15 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/1_kings/2-15.htm">1 Kings 2:15 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/1_kings/2-15.htm">1 Kings 2:15 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/1_kings/2-15.htm">1 Kings 2:15 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/1_kings/2-15.htm">1 Kings 2:15 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/1_kings/2-15.htm">OT History: 1 Kings 2:15 He said You know that the kingdom (1Ki iKi i Ki 1 Kg 1kg) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/1_kings/2-14.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="1 Kings 2:14"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="1 Kings 2:14" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/1_kings/2-16.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="1 Kings 2:16"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="1 Kings 2:16" /></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>