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1 Kings 1:11
Then Nathan said to Bathsheba the mother of Solomon, “Have you not heard that Adonijah son of Haggith has become king, and our lord David does not know it?
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Nathan addresses Bathsheba, identified as Solomon’s mother, in the immediate aftermath of Adonijah’s secret coronation and the exclusion of the prophet, Benaiah, the mighty men, and Solomon.
The words — The verb וַ/יֹּ֣אמֶר (va/i.Yo.mer) functions as the narrative marker “and he said,” while the apposition אֵם\־ שְׁלֹמֹה֙ (em- she.lo.Moh) deliberately anchors Bathsheba’s authority as “mother of Solomon.”
The thread — The succession conflict references the birth record in 2 Samuel 3:4, stands in tension with the dynastic promise in 2 Samuel 7:12, and recalls the covenant restoration in 2 Samuel 12:24.
Why it lands — The text demands that the reader recognize the gap between human usurpation and divine appointment, requiring immediate intervention to secure the throne for the designated heir.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
Wherefore Nathan spake unto Bath–sheba the mother of Solomon, saying, Hast thou not heard that Adonijah the son of Haggith doth reign, and David our lord knoweth it not?
Cross-references
- 2 Samuel 3:4 his fourth was Adonijah, the son of Haggith; his fifth was Shephatiah, the son of Abital;
- 2 Samuel 7:12 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.
- 2 Samuel 12:24 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
- 1 Chronicles 22:9 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.
- 1 Chronicles 28:4 Yet the LORD, the God of Israel, chose me out of all my father’s house to be king over Israel forever. For He chose Judah as leader, and from the house of Judah He chose my father’s household, and from my father’s sons He was pleased to make me king over all Israel.
- 1 Chronicles 29:1 Then King David said to the whole assembly, “My son Solomon, the one whom God has chosen, is young and inexperienced. The task is great because this palace is not for man, but for the LORD God.