1Ki 1:1-2 | TSK | STEP | The First Book of the KINGS, commonly called The Third Book of the KINGS. Abishag cherishes David in his extreme age. Adonijah, David's darling, usurps the kingdom. By the council of Nathan, Bath-sheba moves the king, and Nathan seconds her. David renews his oath to Bath-sheba. Solomon, by David's appointment, being anointed king by Zadok and Nathan, the people triumph. Jonathan bringing the news, Adonijah's guests fly. Adonijah, flying to the horns of the altar, upon his good behaviour, is dismissed by Solomon. old.David was probably now about sixty-nine years of age. He was thirty years old when he began to reign, reigned forty, and died in his seventieth year; and the transactions mentioned here are supposed to have taken place about a year before his death. Sixty-nine was not an advanced age; but he had been exhausted with various fatigues, and especially family afflictions, so that he was much older in constitution than in years. and stricken in years. Heb. and entered into days.

1 Kings 1:1-2

The First Book of the KINGS, commonly called The Third Book of the KINGS.

1 Abishag cherishes David in his extreme age.

5 Adonijah, David's darling, usurps the kingdom.

11 By the council of Nathan,

15 Bath-sheba moves the king,

22 and Nathan seconds her.

28 David renews his oath to Bath-sheba.

32 Solomon, by David's appointment, 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, upon his good behaviour, is dismissed by Solomon.

old.David was probably now about sixty-nine years of age. He was thirty years old when he began to reign, reigned forty, and died in his seventieth year; and the transactions mentioned here are supposed to have taken place about a year before his death. Sixty-nine was not an advanced age; but he had been exhausted with various fatigues, and especially family afflictions, so that he was much older in constitution than in years.

2Sa 5:4; 1Ch 23:1; 29:27,28; Ps 90:10

and stricken in years. Heb. and entered into days.

Ge 18:11; 24:1; Jos 23:1,2; Lu 1:7

Let there be sought. Heb. Let them seek. a young virgin.Heb. a damsel, a virgin. stand.

De 10:8; 1Sa 16:21,22; 2Ch 29:11

cherish him. Heb. be a cherisher unto him. lie.

Ge 16:5; De 13:6; 2Sa 12:3; Mic 7:5

get heat.

Ec 4:11