1Ki 1:11-14 | TNotes | STEP | Summary for 1Kgs 1:11-14: 1:11-14 Bathsheba was Solomon’s mother and David’s favored wife. Their affair led to the death of Bathsheba’s husband, Uriah the Hittite (see 2 Sam 11:1-27 ). • Nathan, the prophet who revealed God’s covenant with David (2 Sam 7:1-17 ) and announced God’s love for Solomon at his birth (2 Sam 12:24-25 ), confirmed God’s selection of Solomon to succeed David as king (see 1 Chr 28:4-7 ). Although Nathan had sharply rebuked David for his affair with Bathsheba and his murder of Uriah (2 Sam 12:1-15 ), the king respected the prophet. • Adonijah certainly observed Nathan’s close association with Bathsheba and Solomon. All three could expect to be killed if Adonijah’s plot to seize the throne succeeded (see 1 Kgs 15:29 ; 16:11 ).

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‏ 1 Kings 1:11-14

Summary for 1Kgs 1:11-14: 1:11-14 ^a Bathsheba was Solomon’s mother and David’s favored wife. Their affair led to the death of Bathsheba’s husband, Uriah the Hittite (see 2 Sam 11:1-27 ^b).

• Nathan, the prophet who revealed God’s covenant with David (2 Sam 7:1-17 ^c) and announced God’s love for Solomon at his birth (2 Sam 12:24-25 ^d), confirmed God’s selection of Solomon to succeed David as king (see 1 Chr 28:4-7 ^e). Although Nathan had sharply rebuked David for his affair with Bathsheba and his murder of Uriah (2 Sam 12:1-15 ^f), the king respected the prophet.

• Adonijah certainly observed Nathan’s close association with Bathsheba and Solomon. All three could expect to be killed if Adonijah’s plot to seize the throne succeeded (see 1 Kgs 15:29 ^g; 16:11 ^h).