Then come up after him, and he shall come and sit on my throne; for he shall be king in my place. I have appointed him to be prince over Israel and over Judah.”
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Then come up after him, and he shall come and sit on my throne; for he shall be king in my place. I have appointed him to be prince over Israel and over Judah.”
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Then ye shall come up after him, that he may come and sit upon my throne; for he shall be king in my stead: and I have appointed him to be ruler over Israel and over Judah.
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Then ye shall come up after him, and he shall come and sit upon my throne; for he shall be king in my stead; and I have appointed him to be prince over Israel and over Judah.'
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Passages linked to 1 Kings 1:35 in the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, ordered by reader-vote popularity; verse text shown in World English Bible.
- 1 Kings 1:13 Go in to king David, and tell him, ‘Didn’t you, my lord, 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?’
- 1 Kings 1:17 She said to him, “My lord, you swore by Yahweh your God to your servant, ‘Assuredly Solomon your son shall reign after me, and he shall sit on my throne.’
- 1 Kings 2:12 Solomon sat on David his father’s throne; and his kingdom was firmly established.
- 1 Kings 2:15 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.
- 1 Chronicles 23:1 Now David was old and full of days; and he made Solomon his son king over Israel.
- 1 Chronicles 28:4-5 However Yahweh, the God of Israel, chose me out of all the house of my father to be king over Israel forever. For he has chosen Judah to be prince; and in the house of Judah, the house of my father; and among the sons of my father he took pleasure in me to make me king over all Israel. Of all my sons (for Yahweh has given me many sons), he has chosen Solomon my son to sit on the throne of Yahweh’s kingdom over Israel.
- Psalms 2:6 “Yet I have set my King on my holy hill of Zion.”
- Psalms 72:1-2 God, give the king your justice; your righteousness to the royal son. He will judge your people with righteousness, and your poor with justice.
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Geneva Bible translators 1599 · Public Domain Hebrew, commanded.
Hebrew, commanded.
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John Trapp 1656 · Public Domain 1Ki 1:35 Then ye shall come up after him,…
1Ki 1:35 Then ye shall come up after him, that he may come and sit upon my throne; for he shall be king in my stead: and I have appointed him to be ruler over Israel and over Judah.
Ver. 35. For he shall be king in my stead.] The son of our King Henry II was crowned king by his father, who at his coronation renounced the name of a king for that day, and as sewer served at that table. But this young king was so puffed up with his new dignity, that he soon bore arms against his father; and dying of discontent before his father, got not so much by his coronation as to have a name in the catalogue of the kings of England. But Solomon had learned better things both of his father {Pro 4:4} and mother, {Pro 31:10-31} and tutor Nathan.
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Matthew Poole 1685 · Public Domain King in my stead; my deputy and vice-king whilst…
King in my stead; my deputy and vice-king whilst I live, and absolutely king when I die. Or if David and Solomon were joint kings, it is no more than was afterwards frequent at Rome, where the father and son, or two other persons, were not seldom joint emperors.
I have appointed, and that by Divine direction.
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And over Judah: this is added, partly as being the most eminent and royal tribe; it being frequent, together with the general distinction, to mention one of the most eminent particulars, as 1Ki 11:1; Psa 18:1; Mar 16:7; and partly lest the men of Judah, who were in a special manner invited by Adonijah, 1Ki 1:9, might think themselves exempted from his jurisdiction.
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John Gill 1763 · Public Domain Then ye shall come up after him,.... When anointed,…
Then ye shall come up after him,.... When anointed, proclaimed, and cheered, then he was to mount the mule, and ride before them as their king, at the head of them; they following after, in token of their subjection to him:
that he may come and sit upon my throne; at Jerusalem, in the king's palace, and there exercise his kingly power he would now be invested with:
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for he shall be king in my stead; even during David's life, as well as after his decease:
and I have appointed him to be ruler over Israel, and over Judah; that is, over all the twelve tribes of Israel Judah may be particularly mentioned, though included in Israel, because Adonijah had invited the men of Judah to his feast and party, Kg1 1:9; and therefore had they not been named, might think he had no power over them.
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John Wesley 1765 · Public Domain My stead - My deputy and vice-king whilst I…
My stead - My deputy and vice-king whilst I live, and absolutely king when I die. And Judah - This is added, lest the men of Judah, who were in a special manner invited by Adonijah, ver. 9, might think themselves exempted from his jurisdiction.
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Joseph Benson 1811 · Public Domain 1Ki 1:35-36. Then ye shall come up after him,…
1Ki 1:35-36. Then ye shall come up after him, that he may sit on my throne — Ye shall attend upon him to Jerusalem, and give him actual possession of the throne. For he shall be king in my stead — My deputy and vice-king while I live, and absolutely king when I die. Over Israel and over Judah — The latter clause is added, lest the men of Judah, who were in a special manner invited by Adonijah, (1Ki 1:9,) should think themselves exempted from his jurisdiction. And Benaiah said, Amen — They all said the same, (1Ki 1:47,) not doubting but God would establish his authority.
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Albert Barnes 1834 · Public Domain Over Israel and over Judah - There is no…
Over Israel and over Judah - There is no anticipation here of the subsequent division of the kingdom; the antithesis between Judah and Israel already existed in the reign of David 2Sa 2:9; 2Sa 19:11.
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Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary 1859 · Public Domain Stead. Not after me only. David voluntarily abdicates the…
Stead. Not after me only. David voluntarily abdicates the throne, so that Solomon reigned in his life-time. (Menochius)
George Leo Haydock (1774–1849), Haydock's Catholic Family Bible and Commentary, 1859 edition — public domain. Excludes Psalms (Douay-Rheims chapter numbering differs from Protestant) and Deuterocanonical books (Catholic canon only).
Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown 1871 · Public Domain Then ye shall come up after him, that he…
Then ye shall come up after him, that he may come and sit upon my throne--The public recognition of the successor to the throne, during the old king's lifetime, is accordant with the customs of the East.
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The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain 35. come up after him] That is, as his…
35. come up after him] That is, as his supporters and body-guard, just as in 1Ki_1:7 above, the conspirators ‘helped after Adonijah.’ Cf. also below, 1Ki_1:40.
to be ruler over Israel] A better rendering is ‘prince’. The title was that given by God specially to those who should lead His people. Thus Saul is first so called (1Sa_9:16. A.V. ‘captain’ as in 1Sa_10:1. In 2Ch_11:22 A.V. has ‘ruler,’ R.V. ‘prince’), then David (1Sa_25:30, A. V. ‘leader’). It is used also of Hezekiah (2Ki_20:5), and in Daniel (1Ki_9:25) of Him who was to be greater than all these, ‘Messiah the Prince.’
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Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers 1878 · Public Domain (35) Over Israel and over Judah.—The phrase clearly refers…
(35) Over Israel and over Judah.—The phrase clearly refers to the distinction, already tending to become a division, between Israel and Judah in relation to the monarchy. In the case of David himself, it may be observed that the record of his accession to royalty over Israel contains the notice of “a league” made by him with the elders of Israel (2Sa_5:3), to which there is nothing to correspond in the account of his becoming king over Judah (2Sa_2:4). This perhaps indicates from the beginning a less absolute rule over the other tribes. Certainly the history of the rebellion of Absalom (2Sa_15:10; 2Sa_15:13; 2Sa_18:6-7), the disputes about the restoration of David (2Sa_19:41-43), and the attempt of Sheba to take advantage of them (2Sa_20:1-2), show a looser allegiance of Israel than of Judah to the house of David.
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The Pulpit Commentary 1880 · Public Domain Then ye shall come up after him (not in…
Then ye shall come up after him (not in the LXX Cod. Vat.) that he may Hebrews and he shall come and sit upon my throne in every possible way his accession was to be proclaimed and confirmed, for he shall be king in my stead David i.e., virtually abdicates in Solomon"s favour. Cf. vers. 46, 51, 53; 1Ch_29:23, 26 and I have appointed him he and him are emphasised in the original to be ruler over Israel and over Judah. It is possible, as Bahr thinks, that Israel and Judah were severally mentioned because David had once been king over Judah only, and because Israel had gone over to the side of Absalom. It is more probable, however, that "Israel and Judah" was even then the current designation of the two component parts of the realm. (see 2Sa_2:9, 10 19:11, 41, etc.) Besides, we can hardly suppose that the historian has in every case, though he probably has in this, preserved the exact words of the speaker; and it need cause us no surprise had he put into David"s mouth the phraseology of a later age. In the nature of things he can only give us the substance of conversations such as these.
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unfoldingWord translationNotes 2017 · CC BY-SA 4.0 General Information:
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King David continues to speak on behalf of Solomon as the one who will become king.
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he will come and sit on my throne
The words "sit on the throne" are used as a metonym for being king in 1 Kings 1:13, 1 Kings 1:17, and 1 Kings 1:30. Here David speaks of Solomon literally sitting on a physical throne.
So let it be!
They agree and will do what King David said.
May Yahweh, the God of my master the king, confirm
Benaiah speaks to King David as if he were speaking to someone else to show that he respects King David. AT: "My master and king, may Yahweh your God confirm" (See: Pronouns)
has been with my master the king, so
Benaiah speaks to King David as if he were speaking to someone else to show that he respects King David. AT: "has been with you, my master the king, so" (See: Pronouns)
make his throne greater than the throne of my master King David
The word "throne" is a metonym for either 1) the person who sits on the throne. AT: "make the one who sits on the throne greater than my master King David" or 2) the kingdom over which the one who sits on the throne rules. AT: "make his kingdom greater than the kingdom of my master King David" (See: Metonymy)
the throne of my master King David
Benaiah speaks to King David as if he were speaking to someone else to show that he respects King David. AT: "your throne, my master King David" (See: Pronouns)
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throne
king
appoint
rule
Israel
Judah
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Tyndale Open Study Notes 2022 · CC BY-SA 4.0 1:35 sit on my throne: Due to David’s age…
1:35 sit on my throne: Due to David’s age and infirmities, Solomon officiated publicly for about two years before his father died. Co-regency provided for orderly royal succession and became commonplace during Israel’s divided monarchy. It was also practiced in Egypt. • The Hebrew term for ruler, used for various leadership positions, can have theological significance; the king was seen as both a spiritual and administrative leader of God’s people (see Deut 31:10-11; 1 Chr 28:4-6; Ps 89:3-4; Isa 55:3-4).
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