1 Kings 1:48

48 And the king also said, 'Blessed be the LORD, the God of Israel, ¹who has granted someone^[a] to sit on my throne this day, my own eyes seeing it.'"

1 Kings 1:48 Meaning and Commentary

1 Kings 1:48

And also thus said the king
Being in a proper posture for an address to God:

blessed [be] the Lord God of Israel, which hath given [one] to sit on
my throne this day, mine eyes seeing [it];
he ascribes this whole affair to God, and his kind providence, though all things were done according to his own orders; and gives thanks to him, who had directed him to take such steps as these were, and that the business was finished without any obstruction, and to the great joy and satisfaction of the people; and that there was such a prospect of Solomon's having a happy and peaceable reign.

1 Kings 1:48 In-Context

46 Solomon sits on the royal throne.

47 Moreover, the king's servants came to congratulate our lord King David, saying, 'May your God make the name of Solomon more famous than yours, and make his throne greater than your throne.' And the king bowed himself on the bed.

48 And the king also said, 'Blessed be the LORD, the God of Israel, who has granted someone to sit on my throne this day, my own eyes seeing it.'"

49 Then all the guests of Adonijah trembled and rose, and each went his own way.

50 And Adonijah feared Solomon. So he arose and went and took hold of the horns of the altar.

Cross References

• 1. 1 Kings 3:6; [Psalms 132:11, 12]

Footnotes

• [a]. Septuagint one of my offspring