1 Kings 1:21

21 Otherwise, my son Solomon and I will be treated like criminals when you lie down in death with your ancestors."

1 Kings 1:21 Meaning and Commentary

1 Kings 1:21

Otherwise it shall come to pass, when my lord the king shall
sleep with his fathers
That is, shall die, and be buried in the sepulchre of his ancestors, where he shall lie till he awakes in the morning of the resurrection:

that I and my son Solomon shall be counted offenders;
or "sinners" ^F7; not as if she would be reckoned an adulteress, and her son as illegitimate, as some think, and so be branded and treated as such; but as being traitors, making pretensions to the throne, she on the behalf of her son, and he for himself, when he had no right to it, being the younger son, and not declared successor by his father.

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FOOTNOTES:

F7 (Myajh) "peccatores", V. L. Pagninus, Montanus

1 Kings 1:21 In-Context

19 He has sacrificed many fattened calves, bulls, and sheep. He has invited all the king's sons, Abiathar the priest, and Joab the commander of the army [to his feast]. But he hasn't invited your servant Solomon.

20 All Israel is looking to you, Your Majesty, to tell them who should succeed you on your throne.

21 Otherwise, my son Solomon and I will be treated like criminals when you lie down in death with your ancestors."

22 While she was still talking to the king, the prophet Nathan arrived.

23 The servants told the king, "The prophet Nathan is here." When he came to the king, he bowed down in front of him.