1 Kings 1:43

43 "No! I'm not!" Jonathan answered. "Our master King David has made Solomon king.

1 Kings 1:43 Meaning and Commentary

1 Kings 1:43

And Jonathan answered and said to Adonijah, verily
Or, "nay, but" ^F11 it is not so as you imagine; it is not good tidings, but bad tidings to thee I bring:

our lord King David hath made Solomon king;
of which he gives the following account in proof of it.

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FOOTNOTES:

F11 (lba) "nequaquam", V. L. Junius & Tremellius, Piscator.

1 Kings 1:43 In-Context

41 Adonijah and all of his guests heard it. They were just finishing their meal. Joab heard the sound of the trumpet. So he asked, "What does all of that noise in the city mean?"

42 While Joab was still speaking, Jonathan arrived. Jonathan was the son of the priest Abiathar. Adonijah said, "Come in. I have respect for you. You must be bringing good news."

43 "No! I'm not!" Jonathan answered. "Our master King David has made Solomon king.

44 David sent the priest Zadok and the prophet Nathan along with Solomon. He also sent Benaiah, the son of Jehoiada, with him. He sent the Kerethites and Pelethites with him too. They put him on the king's mule.

45 They took him down to the Gihon spring. There the priest Zadok and the prophet Nathan anointed him as king. Now they've gone back up to the city. They were cheering all the way. The city is filled with the sound of it. That's the noise you hear.