1 Reyes 1:18

18 y he aquí ahora Adonías reina; y tú , mi señor rey, hasta ahora no lo supiste.

1 Reyes 1:18 Meaning and Commentary

1 Kings 1:18

And now, behold, Adonijah reigneth
Has set up himself as king, and is by some saluted as such; but lest it should be thought by David that she suggested by this that he was guilty of the breach of his oath, or on any account to be blamed, she adds:

and now my lord, O king, thou knowest [it] not;
which as it acquitted him from all blame, so it made the sin of Adonijah the more heinous, that he should do this without consulting his father about it; and was not only neglect of him as a father, and an act of disrespect and disobedience to him as such, but even of high treason, to assume the throne in his father's lifetime, without his consent.

1 Reyes 1:18 In-Context

16 Y Betsabé se inclinó, y adoró al rey. Y el rey dijo: ¿Qué tienes?

17 Y ella le respondió: Señor mío, tú juraste a tu sierva por el SEÑOR tu Dios, diciendo : Salomón tu hijo reinará después de mí, y él se sentará en mi trono;

18 y he aquí ahora Adonías reina; y tú , mi señor rey, hasta ahora no lo supiste.

19 Ha sacrificado bueyes, y animales engordados, y muchas ovejas, y ha convidado a todos los hijos del rey, y a Abiatar sacerdote, y a Joab general del ejército; mas a Salomón tu siervo no ha convidado.

20 Rey señor mío, los ojos de todo Israel están sobre ti, para que les declares quién se ha de sentar en el trono de mi señor el rey después de él.