1 Kings 1:43

43 And Jonathan answered and said to Adonijah, "Verily our lord King David hath 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 And Adonijah and all the guests who were with him heard it as they had made an end of eating. And when Joab heard the sound of the trumpet, he said, "For what reason is this noise, and the city in an uproar?"

42 And while he yet spoke, behold, Jonathan the son of Abiathar the priest came; and Adonijah said unto him, "Come in, for thou art a valiant man and bringest good tidings."

43 And Jonathan answered and said to Adonijah, "Verily our lord King David hath made Solomon king.

44 And the king hath sent with him Zadok the priest, and Nathan the prophet, and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, and the Cherethites, and the Pelethites; and they have caused him to ride upon the king's mule.

45 And Zadok the priest and Nathan the prophet have anointed him king in Gihon; and they have come up from thence rejoicing, so that the city rang again. This is the noise that ye have heard.