1 Kings 1:12

12 nunc ergo veni accipe a me consilium et salva animam tuam filiique tui Salomonis

1 Kings 1:12 Meaning and Commentary

1 Kings 1:12

Now therefore come, let me, I pray thee, give thee counsel,
&c.] How to conduct in this affair, which she being a woman, and no doubt surprised and confounded at this relation, might be at a loss what to do; wherefore Nathan, being a wise man, and a faithful friend, offers to give the best advice he could, and desires her attention to it: says he,

that thou mayest save thine own life, and the life of thy son Solomon;
which would be the usurper's first care to take away, that he might have no rival, and none to disturb him in his government; which step has been often taken by usurpers to secure themselves, see ( Judges 9:5 ) .

1 Kings 1:12 In-Context

10 Nathan autem prophetam et Banaiam et robustos quosque et Salomonem fratrem suum non vocavit

11 dixit itaque Nathan ad Bethsabee matrem Salomonis num audisti quod regnaverit Adonias filius Aggith et dominus noster David hoc ignorat

12 nunc ergo veni accipe a me consilium et salva animam tuam filiique tui Salomonis

13 vade et ingredere ad regem David et dic ei nonne tu domine mi rex iurasti mihi ancillae tuae dicens quod Salomon filius tuus regnabit post me et ipse sedebit in solio meo quare ergo regnavit Adonias

14 et adhuc ibi te loquente cum rege ego veniam post te et conplebo sermones tuos