1 Kings 2:19 Meaning, Study, & Commentary | NLT

So Bathsheba went to King Solomon to speak on Adonijah’s behalf. The king rose from his throne to meet her, and he bowed down before her. When he sat down on his throne again, the king ordered that a throne be brought for his mother, and she sat at his right hand.

Commentaries

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century

Presbyterian

18th Century

A seat — Or, “a throne.” We have here a proof of the high dignity of the Queen-mother. Compare also 1 Kings 15:13; [Reference 2 …

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century

Reformed Baptist

17th Century

Bathsheba therefore went to King Solomon, to speak to him
for Adonijah
She went from …

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century

Presbyterian

17th Century

Solomon received Bathsheba with all the respect that was owing to a mother; but let no one be asked for what they ought not to grant. It ill become…