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Then Nathan spoke to Bath-sheba the mother of Solomon, saying, Haven`t you heard that Adonijah the son of Haggith reigns, and David our lord doesn`t know it?
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Nathan, Agent of God's Plan
Commentators explain that Nathan's intervention was not merely political. As the prophet who delivered God's promise about David's heir (2 Samuel 7) and gave Solomon the name Jedidiah, meaning 'beloved of the Lord' (2 Samuel 12), his actions were consistent with ensuring God's declared will was fulfilled.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
The son of Haggith - Compare the marginal reference. This expression was well chosen to touch the pride of Bathsheba: “Adonijah; not your so…
19th Century
Anglican
Therefore Nathan.—The initiative taken by Nathan is especially natural, since he had been the medium both of the prophecy to David…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Wherefore Nathan spoke unto Bathsheba the mother of Solomon , &c.] Who not only had an interest in the king, being h…
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