Go and get you in to king David, and tell him, Didn`t you, my lord, king, swear to your handmaid, saying, Assuredly Solomon your son shall reign after me, and he shall sit on my throne? why then does Adonijah reign?

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Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

Did you not ... swear. —We have no mention of this oath elsewhere. It may have belonged to the time of Solomon’s birth ([Reference…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

Go and get yourself in to King David
That is, go into the chamber where the king lay, at once, without any ceremony:…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

Observe Nathan's addre to Bathsheba: Let me give you counsel how to save your own life, and the life of your son. Such is the counsel Chri…

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