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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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The Unrecorded Oath
Commentators note that the specific oath Nathan refers to is not recorded elsewhere in Scripture. However, they affirm its existence, pointing out that King David himself confirms it later in this chapter. This reminds readers that Scripture doesn't record every historical event, but its internal consistency validates the claims made by its characters.
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19th Century
Anglican
Did you not ... swear. —We have no mention of this oath elsewhere. It may have belonged to the time of Solomon’s birth ([Reference…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Go and get yourself in to King David That is, go into the chamber where the king lay, at once, without any ceremony:…
Presbyterian
Observe Nathan's address to Bathsheba: Let me give you counsel how to save your own life, and the life of your son. Such is the counsel Ch…