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A King's Right to Choose
Commentators explain that in the ancient Near East, kings often had the right to designate a successor from among their sons, rather than following a strict rule of the firstborn inheriting. Bathsheba's appeal reminds David that the people of Israel are looking to him to exercise this royal authority and officially name the next king.
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Albert Barnes
On 1 Kings 1:20
18th Century
Theologian
Tell them who shall sit on the throne - Alongside what may be called the natural right of hereditary succession, there existed in the ancien…
John Gill
On 1 Kings 1:20
17th Century
Pastor
And you, my lord, O king
As for you, or what concerns you, or is incumbent on you, will appear from the expectations…
Matthew Henry
On 1 Kings 1:11–31
17th Century
Minister
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…