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Selected Verse: 1 Kings 1:8 - Strong Concordance
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| 1Ki 1:8 |
Strong Concordance |
But Zadok [06659] the priest [03548], and Benaiah [01141] the son [01121] of Jehoiada [03077], and Nathan [05416] the prophet [05030], and Shimei [08096], and Rei [07472], and the mighty men [01368] which belonged to David [01732], were not with Adonijah [0138]. |
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King James |
But Zadok the priest, and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, and Nathan the prophet, and Shimei, and Rei, and the mighty men which belonged to David, were not with Adonijah. |
Summary Of Commentaries Associated With The Selected Verse
| A Commentary, Critical, Practical, and Explanatory on the Old and New Testaments, by Robert Jamieson, A.R. Fausset and David Brown [1882] |
But Zadok the priest--He had been high priest in the tabernacle at Gibeon under Saul (Ch1 16:39). David, on his accession, had conjoined him and Abiathar equal in the exercise of their high functions (Sa2 8:17; Sa2 15:24, Sa2 15:29, Sa2 15:35). But it is extremely probable that some cause of jealousy or discord between them had arisen, and hence each lent his countenance and support to opposite parties.
Benaiah--Distinguished for his bravery (Sa1 23:20), he had been appointed captain of the king's bodyguard (Sa2 8:18; Sa2 20:23; Ch1 18:17), and was regarded by Joab as a rival.
Nathan the prophet--He was held in high estimation by David, and stood on the most intimate relations with the royal family (Sa2 12:25).
Shimei--probably the person of this name who was afterwards enrolled among Solomon's great officers (Kg1 4:18).
Rei--supposed to be the same as Ira (Sa2 20:26).
and the mighty men--the select band of worthies. |
| Notes on the Bible, by Albert Barnes, [1834] |
There is some difficulty in understanding how Zadok and Abiathar came to be both "priests" at this time, and in what relation they stood to one another. The best explanation seems to be that Abiathar was the real high priest, and officiated at the sanctuary containing the ark of the covenant in Zion, while Zadok performed the offices of chief priest at the tabernacle of Witness at Gibeon Ch1 16:39.
For Benaiah, see Sa2 8:18; Sa2 20:23; Sa2 23:20-21. For Nathan, see Sa2 7:2-3, Sa2 7:17; Sa2 12:1-15, Sa2 12:25. As privy to all David's plans Kg1 1:24, he had no doubt fully approved the order of succession which the king was known to intend.
Shimei and Rei - Shimei and Rei are perhaps David's two brothers, Shimma and Raddai Ch1 2:13-14.
Mighty men - Probably the company of 600, originally formed during David's early wanderings Sa1 25:13; Sa1 27:2, and afterward maintained as the most essential element of his standing army. |
| Adam Clarke Commentary on the Whole Bible - Published 1810-1826 |
| And Nathan - Some suppose that he was the preceptor of Solomon. |
26 And Ira [05896] also the Jairite [02972] was a chief ruler [03548] about David [01732].
18 Shimei [08096] the son [01121] of Elah [0414], in Benjamin [01144]:
25 And he sent [07971] by the hand [03027] of Nathan [05416] the prophet [05030]; and he called [07121] his name [08034] Jedidiah [03041], because of the LORD [03068].
17 And Benaiah [01141] the son [01121] of Jehoiada [03077] was over the Cherethites [03774] and the Pelethites [06432]; and the sons [01121] of David [01732] were chief [07223] about [03027] the king [04428].
23 Now Joab [03097] was over all the host [06635] of Israel [03478]: and Benaiah [01141] the son [01121] of Jehoiada [03077] was over the Cherethites [03774] [03746] and over the Pelethites [06432]:
18 And Benaiah [01141] the son [01121] of Jehoiada [03077] was over both the Cherethites [03774] and the Pelethites [06432]; and David's [01732] sons [01121] were chief rulers [03548].
20 Now therefore, O king [04428], come down [03381] according to all the desire [0185] of thy soul [05315] to come down [03381]; and our part shall be to deliver [05462] him into the king's [04428] hand [03027].
35 And hast thou not there with thee Zadok [06659] and Abiathar [054] the priests [03548]? therefore it shall be, that what thing [01697] soever thou shalt hear [08085] out of the king's [04428] house [01004], thou shalt tell [05046] it to Zadok [06659] and Abiathar [054] the priests [03548].
29 Zadok [06659] therefore and Abiathar [054] carried [07725] the ark [0727] of God [0430] again [07725] to Jerusalem [03389]: and they tarried [03427] there.
24 And lo Zadok [06659] also, and all the Levites [03881] were with him, bearing [05375] the ark [0727] of the covenant [01285] of God [0430]: and they set down [03332] the ark [0727] of God [0430]; and Abiathar [054] went up [05927], until all the people [05971] had done [08552] passing [05674] out of the city [05892].
17 And Zadok [06659] the son [01121] of Ahitub [0285], and Ahimelech [0288] the son [01121] of Abiathar [054], were the priests [03548]; and Seraiah [08304] was the scribe [05608];
39 And Zadok [06659] the priest [03548], and his brethren [0251] the priests [03548], before [06440] the tabernacle [04908] of the LORD [03068] in the high place [01116] that was at Gibeon [01391],
2 And David [01732] arose [06965], and he passed over [05674] with the six [08337] hundred [03967] men [0376] that were with him unto Achish [0397], the son [01121] of Maoch [04582], king [04428] of Gath [01661].
13 And David [01732] said [0559] unto his men [0582], Gird ye on [02296] every man [0376] his sword [02719]. And they girded on [02296] every man [0376] his sword [02719]; and David [01732] also girded on [02296] his sword [02719]: and there went up [05927] after [0310] David [01732] about four [0702] hundred [03967] men [0376]; and two hundred [03967] abode [03427] by the stuff [03627].
13 And Jesse [03448] begat [03205] his firstborn [01060] Eliab [0446], and Abinadab [041] the second [08145], and Shimma [08092] the third [07992],
14 Nethaneel [05417] the fourth [07243], Raddai [07288] the fifth [02549],
24 And Nathan [05416] said [0559], My lord [0113], O king [04428], hast thou said [0559], Adonijah [0138] shall reign [04427] after [0310] me, and he shall sit [03427] upon my throne [03678]?
25 And he sent [07971] by the hand [03027] of Nathan [05416] the prophet [05030]; and he called [07121] his name [08034] Jedidiah [03041], because of the LORD [03068].
1 And the LORD [03068] sent [07971] Nathan [05416] unto David [01732]. And he came [0935] unto him, and said [0559] unto him, There were two [08147] men [0582] in one [0259] city [05892]; the one [0259] rich [06223], and the other [0259] poor [07326].
2 The rich [06223] man had exceeding [03966] many [07235] flocks [06629] and herds [01241]:
3 But the poor [07326] man had nothing, save one [0259] little [06996] ewe lamb [03535], which he had bought [07069] and nourished up [02421]: and it grew up [01431] together [03162] with him, and with his children [01121]; it did eat [0398] of his own meat [06595], and drank [08354] of his own cup [03563], and lay [07901] in his bosom [02436], and was unto him as a daughter [01323].
4 And there came [0935] a traveller [01982] unto the rich [06223] man [0376], and he spared [02550] to take [03947] of his own flock [06629] and of his own herd [01241], to dress [06213] for the wayfaring man [0732] that was come [0935] unto him; but took [03947] the poor [07326] man's [0376] lamb [03535], and dressed [06213] it for the man [0376] that was come [0935] to him.
5 And David's [01732] anger [0639] was greatly [03966] kindled [02734] against the man [0376]; and he said [0559] to Nathan [05416], As the LORD [03068] liveth [02416], the man [0376] that hath done [06213] this thing shall surely [01121] die [04194]:
6 And he shall restore [07999] the lamb [03535] fourfold [0706], because [06118] he did [06213] this thing [01697], and because [0834] he had no pity [02550].
7 And Nathan [05416] said [0559] to David [01732], Thou art the man [0376]. Thus saith [0559] the LORD [03068] God [0430] of Israel [03478], I anointed [04886] thee king [04428] over Israel [03478], and I delivered [05337] thee out of the hand [03027] of Saul [07586];
8 And I gave [05414] thee thy master's [0113] house [01004], and thy master's [0113] wives [0802] into thy bosom [02436], and gave [05414] thee the house [01004] of Israel [03478] and of Judah [03063]; and if that had been too little [04592], I would moreover have given [03254] unto thee such [02007] and such things [02007].
9 Wherefore hast thou despised [0959] the commandment [01697] of the LORD [03068], to do [06213] evil [07451] in his sight [05869]? thou hast killed [05221] Uriah [0223] the Hittite [02850] with the sword [02719], and hast taken [03947] his wife [0802] to be thy wife [0802], and hast slain [02026] him with the sword [02719] of the children [01121] of Ammon [05983].
10 Now therefore the sword [02719] shall never [05704] [05769] depart [05493] from thine house [01004]; because [06118] thou hast despised [0959] me, and hast taken [03947] the wife [0802] of Uriah [0223] the Hittite [02850] to be thy wife [0802].
11 Thus saith [0559] the LORD [03068], Behold, I will raise up [06965] evil [07451] against thee out of thine own house [01004], and I will take [03947] thy wives [0802] before thine eyes [05869], and give [05414] them unto thy neighbour [07453], and he shall lie [07901] with thy wives [0802] in the sight [05869] of this sun [08121].
12 For thou didst [06213] it secretly [05643]: but I will do [06213] this thing [01697] before all Israel [03478], and before the sun [08121].
13 And David [01732] said [0559] unto Nathan [05416], I have sinned [02398] against the LORD [03068]. And Nathan [05416] said [0559] unto David [01732], The LORD [03068] also hath put away [05674] thy sin [02403]; thou shalt not die [04191].
14 Howbeit [0657], because by this deed [01697] thou hast given [05006] great occasion [05006] to the enemies [0341] of the LORD [03068] to blaspheme [05006], the child [01121] also that is born [03209] unto thee shall surely [04191] die [04191].
15 And Nathan [05416] departed [03212] unto his house [01004]. And the LORD [03068] struck [05062] the child [03206] that Uriah's [0223] wife [0802] bare [03205] unto David [01732], and it was very sick [0605].
17 According to all these words [01697], and according to all this vision [02384], so did Nathan [05416] speak [01696] unto David [01732].
2 That the king [04428] said [0559] unto Nathan [05416] the prophet [05030], See [07200] now, I dwell [03427] in an house [01004] of cedar [0730], but the ark [0727] of God [0430] dwelleth [03427] within [08432] curtains [03407].
3 And Nathan [05416] said [0559] to the king [04428], Go [03212], do [06213] all that is in thine heart [03824]; for the LORD [03068] is with thee.
20 And Benaiah [01141] the son [01121] of Jehoiada [03077], the son [01121] of a valiant [02428] man [0376] [0381], of Kabzeel [06909], who had done many [07227] acts [06467], he slew [05221] two [08147] lionlike men [0739] of Moab [04124]: he went down [03381] also and slew [05221] a lion [0738] in the midst [08432] of a pit [0953] in time [03117] of snow [07950]:
21 And he slew [02026] an Egyptian [04713], a goodly [04758] man [0376]: and the Egyptian [04713] had a spear [02595] in his hand [03027]; but he went down [03381] to him with a staff [07626], and plucked [01497] the spear [02595] out of the Egyptian's [04713] hand [03027], and slew [05221] him with his own spear [02595].
23 Now Joab [03097] was over all the host [06635] of Israel [03478]: and Benaiah [01141] the son [01121] of Jehoiada [03077] was over the Cherethites [03774] [03746] and over the Pelethites [06432]:
18 And Benaiah [01141] the son [01121] of Jehoiada [03077] was over both the Cherethites [03774] and the Pelethites [06432]; and David's [01732] sons [01121] were chief rulers [03548].
39 And Zadok [06659] the priest [03548], and his brethren [0251] the priests [03548], before [06440] the tabernacle [04908] of the LORD [03068] in the high place [01116] that was at Gibeon [01391],