1 Kings 2:13

Then Adonijah the son of Haggith came to Bathsheba the mother of Solomon. She said, “Do you come peaceably?” He said, “Peaceably.

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WEBBE

Then Adonijah the son of Haggith came to Bathsheba the mother of Solomon. She said, “Do you come peaceably?” He said, “Peaceably.

BSB

Now Adonijah son of Haggith went to Bathsheba the mother of Solomon, and she asked, “Do you come in peace?” “Yes, in peace,” he replied.

KJV

And Adonijah the son of Haggith came to Bath-sheba the mother of Solomon. And she said, Comest thou peaceably? And he said, Peaceably.

ASV

Then Adonijah the son of Haggith came to Bath-sheba the mother of Solomon. And she said, Comest thou peaceably? And he said, Peaceably.

BBE

Then Adonijah, the son of Haggith, came to Bath-sheba, the mother of Solomon. And she said, Come you in peace? And he said, Yes, in peace.

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וַיָּבֹא vai·ya·vo' and he came H935 אֲדֹנִיָּהוּ 'a·do·ni·ya·hu Adonijah H138 בֶן־ ven- [the] son of H1121 חַגֵּית cha·geit Haggith H2294 אֶל־ 'el- to H413 בַּת־ bat- Bath- H1339 שֶׁבַע she·va' -sheba H1339 אֵם־ 'em- [the] mother of H517 שְׁלֹמֹה she·lo·moh Solomon H8010 וַתֹּאמֶר va·to·mer and she said H559 הֲשָׁלוֹם ha·sha·lom ¿ peace H7965 בֹּאֶךָ bo·'e·kha [are] coming you H935 וַיֹּאמֶר vai·yo·mer and he said H559 שָׁלוֹם sha·lom peace H7965

Commentary

Matthew Henry · Verses 12–25

Solomon received Bathsheba with all the respect that was owing to a mother; but let none be asked for that which they ought not to grant. It ill becomes a good man to prefer a bad request, or to appear in a bad cause. According to eastern customs it was plain that Adonijah sought to be king, by his asking for Abishag as his wife, and Solomon could not be safe while he lived. Ambitious, turbulent spirits commonly prepare death for themselves. Many a head has been lost by catching at a crown.

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SolomonAdonijahBathshebaHaggith

Topics

IntercessionInfluenceAdonijahBath-Sheba (Bathsheba)HaggithShunammiteAbishag

Cross-references: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. Hebrew and Greek data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. Library: sources.