He said moreover, I have somewhat to say unto thee. And she said, Say on.
1 Kings 2:14 falls within the account of David's final days and Solomon's accession and reign, part of the history of Israel's undivided kingdom, and the division between 1 and 2 Kings marks no point of special significance in that history. In unholy ambition Adonijah sought to take advantage of the king's old age and tried to take the throne from his aged and feeble father, and David and Solomon might have been killed if the plot had succeeded. Joab failed in loyalty to his king, but Nathan's wisdom and interference defeated Adonijah's plan and Solomon was crowned king. The verse records Adonijah opening his request to Bathsheba as part of a shrewd plot to obtain the kingdom, since possessing the king's concubine would give him a strong claim among the fickle people.
A little later after Solomon was crowned, Adonijah's attempt ended in his own overthrow and death when he and Joab were slain, and Shimei who had cursed David was also put to death for failing to abide by his conditions of life. That overthrow and death confirmed Nathan's warning that violence would remain in David's house, with David's troubles continuing into his last days. Adonijah's coming to Bathsheba with a request that leads to his rebellion and death belongs to the retribution that came back upon David for his wicked conduct toward Uriah. Sin pays back in its own kind, and the evil David did returned in kind through sorrow in his own family for the rest of his life, including the history of Amnon and Tamar and the rebellion and crimes of Absalom, with Adonijah's end belonging to that same family judgment.
1 Kings 2:14 falls within the account of David's final days and Solomon's accession and reign, part of the history of Israel's undivided kingdom, and the division between 1 and 2 Kings marks no point of special significance in that history. In unholy ambition Adonijah sought to take advantage of the king's old age and tried to take the throne from his aged and feeble father, and David and Solomon might have been killed if the plot had succeeded. Joab failed in loyalty to his king, but Nathan's wisdom and interference defeated Adonijah's plan and Solomon was crowned king. The verse records Adonijah opening his request to Bathsheba as part of a shrewd plot to obtain the kingdom, since possessing the king's concubine would give him a strong claim among the fickle people.
A little later after Solomon was crowned, Adonijah's attempt ended in his own overthrow and death when he and Joab were slain, and Shimei who had cursed David was also put to death for failing to abide by his conditions of life. That overthrow and death confirmed Nathan's warning that violence would remain in David's house, with David's troubles continuing into his last days. Adonijah's coming to Bathsheba with a request that leads to his rebellion and death belongs to the retribution that came back upon David for his wicked conduct toward Uriah. Sin pays back in its own kind, and the evil David did returned in kind through sorrow in his own family for the rest of his life, including the history of Amnon and Tamar and the rebellion and crimes of Absalom, with Adonijah's end belonging to that same family judgment.