And king Solomon shall be blessed, and the throne of David shall be established before the LORD for ever.
The declaration is that King Solomon shall be blessed, and the throne of David shall be established before the LORD forever. It belongs to the first eleven chapters of 1 Kings that give the life of Solomon, which is the history of the undivided kingdom under Solomon. The surrounding chapter belongs to the subsequent history of David after his great wickedness in the matter of Uriah, showing how completely Nathan's denunciation was accomplished in the judgments that came upon David, with the transgression neither covered up nor excused. It shows Solomon carrying out David's charge to secure the throne after David's death.
In its historical sequence, Solomon succeeded David, who had succeeded Saul, and at Solomon's death Rehoboam took the kingdom before the division into Israel and Judah, which ended with the overthrow of Israel in 721 B.C. and the captivity of Judah beginning with the conquest of Jerusalem by Nebuchadnezzar. The blessing and establishment came through Solomon being crowned king instead of Adonijah, whose failed attempt to seize the kingdom sprang from unholy ambition taking advantage of David's old age; Nathan, knowing the Lord's will and the king's mind, interfered with the plan, so Solomon's rule was preserved. The establishment of the throne took place with real rejoicing and peace and customary royal salutes of God save king Solomon and Let the king live, and Benaiah's prayer that Solomon's throne be made greater than David's was no disrespect to David, since it was always a king's chief wish that his son's throne and power and glory should exceed his own.
The throne was then secured when Adonijah's adherents dispersed in fear, Adonijah fled to the horns of the altar and was pardoned for a time but later put to death for a further offense and insult to the king, Joab was also put to death for failure in loyalty to his king, and Abiathar the priest was retired from office. The statement follows Solomon's judgment on Shimei, who had cursed David and was put to death for violating his oath and failing to abide by his conditions of life, bringing the consequences of his wickedness upon himself; it shows David enduring while the man who insulted him went down, and Solomon's kingdom then established. Solomon took the throne at about twenty years of age and reigned conjointly with David about six months, and David reigned forty years.
The declaration is that King Solomon shall be blessed, and the throne of David shall be established before the LORD forever. It belongs to the first eleven chapters of 1 Kings that give the life of Solomon, which is the history of the undivided kingdom under Solomon. The surrounding chapter belongs to the subsequent history of David after his great wickedness in the matter of Uriah, showing how completely Nathan's denunciation was accomplished in the judgments that came upon David, with the transgression neither covered up nor excused. It shows Solomon carrying out David's charge to secure the throne after David's death.
In its historical sequence, Solomon succeeded David, who had succeeded Saul, and at Solomon's death Rehoboam took the kingdom before the division into Israel and Judah, which ended with the overthrow of Israel in 721 B.C. and the captivity of Judah beginning with the conquest of Jerusalem by Nebuchadnezzar. The blessing and establishment came through Solomon being crowned king instead of Adonijah, whose failed attempt to seize the kingdom sprang from unholy ambition taking advantage of David's old age; Nathan, knowing the Lord's will and the king's mind, interfered with the plan, so Solomon's rule was preserved. The establishment of the throne took place with real rejoicing and peace and customary royal salutes of God save king Solomon and Let the king live, and Benaiah's prayer that Solomon's throne be made greater than David's was no disrespect to David, since it was always a king's chief wish that his son's throne and power and glory should exceed his own.
The throne was then secured when Adonijah's adherents dispersed in fear, Adonijah fled to the horns of the altar and was pardoned for a time but later put to death for a further offense and insult to the king, Joab was also put to death for failure in loyalty to his king, and Abiathar the priest was retired from office. The statement follows Solomon's judgment on Shimei, who had cursed David and was put to death for violating his oath and failing to abide by his conditions of life, bringing the consequences of his wickedness upon himself; it shows David enduring while the man who insulted him went down, and Solomon's kingdom then established. Solomon took the throne at about twenty years of age and reigned conjointly with David about six months, and David reigned forty years.