1 Kings 1

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WAs old] because hee was almost seventy years of age, 2 Samuel 5:4.

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A Shunamite] of Shunem a Citie of Issacar, Ios. 19. 18.

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I will be King] because that after the death of Ammon and Absalom, he was the eldest, but God the Soveraign Lord of the people, had long before named Salomon to bee Davids Successor, 1 Chronicles 22:9 [he prepared] as Absalom had done, 2 Samuel 15:1.

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Very goodly] and therefore beloved of the people, and peradventure of David himself [his mother] by birth-right he was next to Absalom, though by another mother, 2 Samuel 3:4. and therefore David took no notice of Adonijahs desire, reserving the relating of his own will which was agreeing with the will of God, in the behalfe of Salomon, untill the ending of his dayes; because hee would avoid troubles.

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En-rogl] some place neere Ierusalem to the Eastward, see Ios. 15. 7. and 18. 16. 2 Samuel 17:17.

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Save] for it was cleare by Salomons being excluded from this feast, that Adonijah had a great jealousie of him, which jealousie was grounded upon the notice hee had of Gods Oracle concerning the succession, ordained to be Salomons.

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With his Fathers] see Gen. 15. 15. and 47. 30 [offenders] as having desired the Kingdom, and secretly sought for thy good will, against his right of first-borne.

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Hee was come] Bathshebah being gone out at that instant, as it appeareth by vers. 28.

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Let my Lord] might it have pleased God, would this change had never been, but that thou mightest have lived and raigned perpetually, Daniel 2:4.

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The servants] the houshold servants, garders and officers belonging to me your King; shall even from this time belong to Salomon: [mine own] a token of communicating, or transferring of the Royall dignitie, Genesis 41:43. Esther 6:8 [to Gihon] it was a hill neere Ierusalem on the West side, opposite to Rogel where Adonijah had gathered his Associates together, and was chosen out by David for this act of consecration to shew the contrarietie of these two Parties, and to avoid any encounter, which might have bred a tumult, or skirmish, see upon 1 Chronicles 29:22. the reiterated, and solemne confirmation of this consecration, which was here but summarily done.

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Say so too] let the Lord be pleased to ratifie by his Soveraign will, and decree, that which thou hast now made known to us, for to be thy will.

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A horne] see upon 1 Samuel 10:1 [out of the Tabernable] not Moses his Tabernale, which was yet in Gibeon 1 Chron. 16. 39. and 21. 29. but that which David had set up for the Arke, 2 Samuel 6:17.

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To blesse] to congratulate with him for this his happy succession, and to testifie their joy therfore, by vowes, and wishes: and to give him thanks for having nominated a successor; freeing them by that meanes of all care, and the Kingdome of divisions, and revolts: [bowed himself] hath confirmed all this, by an expresse thanksgiving to God, as Genesis 47:31.

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Caught hold] either going to Gibeon, where Moses his Altar was at that time, 1 Chronicles 21:29. or to Davids Altar which he had set up in Araunahs threshing floore, 2 Samuel 24:25. Now though there were no law for the freedome of malefactors in that place; yet custome had brought up this refuge, to avoid any present violence, and also for a signe of craving mercie in Gods name, who by the sacrifices made there, layed open his mercie to sinners, see Exodus 21:14. 1 Kings 2:28.