1 Kings 1:12

Translations

Modern

Now please, come and let me advise you. Save your own life and the life of your son Solomon.

Traditional

Now therefore come, let me, I pray thee, give thee counsel, that thou mayest save thine own life, and the life of thy son Solomon.

Literal

And come, let me advise you, please, with counsel that may save your own life and the life of your son Solomon.

Latin

Nunc ergo veni, accipe consilium a me, et salva animam tuam, filiique tui Salomonis.

Original

Hebrew

English

Now please, come and let me advise you. Save your own life and the life of your son Solomon.

Notes

1 Kings 1:11–14

Bathsheba was Solomon’s mother and David’s favorite wife. Their affair caused the death of Bathsheba’s husband, Uriah the Hittite (see 2 Samuel 11:1–27).
Nathan, the prophet who shared God’s promise with David (2 Samuel 7:1–17) and announced God’s love for Solomon at his birth (2 Samuel 12:24–25), confirmed God’s choice of Solomon to become king after David (see 1 Chronicles 28:4–7). Although Nathan strongly criticized David for his affair with Bathsheba and the murder of Uriah (2 Samuel 12:1–15), the king respected him.
Adonijah likely noticed Nathan’s close ties with Bathsheba and Solomon. If Adonijah’s plan to make himself king succeeded, all three could expect to be killed (see 1 Kings 15:29; 16:11).

1 Kings 1:1–2:12

The book of 1 Kings begins with the Lord's promise to David (see 2 Samuel 7:11–16). Solomon was the rightful and God-chosen heir to what God gave his father David. The problems during Solomon's rise to power suggested there would be more troubles later in his reign and between Israel and Judah in the future(1 Kings 1:1–2:46; 11:12–43).

Theme notes and profiles

Abiathar Bathsheba David Solomon Zadok Prophets in 1 Kings

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People

Solomon: Son of David, king of Israel, known for his wisdom

Glossary

Adonijah Banquet Bathsheba Kings, Books of First and Second Nathan Offerings and Sacrifices Shulammite Shunammite Shunem Solomon (Person)

Topics

Bath-Sheba (Bathsheba): Solomon's Mother Civil Service: Influence In Nathan: Assists Bath-Sheba in Securing to Solomon, Her Son, the Succession to the Throne Politics: Ministers in Nathan, the Prophet, Influences the Selection of David's Successor Solomon: Succeeds David to the Throne of Israel Statecraft: Nathan

1 Kings 1:12

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