KINGS 1
The queen of the south
shall rise up in the judgment with this generation, and shall condemn it: for
she came from the uttermost parts of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon; and, behold, a greater than Solomon is here.
ON VIDEO- [real windy]
.Great view of North beach- Lexington- and the port of C.C.
.Introduction to the books of 1st- 2nd
Kings
.Covers the history of the monarchy- up until the Babylonian
captivity of Israel
.Adonijah’s rebellion
.Solomon ascends to the throne
.Nathan gives advice [Bathsheba too]
.David acts on it
.Effective keys of ministry
.David had prophets- priests- leaders and scribes [write as
well as speak]
.Septuagint and Latin Vulgate
.Egypt- Turkey [Military coups]
.Alexander the Great
.Hellenization
.Jerome
.Elijah and Elisha
.Tabernacle of David
.Vatican 2
PAST POSTS [ Below are my past teachings that relate to
today’s video- Kings 1-verses below]
Old commentary I wrote years ago-
(1047)KINGS;
INTRODUCTION- There is no greater Old Testament king and dynasty than that of
David. While there are many other types and symbols that point to Jesus [Moses,
Joseph, etc.] yet the rule of David and the promises of God to him [raising up
a son from his lineage with an endless life who will sit on the throne
forever!] are directly related to the purposes of God for his church and the
messianic fulfillment of Jesus and his kingdom. Kings was originally one book
[1st and 2nd kings]. It was divided when the Septuagint
was written [the Greek version of the Old Testament] and stayed divided in
Jerome’s Latin vulgate. We will see the division of Israel as a nation [northern
tribes-10, southern tribes-2] take place in this book. More time will be spent
on the history of the northern tribes, possibly because they needed more
prophetic correction, so the recorded words of the prophets are more prevalent
in Israel’s history than Judah’s [Paul said to the Corinthians that it was
needful for heresies to rise up among them, this gave opportunity to deal with
problems that would be beneficial centuries later to all who would read the
story!] We also see some practical stuff that applies to the present moment
[2009]. The division of the kingdom will be spurred on by the immature
decisions of Rehoboam to listen to the bad advice of inexperienced advisers,
should I say more? I can’t stress enough the role that David’s dynasty played
in the national psyche of Israel
and her future hopes of a restored theocracy. In essence their entire national
hope was based upon a restored Davidic kingdom that would usher in the Messiah
and bring deliverance to the nation from her oppressors [Rome ]. Herod the great, Rome’s political
leader who oversaw Israel and her land under Roman rule, built the restored
temple in hopes of being seen as the leader who would fill the shoes of the
promised Davidic restorer. Though Herod was not Jewish, yet he adopted Jewish
custom and law in an effort to be seen as the legitimate savior of Israel . Saint Augustine [the
bishop of Hippo, North Africa ] would later say
‘I would rather have been Herod's pig than his sons’. He would not eat his
swine, but yet he would murder his own sons! Herod was a madman at heart. Well
let’s cut this intro short and keep our eyes open as we see Jesus and his
messianic kingdom in this story. The church herself will become the fulfillment
of this future kingdom under the reign of Jesus as king over all the earth. The
New Testament writers will eventually portray Jesus as being the present
fulfillment of the promises of God made to David centuries ago, they saw the
promises of God as being a presently fulfilled reality thru the death, burial,
resurrection and ascension of Jesus, the Son of God. And his being seated at
God’s right hand as the ultimate fulfillment of ascending to the throne.
(1048) 1st
KINGS 1- David’s son, Adonijah, plots to take the kingdom and become king in
his fathers place [after he would die]. He chooses a team of talented men to
become his inner circle, he prepares chariots and gets a force together. David
does not discourage him, he seems to be willing to let it slide. One problem,
David’s son Solomon was chosen by God himself to be the next king. David’s key
men, who were left out of the celebration ceremony that Adonijah threw for
himself, realized that if they didn’t act quickly they would be left out in the
cold. So Nathan tells Solomon’s mother, Bathsheba, to go in to the king and
tell him about the problem. Nathan then will go in after her and also confirm
the bad news. Note, Nathan was a powerful prophet, he was the one who faced
David head on about the sin he committed when sleeping with Bathsheba and
killing her husband. But David is old and sick, even if Nathan took the risk to
confront him again in a ‘thus saith the lord’ type thing, there was no
assurance that David would listen. Or worse, tell him he has had enough of his
‘prophetic ministry’ and take his head off! Nathan chose influence and common
sense to get his point across, he was even a little deceptive in the way he
planned it out. David then tells his men ‘go, anoint Solomon as king’ David’s
men prevail and they quickly form a new team around Solomon. Zadok, Nathan and
Benaiah will be the Prophet, Priest and military commander. Now word gets back
to Adonijah that Solomon has been anointed by David, their party ends abruptly
and Adonijah flees for his life. These men [Adonijah and his team] had real
hopes and dreams for their new administration, but God had other plans. A few
things; was Adonijah in total rebellion in doing what he did? Not really, he
was fourth in line to the throne, above Solomon. Remember, the Old Testament
puts special weight on this seniority thing! And David never discouraged the
boy. It’s very possible that Adonijah thought he had the green light in this
thing. Solomon will take the throne and though he will become famous for his wisdom,
he will also be pretty brutal in his
first days as king. He quickly warns Adonijah and in the next chapter we will
see him take swift and decisive action to route out his adversaries. I see a
little too much personal ambition in Adonijah and his men. One of them was
Joab, a great military leader with much experience. If you remember when we
studied Samuel he also had his run ins with David. These men were playing party
politics and positioning themselves for a ‘wonderful future’. The only problem
was God wasn’t in it! I remember many years ago when a friend of mine ‘started
a church’. He was quite a few years older than me, but still new ‘to the game’.
He made the statement ‘God has now made all my dreams come true’. He innocently
fell into the trap of seeing ministry and ‘church’ as some type of
structure/business that God allows people to engage in, in order for them to
‘fulfill their dreams’. Adonijah and his men were excited about the launching
of their new ‘career’s’ the wind went out of their sails when Gods ordained
plan took precedence over their dreams.
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. HEBREWS 10-13
There’s more on the video- Kant, John Mill- Moral Theory-
Utilitarianism, Kantianism. Dead Sea Scroll-s ‘Lost Books’ of the bible-
Septuagint- Jerome- Alexander the Great- Ptolemy- Seleucids- Essenes- Qumran
community- Ecclesiology- Local Church
etc.
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Because our bibles were written in Greek [which shows you
how strong the Greek influence effected the early church- our first New
Testaments were written in Greek- though the Roman Empire was the world Empire
of the day.
But Alexander the Great- the famed Greek conqueror who came
a few centuries before Christ- he instituted what we refer to as Helenization.
A form of conquering where you let the people you conquer
keep their culture- but you also use parts of your culture [in this case the
Greek language] to permeate the vanquished.
So- the Roman Empire of Jesus day [who at one time were
under the rule of the Greek Empire] continued to write in Greek.
It wasn’t until around a few centuries after the time of
Christ that the first Latin bible was written [by Saint Jerome].
But even his bible [the Latin Vulgate] used the Greek Old
Testament [called the Septuagint] instead of the Hebrew- for his Latin
translation.
Ok- the point being- the Greek world did indeed have a
strong influence on the early church.
And the church had to refute the belief that all matter was
evil.
The Christian doctrine of creation [developed under saint
Augustine- the 4th-5th century bishop of Hippo- North
Africa].
Was the teaching that matter was good- that God created the
material realm- so it is not inherently
evil.
But- after the fall of man [Genesis 1-3] a curse did indeed
come upon the earth [some times when the bible says ‘the world’ it is speaking
of the earth- but other times it is speaking of the fallen order- the sinful
realm of man. That’s why there is some confusion- till this day- among
Christians. They might read verses like this- and think the bible is saying the
earth itself- the planet- is wicked. Actually in those verses it is speaking about
the fallen order of sinful men. See? ‘For all that is in THE WORLD- the lust of
the flesh- the lust of the eyes and the pride of life- is not of the father-
but is of the WORLD- and the WORLD is passing away’- this is one example from
the epistle of John- here the World is not saying the planet- but the world of
sinful man- a fallen ‘world’ order.]
So- in conclusion [if I ever get there!] we- as believers-
reject the belief that all matter is evil.
No- man was created in the image of God- and God is the
creator of all things- both visible [earth- man- etc] and invisible [mentioned
in the above chapter].
The evil we see in the ‘world’ today is simply a result of
mans sin- mans choice to live in rebellion against God.
We can’t escape ‘this world of sin’ by simply denying
ourselves [though that is one aspect of the Christian life].
But God sent his Son into the world to redeem man- Christ
died for all men- and this is the Divine act of Salvation.
When we as humans partake of this Salvation- we are then free-
free to enjoy this life- that God gave us- and we don’t have to have the
mindset of a Socrates- who saw this natural life as evil.
The apostle Paul says in his letter to the Romans;
‘Present your bodies as a living sacrifice- HOLY and
acceptable to God’.
See?
Our bodies- the actual flesh we live in- can be Holy-
sanctified- when submitted to the will of God.
This is from my Romans teaching I did a
few years ago- ROMANS 11-13
[note- there’s much more on the video than the post]
.ROMANS 11
.ROMANS 12
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Alexander sought to implement the ideals of his teacher- he
wanted to unify the known world under one people/culture- a belief that
Aristotle held- a sort of ‘unified theory’ [Einstein] that would seek to bring
all learning/knowledge together under one supreme [Divine] principle.
Alexander’s experiment was called Hellenization- which was
the Greek worlds attempt to impose Greek culture/language on all their
conquered enemies- and at the same time allow them to hold on to the their own
culture too. Alexander did amazingly well at this experiment- at the young age
of around 24 he had accomplished most of his mission. The cities were a sort of
composite of Greek culture mixed in with their own culture- this is where we
get the modern term Cosmopolitan.
Alexander died young and his kingdom was divided between 4
generals- one of them- Ptolemy- would himself make it into the history books
because of his keen intellect.
The system of cosmology developed under him would last [and
work!] until some 17-18 hundred years later when it was overthrown by the
Copernican revolution during the time of Copernicus and Galileo.
Alexander’s generals would do their best to carry on the
system of Hellenization- and other nation’s generals would keep the system
going even after Greece fell. One of them- Octavian [Roman general] makes it
into the history books by another famous name- Julius Caesar.
Alexander established a great library in the Egyptian city
of Alexandria [named after him] and many of the great writings were preserved
during this time.
The writings of Aristotle would be discovered again during
the time of Thomas Aquinas [13th century Catholic genius/scholar]
and this would lead to Scholasticism [a peculiar school of thought
developed/revived under Aquinas] and give rise to the Renaissance.
Okay- before the birth of Christ- the Jewish people resisted
the imposing of Greek culture upon them- you had the very famous resistance
under the Jewish Maccabean revolt- where the Jews rose up and fought the wicked
ruler Antiochus Epiphanies- and till this day the Jewish people celebrate this
victory at Hanukah.
Eventually Rome would conquer the Greek kingdom and the
Jewish people were allowed to keep their culture and temple- yet they were
still a people oppressed. Hassidism [getting back to the beginning] developed
during this attempt to not lose their Jewish roots- the Pharisees of Jesus day
came from this movement.
Alexander was pretty successful in his attempt to unify
language- even though the bible [New Testament] was written by Jewish writers-
living under Roman rule- yet the original bible is written in the Greek
language.
Bible scholars till this day study the Greek language to
find the truest meaning of the actual words in the bible [I have a Greek
Lexicon sitting right in front of me].
It would take a few centuries before a Latin version
appeared on the scene [the great church father- Jerome- would produce the Latin
Vulgate].
Yet it would be the re- discovery and learning of the Greek
texts [under men like Erasmus- and the Protestant Reformers] that would lead to
the Reformation [16th century] and other movements in church
history.
The
Jews had various responses to the empires that ruled over them during various
times.
Alexander the Great instituted
Hellenization- a sort of cultural compromise over the people he conquered.
They could keep their
religious/cultural roots- but would be subservient to Alexander and Greek rule.
Some Jewish people rejected any
compromise- we call them the Essenes- they moved out of town- so to speak, and
lived in what we refer to as the Qumran community.
This was a few centuries before
the time of Christ- and this was where the Dead Seas Scrolls were found in the
20th century.
A Bedouin boy was looking for his
goats- threw a rock in a cave right off the Dead Sea- and that’s how we found
the scrolls.
The scrolls might have been
hidden there by the Essenes-
Now- when my friends asked me
about them- I told them that it’s been a while since I read up on any of this-
but to the best of my memory the thing that made them significant was the fact
that they were very old manuscripts- from the bible- and they backed up what we
had had all along.
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[1663] THE ABOMINATION OF DESOLATION
Okay, I think today will be the last day for doing End Time
stuff [for now]. Over these last few days I have tied to just hit a few key
verses- things that are popular in the media because of the failed Camping
prediction.
As I looked over Matthew 24 again this morning- there might
have been 2 more areas I wanted to cover- but let’s stick with the verse above
[the other area was Jesus teaching about his own 2nd coming- he
actually says don’t ‘fall’ for those who say ‘see- here is Jesus- in the SECRET
chambers’. He actually warns against having a belief in a secret return- which
is actually what the Rapture is. He then says ‘for as the lightning shines from
one end of the sky to the other- so shall the 2nd coming be’. Some
actually think this is saying its secretive- that just like you miss seeing the
lighting- because it’s so fast- so you might not see the return. In context all
these verses are saying the coming of Jesus will be open and in full view. When
you read the other descriptions Jesus gives- ‘Like a thief in the Night’ if you
continue to read in context- these verses are saying many will be surprised-
like when a robber comes- they are not saying no one will see!]
Okay- in Matt. 24 Jesus says ‘when you see the abomination
of desolation stand in the holy place- flee to the mountains- leave the city-
troubles on the way’. What does this mean? Jesus is quoting Daniel the prophet.
In Daniel chapters 9-12 you read lots of detailed stuff- it’s easy to get lost
in the many intricate interpretations some prophecy teachers get into here.
I just want to hit on the Abomination one. The term simply
means ‘the wicked thing/person that will bring destruction’. Daniel was one of
the Jews taken into captivity during the Babylonian captivity of Gods people.
Daniel lived around 600 B.C. and you read in his book that when he was in exile
he picked up the writings of the prophet Jeremiah and he figured out the years
that God had foretold for the judgment on Israel [chapter 9].
As you look at all the verses about how many years so many
things will take place in- one of the famous time verses is the 70 weeks
prophecy. This prophecy is usually seen to be speaking about 70 weeks of years
[490 years]. As you read and follow the years of the prophecy- it brings you
right up unto the time of Christ.
The prophecy says there will be 490 years determined for the
Jewish people- and from the decree to rebuild the temple to the appearing of
Jesus there will be 69 weeks [of years]. Now- many scholars have traced the
years from the decree that we find in the Old Testament to the time of Jesus
and it amazingly brings you right up unto the time of Christ.
But the prophecy leaves the last ‘week of years’ out [some
say]. If you measure the time right unto the Crucifixion of Jesus- then you
have the last 7 years open. This is where many prophecy folk put the future 7
year tribulation. If you are familiar at all with these things- the popular
version says in the last days the anti-christ will arise and make a covenant
with Israel for 7 years- in the middle of the 7 years [3.5] he will ‘cause the
sacrifice to cease’ and bring an end to temple worship and the sacrificial
system. Wording like this is used in Daniel.
Now- in some of these verses in Daniel you are reading about
Jesus- the prince- and in others your reading about the ‘bad’ prince- the
‘abomination that makes desolate’. Some have said if you trace the years [483]
to the baptism of Jesus [instead of the Crucifixion] then you can view the
‘middle of the last week’ [3.5 years] as referring to the end of Jesus earthly
ministry. If this is so- then ‘the prince who made the sacrifice to cease in
the middle of the last week’ might be referring to the Cross of Christ.
The New Testament teaches [Hebrews] that the death of Christ
was the final sacrifice for man- and his death caused the old sacrificial
system to stop ‘the prince who causes the sacrifice to cease’ get it?
Either way- as you can see- there are various ways to view
these time verses. Now- in 168 B.C. you had the wicked ruler- Antiochus
Epiphanies- attack the Jewish temple and he set up a pagan altar and sacrificed
a pig on the altar- this was the first fulfillment of the ‘abomination of
desolation’. This began a process of the Hellenization of the Jewish people by
Antiochus [Hellenization means imposing Greek culture and ways upon a foreign
culture].
This event was avenged by a Jewish priest and his 5 sons
[the most famous being Judas Maccabee]. The Catholic Apocryphal book of
Maccabees records this event. This is known as the Maccabean Revolt and the
Jewish people celebrate this event every Hanukah [I think it’s Hanukah- to be
honest it’s been a long time since I read this- might want to double check].
So Jesus picks up on the Daniel prophecy- that was partially
fulfilled in the 2nd century B.C. and he says there will be another
‘abomination that makes desolate’ and when you see him [or it?] ‘flee Jerusalem
and run to the hills’. Now I mentioned the other day that many Jewish believers
did run for the hills in A.D. 70- they took Jesus words as a warning and
escaped the slaughter.
If Jesus were talking about the ‘end of the world’ why flee
to the hills? I mean if I said ‘the world is ending- run from North Bergen to
Fairview [my old hometown area]’ that wouldn't make much sense. So it is
possible that the ‘abomination that makes desolate’ was fulfilled in some way
during the 1st century. How?
There are various views on this- let me just give you one.
Now- to my Jewish friends I want to be careful here- but understand this is a
theological issue that weighed heavily on the minds of the 1st
century Jewish believers. The sacrifice of Christ on the Cross is considered to
be the final sacrifice for all men. In the New Testament you have very strong
language used for those who continued to sacrifice animals after the once and
for all sacrifice of Christ.
The book of Hebrews says those who do this are ‘trampling
under their feet the Blood of Christ and are disrespecting his Blood’ strong
words indeed [Hebrews]. Okay- in the 1st century you did not have
the internet or media like we do today- so obviously God was not holding all
the Jews responsible from day 1- that is it took some time before the word of
the Cross would get out and those who believed would stop sacrificing animals.
Basically God gave the Jewish nation a 40 year probationary period- a
GENERATION [‘this generation’- remember?]
From the time of Jesus earthly ministry to the time of the
destruction of Jerusalem [A.D. 70] you had just under a biblical generation-
just like the prophecies said. What happened at the time of the destruction
that might have been called ‘an abomination that makes desolate’? The Jewish
nation continued to sacrifice animals right up until the end of the ‘40 year
probationary period’ the time God gave them to fully embrace the once and for
all sacrifice of Christ. This means it is possible that the abomination of
desolation is speaking of the continued animal sacrifices that were ‘trampling
under foot the Blood of Christ- and putting him to an open shame’.
In essence this act- continuing to sacrifice animals- was
just as blasphemous as Antiochus sacrificing a pig on the altar- got it?
Okay- these past few days I floated lots of other ways to
view the End Times teaching besides the most popular ways we hear about in the
media [both 'Christian’ and secular]. I’m not saying my view- or these various
views are the only ‘right way’ but I am saying we need to be careful as
believers when we hear/learn certain views- and then confuse those views with
‘well brother- this is what the bible says!’ Often times people mean ‘this is
what I think the bible says’ and we need to be careful that we are
distinguishing between the two.
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VERSES-
1Kings 1:1 Now king David was old and stricken in years; and they
covered him with clothes, but he gat no heat.
1Kings 1:2 Wherefore his servants said unto him, Let there be
sought for my lord the king a young virgin: and let her stand before the king,
and let her cherish him, and let her lie in thy bosom, that my lord the king
may get heat.
1Kings 1:3 So they sought for a fair damsel throughout all the
coasts of Israel, and found Abishag a Shunammite, and brought her to the king.
1Kings 1:4 And the damsel was very fair, and cherished the king,
and ministered to him: but the king knew her not.
1Kings 1:5 Then Adonijah the son of Haggith exalted himself,
saying, I will be king: and he prepared him chariots and horsemen, and fifty
men to run before him.
1Kings 1:6 And his father had not displeased him at any time in
saying, Why hast thou done so? and he also was a very goodly man; and his
mother bare him after Absalom.
1Kings 1:7 And he conferred with Joab the son of Zeruiah, and with
Abiathar the priest: and they following Adonijah helped him.
1Kings 1:8 But Zadok the priest, and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada,
and Nathan the prophet, and Shimei, and Rei, and the mighty men which belonged
to David, were not with Adonijah.
1Kings 1:9 And Adonijah slew sheep and oxen and fat cattle by the
stone of Zoheleth, which is by Enrogel, and called all his brethren the king's
sons, and all the men of Judah the king's servants:
1Kings 1:10 But Nathan the prophet, and Benaiah, and the mighty
men, and Solomon his brother, he called not.
1Kings 1:11 Wherefore Nathan spake unto Bathsheba the mother of
Solomon, saying, Hast thou not heard that Adonijah the son of Haggith doth
reign, and David our lord knoweth it not?
1Kings 1:12 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.
1Kings 1:13 Go and get thee in unto king David, and say unto him,
Didst not thou, my lord, O king, swear unto thine handmaid, saying, Assuredly
Solomon thy son shall reign after me, and he shall sit upon my throne? why then
doth Adonijah reign?
1Kings 1:14 Behold, while thou yet talkest there with the king, I
also will come in after thee, and confirm thy words.
1Kings 1:15 And Bathsheba went in unto the king into the chamber:
and the king was very old; and Abishag the Shunammite ministered unto the king.
1Kings 1:16 And Bathsheba bowed, and did obeisance unto the king.
And the king said, What wouldest thou?
1Kings 1:17 And she said unto him, My lord, thou swarest by the
LORD thy God unto thine handmaid, saying, Assuredly Solomon thy son shall reign
after me, and he shall sit upon my throne.
1Kings 1:18 And now, behold, Adonijah reigneth; and now, my lord
the king, thou knowest it not:
1Kings 1:19 And he hath slain oxen and fat cattle and sheep in
abundance, and hath called all the sons of the king, and Abiathar the priest,
and Joab the captain of the host: but Solomon thy servant hath he not called.
1Kings 1:20 And thou, my lord, O king, the eyes of all Israel are
upon thee, that thou shouldest tell them who shall sit on the throne of my lord
the king after him.
1Kings 1:21 Otherwise it shall come to pass, when my lord the king
shall sleep with his fathers, that I and my son Solomon shall be counted
offenders.
1Kings 1:22 And, lo, while she yet talked with the king, Nathan
the prophet also came in.
1Kings 1:23 And they told the king, saying, Behold Nathan the
prophet. And when he was come in before the king, he bowed himself before the
king with his face to the ground.
1Kings 1:24 And Nathan said, My lord, O king, hast thou said,
Adonijah shall reign after me, and he shall sit upon my throne?
1Kings 1:25 For he is gone down this day, and hath slain oxen and
fat cattle and sheep in abundance, and hath called all the king's sons, and the
captains of the host, and Abiathar the priest; and, behold, they eat and drink
before him, and say, God save king Adonijah.
1Kings 1:26 But me, even me thy servant, and Zadok the priest, and
Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, and thy servant Solomon, hath he not called.
1Kings 1:27 Is this thing done by my lord the king, and thou hast
not shewed it unto thy servant, who should sit on the throne of my lord the
king after him?
1Kings 1:28 Then king David answered and said, Call me Bathsheba.
And she came into the king's presence, and stood before the king.
1Kings 1:29 And the king sware, and said, As the LORD liveth, that
hath redeemed my soul out of all distress,
1Kings 1:30 Even as I sware unto thee by the LORD God of Israel,
saying, Assuredly Solomon thy son shall reign after me, and he shall sit upon
my throne in my stead; even so will I certainly do this day.
1Kings 1:31 Then Bathsheba bowed with her face to the earth, and
did reverence to the king, and said, Let my lord king David live for ever.
1Kings 1:32 And king David said, Call me Zadok the priest, and
Nathan the prophet, and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada. And they came before the
king.
1Kings 1:33 The king also said unto them, Take with you the
servants of your lord, and cause Solomon my son to ride upon mine own mule, and
bring him down to Gihon:
1Kings 1:34 And let Zadok the priest and Nathan the prophet anoint
him there king over Israel: and blow ye with the trumpet, and say, God save
king Solomon.
1Kings 1:35 Then ye shall come up after him, that he may come and
sit upon my throne; for he shall be king in my stead: and I have appointed him
to be ruler over Israel and over Judah.
1Kings 1:36 And Benaiah the son of Jehoiada answered the king, and
said, Amen: the LORD God of my lord the king say so too.
1Kings 1:37 As the LORD hath been with my lord the king, even so
be he with Solomon, and make his throne greater than the throne of my lord king
David.
1Kings 1:38 So Zadok the priest, and Nathan the prophet, and
Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, and the Cherethites, and the Pelethites, went
down, and caused Solomon to ride upon king David's mule, and brought him to
Gihon.
1Kings 1:39 And Zadok the priest took an horn of oil out of the
tabernacle, and anointed Solomon. And they blew the trumpet; and all the people
said, God save king Solomon.
1Kings 1:40 And all the people came up after him, and the people
piped with pipes, and rejoiced with great joy, so that the earth rent with the
sound of them.
1Kings 1:41 And Adonijah and all the guests that were with him
heard it as they had made an end of eating. And when Joab heard the sound of
the trumpet, he said, Wherefore is this noise of the city being in an uproar?
1Kings 1:42 And while he yet spake, behold, Jonathan the son of
Abiathar the priest came; and Adonijah said unto him, Come in; for thou art a
valiant man, and bringest good tidings.
1Kings 1:43 And Jonathan answered and said to Adonijah, Verily our
lord king David hath made Solomon king.
1Kings 1:44 And the king hath sent with him Zadok the priest, and
Nathan the prophet, and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, and the Cherethites, and
the Pelethites, and they have caused him to ride upon the king's mule:
1Kings 1:45 And Zadok the priest and Nathan the prophet have
anointed him king in Gihon: and they are come up from thence rejoicing, so that
the city rang again. This is the noise that ye have heard.
1Kings 1:46 And also Solomon sitteth on the throne of the kingdom.
1Kings 1:47 And moreover the king's servants came to bless our
lord king David, saying, God make the name of Solomon better than thy name, and
make his throne greater than thy throne. And the king bowed himself upon the
bed.
1Kings 1:48 And also thus said the king, Blessed be the LORD God
of Israel, which hath given one to sit on my throne this day, mine eyes even
seeing it.
1Kings 1:49 And all the guests that were with Adonijah were
afraid, and rose up, and went every man his way.
1Kings 1:50 And Adonijah feared because of Solomon, and arose, and
went, and caught hold on the horns of the altar.
1Kings 1:51 And it was told Solomon, saying, Behold, Adonijah
feareth king Solomon: for, lo, he hath caught hold on the horns of the altar,
saying, Let king Solomon swear unto me today that he will not slay his servant
with the sword.
1Kings 1:52 And Solomon said, If he will shew himself a worthy
man, there shall not an hair of him fall to the earth: but if wickedness shall
be found in him, he shall die.
1Kings 1:53 So king Solomon sent, and they brought him down from
the altar. And he came and bowed himself to king Solomon: and Solomon said unto
him, Go to thine house.
At
the mouth of two witnesses, or three witnesses, shall
he that is worthy of death be put to death; but at the mouth of one witness he shall not be put to
death.
One
witness shall not rise up against a man for any iniquity, or for any sin, in
any sin that he sinneth: at the mouth of two witnesses, or at the mouth of three witnesses, shall the matter be
established.
Then the twelve called the multitude of the disciples unto them, and said, It is not
reason that we should leave the word of God, and serve tables.
For I long to see you,
that I may impart unto you some spiritual gift, to the
end ye may be established; That is, that I may be comforted together with you
by the mutual faith both of you and me.
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