Has my lord the king let this happen without informing your servant who should sit on the throne after my lord the king?”
Nathan knew God's mind in this matter and could not sit idle while the throne meant for Solomon was usurped. Prophets were deeply involved in such affairs because they understood the will of Heaven, not mere human preference or palace intrigue.
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Commenting on 1 Kings 1:11-31
Is this thing done by my lord the king,.... With his knowledge and consent, and by his orders: and thou hast not showed it unto thy servant; meaning himself, who had brought him a message from the Lord, signifying that Solomon should succeed him; and therefore if that had been countermanded, it seemed strange that he should not have acquainted him with it: or "to...
Adonijah was the oldest son alive, blessed with manners and looks that won the court's favor; but his father's silence in seeing him flaunt the trappings of an heir-presumptive was read as consent. That fatal quiet emboldened him.
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Commenting on 1 Kings 1:5-31