Geneva Bible Notes: 1 Kings 1

1 Kings 1:1 (b) For his natural heate was worne away with trauels.

1 Kings 1:1 (a) He was about 70 yere olde, {2 sam. 5, 4}

1 Kings 1:1 (!) Abishag kepeth Dauid in his extreme age.

1 Kings 1:2 (/) Or, serue him.

1 Kings 1:3 (c) Which citie was in the tribe of Issachar.

1 Kings 1:5 (!) Adoniah usurpeth the kingdome.

1 Kings 1:5 (d) Read, {2 Sam. 15, 1}

1 Kings 1:6 (/) Ebr. daies.

1 Kings 1:7 (/) Ebr. his werdes were with Joab.

1 Kings 1:7 (e) They toke his part & followed him.

1 Kings 1:9 (/) Or, ???

1 Kings 1:10 (f) As the Cherethites & Pelethites.

1 Kings 1:12 (g) For Adoniiah wil destroy thee and thy sonne, if he reigne.

1 Kings 1:14 (h) By declaring suche things as may further the same.

1 Kings 1:18 (i) The King being worne with age, cold not attend to the affaires of the realme & also Adoniiah had many flatters which kept it from the King.

1 Kings 1:21 (k) And so put to death wicked transgressers.

1 Kings 1:21 (/) Ebr. sinners.

1 Kings 1:23 (l) Acknowledging him to be the true & worthy King appointed of God as the figure of his Christ.

1 Kings 1:25 (/) Ebr. let the King Adoniiah liue.

1 Kings 1:27 (m) Meaning, that he oght in such affaires enterprise nothing except he had consulted with the Lord.

1 Kings 1:30 (!) Salomon is anointed King.

1 Kings 1:30 (n) Moued by the Spirit of God so to do because he foresawe that Salomon shulde be the figure of Christ.

1 Kings 1:33 (o) Meaning, the Kings seruants & suche as were of his garde.

1 Kings 1:35 (/) Ebr. commanded.

1 Kings 1:36 (/) Ebr. sayse.

1 Kings 1:39 (p) Wherewith they accustomed to anoint the Priestes & the holy instruments, {Exod. 30,23}.

1 Kings 1:40 (/) Ebr. brake.

1 Kings 1:42 (q) He praised Johathan thinking to haue heard comfortable news, but God wroght things contrary to his expectation, and so did beat downe his pride.

1 Kings 1:42 (/) Ebr. A man of power.

1 Kings 1:47 (s) He gaue God thankes for the good successe.

1 Kings 1:47 (r) To salute him & to pray & praise God for him.

1 Kings 1:50 (!) Adoniiah fleeth to the altar.

1 Kings 1:50 (t) Which Dauid his father had buylt in the floore of Araunah.