david - Why did King Solomon have Adonijah killed? - Biblical ...
Oct 28, 2015 · Adonijah proclaims himself king over Israel with the help of Joab and few others. Then King David publicly proclaims that Solomon is the new king. Once Solomon is the new king why does …
david - Why was Abishag the Shunammite important? - Biblical ...
Throughout II Samuel, David's kingdom was plagued with rebellions and fissures. Solomon rejects Bathsheba's request because as long as Adonijah is alive and identifies as part of the royal family he …
In 1 Kings 2:13-25 why didn't Solomon's mother see Adonijah's request ...
Jan 1, 2018 · In 1 Kings 2:13-25 when Adonijah asked Bathsheba to ask Solomon for Abishag as a wife, Solomon saw the request as tantamount to a treasonous attempt on the throne.
Did Nathan and Bathsheba fabricate an oath regarding Solomon?
In 1 Kings 1:11-14, Nathan and Bathsheba formulate a plan to have David make Solomon his successor as king rather than Adonijah, a plan which includes an oath: Then Nathan asked Bathsheba, Solomo...
Why did Joab side with Adonijah and not Solomon?
Feb 14, 2017 · Joab was a loyal captain of King David. However he conspired with Adonijah. (1 Kings 2:28). Was there bitterness in his heart toward David because of the recent killing of Absalom? Or …
hebrew bible - Biblical Hermeneutics Stack Exchange
Jun 14, 2020 · When David was old and Adonijah his son proclaimed himself King, Nathan the Prophet rushed to Bathsheba and gave her wisdom to go in to the King and save her life and the life of her …
1 kings - Biblical Hermeneutics Stack Exchange
The absolute answers are only those that can be arrived at by a direct reference to the text. The only explicit reason given is in 1 kings 2:4, namely that Joab had killed two of David's captains when he …
hebrew - What is the significance of Adonijah sacrificing calves in 1 ...
Aug 12, 2017 · In the old testament it is obvious that there are multiple references to sacrificing calves. From my understanding this was generally performed by the high priests to take away the sins of the …
Did not King Solomon defile the altar by killing Joab while he was ...
50 Now Adonijah was afraid of Solomon; so he arose, and went and took hold of the horns of the altar. 51 And it was told Solomon, saying, “Indeed Adonijah is afraid of King Solomon; for look, he has …
Why did David advise Solomon to kill Joab? [duplicate]
David advised Solomon to eliminate Joab because Joab had crossed him several times and especially because Joab had backed Adonijah's recent act of treason. The accepted answer ignores this crucial …