1 Kings 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?
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Gill's Exposition
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…
We have here the effectual endeavours that were used by Nathan and Bathsheba to obtain from David a ratification of Solomon's succession, for the crushing of Adonijah's usurpation. 1. David himself…
Academic commentary, 1882–1921
Cambridge Bible
shewedit unto thy servant There is a various reading, -thy servants," but the A. V. gives the better sense. There was a special reason why Nathan should know of all that was done in respect of the…