The Meaning of 1 Kings 2:22 Explained

1 Kings 2:22

KJV: And king Solomon answered and said unto his mother, And why dost thou ask Abishag the Shunammite for Adonijah? ask for him the kingdom also; for he is mine elder brother; even for him, and for Abiathar the priest, and for Joab the son of Zeruiah.

YLT: And king Solomon answereth and saith to his mother, 'And why art thou asking Abishag the Shunammite for Adonijah? also ask for him the kingdom -- for he is mine elder brother -- even for him, and for Abiathar the priest, and for Joab son of Zeruiah.'

Darby: And king Solomon answered and said to his mother, And why dost thou ask Abishag the Shunammite for Adonijah? ask for him the kingdom also; for he is mine elder brother; even for him, and for Abiathar the priest, and for Joab the son of Zeruiah.

ASV: And king Solomon answered and said unto his mother, And why dost thou ask Abishag the Shunammite for Adonijah? ask for him the kingdom also; for he is mine elder brother; even for him, and for Abiathar the priest, and for Joab the son of Zeruiah.

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What is the context of 1 Kings 2:22?

KJV Reverse Interlinear

And king Solomon answered and said unto his mother, And why dost thou ask Abishag the Shunammite for Adonijah? ask for him the kingdom also; for he [is] mine elder brother; even for him, and for Abiathar the priest, and for Joab the son of Zeruiah.

What does 1 Kings 2:22 Mean?

Context Summary

1 Kings 2:10-25 - A Foolish And Fatal Petition

So David's troubled life came to a close, but he has never ceased to lead the praises of the saints.

At the very beginning of his reign Solomon was confronted by a difficult problem. There was so close a connection in public opinion between the title to the crown and the possession of a deceased monarch's harem, that it would have been impossible to grant Adonijah's request without giving strong encouragement to his pretensions. Solomon treated Bathsheba with profound respect, but his love for her did not blind him to his duty to his realm, Proverbs 20:26.

Notice that solemn declaration, "As Jehovah liveth," 1 Kings 2:24. It was common to the godly of those days. See 1 Kings 17:1. They would not use the phrase lightly nor flippantly, but with a profound realization of standing in the presence of God. Let us recall those words of our Lord, "As the living Father sent me and I live because of the Father," John 6:57, and let us draw daily on His life, so that we may live-yet not we, but he in us and we in Him, Galatians 2:20.

1 Kings 2:1-46 - Breaking Three Commandments

From a worldly point of view Naboth might have done a good stroke of business by selling his estate to. Ahab. A royal price and assured favor might have been his-but he had a conscience! Above the persuasive tones of the monarch's offer sounded the voice of God: "The land shall not be sold for ever, for the land is mine." See Leviticus 25:23; Numbers 36:7; Ezekiel 46:18.

Ahab knew perfectly well that Jezebel could not give him the property of another except by foul means, but he took pains not to inquire. Though the direct orders for Naboth's death did not come from him, yet, by his silence, he was an accomplice and an accessory; and divine justice penetrates all such specious excuses. God holds us responsible for wrongs which we do not arrest, though we have the power. The crime was blacker because of the pretext of religion, as suggested by a fast. See also 2 Kings 9:26. The blood of murdered innocence cries to God, and his requital, though delayed, is inevitable. See Revelation 6:9-10. [source]

Chapter Summary: 1 Kings 2

¹ David, having given a charge to Solomon
³ of Reverence
⁵ of Joab
⁷ of Barzillai
⁸ of Shimei
¹⁰ Solomon succeeds
¹² Adonijah, moving Bathsheba to ask unto Solomon for Abishag,
¹³ is put to death
²⁶ Abiathar, having his life given him, is deprived of the priesthood
²⁸ Joab fleeing to the horns of the altar, is there slain
³⁵ Benaiah is put in Joab's room, and Zadfok in Abiathar's
³⁶ Shimei, confined to Jerusalem, by occasion of going to Gath, is put to death

What do the individual words in 1 Kings 2:22 mean?

And answered King Solomon and said to his mother and why you do ask - Abishag the Shunammitess for Adonijah and Ask also for him the kingdom for he [is] brother older my for him for Abiathar the priest for Joab son of Zeruiah -

וַיַּעַן֩ הַמֶּ֨לֶךְ שְׁלֹמֹ֜ה וַיֹּ֣אמֶר לְאִמּ֗וֹ וְלָמָה֩ אַ֨תְּ שֹׁאֶ֜לֶת אֶת־ אֲבִישַׁ֤ג הַשֻּׁנַמִּית֙ ؟ לַאֲדֹ֣נִיָּ֔הוּ וְשַֽׁאֲלִי־ לוֹ֙ הַמְּלוּכָ֔ה כִּ֛י ה֥וּא אָחִ֖י הַגָּד֣וֹל מִמֶּ֑נִּי וְלוֹ֙ וּלְאֶבְיָתָ֣ר הַכֹּהֵ֔ן וּלְיוֹאָ֖ב בֶּן־ צְרוּיָֽה פ

וַיַּעַן֩	And answered
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine singular Root: לְעַנּׄות Sense: to answer, respond, testify, speak, shout.
הַמֶּ֨לֶךְ	King
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine singular Root: מֶלֶךְ Sense: king.
שְׁלֹמֹ֜ה	Solomon
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: שְׁלֹמֹה Sense: son of David by Bathsheba and 3rd king of Israel; author of Proverbs and Song of Songs.
וַיֹּ֣אמֶר	and said
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine singular Root: אָמַר Sense: to say, speak, utter.
לְאִמּ֗וֹ	to his mother
Parse: Preposition-l, Noun, feminine singular construct, third person masculine singular Root: אֵם Sense: mother.
וְלָמָה֩	and why
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Interrogative Root: לָמָּה Sense: what, how, of what kind.
שֹׁאֶ֜לֶת	do ask
Parse: Verb, Qal, Participle, feminine singular Root: שָׁאַל Sense: to ask, enquire, borrow, beg.
אֶת־	-
Parse: Direct object marker Root: אֹות Sense: sign of the definite direct object, not translated in English but generally preceding and indicating the accusative.
אֲבִישַׁ֤ג	Abishag
Parse: Proper Noun, feminine singular Root: אֲבִישַׁג Sense: David’s beautiful young nurse.
הַשֻּׁנַמִּית֙	the Shunammitess
Parse: Article, Proper Noun, feminine singular Root: שׁוּנַמִּי Sense: an inhabitant of Shunem.
؟ לַאֲדֹ֣נִיָּ֔הוּ	for Adonijah
Parse: Preposition-l, Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: אֲדֹונִיָּה Sense: fourth son of David and Solomon’s rival for the throne.
וְשַֽׁאֲלִי־	and Ask also
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Imperative, feminine singular Root: שָׁאַל Sense: to ask, enquire, borrow, beg.
לוֹ֙	for him
Parse: Preposition, third person masculine singular
הַמְּלוּכָ֔ה	the kingdom
Parse: Article, Noun, feminine singular Root: מְלוּכָה Sense: kingship, royalty, kingly office.
ה֥וּא	he [is]
Parse: Pronoun, third person masculine singular Root: הוּא Sense: he, she, it.
אָחִ֖י	brother
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct, first person common singular Root: אָח Sense: brother.
הַגָּד֣וֹל	older
Parse: Article, Adjective, masculine singular Root: גָּבֹול Sense: great.
מִמֶּ֑נִּי	my
Parse: Preposition, first person common singular Root: מִן Sense: from, out of, on account of, off, on the side of, since, above, than, so that not, more than.
וְלוֹ֙	for him
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Preposition, third person masculine singular
וּלְאֶבְיָתָ֣ר	for Abiathar
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l, Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: אֶבְיָתָר Sense: priest, son of Ahitub (Ahimelech), faithful to David, but later rebelled with Adonijah.
הַכֹּהֵ֔ן	the priest
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine singular Root: כֹּהֵן Sense: priest, principal officer or chief ruler.
וּלְיוֹאָ֖ב	for Joab
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l, Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: יׄואָב Sense: son of David’s sister Zeruiah and general of David’s army.
בֶּן־	son
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct Root: בֵּן Sense: son, grandson, child, member of a group.
צְרוּיָֽה	of Zeruiah
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: צְרוּיָה Sense: sister of David and mother of the 3 leading heroes of David’s army—Abishai, Joab, and Asahel.
פ	-
Parse: Punctuation

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