1 Kings 1:18 Meaning and Explanation
“And now, behold, Adonijah reigneth; and now, my lord the king, thou knowest it not:”
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Read Full Chapter →Bathsheba presses the urgent point: Adonijah has made himself king, and David is unaware of it.
What Does 1 Kings 1:18 Mean?
Having recalled the promise, Bathsheba turns to the crisis. Adonijah is already reigning, she tells the king, and you do not even know it. The repetition of and now drives home the urgency: a rival has acted, and the king must respond before the throne is lost to Solomon for good.
There is a sobering note here in the king who does not know what is happening in his own house. Frailty had left David out of touch with events around him. Yet the scene also shows that the truth, faithfully spoken, can reach even the one who has grown distant. God's purposes are not thwarted by a king's weakness when faithful voices still speak.
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What does 1 Kings 1:18 mean?
Bathsheba presses the urgent point: Adonijah has made himself king, and David is unaware of it.