From Reformation to Reformation

[ 1014 BC ]  Verse 13: [1]   And Adonijah the son of Haggith came to Bath-sheba the mother of Solomon.  And she said, Comest thou peaceably?  And he said, Peaceably. [ Peaceably, etc . ? ]  Hebrew:  Whether peace  (or, with peace ) is thy coming? [2]  (Piscator).  With good reason was she able to doubt it; because he had been cast down from the kingdom by her (Menochius).  Hast thou come for the sake of peace? (Vatablus). Comest thou peaceably , or with some evil design upon

Verse 5: [1]   Moreover thou knowest also what Joab the son of Zeruiah ( 2 Sam. 3:39; 18:5, 12, 14; 19:5-7 ) did to me, and what he did to the two captains of the hosts of Israel, unto ( 2 Sam. 3:27 ) Abner the son of Ner, and unto ( 2 Sam. 20:10 ) Amasa the son of Jether, whom he slew, and shed ( Heb. put [2] ) the blood of war in peace, and put the blood of war upon his girdle that was about his loins, and in his shoes that were on his feet. [ What he did to me ]  That is,

Verse 1: [1]   Now ( Gen. 47:29; Deut. 31:14 ) the days of David drew nigh that he should die; and he charged Solomon his son, saying…   Verse 2: [2]   ( Josh. 23:14 ) I go the way of all the earth:  ( Deut. 17:19, 20 ) be thou strong therefore, and shew thyself a man… [ I go the way of all the earth [3]  (similarly all interpreters)]  Of all the earth’s inhabitants  (Arabic, thus Vatablus).  That is to say, I sense that I am going to die soon, just like all the rest (Vatablu

David lying on his deathbed, giveth charge to Solomon of a religious life , 1-4 .  Of Joab, Barzillai, and Shimei , 5-9 .  He dieth:  Solomon succeedeth , 10-12 .  Adonijah suing for Abishag, is put to death , 13-25 .  Abiathar is deprived of the priesthood , 26, 27 .  Joab fleeing to the horns of the altar is slain there , 28-34 .  Benaiah is put in Joab’s room, and Zadok in Abiathar’s , 35 .  Shimei confined to Jerusalem; going thence to Gath is put to death , 36-46 .

Verse 41: [1]   And Adonijah and all the guests that were with him heard it as they had made an end of eating.  And when Joab heard the sound of the trumpet, he said, Wherefore is this noise of the city being in an uproar? [ Adonijah heard ]  See what great haste Nathan employed in this business.  For it was a plan not able to be commended unless accomplished with expedition (Grotius). As they had made an end of eating ; for Nathan having given wise counsel, took all due care

[We could use your help: If you are being blessed by the translation work, please consider supporting the work and speeding it on its way.   Click here to watch a brief video on the project.] Verse 32: [1]   And king David said, Call me Zadok the priest, and Nathan the prophet, and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada.  And they came before the king.   Verse 33: [2]   The king also said unto them, ( 2 Sam. 20:6 ) Take with you the servants of your lord, and cause Solomon my son to rid

Verse 22: [1]   And, lo, while she yet talked with the king, Nathan the prophet also came in. Nathan the prophet also came in :  To discourse with the king; which made it fit for her to withdraw, as she did, verse 28.   Verse 23: [2]   And they told the king, saying, Behold Nathan the prophet.  And when he was come in before the king, he bowed himself before the king with his face to the ground. [ And they announced to the king, etc .]  The stewards, who kept the doors, and w

Verse 11: [1]   Wherefore Nathan spake unto Bath-sheba the mother of Solomon, saying, Hast thou not heard that Adonijah the son of ( 2 Sam. 3:4 ) Haggith doth reign, and David our lord knoweth it not? Nathan  was prompted to this both by his piety in fulfilling the will of God declared to him, and by him to David, concerning Solomon’s succession, 2 Samuel 7:13; 1 Chronicles 22:8, 9; and by his prudence, as knowing that Adonijah hated him for being the principal instrument of

Verse 5: [1]   Then ( 2 Sam. 3:4 ) Adonijah the son of Haggith exalted himself, saying, I will be king ( Heb. reign [2] ):  and ( 2 Sam. 15:1 ) he prepared him chariots and horsemen, and fifty men to run before him. [ He was lifted up  (thus the Septuagint, Montanus)]  By his ambitious spirit (Menochius).  ‎מִתְנַשֵּׂא, [3] efferebat , he was raising  ( efferens / raising  [Tigurinus, Junius and Tremellius]) himself  (Pagnine, similarly the Arabic, Munster, Vatablus).  Lifte

[ 1015 BC ]  Verse 1: [1]   Now king David was old and stricken in years ( Heb. entered into days [2] ); and they covered him with clothes, but he gat no heat. [ King David had grown old ]  That is, he was seventy years of age (Piscator, [3] Malvenda, [4] Lyra, [5] Menochius, [6] Serarius, [7] Junius [8] ); as it is evident out of 2 Samuel 5:4, 5 (Malvenda out of Junius). Stricken in years ; Being in the end of his seventieth year. [ And, although he was covered in cloth

Abishag cherisheth David in his extreme age , 1-4 .  Adonijah usurpeth the kingdom , 5-10 .  By the counsel of Nathan to Bath-sheba, and their petition to David, he reneweth his oath of making Solomon king after him , 11-31 .  He, by David’s appointment, is anointed king; the people triumph , 32-40 .  Adonijah hearing this, his guests flee, and himself fleeth to the horns of the altar; is pardoned by Solomon, and sent to his own house , 41-53 .

These two Books called Of the Kings , because they treat of the kings of Judah and Israel, were written by the prophets, or holy men of God, living in or near their several times, and by some one of them digested into this order.  But whoever was the penman, that these are a part of those Holy Scriptures which were Divinely inspired is sufficiently evident first, From the concurring testimony of the whole Jewish church in all ages, to whom were committed the oracles of God , 

This book begins with the events of the life of Solomon; yet with narration added in the beginning showing how Solomon came to the Kingdom.  I compare Numa [1] to Solomon:  Both were led by a certain fate; both were wise; both built a temple; both introduced external ceremonies.  Numa left after him sons as private citizens; Solomon a Royal son of a concubine. [2]   Once the Kingdom is divided in two, you will see that all the Kings of Israel are bad.  With respect to the Ki

Geneva Bible But although we have the Bible in a language we understand, yet we may see reason to cry out as Bernard [1] does with reference to the Song of Solomon, Here is an excellent nut, but who shall crack it? heavenly bread, but who shall break it? [2] For though the papists and such as have ill will to the good of souls make too great an improvement of the difficulties in holy writ, in making them an argument against the people’s having them in a language which they

Wherein the Authors of the ensuing Annotations (Supplemental to Mr. Poole ) [1] present to the Reader an Historical Account of the Translation of the Scriptures into our English Tongue , the mighty Workings of Divine Providence conducive to it, and the several Notes or Annotations which have been published, and a particular Account of the Reverend Mr. Poole’s , and Their present Undertaking, with the Reasons of it. The same reason which teacheth us to conclude th

Now, since this Work has required great expenses and pains, it is most equitable that I remember with gratitude those, who, either by counsel, or by funds, or in other ways, have been a help to me. First, however, out of respect, those Reverend and most learned Theologians, domestic and foreign, are to be named, who have adorned the Exemplar produced by me with their Testimonies, exceedingly full of sincerity and goodwill, and they went before my other patrons by their exampl

Now, what method I proposed to myself in carrying off this Work, and what the Reader might be able to expect from me, and what I would in turn expect from him, let the Reader briefly consider. 1. What things in the Authors that I regarded, with respect to the rationale of my plan and in the interests of the promised brevity, to be worthy of neglect are almost all of these kinds: 1. Empty and pointless repetitions of the same thing. 2. Jewish Fables. 3. All of the common thing

Complutensian Polyglot Finally, for supplying παραλειπόμενα, the deficiencies of all that remains, I drew in various Versions, or (as they are commonly called) Translations, to be considered and to be brought to bear, whenever it might have seemed useful. This, in the showy inscription and preface of The Ultimate Bible , John de le Haye has most generously promised; and, principally by means of this allurement, I was attracted to procure his immense volumes, at no small pric

Now these are the Books and Authors from which chiefly I have composed this Synopsis . [1] 1. Nine Volumes of Critical Interpreters of the Sacred Scripture , [2] recently printed in London: in which, among many bits of minutiae, which can be ignored without any loss; useless repetitions, not only of substance, but also of the very same words; and other things alien to our plan; are some of the most valuable and excellent thoughts of the most Learned Men on the interpretatio

Oftentimes meditating upon these and other things of the sort, and anxiously enquiring if any remedy might be applied to these evils, I finally settled into this train of thought: there would be some medicine for this disease and a definite lessening of the requisite studies, if someone suitable to the task would attentively read over the Interpreters of better note (first, the Critics, who inquire into words, phrases, and idioms with superior perception; then, others, who ha