Then Jonathan answered and said to Adonijah, “No! Our lord King David has made Solomon king.
Parallel translations
- WEB Jonathan answered Adonijah, “Most certainly our lord king David has made Solomon king.
- KJV And Jonathan answered and said to Adonijah, Verily our lord king David hath made Solomon king.
- BSB “Not at all,” Jonathan replied. “Our lord King David has made Solomon king.
- NASB But Jonathan replied to Adonijah, “On the contrary! Our lord King David has made Solomon king!
- NLT “Not at all!” Jonathan replied. “Our lord King David has just declared Solomon king!
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Quick answer
Jonathan announces plainly that David has made Solomon king. The news shatters Adonijah's hopes.
Overview
Jonathan's blunt report that David himself enthroned Solomon overturns Adonijah's expectation of good news. The official act of the king ends any pretense of Adonijah's legitimacy. The reversal demonstrates that human scheming cannot thwart the purpose to which God's chosen line is directed.
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Solomon's glory, wisdom, and temple where God's presence dwells are a shadow of the greater Son of David — 'one greater than Solomon is here' — and of the true Temple, Christ himself.
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