1 Kings 1:11-14 Convincing Way!

 ”So Nathan spoke to Bathsheba the mother of Solomon, saying, “Have you not heard that Adonijah the son of Haggith has become king, and David our Lord does not know it? Come, please, let me now give you advice, that you may save your own life and the life of your son Solomon. Go immediately to King David and say to him, ‘Did you not, my Lord, O king, swear to your maidservant, saying, “Assuredly your son Solomon shall reign after me, and he shall sit on my throne“? Why then has Adonijah become king?’ Then, while you are still talking there with the king, I also will come in after you and confirm your words.”“ I Kings‬ ‭1‬:‭11‬-‭14‬ ‭NKJV‬‬

a. And David our lord does not know it: This shows both the wrong of Adonijah’s attempt to take the throne and how far removed from power David really was. He didn’t know what was going on around him in the kingdom.

b. That you may save your own life and the life of your son Solomon: Nathan knew that if Adonijah became king, he would immediately kill every potential rival to his throne, including Bathsheba and Solomon.

c. Your son Solomon shall reign after me: David made this promise to Bathsheba. The specific promise is not recorded before, but we know from 1 Chronicles 22:5-9 that David did in fact intend for Solomon to succeed him as king.

i. This was a remarkable display of grace - that a son of the wife David took through adultery and murder in the most infamous scandal of his life should become his heir to the throne.

d. While you are still talking there with the king, I also will come in after you and confirm your words: Nathan knew that David was generally indulgent towards his sons and would find it hard to believe that Adonijah would do such a thing. He arranged it so the message would be presented in a convincing way. (Guzik)

Convincing Way!

Have you raised children, had someone tell you of their exploits and your reply was, oh no my child would never do that? I have!

Then, we were just like king David and needed another person like Nathan to come in after and confirm the words! Circumstances like this break our heart when we find out the truth and what our children are capable of. 

If we are wise, we realized what we put our parents through when they found out about what we were up to!

Have you been indulgent to your children like king David and I?

Blessings