Fr. Mike Schmitz

Well, because she was one of King David's concubines. Now, again, scripture makes a point of saying that David did not have relations with her. But here is a power play, another power play from Adonijah. See, if I can make as my wife, one of my father, the king's concubines, then once again, here is a last ditch effort Adonijah is making at usurping the throne of his brother.

Well, because she was one of King David's concubines. Now, again, scripture makes a point of saying that David did not have relations with her. But here is a power play, another power play from Adonijah. See, if I can make as my wife, one of my father, the king's concubines, then once again, here is a last ditch effort Adonijah is making at usurping the throne of his brother.

Well, because she was one of King David's concubines. Now, again, scripture makes a point of saying that David did not have relations with her. But here is a power play, another power play from Adonijah. See, if I can make as my wife, one of my father, the king's concubines, then once again, here is a last ditch effort Adonijah is making at usurping the throne of his brother.

Now, I've read commentaries that would indicate that Bathsheba clearly would know this. Yep, she's gonna go before King Solomon and she's gonna tell him this. She's gonna make the request of King Solomon on behalf of Adonijah, but she's going to do this Because she knows. She's already demonstrated that she knows how things in court are run. She knows who to talk to.

Now, I've read commentaries that would indicate that Bathsheba clearly would know this. Yep, she's gonna go before King Solomon and she's gonna tell him this. She's gonna make the request of King Solomon on behalf of Adonijah, but she's going to do this Because she knows. She's already demonstrated that she knows how things in court are run. She knows who to talk to.

Now, I've read commentaries that would indicate that Bathsheba clearly would know this. Yep, she's gonna go before King Solomon and she's gonna tell him this. She's gonna make the request of King Solomon on behalf of Adonijah, but she's going to do this Because she knows. She's already demonstrated that she knows how things in court are run. She knows who to talk to.

She conspired with Nathan the prophet to make sure that her son Solomon got on the throne and whatnot. So she's going to King Solomon because she knows that he needs to know that Adonijah is still plotting Against King Solomon.

She conspired with Nathan the prophet to make sure that her son Solomon got on the throne and whatnot. So she's going to King Solomon because she knows that he needs to know that Adonijah is still plotting Against King Solomon.

She conspired with Nathan the prophet to make sure that her son Solomon got on the throne and whatnot. So she's going to King Solomon because she knows that he needs to know that Adonijah is still plotting Against King Solomon.

And so what on the surface of the text, it looks like just looks like, yeah, she's carrying out, you know, this request from Adonijah kind of maybe blind or kind of ignorant to his to his plan to his plot. But that would it's so unlikely that that's the case and more likely that she's saying, oh, OK, OK. So you think I'm going to do your dirty work for you.

And so what on the surface of the text, it looks like just looks like, yeah, she's carrying out, you know, this request from Adonijah kind of maybe blind or kind of ignorant to his to his plan to his plot. But that would it's so unlikely that that's the case and more likely that she's saying, oh, OK, OK. So you think I'm going to do your dirty work for you.

And so what on the surface of the text, it looks like just looks like, yeah, she's carrying out, you know, this request from Adonijah kind of maybe blind or kind of ignorant to his to his plan to his plot. But that would it's so unlikely that that's the case and more likely that she's saying, oh, OK, OK. So you think I'm going to do your dirty work for you.

I'm going to ask the king for this favor. Well, I'm going to ask him for the favor. And when I ask him, he will know what you're plotting. And so she essentially knew that. Now, here's something I just think is so important to pay attention to. In the previous chapter, when Bathsheba went into the presence of King David, her husband, What did she do? She bowed down. She did obeisance to him.

I'm going to ask the king for this favor. Well, I'm going to ask him for the favor. And when I ask him, he will know what you're plotting. And so she essentially knew that. Now, here's something I just think is so important to pay attention to. In the previous chapter, when Bathsheba went into the presence of King David, her husband, What did she do? She bowed down. She did obeisance to him.

I'm going to ask the king for this favor. Well, I'm going to ask him for the favor. And when I ask him, he will know what you're plotting. And so she essentially knew that. Now, here's something I just think is so important to pay attention to. In the previous chapter, when Bathsheba went into the presence of King David, her husband, What did she do? She bowed down. She did obeisance to him.

And then she rose when he told her to rise. But when Bathsheba comes in the presence of her son, the king, something else very distinct happens. She walks into the king's presence and he rises up to meet her and bows down to her. And he sat on his throne. He had a throne set for his mom and she sat at his right hand. Now that's because, think about this, in the ancient kingdom, who is the queen?

And then she rose when he told her to rise. But when Bathsheba comes in the presence of her son, the king, something else very distinct happens. She walks into the king's presence and he rises up to meet her and bows down to her. And he sat on his throne. He had a throne set for his mom and she sat at his right hand. Now that's because, think about this, in the ancient kingdom, who is the queen?

And then she rose when he told her to rise. But when Bathsheba comes in the presence of her son, the king, something else very distinct happens. She walks into the king's presence and he rises up to meet her and bows down to her. And he sat on his throne. He had a throne set for his mom and she sat at his right hand. Now that's because, think about this, in the ancient kingdom, who is the queen?

In the ancient kingdom, who's the queen? The queen is not the wife of the king because the king has many wives. The queen is the mother of the king. Because he only has one mom. He has many wives, but one mom. Therefore, the mother of the king is the queen. When she came before David, she bowed down. When she came before David, she did obeisance.

In the ancient kingdom, who's the queen? The queen is not the wife of the king because the king has many wives. The queen is the mother of the king. Because he only has one mom. He has many wives, but one mom. Therefore, the mother of the king is the queen. When she came before David, she bowed down. When she came before David, she did obeisance.