The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1896-10-01
THE SUNDAY SCHOOL.
international Lesson for October Z, aooO
-solomon Anointsd King n KinGs


-solomon Anointsd King Il Kings
tArranged from Peioubet's Notss.1
Golden Text-Keep the charge Of tA0
Lord thy God. to walk in His ways.-d
The Section includes Kings / to ~,
1 Chronicles % and %; and Psalm - DE-
scribing the marriage, probably OF, Solo
mon. with foreign princess; and Psalm
"a, psalm Of Solomon expressing his ideal
Of the kingdom. Both psalms have typ.
ical outlook to the Messiah and His king
dom.
Time--Solomon became sole king In b.
c. 1915 having first reigned six months In
conjunction with his father.
Place.-His capital was at Jerusalem.
LESSON NOTES.
Three influences brought Solomon
to the throne. (D His inheritance as
the son of David. (2) His fitness for
the place and the work, while the other
heirs, such men as Amnon, Absalom
and Adonijah-men Of fierce passions
and naughty temperament-would be
singularly untitled to carry out the
peaceful and religious designs which
David wished to bequeath to his sue
t8ssor. .'-FTrar (3) His choice and
adoption by the people: s:>.-~-sssEsss'r""
David was growing old, and the in
firmities of age were rapidly growing
upon him. HE was not much more
than 70, and in modern times many
men at that age are full of vigor. But
the Jews at this period rarely outlived
the three score and ten Of mans allot-
ted time. Indeed Solomon and Manas.
| zoL xx.or., %ba <>,,1x, ltpoc ,f T,,1o1, xphr
survived the age of 60."-.Farrar. The
| question of his successor must have
been in everyone's thoughts.
Adonijah, the son of Haggith, who
had been born to David at Hebron, and
was thus a man of between 80 and 40,
had become, by the death of Absalom,
the heir to the throne, If the success.
sion were determined by strict descent.
Like his elder half-brother, he was
famous at once for his manly beauty
and by showing no fitness for the
throne, intellectually or otherwise.
Taking advantage of David's in
creased feebleness Il King 1:D, he re-
solved to make himself king. When
Adonijah thought his project ripe he in
vited his adherents, with all the kings
sons Except Solomon), who seem to
have shared his jealousy. to great
banquet at the rock of Zoheleth near
Enrogel, a fountain close to Jerusalem
on the southeast, "in the royal garden"
according to Josephus, and probably
near Sloan. Here, amid the mirth Of
the festival the cry was raised: "Long
live King Adonijah." Joab, the mighty
warrior, and Abiathar, one of the high
priests, were among the abettors.
But Solomon had been previously,
perhaps secretly, selected by David as
his most fitting successor. Nathan, the
prophet, learning of the proceedings Of
Adonijah, Immediately set to work to
defeat the plan. He informed Bath
sheba of what was going on, and she
went to David and told him; while
she was yet speaking Nathan himself
came in and confirmed her report.
2s. "Then King David said, call me
Bathsheba," who "had retired be-
fore Nathan entered, in accordance
with oriental ideas OF propriety. So
when Bathsheba was sgain sent for
". 2s) Nathan retired " 32.)"-Cook.
20. sand the king sware and said: 4"
The king had no hesitation, but, with
his old-time energy and rapidity, from
his sickbed he issued his orders. Hath
redeemed my soul out Of all distress: J"
The repeated del:verance out of straits
and danger 'out of the hand of his
enemies, and out of the hand Of Saul"
was one of the most remarkable
features of David's life, and it is no won
der that he repeatedly commentaries
it, converting every adjuration into an
act of Neutrality-suspicious. Commen-
tary.
80. Call me Zadok the priest, and
Nathan the prophet, and Benaiah the
son of Jehoida:" The order OF names
marks the position .of the persons with
respect to the matter in hand.
33. "The servants of your Lord: I" Tho
Cherethites and Pelethites, who formed
the royal body-guard (see v. as). Per
haps also the Gibborim. or mighty
men," "Cause Solomon to
ride upon mine own mule:" The Rab-
bins tell us that it was death to ride
on the kings mule without permission;
and thus it would be more evident,to
all that the proceedings with respect to
Solomon had David's sanction. Bring
him down to Gihon:" Either the val
ley that ran from the Damascus gate
between the temple hill and Mount
Zion-called afterwards the Tyro-
poeum-or the valley west of Jerusa-
lem.
"a. "Anoint him there:" The anoint-
ing was the most solemn portion of the
ceremonies connected with the installa-
tion of new king. We only read of it's
being done on some very marked occa-
sions. "Blow We with the trumpet:" to
proclaim to all the announcement that
Solomon was king.
35. THAT he may GOMEZ" up to Zion
and the palace. "And sit upon my
throne:" as David's partner and sue
cessor. He reigned about six months as
coregent
80. "Beniah: the commander in chied