1 Kings 1:48
ESV
And the king also said, ‘Blessed be the Lord, the God of Israel, who has granted someone to sit on my throne this day, my own eyes seeing it.’"
NIV
and said, ‘Praise be to the Lord, the God of Israel, who has allowed my eyes to see a successor on my throne today.’ "
NASB
The king has also said this: ‘Blessed be the Lord, the God of Israel, who has granted one to sit on my throne today while my own eyes see it.’?'
CSB
And the king went on to say this: ‘Blessed be the Lord God of Israel! Today he has provided one to sit on my throne, and I am a witness.’"
NLT
and he said, ‘Praise the Lord, the God of Israel, who today has chosen a successor to sit on my throne while I am still alive to see it.’'
KJV
And also thus said the king, Blessed be the Lord God of Israel, which hath given one to sit on my throne this day, mine eyes even seeing it.
NKJV
Also the king said thus, ‘Blessed be the Lord God of Israel, who has given one to sit on my throne this day, while my eyes see it!’ ”
What does 1 Kings 1:48 mean?
Adonijah and those who supported his unsanctioned attempt to be Israel's next king probably thought David was too weak to intervene. Among these are Joab and Abiathar. But Abiathar's son, Jonathan, brought news that David had learned of the scheme and had commanded his servants to make Solomon king, even though David was not there (1 Kings 1:43–47).Jonathan concludes his report by quoting David's prayer of blessing on God for allowing him to see someone else take his throne with his own eyes before he died. In the Septuagint, the word translated as "someone" means "one of my offspring." It's unclear why David waited so dangerously long to make Solomon king in his place, but he is now grateful to God for allowing him to witness it.
David will recover and give Solomon a proper coronation (1 Chronicles 29:22). Before he dies, David will give Israel and Solomon a public charge, focusing on a commission to build the temple (1 Chronicles 28:1–21). David will pray thanksgiving to God for His blessings, ending with a request that Solomon have a whole heart to keep God's commandments (1 Chronicles 29:10–19).
David will also give Solomon private advice on how to establish his authority as the new king. He will tell Solomon to execute Joab, not for sedition but rather for murder. Shimei the Benjaminite cursed David as he fled from Absalom; David leaves his punishment up to Solomon's discretion. But David says to remember the sons of Barzillai who are in the court because of the kindness of their father (1 Kings 2:5–9). Solomon follows his father's advice well: "So the kingdom was established in the hand of Solomon" (1 Kings 2:46).
