1 Kings 1:35
Then ye shall come up after him, that he may come and sit upon my throne; for he shall be king in my *stead: and xI have appointed him to be ruler over Israel and over Judah.
Then ye shall come up after him, that he may come and sit upon my throne; for he shall be king in my stead: and I have appointed him to be ruler over Israel and over Judah.
*:
stead-place.
x:
Psalms 2:6 Yet have I set my king upon my holy hill of Zion.
2 Samuel 19:41 ¶And, behold, all the men of Israel came to the king, and said unto the king, Why have our brethren the men of Judah stolen thee away, and have brought the king, and his household, and all David's men with him, over Jordan?
1 Kings 12:19 So Israel rebelled against the house of David unto this day.
my deputy and vice-king whilst I live, and absolutely king when I die. Or if David and Solomon were joint kings, it is no more than was afterwards frequent at Rome, where the father and son, or two other persons, were not seldom joint emperors.
and that by Divine direction.
this is added, partly as being the most eminent and royal tribe; it being frequent, together with the general distinction, to mention one of the most eminent particulars, as 1Ki 11:1 Psa 18:1 Mar 16:7; and partly lest the men of Judah, who were in a special manner invited by Adonijah, 1Ki 1:9, might think themselves exempted from his jurisdiction.