The Bible In Paintings, #118: WHO SUCCEEDS DAVID AS ISRAEL’S KING?

Bing Images ^ | c. 2200 BC -- c. 95 AD | by the Father, Son & Holy Spirit

[Hebrews 11:6]

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WHO SUCCEEDS DAVID
AS ISRAEL’S KING?

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1^st. . K I N G S . . 1 – 2
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1 When King David was very old, he could not keep warm even when they put covers over him. 2 So his attendants said to him, “Let us look for a young virgin to serve the king and take care of him. She can lie beside him so that our lord the king may keep warm.”

3 Then they found Abishag and brought her to the king. 4 The woman was very beautiful; she took care of the king, but the king had no sexual relations with her.

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by ANGELO AGOSTINI
“David and Abishag”

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by JACOB EPSTEIN
“David and Abishag”

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5 Now Adonijah put himself forward and said, “I will be king.” So he got chariots and horses ready, with fifty men to run ahead of him. 7 Adonijah conferred with Joab son of Zeruiah and with Abiathar the priest, and they gave him their support.

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“Adonijah”

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11 Then Nathan asked Bathsheba, Solomon’s mother, “Have you not heard that Adonijah has become king, and our lord David knows nothing about it? 12 Now then, let me advise you how you can save your own life and the life of your son Solomon. 13 Go in to King David and say to him, ‘My lord the king, did you not swear to me your servant: “Surely Solomon your son shall be king after me, and he will sit on my throne”? Why then has Adonijah become king?’”

15 So Bathsheba went to see the aged king in his room.

17 She said to him, “My lord, you yourself swore to me your servant by the Lord your God: ‘Solomon your son shall be king after me, and he will sit on my throne.’ 18 But now Adonijah has become king, and you, my lord the king, do not know about it. 20 My lord the king, the eyes of all Israel are on you, to learn from you who will sit on the throne of my lord the king after him. 21 Otherwise, as soon as my lord the king is laid to rest with his ancestors, I and my son Solomon will be treated as criminals.”

29 The king then took an oath: 30 “I will surely carry out this very day what I swore to you by the Lord, the God of Israel: Solomon your son shall be king after me, and he will sit on my throne in my place.”

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by GERBRAND VAN DEN EECKHOUT
“David Promises Bathsheba that Solomon Will Be His Successor”

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by GOVERT FLINCK
“Bathsheba Makes an Appeal to David”

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“Abishag at the bed of David, with Bathsheba, Solomon, and Nathan”

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by JAN VAN NOORDT
“Bathsheba Makes an Appeal to King David”

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11
by AERT DE GELDER
“Bathseba and David”

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“Bathsheba Pleads for Solomon”

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32 King David said, 33 “Have Solomon my son mount my own mule and take him down to Gihon. 34 There have Zadok the priest and Nathan the prophet anoint him king over Israel. Blow the trumpet and shout, ‘Long live King Solomon!’ 35 Then he is to sit on my throne and reign in my place. I have appointed him ruler over Israel and Judah.”

38 So they had Solomon mount King David’s mule, and they escorted him to Gihon. 39 Zadok the priest took the horn of oil from the sacred tent and anointed Solomon. Then they sounded the trumpet and all the people shouted, “Long live King Solomon!” 40 And all the people went up after him, playing pipes and rejoicing greatly, so that the ground shook with the sound.

41 Adonijah and all the guests who were with him heard it as they were finishing their feast. On hearing the sound of the trumpet, Joab asked, “What’s the meaning of all the noise in the city?”

43 Jonathan answered, “Our lord King David has made Solomon king. 45 Zadok the priest and Nathan the prophet have anointed him king at Gihon. From there they have gone up cheering, and the city resounds with it. That’s the noise you hear. 46 Moreover, Solomon has taken his seat on the royal throne.”

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“King Solomon”

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“Solomon Made King”

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50 Adonijah, in fear of Solomon, went and took hold of the horns of the altar. 51 Then Solomon was told, “Adonijah is afraid of King Solomon and is clinging to the horns of the altar. He says, ‘Let King Solomon swear to me today that he will not put his servant to death with the sword.’”

52 Solomon replied, “If he shows himself to be worthy, not a hair of his head will fall to the ground; but if evil is found in him, he will die.” 53 Then King Solomon sent men, and they brought him down from the altar. And Adonijah came and bowed down to King Solomon, and Solomon said, “Go to your home.”

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CHAPTER 2

1 When the time drew near for David to die, he gave a charge to Solomon his son.

2 “I am about to go the way of all the earth,” he said. “So be strong, act like a man, 3 and observe what the Lord your God requires: Walk in obedience to him, and keep his decrees and commands, his laws and regulations, as written in the Law of Moses. Do this so that you may prosper in all you do and wherever you go 4 and that the Lord may keep his promise to me: ‘If your descendants watch how they live, and if they walk faithfully before me with all their heart and soul, you will never fail to have a successor on the throne of Israel.’

10 Then David rested with his ancestors and was buried in the City of David. 11 He had reigned forty years over Israel—seven years in Hebron and thirty-three in Jerusalem. 12 So Solomon sat on the throne of his father David, and his rule was firmly established.

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by CORNELIS DE VOS
“King David Presenting the Sceptre to Solomon”

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“David's Charge to Solomon”

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by FERDINAND BOL
“David’s Dying Charge to Solomon”

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by EDWARD BURNE-JONES
“David's Charge to Solomon”

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SNEAK PEEK: Next time,

STAINED GLASS
OF DAVID

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R E S O U R C E S

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If you'd like to see for yourself the Bing page
which yielded most of the works above, here is the link:

Bathsheba Appealing to David for Solomon

Where no attribution appears below a work,
the source did not provide the artist's name.
Works are numbered to facilitate your commenting.

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Links to three masters who painted Biblical scenes prolifically:

REMBRANDT HARMENSZOON van RIJN

GUSTAV DORÉ
241 wood engravings for
La Grande Bible de Tours

JAMES TISSOT
180 watercolors depicting Bible scenes

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Links to two Bibles with comprehensive illustrations:

The Art Bible (1896)

The Maciejowski-Morgan Bible (c.1245)

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This series keeps moving from one Bible passage to another,
so here is a fascinating and enjoyable link to assist in following along:
BIBLE TIMELINE

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Finally, here are links to the
PREVIOUS 117 POSTS IN THIS SERIES
with descriptive titles to assist you in finding those which interest you

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SPECIAL THANKS
to FReeper left that other site,
who allowed God to make her His conduit
for incomparable enthusiasm, encouragement,
education, advice and technical assistance!

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NOTES ON MY SELECTION CRITERIA

Q u a l i t y The Bible and its Author are my focus, not the art:
this is The Bible in Paintings, not “Great Paintings” nor even “Good Paintings.” So, works need not be masterpieces to qualify for inclusion here—they don’t need to be housed at the Louvre nor auctioned by Sotheby’s. They only need to illustrate successfully some aspect of the Biblical text or, frankly, just tickle my fancy, which I'm asking the Holy Spirit to guide. Often, artists misrepresent the Scripture, but unless the error is material, licentious or heretical I usually include the artwork, trusting that the Spirit is perfectly capable of defending Himself. So, with such forgiving filters, it means that you're seeing practically everything I'm finding.

P a c i n gThe pace may seem glacial to those eager to see their favorite events. My commission is to search for art on each Bible passage in sequence; if I find enough, then it becomes the next installment, even if undramatic. But where there is no art, that Bible passage goes untold here. The Bible is a thick book, as you know; but we'll get there eventually, Lord willing. Always remember:
love, joy, peace, patience kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control is a fruit of the Spirit!

S e q u e n c i n g The Protestant Canon does not—indeed, cannot—follow a strictly chronological sequence. There are many examples where, for God's good purposes, stories are told out-of-order. Nevertheless, for the sake of simplicity, clarity, and my sanity, I have chosen to proceed linearly and methodically from Genesis onward and illustrate each Bible passage as we come to it. Where two passages cover the same incident I omit the second telling, excepting the four Gospels which I treat synoptically. Now, onward!

Art is merely the Toy Department of Bible study,
so I’m just having fun here—I hope you are, too!
Thank you for your understanding.

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[Hebrews 11:6]

At the Holy Spirit's prompting, I am surveying "Bible art" to give God glory, as many of these artists have done, and for my own amusement and learning; and I thought others might enjoy it and be blessed by it, too. My plan is to proceed methodically from left-to-right, Genesis to Revelation, as the Lord wills. Back soon with another.

The Bible encourages us to meditate on it (Ps. 1:1-3, 119:11-16, etc.); these artists have done so, and their works can assist us and enrich our own thoughts about biblical characters, incidents and concepts, and increase our faith in He who is behind it all. As you encounter and consider these images and the related Scriptures and the Spirit enlightens your understanding, please share it with us!

But it is not only oil-on-canvas that can so help us; I refer to the astonishing video series The Chosen, which strolls through the four Gospels at the most leisurely pace. The eight episodes of Season 1 are finished, and the second of a planned seven seasons is being filmed right now. I say "leisurely" because after an entire year’s viewing Jesus still has only seven of the apostles (although He's preparing to call up Thomas from the minor leagues--but Thomas is skeptical, of course). Anticipating a canvas of fifty-plus hours instead of a movie's paltry two hours, The Chosen turns the characters (especially including Jesus!) into three-dimensional humans and brings the Gospels alive--you have never seen anything even remotely like it! Here is the Official Trailer.

Here is a link for free viewing of The Chosen: “Works with your phone, tablet, and you can cast to your Roku or Chromecast.” Last fall I paid $34.98 for DVDs and ongoing internet access—best 35 bucks I’ve ever spent (I don’t recall how much our marriage license cost, but then it was 43 years ago).

[Hebrews 11:6]

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F o r . . y o u r

CONSIDERATION

ENJOYMENT

& BLESSING

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[stars & stripes forever]

Confirmation that GOD put His kings on the throne! (Daniel 2:21)

Thank you for your amazing ministry.

[Hebrews 11:6]

"He changes times and seasons; he deposes kings and raises up others. He gives wisdom to the wise and knowledge to the discerning."

Well-cited! God firmly controls everything.

[ConorMacNessa]

Thanks very much, as always - a most impressive array of Biblical Art!

"Dia shábháil ar fad anseo!"

[Hebrews 11:6]

My pleasure, as always.

[Ezekiel]

5 Now Adonijah put himself forward and said, “I will be king.” So he got chariots and horses ready, with fifty men to run ahead of him.

Now we know from what super-genius Joe Biden got his plan.

[Hebrews 11:6]

Adonijah’s ultimate end will also model SlowJoe’s: Trump will simply say, “Go to your home.” Joey is quite comfortable there.

[Maudeen]

You have Max reading on both dramatized versions . . . just a head’s up.

[Hebrews 11:6]

Curses, foiled again!

[Maudeen]

Great summary of 1 and 2 Kings from the Bible Project link. . . . and your pics cement the story. Catching up! Thanks for your faithfulness.

[Maudeen]

That’s ok because when I tried a few times I looked at the links and remembered to check out the Bible Project’s summary of Kings 1 and 2 which was excellent.

[Hebrews 11:6]

I like to provide multiple resources, to give the Spirit lots of choices for inspiring folks.

[golux]

Always lovely and inspiring. Thank you!

King David... Man that was one lucky so and so!