Commentary for I Kings 1:24
וַיֹּאמֶר֮ נָתָן֒ אֲדֹנִ֣י הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ אַתָּ֣ה אָמַ֔רְתָּ אֲדֹנִיָּ֖הוּ יִמְלֹ֣ךְ אַחֲרָ֑י וְה֖וּא יֵשֵׁ֥ב עַל־כִּסְאִֽי׃
And Nathan said: ‘My lord, O king, hast thou said: Adonijah shall reign after me, and he shall sit upon my throne?
Rashi on I Kings
Did you say. In the interrogative.26I.e., “Did you say that Adoniyahu will reign after me?” Literally, “אמרת” means, “you said” [in the affirmative.]
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Ralbag on I Kings
hast thou said: Adonijah will reign after me: This means, "Did you say, my lord the king, that this will be and did not inform your servant?" This means, "Was this what my lord the king said, and they didn't tell me because you did not permit it to be made known to your servant who will sit on your throne?"
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