Keil and Delitzsch Commentary - 1 Kings 1:53

Keil and Delitzsch Commentary - 1 Kings 1:53 - 1:53

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Keil and Delitzsch Commentary - 1 Kings 1:53 - 1:53

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He then had him fetched down from the altar (הֹורִיד( ratl, inasmuch as the altar stood upon an eminence); and when he fell down before the king, i.e., did homage to him as king, he gave him his life and freedom in the words, “Go to thy house.” The expression לְבֵיתֶךָ לֵךְ does not imply his banishment from the court (compare 1Ki 2:13 and 2Sa 14:24). Solomon did not wish to commence his own ascent of the throne by infliction of punishment, and therefore presented the usurper with his life on the condition that he kept himself quiet.