Solomon, at various times in the Bible is a type for Christ and later also a type for Satan. In the first chapter of Kings Solomon is a type of Christ and God clearly tells us what will happen in the end of days. First....an introduction to Solomon:


11 Samuel 5:14 And these be the names of those that were born unto him (David) in Jerusalem; Shammuah, and Shobab, and Nathan, and Solomon,

Solomon means “Pacific or Peaceable.” Mary, mother of Christ, was descended from Nathan.

12:24 And David comforted Bath-sheba his wife, and went in unto her, and lay with her: and she bare a son, and he called his name Solomon: and the Lord loved him.

Here, David is a type of the Lord and his wife Bath-sheba is a type of Israel but just as she committed adultery, so did Israel commit idolatry. Bath-sheba gave birth to king Solomon as Mother Israel produced the true King, the one the “Lord loved.”

Adonijah, son of David and Haggith, (another son of the lord but not THE Son of the lord ) said he would be king when David was very old [1Kings 1:5]. He wasn't named king but he was going to usurp the crown and he gathered others around him to achieve that goal but..….

1 Kings 1:10 But Nathan the prophet, and Benaiah, and the mighty men, and Solomon his brother, he called not.

Meaning…Adonijah didn't call those he knew wouldn't follow him.....The witnesses, the elect who are with the True King. The usurper here is Adonijah so he is the type for Satan who will try to claim the throne by deception.

1:11 Wherefore Nathan spake unto Bath-sheba the mother of Solomon, saying, “Hast thou not heard that Adonijah the son of Haggith doth reign, and David our lord knoweth it not?

The mother of the rightful heir…Bath-sheba/Israel. Notice how few are with the true heir while “the whole world” is with the fake who is reigning...not trying to rule but is in power.

1:12 Now therefore come, let me, I pray thee, give thee counsel, that thou mayest save thine own life, and the life of thy son Solomon.

One of the witnesses of [Rev.11:3], the prophet, is telling Israel how to save her life. The witnesses will be and are now, warning others of the fake king and the way to save their life is to wait for the true Saviour.

Bath-sheba/Israel (the woman) and Nathan/The prophet (part of the two witnesses), went in to discuss this takeover of the kingship with David/the Lord. Where is this? And the woman (Israel) fled into the wilderness, where she hath a place prepared of God, that they should feed her there a thousand two hundred and threescore days. [Rev. 12:6]

So, king David decided in favor of Solomon, who was 19, and said......

1:33 The king (David) also said unto them, “Take with you the servants of your lord, and cause Solomon my son to ride upon mine own mule, and bring him down to Gihon:

This reminds me of Christ riding a donkey into Jerusalem. The “servants of the Lord” are His elect…the man child

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1:34 And let Zadok the priest and Nathan the prophet anoint him there king over Israel: and blow ye the trumpet, and say, ‘God save king Solomon.’

The two "olive trees" [Rev.11:4] (the priest and prophet) will be killed but their death brings the 2nd Advent of Christ....the 7th trumpet will sound and the True King arrives. God save the King!

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 I have appointed him to be ruler over Israel and over Judah.”

The two houses (house of Israel and house of Judah) weren’t separated at that time so this was a prophecy of what would be. Too, this speaks of the millennium when Christ will reign "upon the throne" and the manchild will "come up after him."

1:40 And all the People came up after him, and the People piped with pipes, and rejoiced with great joy, so that the earth rent with the sound of them.

These “People” are the servants of the true Christ, His elect, the 144,000 of [Rev.14:1], and they are making a great noise:

Revelation 14:2 And I heard a voice from heaven, as the voice of many waters, and as the voice of a great thunder: and I heard the voice of harpers harping with their harps:

1:41 And Adonijah and all the guests that were with him heard it as they had made an end of eating. And when Joab heard the sound of the trumpet, he said, “Wherefore is this noise of the city being in an uproar?”

The “guests,” are those that follow the fake but in actuality have been deceived into believing he is the king. They are "guests" as they don’t really belong at his table. "And all that dwell upon the earth shall worship him,” [Rev.13:8] so they have been deceived into believing they have their king but then the TRUMPET sounds! The 7th trumpet and the arrival of the true King of Kings. Note, they “made an end of eating,” eating his deception…taking a bite of the forbidden fruit, the mark of the beast.

1:43 And Jonathan answered and said to Adonijah, “Verily our lord king David hath made Solomon king.

Satan’s time is over…the true King has arrived.

1:46 And also Solomon sitteth on the throne of the kingdom.

1:49 And all the guests that were with Adonijah were afraid, and rose up, and went every man his way.

They should fear for they were worshipping the beast, the fake Christ, the anti-christ (instead of christ)….And the third angel followed them, saying with a loud voice, “If any man worship the beast and his image, and receive his mark in his forehead, or in his hand, The same shall drink of the wine of the wrath of God, which is poured out without mixture into the cup of His indignation; and he shall be tormented with fire and brimstone in the presence of the holy angels, and in the presence of the Lamb: [Rev.14:9-10]

1:50 And Adonijah feared because of Solomon, and arose, and went, and caught hold on the horns of the altar.

1:51 And it was told Solomon, saying, “Behold, Adonijah feareth king Solomon: for, lo, he hath caught hold on the horns of the altar, saying, ‘Let king Solomon swear unto me to day that he will not slay his servant with the sword.’”

The "horns" mean power. The fake used (caught hold of) the power of the altar meaning his power was in being the fake ruler. He will look and act like the true Saviour....that is his power - DECEPTION!

1:53 So king Solomon sent, and they brought him down from the altar. And he came and bowed himself to king Solomon: and Solmon said unto him, “Go to thine house.”

And the beast was taken, and with him the false prophet that wrought miracles before him, with which he deceived them that had received the mark of the beast, and them that worshipped his image. These both were cast alive in a lake of fire burning with brimstone. [Rev.19:20]. He throws the beast – the one world system and the false prophet – the anti-christ, the role Satan plays as fake Christ…both into the fire. Satan will never again be able to use that power (horns of the altar). But, as far as Satan himself…..he “goes to his own house.”

Revelation 20:1 And I saw an angel come down from heaven, having the key of the bottomless pit and a great chain in his hand.

20:2 And he laid hold on the dragon, that old serpent, which is the Devil and Satan, and bound him a thousand years.



God gave us that important message in just one chapter of the Book of Kings.....AMAZING! Remember....Solomon will later be a type for Satan too.

Good post,,Whirlwind ,,,,play types are used throughout to give us hints on whats to come,,,sadly I fear this will go over many heads......

Yes great post and thanks.

Whirlwind what do you think of the seal of Solomon legends.

Whirlwind.... this is a great study. There is so much 'meat' in God's Word to be discovered!

The parallel you point to below is an extremely relevant warning of deception in these last days:

1:41 And Adonijah and all the guests that were with him heard it as they had made an end of eating. And when Joab heard the sound of the trumpet, he said, “Wherefore is this noise of the city being in an uproar?”

The “guests,” are those that follow the fake but in actuality have been deceived into believing he is the king. They are "guests" as they don’t really belong at his table. "And all that dwell upon the earth shall worship him,” [Rev.13:8] so they have been deceived into believing they have their king but then the TRUMPET sounds! The 7th trumpet and the arrival of the true King of Kings. Note, they “made an end of eating,” eating his deception…taking a bite of the forbidden fruit, the mark of the beast.

Thanks!

Thank you....Nightmare, John 68 and Here Am I for taking time to read it. It is very long and I tried to condense it as much as possible but it contained a story from beginning to end.

Nightmare...if it is over anyone's head I'm afraid that is because I didn't do a very good job in explaining what I was seeing in those verses.

John 68...I have no idea what the "seal of Solomon's legends" are. Please explain. I read Kings two or three years ago and except for quick "look-up's" of scripture in them I haven't studied them until the past few weeks. So much that I have never seen or have explained is being opened to me that I am astounded.

Here Am I...yes, there is so much "meat to be discovered." Kings is opening to me and the parallels are just amazing. I began this study because a few months ago I saw where Solomon represents Christ in some chapters and Satan in others. I found that so interesting and wondered what else was contained in the pages of Kings.

I have found it is easier for me to study in the form of writing...such as this post. I never begin knowing what God will reveal and....He always does reveal much more than I started out knowing. So...this type of post is for me to learn and I hope others will also gain something from it. Hopefully, others will see something that should be added or corrected and the discussion should benefit all of us.


I'm working on the next chapter....it is amazing to see the types and shadows of what will be. How anyone can believe the Bible was written by man is

In continuation of this study.....



1 Kings 2:13 And Adonijah the son of Haggith came to Bath-sheba the mother of Solomon. And she said, "comest thou peaceably?" And he said, "Peaceably."

"Peaceably" said twice for emphasis. Where else do we find this word in connection with Satan? Remember, Adonijah is a type for Satan. Also, Bath-sheba is a type for Israel, the mother of the true King.

Daniel 11:21 And in his estate shall stand up a vile person, to whom they shall not give the honour of the kingdom; but he shall come in PEACEABLY, and obtain the kingdom by flatteries.

This is as the story in 1 Kings...Adonijah/Satan/a vile person is "not given the honour of the kingdom," although he does, for a short time, have the kingdom and in the future, as Adonijah has done in Kings....he will come in "peaceably," which is a time not expected when everyone feels secure. That is how Satan will win the kingdom (for a time), with promises of peace and flattery. He will pretend to be Christ and humanity, including Christians, will be "overflown from before him" and "shall be broken!"

11:22. And with the arms of a flood shall they be overflown from before him, and shall be broken; yea, also the prince of the covenant.

God has promised there would never be another flood so this is not a flood of water as in the time of Noah but will be a flood of lies and deception which will be very successful for...they "shall be broken" and will believe he is Christ.

Who is the "prince of the covenant?" My study Bible states: A prince with whom he had made a covenant or league (as in vs. 23), and who had aided him before this time. Who will that "prince" be? Possibly a world leader, ruler or high ranking religious person.....we will see who forms that covenant with Satan (false Christ) as the end of days nears.

11:23. And after the league made with him he shall work deceitfully: for he shall come up, and shall become strong with a small people.

After Satan forms the league with the prince he "shall come up." Come up from where? From the pit? Who are the "small people" he becomes strong with? Are they small in stature, small in number, small in power? Is this why one of Satan's names is "Little Horn." A horn represents power...does this mean he has only a little power or a power with a small number of people? Are these the fallen angels, are these the Kenites....are they the locust army of Revelation?

Back to Adonijah speaking to Bath-sheba.....

1 Kings 2:14 He said moreover, "I have somewhat to say unto thee." And she said, "Say on."

2:15 And he said, "Thou knowest that the kingdom was mine, and that all Israel set their faces on me, that I should reign: howbeit the kingdom is turned about, and is become my brother's: for it was his from the Lord.

Bath-sheba/Israel continues to listen to Adonijah/Satan...even with what has happened. Satan tells her that all of Israel followed him and he reigned but....the kingdom then was placed under the proper Ruler. All of Israel (except the elect) will follow Satan in the end of days for they will believe he is our Saviour, for a time. But....the kingdom goes to the rightful Heir, "for it was His from the Lord."

2:16 And now I ask one petition of thee, deny me not." And she said unto him, "Say on."

2:17 And he said, "Speak, I pray thee, unto Solomon the king, (for he will not say thee nay,) that he give me Abishag the Shunammite to wife."


Two things here:
The first is to recognize the time frame being given. Adonijah/Satan was/will be in power during his "great tribulation" [Matt.24:21] which was/will be a time of great rejoicing for his unsuspecting followers as they ate/eat at his table (ate his lies). It was a time of peace but was/will be a false peace...great deception is the great tribulation. Israel followed/will follow him for a time but then the seventh trump sounds and the rightful King sits/will sit on the throne of His kingdom.



As Adonijah/Satan lost/will lose the kingdom and was ordered to...."Go to thine house," [1 Kings 1:53] during the thousand years and as Solomon/Christ is/will be "upon the throne of David his father; and his kingdom was established greatly," we know some time has elapsed. For then we see Adonijah/Satan going to Bath-sheba/Israel with a petition. Is this the time when he is allowed to come out of “his house?” The thousand years are expired, Satan shall be loosed out of his prison." [Rev. 20:7]

Exactly who will Satan "go out to deceive?" It can't be Israel as she was one of the two 144,000 groups that was sealed before the seventh trumpet sounded [Rev. 7:2-8]. And too....It is written that he..."shall go out to deceive the nations" and Israel is not the "nations,” so what part does Bath-sheba/Israel have in this?


Secondly: Abishag the Shunammite. Who is she, who does she represent in types and what does Adonijah/Satan want with her?


When we first hear of her king David/The Lord “was old and stricken in years” and “he gat no heat.” [1 Kings 1:1] Meaning....the time of the end of this age is quickly approaching and he had no one to warm his heart or give him pleasure until his servants found the young virgin. Then Abishag arrives on the scene…..

1 Kings 1:2 Wherefore his servants said unto him. “Let there be sought for my lord the king a young virgin: and let her stand before the king, and let her cherish him, and let her lie in thy bosom, that my lord the king may get heat.”

1:3 So they sought for a fair damsel throughout all the coasts (borders) of Israel, and found Abishag a Shunammite, and brought her to the king.

1:4 And the damsel was very fair, and cherished the king, and ministered to him: but the king knew her not.

1:15 And Bath-sheba went in unto the king into the chamber: and the king was very old; and Abishag the Shunammite ministered unto the king.

Who "cherishes and ministers" unto the King and "stands before Him" during the millennium? For...that is who Abishag is:

Revelation 20:6 Blessed and holy is he that hath part in the first resurrection: on such the second death, hath no power, but they shall be priests of God and of Christ, and shall reign with Him a thousand years.

Ezekiel 44:15 But the priests the Levites, the sons of Zadok, that kept the charge of My sanctuary when the children of Israel went astray from Me, they shall come near to Me to minister unto Me, and they shall stand before Me to offer unto Me the fat and the blood, saith the Lord God:

44:16. They shall enter into My sanctuary, and they shall come near to My table, to minister unto Me, and they shall keep My charge.

Note - Abishag was with the king in "his chamber" and it is she that "ministers" to him but Bath-sheba/Israel, is punished because for a time she followed Abijah/Satan. Her punishment is:

Ezekiel 44:13 And they shall not come near unto Me, to do the office of a priest unto Me, nor to come near to any of My holy things, in the most holy place: but they shall bear their shame, and their abominations which they have committed.

We see that we are in the millennium and Abishag is a “virgin”….she is the bride and not yet the wife for….“the king knew her not.” [1 Kings 1:4] She cherishes, ministers and stands before Him. Abishag is the manchild, the elect, the Zadok....but is still a virgin. Her wedding has not yet taken place.

Revelation 14:4 These are they which were not defiled with women; for they are virgins. these are they which follow the Lamb whithersoever He goeth. These were redeemed from among men, being the firstfruits unto God and to the Lamb

But, there is a wife and she is Bath-sheba/Israel and Satan is asking Israel, (the wife of David/The Lord, mother of Solomon/Christ), to speak unto the King to ask Him to give Abishag (the elect/intended bride) to him.

1 Kings 2:17 And he said, "Speak, I pray thee, unto Solomon the king, (for he will not say thee nay,) that he give me Abishag the Shunammite to wife."

2:18 And Bath-sheba said, “Well; I will speak for thee unto the king.”

2:19 Bath-sheba therefore went unto king Solomon, to speak unto him for Adonijah. And the king rose up to meet her, and bowed himself unto her, and sat down on his throne, and caused a seat to be set for the king’s mother; and she sat on his right hand.

Bath-sheba/Israel, the wife of the Lord, speaks to her son Solomon/Christ, who is on the throne during the millennium. Christ has seated her/Israel on His right hand. This "seating" takes place after “He hath judged the great whore”….”And her smoke rose up for ever and ever.” [Rev.19:2-3]

Matthew 25:33 And He shall set the sheep on His right hand, but the goats on the left.

2:21 And she said, “Let Abishag the Shunammite be given to Adonijah thy brother to wife.”

2:22 And king Solomon answered and said unto his mother, “And why dost thou ask Abishag the Shunammite for Adonijah? Ask for him the kingdom also; for he is mine elder brother; even for him, and for Abiathar the priest, and for Joab the son of Zeruiah.”

King Solomon was taken aback and sarcastically suggested she should just hand him the kingdom too, after all taking the one that was to be the wife of the king was a treasonous act. That was history but in the future what does it mean?

2:24 Now therefore, as the Lord liveth, Which hath established me, and set me on the throne of David my father, and Who hath made me an house, as he promised, Adonijah shall be put to death this day.”

The Lord made the house…1 Corinthians 3:16 Know ye not that ye are the Temple of God, and that the Spirit of God dwelleth in you?

The “day” that Adonijah/Satan shall be “put to death” is after the millennium:

Revelation 20:7 And when the thousand years are expired, Satan shall be loosed out of his prison,

20:8. And shall go out to deceive the nations which are in the four quarters of the earth, Gog and Magog, to gather them together to battle: the number of whom is as the sand of the sea.

20:10. And the devil that deceived them was cast into the lake of fire and brimstone, where the beast and the false prophet are, and shall be tormented day and night for ever and ever.

So...the millennium has ended, Satan is gone forever and it is time for the marriage. But, who is the bride and who is the wife?

Revelation 19:7 Let us be glad and rejoice and give honour to Him: for the marriage of the Lamb is come, and His wife hath made herself ready.”

19:8 And to her was granted that she should be arrayed in fine linen, clean and white: for the fine linen is the righteousness of saints.

19:9. And he saith unto me, “Write, ‘Blessed are they which are called unto the marriage supper of the Lamb.’” And he saith unto me, “These are the true sayings of God.”

21:9 And there came unto me one of the seven angels which had the seven vials full of the seven last plagues, and talked with me, saying, “Come hither, I will shew thee the bride, the Lamb’s wife.”

21:10 And he carried me away in the spirit to a great and high mountain, and shewed me that great city, the holy Jerusalem, descending out of heaven from God,

21:11 Having the glory of God: and her light was like unto a stone most precious, even like a jasper stone, clear as crystal;


The "bride," also referred to as the "Lamb's wife" [21:9]is Abishag. She is that "great city, the holy Jerusalem" that descends out of heaven. She is also the virgin, the man child, the elect and the Zadok and...her light shone.

I add the following for further information on the "bride/wife" topic from the Companion Bible - E.W. Bullinger....

The bride and the wife of 21:9 must not be confused with the wife of 19:7. The latter is Israel called out from among the nations for blessing in the land; the earthly consort of the Great King (cp Ps.45;, Jer. 3:14) This wife (19:7) is connected with the millennium Jerusalem which, with the rest of the earth “that now” is, will pass away and give place to the new earth with the new Jerusalem, succeeding and replacing the former. The bride, the Lamb’s wife of 21:9 is still of Israel, but the Israel of the “heavenly calling” (Heb. 3:1; all those connected with the “heavenly country” and “the city with the foundations” for which they “looked” (Heb. 11:13-16); the “Jerusalem above” of Gal. 4:26. Hence the significance of the term “bride” (Greek - numphe) in 21:9

The Israel of 19:7 is not spoken of as bride (numphe) because she has become wife (gune). Cp. The “married to you” = am become your husband (consummation), of Jer. 3:14, and see note there relating to the “restoration” time. Here 21:9, the term “bride” indicates clearly that the betrothal has taken place and that the marriage will be consummated when the bride shall have come down out of heaven. John sees her coming down (pres. part), 21:10.

The loose way in which we speak of a “bride” as not only a contracting paryt at the time of the marriage ceremony, but also of her after she has become wife (gune), is responsible for much confusion as to the “wife” of 19:7 and the bride-wife of 21:9. Strictly speaking, “bride’ is to be applied only to a betrothed virgin (Gr. parthenos + Heb. bethulah), when the marriage (legal) ceremony takes place. Directly after, she ceases to be “bride,” and has become (legally) “wife,” although from the forensic point of view consummation of the marriage may be delayed (cp. Matt.1:25, and see note there).

According to the Mosaic law, a betrothed maid (Heb. bethulah) was legally a wife (‘ishshah), (cp. Math.1:18, 20, Deut. 22:23-24); hence Joseph’s trouble and temptation (Matt. 1:20). A careful study of the terms in Matt. 1:18-25 will afford a clue to a clearer understanding of the terms “bride” and the two “wives” of Rev. 19:7; 21:9 than volumes of commentary.

The questions that remain with me at the conclusion of this study are:

1. Does Israel actually speak to Christ on behalf of Satan? Does she fall for his deception again? If yes, then why does Israel want to give the man child to Satan?

2. Why does Satan want Abishag (the elect), or is it that he wants her, knows he can't have her and in his fury goes out to "deceive the nations" instead?

3. Who does Satan "form a league with," what is meant by "he shall come up" and who are the "small people?"

4. Who is Satan going to deceive at the end of the millennium for they shall be..."as the sand of the sea"?

5. As Abishag (the elect, Zadok, man child) is with the Lord, in His chamber, and descends out of heaven as the New Jerusalem at the end of the millennium....then it appears to me that she could not be on earth during the millennium. If that is correct then it raises questions about the millennial temple....another study for another day.

Solomon died in his sin and is separated from life for eternity.

Let's do a study of the Living King instead and find out what you are supposed to be doing to please Him.











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He is a type of the Living King and I believe it pleases Him to study His Word.

Good presentation


Some of my thoughts:

Adonijah was trying to lay claim to Solomon's throne by taking David's concubine. (He had already slept with all of David's other concubines; 2Sam.16:20-23).
In ancient times, the new king took the harem of the previous king. Abishag was the last concubine to be with David before he died. She was a virgin even until David died (1Kings 1:2,4) Yes, it was treasonous. His intention was to "become one" with the bride; to spoil the true kingdom.

Excellent parallels between 1Kings 1:15 and Ezekiel 44:15, and the 144,000 and Abishag.


"a small people" = most likely "little in number"
H4592 http://cf.blueletterbible.org/lang/lexicon...04592&t=KJV

A lot to think about here.

Thank you for your thoughts Annie. It appears I should have started in Samuel but for some reason...Kings seemed to grab my attention. It seems Absalom is a type for Satan...just as his brother Adonijah. (as you pointed out when you said "He had already slept with all of David's other concubines" and in the case you pointed to it was Absalom, not Adonijah but....in actuality, they are both types for Satan) The same story repeated over and over. The fake will try to take the kingdom from the true King.....and as Absalom and Adonijah....will have many follow him.





Thank you...it is astounding what God opens to us when we ask for understanding. I did and...He answered because I certainly didn't know who she represented when I began to write.





There is a great deal to consider as it raises other questions...perhaps the following chapters will contain the answers. Thank you for the link to "small people." I'll have to read it later today....I hear a husband calling

Solomon was in no way a type of Christ. Solomon was the epitome of evil not to be followed in any way. The only example that he could possibly serve is how not to do or think or act.

Luke 11
31 The queen of the South will rise up in the judgment with the men of this generation and condemn them, for she came from the ends of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon; and indeed a greater than Solomon is here.

Matthew 6
29 and yet I say to you that even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these.
30 Now if God so clothes the grass of the field, which today is, and tomorrow is thrown into the oven, will He not much more clothe you, O you of little faith?
31 Therefore do not worry, saying, 'What shall we eat?' or 'What shall we drink?' or 'What shall we wear?'

Dude, in some chapters Solomon serves as a type for Christ in telling the story. In others he serves as a type for Satan.

1 Corinthians 10:11-12 Now all these things happened unto them for ensamples: and they are written for our admonition, upon whom the ends of the world are come. Wherefore let him that thinketh he standeth take heed lest he fall.


We are to learn from the examples given. They tell us what was, what is and.....what is to be.

That makes sense to me.

Daniel 11:23. And after the league made with him he shall work deceitfully: for he shall come up, and shall become strong with a small people.


The "small people" are those that are "few in number"....they are Kenites. Few in number but in strategic locations of power.

Yes. My thoughts exactly!

Such sweet and angelic faces....it reminds me of the tares/wheat parable.

The last study in Kings ended with king Solomon, a type for Christ, saying….”Adonijah shall be put to death this day.”[1Kings 2:24] Satan, in the future after the millennium, will be thrown in the lake of fire [Revelation 20:10] after he attempts his last take-over of the Kingdom of God as Adonijah has just attempted with Solomon. So we begin where Solomon/Christ has ordered the death of Adonijah/Satan....interestingly, the name Adonijah means - "My Lord is Yahveh":

1 Kings 2:25 And king Solomon sent by the hand of Benaiah the son of Jehoiada; and he fell upon him that he died.

This study is an attempt to discover who Benaiah represents in types. Is he a type for the Holy Spirit, for Michael the archangel, the man child or someone else? Who is the historic figure Benaiah, son of Jehoiada? His name means….Made by the Lord. (To those that will understand….his number in Strong’s is #1141 That and the meaning of his name tells us a great deal)

He was one of king David’s warriors. He remained true to Solomon during Adonijah’s attempts at the crown and was raised into the place of Joab as commander-in-chief of the whole army. [Smith’s Bible Dictionary - SBD] That is an important clue!

We first see Benaiah mentioned in:

11 Samuel 8:18 And Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was over both the Cherethites and the Pelethites; and David’s sons were chief rulers.

Those Benaiah was over were king David’s bodyguards. (King David is a type for The Lord in these chapters)

The Cherethites were executioners and Pelethites were couriers, the life-guards of king David. It has been conjectured that they may have been foreign mercenaries, and therefore probably Philistines, of which name Pelethites may be only another form. [SBD]

King David/The Lord has executioners and messengers (couriers) and Benaiah is over them. That is another clue and we know that he is a mighty warrior, as historically described in:

11 Samuel 23:20 And Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, the son of a valiant man, of Kabzeel, who had done many acts, he slew two lion like men of Moab: he went down also and slew a lion in the midst of a pit in time of snow;

Jehoiada means ~ "Yaheveh Knows." Kabzeel means ~ "Gathered by God."

23:21. And he slew an Egyptian, a goodly man: and the Egyptian had a spear in his hand; but he went down to him with a staff, and plucked the spear out of the Egyptian’s hand, and slew him with his own spear.

Notice the phrase...."he went down" when he did these acts of bravery. Went down....from where? Did that mean Benaiah went down from Jerusalem to Jericho...or, in the future...from heaven to earth! And...who is the Egyptian? In another place the Pharaoh is a type for Satan...perhaps the "Egyptian" is used here for that purpose too.

23:22. These things did Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, and had the name among three mighty men.

"Had the name among" doesn't mean he was named one of them but rather that his name had a place of honor and authority among the three...the three greatly respected Benaiah. More on the "three" following.

23:23.He was more honourable than the thirty, but he attained not to the first three. And David set him over his guard.

Biblical numbers always have meanings. Thirty [23:23] means....

Being 3 x 10, denotes in a higher degree the perfection of Divine order, as marking the right moment. Christ was thirty years of age at the commencement of His ministry. Joseph, a type of Chirst, was the same age and David also, when he began to reign, was thirty. ~ Numbers in Scripture

The following are mentions of "thirty" and "thirty and three" that may pertain to this. I don't yet understand what it means but place it here to see if there are any thoughts on the parallels in these scriptures. Of course, the "thirty pieces of silver" must be added into this.

Leviticus 12:2 "Speak unto the children of Israel, saying, 'If a woman have conceived seed, and born a MAN CHILD: then she shall be unclean seven days; according to the days of the separation for her infirmity shall she be unclean. 4 And she shall then continue in the blood of her purifying THREE AND THIRTY days; she shall touch no hallowed thing, nor come into the sanctuary, until the days of her purifying be fulfilled.

1 Chronicles 11:15 Now THREE OF THE THIRTYcaptains went down to the rock to David, into the cave of Adullam; and the host of the Philistines encamped in the valley of Rephaim.

The host comprised all males over twenty. From this were organised twelve divisions of 24,000 men, commanded by twelve of the thirty. David's 600 (1 Sam. 23:13) divided into three of 200 each (consisting of ten subdivisions of twenty each, commanded by the thirty), commanded by the three. The commander of the thirty was not one of the three but next below them. - E.W. Bullinger

"Not one of the three but next below them." Not one of the Trinity (Father, Son and Holy Spirit) but...just below them? That could be the man child or Michael. But...one of the clues is that Benaiah and who he is a type for will be the commander of the twelve of the thirty and so will be the commander of the King's/the Lord's men.

11 Samuel 8:18 And Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was over both the Cherethites and the Pelethites; and David’s sons were chief rulers.

What does that tell us....Benanaiah was over the executioners and couriers (messengers ) ~ Angelic Army, while David's sons/The Lord's manchild was/will be the chief rulers.

Revelation 2:27-28 And he shall rule them with a rod of iron; as the vessels of a potter shall they be broken to shivers; even as I received of My Father. And I will give him the morning star. (The "he" is not Christ but rather the man child who is/are sons of God and will be the "chief rulers.")

Returning to.......

11 Samuel 23:20 And Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, the son of a valiant man, of Kabzeel, who had done many acts, he slew two lion like men of Moab: he went down also and slew a lion in the midst of a pit in time of snow;

The "three mighty men" of [11 Samuel 23:22] I believe are the Father, Son and Holy Spirit but there is much more being said in those scriptures. [20-23] What is meant by "two lion like men of Moab" and "a lion in the midst of a pit in the time of snow." Could the two men that were "like" a lion be Kenites....pretenders to being of the tribe of Judah? (That is another study for another day unless someone can throw some light on that subject.) And, what of the one that was "a lion" that was killed "in a pit?" A real lion in history but the "fake lion" in the future and...."in the time of snow?"

Revelation 5:5 And one of the elders saith unto me, "Weep not: behold, the Lion of the tribe of Juda, the Root of David, hath prevailed to open the book, and to loose the seven seals thereof."

1 Peter 5:8 Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour:

Revelation 13:2 And the beast which I saw was like unto a leopard, and his feet were as the feet of a bear, and his mouth as the mouth of a lion: and the dragon gave him his power, and his seat, and great authority.

The fake lion, Satan, who will look and act like the Lion of the tribe of Judah (walk around as a lion while he devours whomever falls for his deception) as he speaks words that will sound like our Saviour (mouth as the mouth of a lion).....Satan probably knows scripture very, very well!

So the lion that Benaiah will kill in the future will be Satan but what does "in the time of snow" mean?

Snow #7950 ~ sheleg, from 7949 ; snow (prob. from it's whiteness); snow
#7949 ~ shalag; a prim root; prop. mean, to be white: used only as denom. from 7950; to be
snow-white (with the linen clothing of the slain) - be as snow.

It doesn't mean in the winter but rather....the "time of snow" is when the seventh trump sounds and the saints, wearing snow-white linen led by Christ and accompanied by Benaiah will, in the midst of that time, seal the lion in the pit.

Revelation 12:7-9 And there was war in heaven: Michael and his angels fought against the dragon; and the dragon fought and his angels, And prevailed not, neither was their place found any more in heaven. And the great dragon was cast out, that old serpent, called the Devil and Satan, which deceiveth the whole world: he was cast out into the earth, and his angels were cast out with him.

Revelation 19:14 And the armies which were in heaven followed Him upon white horses, clothed in fine linen, white and clean.

Revelation 20:1-3 And I saw an angel come down from heaven, having the key of the bottomless pit and a great chain in his hand. And he laid hold on the dragon, that old serpent, which is the Devil, and Satan, and bound him a thousand years. And cast him into the bottomless pit, and shut him up, and set a seal upon him, that he should deceive the nations no more, till the thousand years should be fulfilled; and after that he must be loosed a little season

That angel is Michael and the historic Benaiah is our example for the upcoming event

Other scriptures about Michael serve as clues to Benaiah being a type of him in the end of days:

Daniel 10:13 But the prince of the kingdom of Persia withstood me one and twenty days: but, lo, Michael, one of the chief princes, came to help me: and I remained there with the kings of Persia.

10:21 But I will shew thee that which is noted in the scripture of truth: and there is none that holdeth with me in these things, but Michael your prince. (prince of Israel)

12:1 And at that time shall Michael stand up, the great prince which standeth for the children of thy People: and there shall be a time of trouble, such as never was since there was a nation even to that same time: and at that time thy People shall be delivered, every one that shall be found written in the book.

Michael, the chief prince of Israel will stand up in a time of great trouble...the end of days, and Israel, those written in the book, will be delivered.

Hi Whirlwind,

Excellent synopsis. BTW... I 'got' that 'angelic' clue right from the beginning.

The "he went down" phrase I never noticed. Interesting. Remember, the rustling in the trees in 2 Sam. 5:24. I wonder if the Lord had Michael help David to win that battle over the Philistines.

Yes... all those parallel verses about that "lion"...
"The fake lion, Satan, who will look and act like the Lion of the tribe of Judah (walk around as a lion while he devours whomever falls for his deception) as he speaks words that will sound like our Saviour (mouth as the mouth of a lion).....Satan probably knows scripture very, very well!"

Indeed he does (Matthew 4)... and it is important to stress, as you did, that the deception will be great.

I need to do a re-read of your teaching and take some notes for myself.

Yeah...."couriers" sort of gave it away I was going back and forth on Michael vs. the man child but when I looked up the meaning of those Benaiah was over....then I knew.




No, I didn't remember that at all but you're right.....How do you get the "tops" of the trees to rustle?





I have been so amazed with what I'm seeing in this King's study....I can't seem to get past the first two chapters. Each time I read back over a scripture....BAM, something new is there! At times, I am so in awe of the way this is unfolding that I have to walk away from the computer for a short time. I keep asking God for understanding and He keeps showing me new things....new things that have always been there.


This morning a whole new revelation has been opened on the timing of these events. It's funny how something can just pop into your head (the Holy Spirit at work ). If I am correctly understanding what He is showing me it will be in the following study. I have some reading and writing to do....Again, "so much to learn and so little time."


I wish now I had more background information on this...such as found in Samuel but I picked Kings up for some reason. I hope I can count on your knowledge of Samuel and Chronicles to add or correct anything....Your thoughts are always so welcome as are those of anyone else interested in this.

Matthew 12
33 "Either make the tree good and its fruit good, or else make the tree bad and its fruit bad;

James 3
12 Can a fig tree, my brethren, bear olives, or a grapevine bear figs? Thus no spring yields both salt water and fresh.

Thank you for those scriptures Dude. However, in this particular instance they really have no bearing on this study. Here, God is giving us types and shadows of who and what is to come. He is telling a story of the future with historical figures from the past.

Solomon, as Satan, was beloved of God and there are HUGE parallells between the two. Solomon, in certain chapters, is also a type for Christ. An underlying story is being revealed...not just what is written as the surface text.

So...I appreciate your interest in this and hope for your continued input.

A very good study, Whirlwind.

To answer your question on how Adonijah asks Bath-sheba will parallel the events today, The Jewish Sanhedrin plans to perform an animal sacrifice of the red heffer as a ritual act of purification. This, to me, is an abomination as it completely discounts the sacrifice of Christ. It will be a terrible day when this happens.

The Jewish Sanhedrin plans to perform an animal sacrifice of the red heffer as a ritual act of purification.

"the sound of a going in the tops of the mulberry trees"... the trees were being rustled. Just my artistic, imaginative observation, I guess... that's the way I thought of it

Samuel and Kings are still pretty fresh in my mind. If I can contribute anything, I surely will.

Thank you....I will count on that!

On the topic of "myrtle trees," I saw this earlier today:


Zechariah 1:8 I saw by night, and behold a man riding upon a red horse, and he stood among the myrtle trees that were in the bottom; and behind him were there red horses, speckled, and white.

10. And the man that stood among the myrtle trees answered and said, "These are they whom the Lord hath sent to walk to and fro through the earth.


God's children are likened to Cedars of Lebanon. God is a "great fir tree." Satan is a "box cedar," (the lowest of the trees)......I wonder who the "myrtle trees" are?

Horses, I believe, are craft, ships...transportation and those that "ride" them are angelic beings....myrtle trees! So, if that is correct....it was Michael that the Lord sent to "smite the host of the Philistines." He was the myrtle tree....leading other myrtle trees.

This study is really a work in progress. Each day it seems something new is being revealed so please bear with me as additions, changes and corrections are being made. Yesterday morning what came to mind was the timing of these events in Kings and early this morning I was awakened out of a sound sleep with two new thoughts. One answered my question on why Bath-sheba/Israel appeared to be siding with Adonijay/Satan...even after what had happened at his first attempt and the other I still need to study before reaching a conclusion. All three of these revelations are phenomenal to me so again...please bear with me because it is all coming together as I write this, as I am being shown the meaning.

First - the timing of these events.
Some things that I have studied for the past few days didn't quite fit as I thought they should....if I was understanding scripture correctly. Something was there that I was not yet being shown. I believe the clues are given as follows:

1 Kings 1:5 Then Adonijah the son of Haggith exalted himself, saying, "I will be king:" and he prepared him chariots and horsemen, and fifty men to run before him.

Fifty = The number of jubilee or deliverance. It points to rest following the result of the perfect consummation of time. ~ Numbers in Scripture

It is odd to me that Adonijah, a type for Satan, has the number fifty associated with him. Perhaps this is the same old story....a mimic of Christ, a fake jubilee just like a fake Christ!

1:6 And his father had not displeased him at any time in saying, "Why hast thou done so?" and he also was a very goodly man; and his mother bare him after Absalom.

Adonijah/Satan was a "goodly man" and David/The Lord was "not displeased?" When did Satan say, "I will be king?" When was God pleased with him? When did he rebell against our Father? When did Satan fall? When does part of this story take place?



That is the reason some things didn't quite fit as they should...some odd wording or hint at something more that hadn't yet been revealed. God is telling us what happened in the age before this present one. I'm not going into the "first age" here...it has been discussed before, but I do want to show where God tells us about the first age...where it applies to this Kings study.

Long before his appearance in the Garden of Eden (in this present age) Satan had rebelled. When he seduced Adam and Eve he was already in his fallen state. God tells us how he loved Satan before his rebellion:

Ezekiel 28:12 "Son of man, take up a lamentation upon the king of Tyrus, and say unto him, 'Thus saith the Lord God; 'Thou sealest up the sum, full of wisdom, and perfect in beauty.

Tyrus means rock...he is King of Tyrus....king of a rock! The fake rock!

Deuteronomy 32:31 For their rock is not as our Rock, Even our enemies themselves being judges.

28:13 Thou has been in Eden the garden of God; every precious stone was thy covering, the sardius, topaz and the diamond, the beryl, the onyx, and the jasper, the sapphire, the emerald, and the carbuncle and gold: the workmanship of thy tabrets and of thy pipes was prepared in thee in the day that thou wast created.

Satan was in the garden of God - Eden, but that was the age before this one. He wasn't so precious and well loved at the beginning of this age. Notice that there are twelve items mentioned in connection to Satan in that past age before his fall from grace:

Twelve is a perfect number, signifying perfection of government, or of governmental perfection. There were twelve patriarchs, twelve sons of Israel, twelve apostles ~ Numbers in scriptures. (Plus many more occurrences throughout the Bible).

Since Satan's demotion, from a covering cherub to a fallen angel, the number now associated with him is one half of twelve.....six!

28:14 Thou art the anointed cherub that covereth; and I have set thee so; thou wast upon the holy mountain of God; thou hast walked up and down in the midst of the stones of fire.

Satan was so loved by God...before he decided to be king. He walked with God on the holy mountain!

28:15 Thou was perfect in thy ways from the day that thou was created, till iniquity was found in thee.

He wasn't born...he was "created" and he was created perfect and that included free will.

28:17 Thine heart was lifted up because of thy beauty, thou hast corrupted thy wisdom by reason of thy brightness: I will cast thee to the ground, I will lay thee before kings, that they may behold thee.

Revelation 12:7-9 And there was war in heaven: Michael and his angels fought against the dragon; and the dragon fought and his angels, And prevailed not, neither was their place found any more in heaven. And the great dragon was cast out, that old serpent, called the Devil and Satan, which deceiveth the whole world: he was cast out into the earth, and his angels were cast out with him.

That is what has been nagging at me. Some of the events in Kings, for which God has given us types as examples, happened in the first age, happened again in our past history, as written in Kings, and .....will happen again in the future. I was failing to see one of the examples.

So...I must make a correction and go deeper into the scriptures to see the first earth age...for it is there. How wonderful that God allows us to see into that past time. In verses 5 and 6 of 1 Kings (above) we see that when the Lord loved Satan he was perfect and God was not displeased with him, just as Adonijah pleased his father David....before their/his rebellion.

In his quest to be king Adonijah/Satan gathered many to his side....BUT NOT THE ELECT. In the first age they made a stand for the true King, just as:

1 Kings 1:8 But Zadok the priest, and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, and Nathan the prophet, and Shimei, and Rei, and the mighty men which belonged to David, were not with Adonijah.

Nor were they with Satan at his first rebellion in the past age and.....nor will they be with Satan at the end of this age! Shimei is a full brother (by Bath-sheba) to Solomon and half brother to Adonijay. Rei is mentioned only in that scripture and is thought to be a friend of David's. I don't know who Shimei and Rei represent in types....but their names are not written here just to fill space. Whoever they are...they are good men that are true to our Father and will play a part in the events of end times.

All of these men, as shown here, remained true to the Lord while all others fell for Satan's deception. For that reason...they are types for the elect of God. They are types of those that will and are being called in this age to stand against Satan again. All souls were in the first age in spirit bodies and those same souls must be born of woman in this flesh age. After we die our same spirit in our soul body steps out of our physical body and we go home. Same soul in all three ages....this is not reincarnation!

1:9 And Adonijah slew sheep and oxen and fat cattle by the stone of Zoheleth, which is by En-rogel, and called all his brethren the king's sons, and all the men of Judah the king's servants.

He "slew" them with deception in the first age, again in the time of David as written of in Kings and this is just as he will at the end of this age when he, "deceiveth the whole world...[Rev.12:9]. Please notice just who he deceives. Sheep - Christians! All those that are children of God, all those that consider themselves to be servants of the King! They WILL FOLLOW HIM! Who else? The "men of Judah,".....Christians and Jews alike will follow him. Who else? Oxen and cattle....Gentiles. He will slay them (deceive them) on the "stone of Zoheleth" which means....The Stone of the Serpent. That same stone of the serpent is the fake rock and....their rock is not as our Rock [Deu.32:31]

What does he do on that rock, that fake rock...the serpent stone?
1 Kings 1:25 For he is gone down this day, and hath slain oxen and fat cattle and sheep in abundance, and hath called all the king's sons, and the captains of the host, and Abiathar the priest; and, behold, they eat and drink before him, and say, "God save king Adonijah.'

He slays God's children with his deception....the deception he feeds them is what they "eat and drink before him." He slays all that he can with false religion.

Where it is written...."he is gone down this day," is the "day" (in the future) when Michael kicks him out of heaven "down" to earth. Although he comes at a certain time he has his chosen, those of his house, working for him on earth...and has from the beginning:

Revelation 12:7-9 And there was war in heaven: Michael and his angels fought against the dragon; and the dragon fought and his angels, And prevailed not, neither was their place found any more in heaven. And the great dragon was cast out, that old serpent, called the Devil and Satan, which deceiveth the whole world: he was cast out into the earth, and his angels were cast out with him.

And...where it is written, "hath called," it tells us that just as Christ calls us....Satan calls his own, some of whom are king's sons....(remember he is the king at this time so those he calls are his sons), captains of many, and priests). [1 Kings 1:25] They are his children - Kenites and they are in places of power and leadership, (sons of kings, priests, captains). It is said that he controls through four hidden dynasties ~ Politics, Finance, Education and Religion. His children, those leaders, feed the sheep, oxen and cattle (people of the world including Christians) his word instead of our Father's Word and they have no idea what is being done. They believe they are worshipping the true King.

Other clues to let us know that the Biblical history in Kings that we are discussing also happened in the first age, just as the events will happen a third time, are:


1 Kings 1:49 And all the guests that were with Adonijah were afraid, and rose up, and went every man his way.

Adonijah's guests "rose up," meaning.....were taken up by God where they waited to be born into their flesh bodies in this age. In the future those that follow Satan will again be taken up and taught during the millennium but they are not of the "first resurrection" [Rev.20:6]

Also, where it is written "went every man his way," means where God places their souls in this flesh age depends on "his way" in the first age. That is why some are chosen and....some are not!

Romans 8:29-30 For whom He did foreknow, He also did predestinate to be conformed to the image of His Son, that He might be the firstborn among many brethren. Moreover whom He did predestinate, them He also called: and whom He called, them He also justified: and whom He justified, them He also glorified.

1 Kings 1:51 And it was told Solomon, saying, "Behold, Adonijah feareth king Solomon: for, lo, he hath caught hold on the horns of the altar, saying, "Let king Solomon swear unto me today that he will not slay his servant with the sword.'"

1:52. And Solomon said, "If he will shew himself a worthy MAN, there shall not an hair of him fall to the earth: but if wickedness shall be found in him, he shall die."

1:53. So king Solomon sent, and they brought him down from the altar. And he came and bowed himself to king Solomon: and Solmon said unto him. "Go to thine house."

Those scriptures give us very strong clues to that event being in the first age. Where Solomon said, "if he will shew himself a worthy man," meaning.....all souls, after that first age, were to be born into a flesh body. Satan refused...he decided not to be a "man" but instead came to earth as a fallen angel and seduced Adam and Eve...just as his fellow fallen angels did. They all refused to be born of woman and go through this flesh age. They as Satan made their choice....wickedness was found in them!

So, Solomon (in the first age) brought him "down from the altar" where he was as the "anointed cherub that covereth" in the "holy mountain of God." [Ezekiel 28:14] And...he was instructed to, "Go to thine house." I assumed that was the pit (as I thought that event happened in this present age) where he was to be locked up but that wasn't correct. This happened at the end of the first age and his "house" isn't a pit or place of confinement!

Christ was sent, in this age, to the lost sheep of the "house of Israel." There is also a "house of Judah" and both of those houses, all twelve tribes, are Israel. So...we see what a "house" is. Satan was sent to his house, to his family...or those that would become his family in this age!

1 Kings 2:23-24 And king Solomon sware by the Lord, saying, "God do so to me, and more also, if Adonijah have not spoken this word against his own life. Now therefore, as the Lord liveth, Which hath established me and set me on the throne of David my father, and Who hath made me an house, as He promised, Adonijah shall be put to death this day."

When will Adonijah/Satan be "put to death." At the end of the millennium, not in the first age and not at the end of this age.

Lastly, another clue telling us more than one age is being taught is:

1 Kings 2:1 Now the days of David drew nigh that he should die; and he charged Solomon his son, saying,

2:2. "I go the way of all the earth: be thou strong therefore, and SHEW THYSELF A MAN;

The first age was coming to a close (he should die) and He told His Son.....shew thyself a man! His Son would be born in a flesh body as a man......

I do believe it was Michael, also. However, in 2Samuel 5:24 they were Mulberry trees:

"And let it be, when thou hearest the sound of a going (rustling ) in the tops of the mulberry trees" -2 Samuel 5:24


Strong's H1057 - Mulberry tree

1) balsam tree - a shrub which drips sap when it is cut
2) possible name of a vale of balsam trees in Ps. 84:6

However, Myrtle tree as shown in Zechariah 1:8:

Strong's H1918 - Myrtle tree

"...so called (as some suppose), because it springs, i.e. grown rapidly, lide salix..."


So... who are the Mulberry trees?

OOPS ! I wish I had a little smiley face with egg all over it to paste here.


Myrtle - Mulberry. That is interesting Annie. If the myrtle trees represent God's angelic army then perhaps the mulberry trees represent Satan's angelic army?