-—Just as Nitzevet was never queen having never been married to a King even though she was king David’s mother neither is Mary queen.-—
No, Mary is the queen MOTHER.
Not the queen.
The queen MOTHER. The MOTHER of the king.
Not the wife of the king, the MOTHER of the king.
The MOTHER of the king is called the QUEEN MOTHER.
Since Mary is the MOTHER of the King of the eternal House of David, she is the Queen MOTHER of the King of the eternal House of David.
King Solomon bowed to Bathsheba when she was Queen MOTHER, and she sat at the king’s right hand.
When Bathsheba was QUEEN, she bowed to King David.
Solomon may have been the first king of Israel to grant his mother a high place in the administration of his kingdom, which he inherited from his father David. If so, it would be fitting, since Bathsheba was the wife of the king. But according to Judaic tradition, David’s mother accompanied him to his coronation and stayed close ever after to strengthen and counsel him in the face of his enemies and in turbulent times. Anyway, God never chastised Solomon for having placed a throne for his mother next to his and starting an institution that would last for many generations in the kingdom of Judah. Having inherited the throne from his father David, Solomon had the divine right to do so as king, now that God had granted Israel’s desire to have their own king like their neighbours. Saul was anointed king in God’s name by Samuel. I don’t think God was offended by this institution.
In the Bible the name of each Queen Mother of the house of David is given in the introduction of the reign of each king of Judah: 1 Kings 14:21; 15:9-10; 22:42; 2 Kings 12:2; 14:2; 15:2; 15:33; 18:2; 21:2; 21:19; 22:1; 23:31; 23:36; 24:8; 24:18, for instance. Meanwhile, none of Solomon’s wives enjoyed the prerogatives of the Gebirah in his kingdom, the role of counselor and intercessor to the king being the chief ones. The wives - unlike Mary - had only the “job” of bearing and raising children, notably sons who would become eligible to assume the throne and succeed their father. The Queen Mother was the most important woman in the kingdom of Judah and exercised the greatest influence over her son the king. This institution was not practiced in the northern kingdom of Israel which was ruled by nine ruling houses or dynasties. But it was out of Judah that the Messiah would come to the world. It would appear that God willed and even inspired Solomon to place a throne for his mother next to his in anticipation of Mary’s Divine Maternity and universal role of Queen Mother in the kingdom of heaven
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Exactly so. It was common in kingdoms not only of the Middle East, but in Europe as well. Look at the honour given to Queen Elizabeth's mother, for instance. She was always treated with the utmost respect, as much as or more than Queen Elizabeth and far more than Jug Ear Charlie.