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Verse 1 Kings 2:4. _THAT THE LORD MAY CONTINUE HIS WORD_] The
prosperity which God has promised to grant to my family will depend on
their faithfulness to the good they receive; if they live to God, t...
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THAT THE LORD MAY CONTINUE HIS WORD - The original promise given to
David indirectly, through Nathan 2 Samuel 7:11, and apparently
unconditional, afterward was made conditional upon continued
obedienc...
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3. DAVID'S CHARGE TO SOLOMON AND DAVID'S END
CHAPTER 2:1-11
_ 1. David's charge (1 Kings 2:1)_
2. David's end (1 Kings 2:10)
We call attention again to 1 Chronicles 28 and 29 where we find the
reco...
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DEATH OF DAVID; SOLOMON ESTABLISHED ON HIS THRONE. The main source of
this chapter is the same as that of 1, but interspersed are
Deuteronomic additions (1 Kings 2:3 f., 1 Kings 2:10; 1 Kings 2:27).
T...
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CONTINUE. establish.
CHILDREN. sons. Compare 2 Samuel 7:8; 2 Samuel 7:11.
SOUL. Hebrew. _nephesh_. App-13.
FAIL. be cut off from....
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_that the Lord may continue his word_ The verb is most commonly
rendered -establish" and may be so translated here. Cf. 1 Samuel 1:23
where the same phrase occurs. The sense is of confirming and ratif...
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I. DAVID'S LAST COUNSEL TO Song of Solomon 2:1-11
It is uncertain how much time elapsed between the events recorded in
chapter 1 and the death of David recorded in chapter 2. After the
Adonijah incide...
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_THAT THE LORD MAY CONTINUE HIS WORD WHICH HE SPAKE CONCERNING ME,
SAYING, IF THY CHILDREN TAKE HEED TO THEIR WAY, TO WALK BEFORE ME IN
TRUTH WITH ALL THEIR HEART AND WITH ALL THEIR SOUL, THERE SHALL...
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2:4 thee, (c-40) Lit. 'there shall not be cut off to thee.' so chs.
8.25; 9.5; 2 Chronicles 6:16 ; 2 Chronicles 7:18 ....
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DAVID'S LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT
The recital of David's last charge to Solomon and his death is
followed by an account of the execution of Adonijah, Joab, and Shimei.
3, 4. Cp. Deuteronomy 17; 2 Samu...
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GOD’S LESSONS FROM HISTORY
1 KINGS
_PHILIP SMITH_
CHAPTER 2
DAVID’S INSTRUCTIONS TO SOLOMON
Solomon was now the king. But before David died, he gave some special
instructions to Solomon. David t...
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לְמַעַן֩ יָקִ֨ים יְהוָ֜ה אֶת
־דְּבָרֹ֗ו אֲשֶׁ֨ר...
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NEW RESPONSIBILITIES FOR THE NEW KING
1 Kings 2:1
1 Chronicles 28:1; 1 Chronicles 29:1 should be read as coming between
this and the preceding chapter. It was with a ripe knowledge of life
that Davi
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BREAKING THREE COMMANDMENTS
1 Kings 21:1; 1 Kings 1:1; 1 Kings 2:1; 1 Kings 3:1;...
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In the last charge of David there was first a recognition of the
sphere of Solomon's safety. In all probability his personal influence
had been great with his son, but now he was going "the way of all...
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That the LORD may continue his word which he spake concerning me,
saying, If thy children take heed to their way, to walk before me in
(c) truth with all their heart and with all their soul, there sha...
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_Truth and sincerity. (Calmet) --- This promise was made, 2 Kings vii.
16. (Menochius)_...
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(2) I go the way of all the earth: be thou strong therefore, and show
thyself a man; (3) And keep the charge of the LORD thy God, to walk in
his ways, to keep his statutes, and his commandments, and h...
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The books of First and Second Samuel show us the failure of the
priesthood, and, in consequence, when a state of evident shame and
dishonour overspread the face of Israel, the heart of the people
desi...
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THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS CHAPTER S 1 AND 2.
Before David's death the iniquity and ambition of a son whom he "had
not displeased at any time "led to the solemn proclamation of Solomon,
to whom G...
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THAT THE LORD MAY CONTINUE HIS WORD WHICH HE SPAKE CONCERNING ME,....
his word of promise concerning the kingdom of David, and the
succession of it, and confirm and establish it:
SAYING, IF THY CHILD...
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That the LORD may continue his word which he spake concerning me,
saying, If thy children take heed to their way, to walk before me in
truth with all their heart and with all their soul, there shall n...
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_And keep the charge of the Lord thy God_ Here we find David
inculcating, in his last moments, the great ruling principle; the
foundation-stone of the Hebrew state, and which in some measure
distingui...
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1 Dauid hauing giuen a charge to Solomon,
3 of religiousnesse,
5 of Ioab,
7 of Barzillai,
8 of Shimei,
10 dieth.
12 Solomon succeedeth.
13 Adoniiah, mouing Bath-sheba to sue vnto Solomon for Ab...
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DAVID'S LAST WORDS TO SOLOMON
(vs.1-9)
As David was about to die, his words to Solomon have serious
significance. Just as Paul (2 Timothy 4:1) and Peter (2 Peter 1:12)
were concerned about the testim...
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FAIL THEE (SAID HE) A MAN ON THE THRONE:
_ Heb._ be cut off from thee from the throne...
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1-4 David's charge to Solomon is, to keep the charge of the Lord. The
authority of a dying father is much, but nothing to that of a living
God. God promised David that the Messiah should come from his...
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CONFIRM HIS WORD, i.e. fulfil his promise, the condition upon which it
was suspended being performed. TAKE HEED TO THEIR WAYS, i.e.
diligently observe all their actions, to order them according to God...
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1 Kings 2:4 LORD H3068 fulfill H6965 (H8686) word H1697 spoke H1696
(H8765) saying H559 (H8800) sons...
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1 Kings 2:1
I. In this passage we notice the calmness and quietude of spirit with
which David looked forward to the termination of his earthly career.
In order to place ourselves in the position which...
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CONTENTS: David's charge to Solomon, David's death. Execution of
Adonijah. Abiathar removed. Execution of Shimei.
CHARACTERS: God, David, Solomon, Bath-sheba, Adonijah, Abishag, Joab,
Abiatha, Benaia...
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1 Kings 2:5. _Thou knowest what Joab did to me._ David does not
mention Absalom, but that was the deed that touched his heart; the
blood of Abner and of Amasa still cried to heaven.
1 Kings 2:9. _But...
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1 KINGS—NOTE ON 1 KINGS 2:4 HIS WORD THAT HE SPOKE CONCERNING ME.
The reference is apparently to 2 Samuel 7:11, although that passage
does not mention any conditions attached
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THE BEGINNING OF A BRILLIANT REIGN
CRITICAL AND EXPLANATORY NOTES.—
1 Kings 2:3. KEEP THE CHARGE OF JEHOVAH—_i.e._, preserve the
Theocracy, maintain the piety and dignity becoming the Hebrew monarch,...
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EXPOSITION
THE LAST WORDS AND DEATH OF DAVID.—The death of David, and of course
the charge which preceded it, did not follow immediately (as the
casual reader might be tempted to suppose) on the event...
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So the days of David drew nigh when he was going to die; and he
charged Solomon his son, saying, I go the way of all the earth: be
thou strong therefore, and show thyself a man (1 Kings 2:1-2);
Now he...
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1 Chronicles 17:11; 1 Chronicles 22:9; 1 Chronicles 28:5; 1 Chronicles
28:9;...
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Confirm his word — Fulfil his promise, the condition upon which it
was suspended, being performed....