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, who rules by Divine right, and is entrusted with the representation and vindication of the Divine l... [ Continue Reading ]
CRITICAL AND EXPLANATORY NOTES.— 1 Kings 2:5. SHED THE BLOOD OF WAR IN PEACE; _i.e._, murderously slew the inoffensive; shed, in peace, blood which should only flow in war. PUT THE BLOOD OF WAR ON HIS GIRDLE AND IN HIS SHOES—The “girdle” was the military band, and to which his sword was attached, w... [ Continue Reading ]
CRITICAL AND EXPLANATORY NOTES.— 1 Kings 2:10. BURIED IN THE CITY OF DAVID—A tomb probably prepared by the king before he died, and afterwards marked with great veneration, even in the time of Christ. _HOMILETICS OF 1 Kings 2:10_ THE NIGHT OF AN OLD DYNASTY, AND THE MORNING OF THE NEW The reign o... [ Continue Reading ]
CRITICAL AND EXPLANATORY NOTES.— 1 Kings 2:13. COMEST THOU PEACEABLY?—After recent events, there was reason to suspect his design. 1 Kings 2:15. THE KINGDOM IS TURNED ABOUT—He prudently thus evades the charge on Bathsheba of having herself been accessory to this issue. 1 Kings 2:16. DENY ME NOT;... [ Continue Reading ]
CRITICAL AND EXPLANATORY NOTES.— 1 Kings 2:26. NOT AT THIS TIME PUT THEE TO DEATH—It did not contain a threat that what was now deferred would be executed at a later date; the sentence would depend on Abiathar’s future conduct. _HOMILETICS OF 1 Kings 2:26_ THE RETRIBUTION OF A FAITHLESS FRIENDSHI... [ Continue Reading ]
CRITICAL AND EXPLANATORY NOTES.— 1 Kings 2:30. NAY, BUT I WILL DIE HERE—A defiance of the king’s message, thinking that Solomon dared not order his execution there. But Joab had placed himself outside the protection of the altar (Exodus 21:14; Deuteronomy 19:11). _HOMILETICS OF 1 Kings 2:28_ THE... [ Continue Reading ]
CRITICAL AND EXPLANATORY NOTES.— 1 Kings 2:37. THY BLOOD SHALL BE UPON THINE OWN HEAD—The legal form of the sentence of death (Leviticus 10:9; Leviticus 10:11, etc.). 1 Kings 2:38. DWELT IN JERUSALEM MANY DAYS; וָמִים רַבִּים 1 Kings 2:42. THE WORD THAT I HAVE HEARD IS GOOD. Pointed sometimes thu... [ Continue Reading ]