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It was only a murderer to whom the tabernacle was to be no protection
(margin reference). Hence, the reference to the “innocent blood.”...
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II. SOLOMON'S GLORIOUS REIGN. HIS FAILURE AND END
1. The Righteous judgment of Solomon
CHAPTER 2:12-46)
_ 1. Solomon upon the throne (1 Kings 2:12)_
2. Adonijah's request (1 Kings 2:13)
3. Bath-s...
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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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_and bury him_ The LXX. adds these words to the king's previous order
in 1 Kings 2:29. Joab was Solomon's cousin, and so though it was a
political necessity to put him to death, the king would not car...
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D. THE PLIGHT OF OTHER CONSPIRATORS 2:26-35
It would appear that Abiathar and Joab were again involved in the
conspiracy to give the throne to Adonijah. At least this is the
interpretation which Solom...
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_AND IT WAS TOLD KING SOLOMON THAT JOAB WAS FLED UNTO THE TABERNACLE
OF THE LORD; AND, BEHOLD, HE IS BY THE ALTAR. THEN SOLOMON SENT
BENAIAH THE SON OF JEHOIADA, SAYING, GO, FALL UPON HIM._
No JFB co...
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Bury him] Denial of burial would have made Joab's fate more
ignominious: see 2 Kings 9:10; 2 Kings 9:34; Isaiah 14:19; Isaiah
14:20. Take away the innocent
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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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וַ יֹּ֧אמֶר לֹ֣ו הַ מֶּ֗לֶךְ עֲשֵׂה֙
כַּ
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AVENGING JUSTICE
1 Kings 2:13.
The wrath of a king is "as messengers of death."- Proverbs 16:14
THE reign of Solomon began with a threefold deed of blood. An Eastern
king, surrounded by the many pri...
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PAYING PENALTY FOR BLOODY DEEDS
1 Kings 2:26
The removal of Abiathar from the office of high priest and the
execution of Joab quenched the last faint hopes of the house of Saul.
In the case of Abiath...
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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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And the king said unto him, Do as he hath said, and (p) fall upon him,
and bury him; that thou mayest take away the innocent blood, which
Joab shed, from me, and from the house of my father.
(p) For...
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(28) Then tidings came to Joab: for Joab had turned after Adonijah,
though he turned not after Absalom. And Joab fled unto the tabernacle
of the LORD, and caught hold on the horns of the altar. (29) A...
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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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AND THE KING SAID UNTO HIM, DO AS HE HATH SAID, AND FALL UPON HIM, AND
BURY HIM,.... Let him die where he is, slay him upon the spot, and
then bury him; not by the altar, but in his own sepulchre, as...
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And the king said unto him, Do as he hath said, and fall upon him, and
bury him; that thou mayest take away the innocent blood, which Joab
shed, from me, and from the house of my father.
Ver. 31. _Do...
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_Do as he hath said_ Kill him, though he be there; take him from that
place, and then kill him: for Exodus 21:14, doth not command the ruler
to kill the murderer there, but to remove him thence; _to t...
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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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And the king, assuming the responsibility, SAID UNTO HIM, DO AS HE
HATH SAID, AND FALL UPON HIM, AND, after the execution, BURY HIM, THAT
THOU MAYEST TAKE AWAY THE INNOCENT BLOOD WHICH JOAB SHED, FROM...
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THE END OF JOAB...
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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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26-34 Solomon's words to Abiathar, and his silence, imply that some
recent conspiracies had been entered into. Those that show kindness to
God's people shall have it remembered to their advantage. Fo...
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DO AS HE HATH SAID; either,
1. Kill him in that place; and for so doing Solomon might seem to have
warrant from God, EXODUS 21:14, and might further design by this just
severity to deter future offen...
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1 Kings 2:31 king H4428 said H559 (H8799) Do H6213 (H8798) said H1696
(H8765) down H6293 ...
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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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_Nay; but I will die here._
A WARRIOR’S DEATH
The circumstances in which Joab uttered the words, “Nay; but I will
die here,” were the outcome of a conspiracy which had been formed
during the latter...
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1 KINGS—NOTE ON 1 KINGS 2:28 Following David’s instructions (see
vv. 1 Kings 2:5 and notes), Solomon moves to have JOAB killed....
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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...
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EXPOSITION
THE DEPOSITION OF ABIATHAR AND THE DEATH OF JOAB.
1 KINGS 2:26
AND UNTO ABIATHAR THE PRIEST [see note on...
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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 Kings 2:5; 2 Kings 9:26; 2 Samuel 3:28; Acts 28:4; Deuteronomy 19:12