1 Kings 2:1
Now the time of David's death came near; and he gave orders to Solomon his son, saying,
Bible in Basic English
In The King James Version
Now the days of David drew nigh that he should die; and he charged Solomon his son, saying,
In Context
2I am going the way of all the earth: so be strong and be a man;
Cross References
Numbers 27:19And take him before Eleazar the priest and all the meeting of the people, and give him his orders before their eyes.
Deuteronomy 31:14At that time the Lord said to Moses, The day of your death is near: send for Joshua, and come to the Tent of meeting so that I may give him his orders. So Moses and Joshua went to the Tent of meeting.
Deuteronomy 33:1Now this is the blessing which Moses, the man of God, gave to the children of Israel before his death.
1 Timothy 1:18This order I give to you, Timothy my son, in harmony with the words of the prophets about you, so that by them you may be strong, fighting the good fight,
2 Timothy 4:1I give you orders, before God and Christ Jesus, who will be the judge of the living and the dead, and by his revelation and his kingdom;
2 Peter 1:13And it seems right to me, as long as I am in this tent of flesh, to keep your minds awake by working on your memory;
Matthew Henry on 1 Kings 2:1
In this chapter we have David setting and Solomon at the same time rising. I. The conclusion of David's reign with his life. 1. The charge he gives to Solomon upon his death-bed, in general, to serve God ( ver. 1-4 ), in particular, concerning Joab, Barzillai, and Shimei, ver. 5-9 . 2. His death and burial, and the years of his reign, ver. 10, 11 . II. The beginning of Solomon's reign, ver. 12 . Though he was to be a prince of peace, he began his reign with some remarkable acts of justice, 1. Upon Adonijah, whom… Read the whole commentary →