1 Kings 2:1
Now the days of David had drawn near, so that he would die, and he instructed his son Solomon, saying:
Catholic Public Domain Version
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
2“I am entering the way of all the earth. Be strengthened and be a good man.
Cross References
Numbers 27:19And he shall stand before Eleazar the priest and the entire multitude.
Deuteronomy 31:14And the Lord said to Moses: “Behold, the days of your death draw near. Call Joshua, and stand in the tabernacle of the testimony, so that I may instruct him.” Therefore, Moses and Joshua went and stood in the tabernacle of the testimony.
Deuteronomy 33:1This is the blessing, with which Moses, the man of God, blessed the sons of Israel before his death.
1 Timothy 1:18This precept I commend to you, my son Timothy, in accord with the prophets who preceded you: that you serve among them like a soldier in a good war,
2 Timothy 4:1I testify before God, and before Jesus Christ, who shall judge the living and the dead through his return and his kingdom:
2 Peter 1:13But I consider it just, as long as I am in this tabernacle, to stir you up with admonishments.
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 →