1 Kings 2:1
And the days of David drew nigh that he should die, and he charged his son Solomon, saying:
Douay-Rheims 1899
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 flesh: take thou courage, and shew thyself a man.
Cross References
Numbers 27:19And he shall stand before Eleazar the priest and all the multitude:
Deuteronomy 31:14And the Lord said to Moses: Behold the days of thy death are nigh: call Josue, and stand ye in the tabernacle of the testimony, that I may give him a charge. So Moses and Josue went and stood in the tabernacle of the testimony:
Deuteronomy 33:1This is the blessing, wherewith the man of God Moses blessed the children of Israel, before his death.
1 Timothy 1:18This precept I commend to thee, O son Timothy; according to the prophecies going before on thee, that thou war in them a good warfare,
2 Timothy 4:1I charge thee, before God and Jesus Christ, who shall judge the living and the dead, by his coming, and his kingdom:
2 Peter 1:13But I think it meet as long as I am in this tabernacle, to stir you up by putting you in remembrance.
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 →