1 Kings 2:1
Now the days of David drew nigh that he should die; and he charged Solomon his son, saying:
JPS TaNaKH 1917
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 go the way of all the earth; be thou strong therefore, and show thyself a man;
Cross References
Numbers 27:19and set him before Eleazar the priest, and before all the congregation; and give him a charge in their sight.
Deuteronomy 31:14And the LORD said unto Moses: 'Behold, thy days approach that thou must die; call Joshua, and present yourselves in the tent of meeting, that I may give him a charge.' And Moses and Joshua went, and presented themselves in the tent of meeting.
Deuteronomy 33:1And this is the blessing wherewith Moses the man of God blessed the children of Israel before his death.
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 →