1 Kings 2:7
But unto the sons of Barzillai the Gil'adite show thou kindness, and let them be of those that eat at thy table; for so they came near to me when I fled from before Abshalom thy brother.
Leeser Tanakh
In The King James Version
In Context
6Do therefore according to thy wisdom, and let not his hoary head go down in peace to the grave.
Cross References
2 Samuel 9:7And David said unto him, Fear not; for I will surely show thee kindness for the sake of Jonathan thy father, and I will restore unto thee all the land of Saul thy father; and thou shalt eat bread at my table continually.
2 Samuel 15:13And there came a news-bearer to David, saying, the heart of the men of Israel is turned after Abshalom.
2 Samuel 19:28(19:29) For all of my father's house were nothing but men deserving death with my Lord the king: and yet didst thou set thy servant among those that eat at thy own table. What other merit therefore have I, and what to complain of yet farther unto the king?
2 Samuel 19:38(19:39) And the king said, Kimham shall pass over with me, and I will do to him that which shall seem good in thy eyes: and whatsoever thou wilt desire of me, will I do for thee.
2 Kings 25:30And his allowance was a continual allowance given him by the king, the necessary ration for the day on its day, all the days of his life.
Jeremiah 52:33And he changed his prison-garments: and he ate bread before him continually all the days of his life.
Matthew Henry on 1 Kings 2:2-12
David's Dying Charge; David's Death and Burial. ( b. c. 1015.) 1 Now the days of David drew nigh that he should die; and he charged Solomon his son, saying, 2 I go the way of all the earth: be thou strong therefore, and show thyself a man; 3 And keep the charge of the Lord thy God, to walk in his ways, to keep his statutes, and his commandments, and his judgments, and his testimonies, as it is written in the law of Moses, that thou mayest prosper in all that thou doest, and whithersoever thou turnest thyself: 4… Read the whole commentary →