1 Kings 2:1
And the days of David drew near that he should die: and he + 2:1 Gr. answered. addressed his son Solomon, saying, I go the way of all the earth:
LXX2012 (US 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
2but be you strong, and show yourself a man;
Cross References
Numbers 27:19And you shall set him before Eleazar the priest, and you shall give him a charge before all the congregation, and you shall give a charge concerning him before them.
Deuteronomy 31:14And the Lord said to Moses, Behold, the days of your death are at hand; call Joshua, and stand you⌃ by the doors of the tabernacle of testimony, and I will give him a charge. And Moses and Joshua went to the tabernacle of testimony, and stood by the doors of the tabernacle of testimony.
Deuteronomy 33:1And this is the blessing with which 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 →