1 Kings 2:1
וַיִּקְרְבוּ יְמֵֽי ־ דָוִד לָמוּת וַיְצַו אֶת ־ שְׁלֹמֹה בְנוֹ לֵאמֹֽר ׃
Hebrew Tanakh (Original)
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
2אָנֹכִי הֹלֵךְ בְּדֶרֶךְ כָּל ־ הָאָרֶץ וְחָזַקְתָּ וְהָיִיתָֽ לְאִֽישׁ ׃
Cross References
Numbers 27:19וְהַֽעֲמַדְתָּ אֹתוֹ לִפְנֵי אֶלְעָזָר הַכֹּהֵן וְלִפְנֵי כָּל ־ הָעֵדָה וְצִוִּיתָה אֹתוֹ לְעֵינֵיהֶֽם ׃
Deuteronomy 31:14וַיֹּאמֶר יְהוָה אֶל ־ מֹשֶׁה הֵן קָרְבוּ יָמֶיךָ לָמוּת קְרָא אֶת ־ יְהוֹשֻׁעַ וְהִֽתְיַצְּבוּ בְּאֹהֶל מוֹעֵד וַאֲצַוֶּנּוּ וַיֵּלֶךְ מֹשֶׁה וִֽיהוֹשֻׁעַ וַיִּֽתְיַצְּבוּ בְּאֹהֶל מוֹעֵֽד ׃
Deuteronomy 33:1וְזֹאת הַבְּרָכָה אֲשֶׁר בֵּרַךְ מֹשֶׁה אִישׁ הָאֱלֹהִים אֶת ־ בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל לִפְנֵי מוֹתֽוֹ ׃
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 →