1 Kings 2:1
Now the days of David drew nigh that he should die; and he charged Solomon his son, saying,
Webster Bible
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 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 to Moses, Behold, thy days approach that thou must die: call Joshua, and present yourselves in the tabernacle of the congregation, that I may give him a charge. And Moses and Joshua went and presented themselves in the tabernacle of the congregation.
Deuteronomy 33:1And this is the with which Moses, the man of God, blessed the children of Israel before his death.
1 Timothy 1:18This charge I commit to thee, son Timothy, according to the prophecies which went before on thee, that thou by them mayest war a good warfare;
2 Timothy 4:1I charge thee therefore before God, and the Lord Jesus Christ, who will judge the living and the dead at his appearing and his kingdom;
2 Peter 1:13Indeed, 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 →