1 Kings 2:1
And draw near do the days of David to die, and he chargeth Solomon his son, saying,
Young's Literal Translation
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 am going in the way of all the earth, and thou hast been strong, and become a man,
Cross References
Numbers 27:19and hast caused him to stand before Eleazar the priest, and before all the company, and hast charged him before their eyes,
Deuteronomy 31:14And Jehovah saith unto Moses, 'Lo, thy days have drawn near to die; call Joshua, and station yourselves in the tent of meeting, and I charge him;' and Moses goeth — Joshua also — and they station themselves in the tent of meeting,
Deuteronomy 33:1And this [is] the blessing [with] which Moses the man of God blessed the sons of Israel before his death,
1 Timothy 1:18This charge I commit to thee, child Timotheus, according to the prophesies that went before upon thee, that thou mayest war in them the good warfare,
2 Timothy 4:1I do fully testify, then, before God, and the Lord Jesus Christ, who is about to judge living and dead at his manifestation and his reign —
2 Peter 1:13and I think right, so long as I am in this tabernacle, to stir you up in reminding [you],
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 →