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1 Kings 2:2
I go the way of all the earth, walking on the way which led to death, Joshua 23:14. Be thou strong therefore and show thyself a man, a true watchman in the service of Jehovah;
I go the way of all the earth, walking on the way which led to death, Joshua 23:14. Be thou strong therefore and show thyself a man, a true watchman in the service of Jehovah;
Verse 1 Kings 2:2. _I GO THE WAY OF ALL THE EARTH_] I am dying. All the inhabitants of the earth must come to the dust. In _life_, some follow one occupation, some another; but all must, sooner or lat...
David appears to have in his thoughts the divine address to Joshua. Without following it servilely, he reproduces several of its leading expressions and sentiments (compare the margin reference). Solo...
3. DAVID'S CHARGE TO SOLOMON AND DAVID'S END CHAPTER 2:1-11 _ 1. David's charge (1 Kings 2:1)_ 2. David's end (1 Kings 2:10) We call attention again to 1 Chronicles 28 and 29 where we find the reco...
DEATH OF DAVID; SOLOMON ESTABLISHED ON HIS THRONE. The main source of this chapter is the same as that of 1, but interspersed are Deuteronomic additions (1 Kings 2:3 f., 1 Kings 2:10; 1 Kings 2:27). T...
THE WAY OF ALL THE EARTH. Compare Joshua 23:14. STRONG. resolute. Necessary advice for Solomon. the peaceable. MAN. Hebrew. _ish_. App-14....
_I go the way of all the earth_ i.e. Of all who live on the earth, viz. to the grave. The same expression is used by Joshua (Joshua 24:14), and, though the Hebrew noun is not the same, we may compare...
I. DAVID'S LAST COUNSEL TO Song of Solomon 2:1-11 It is uncertain how much time elapsed between the events recorded in chapter 1 and the death of David recorded in chapter 2. After the Adonijah incide...
_I GO THE WAY OF ALL THE EARTH: BE THOU STRONG THEREFORE, AND SHEW THYSELF A MAN;_ I go the way of all the earth - a beautiful and impressive periphrasis for death. BE THOU STRONG THEREFORE, AND SHO...
DAVID'S LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT The recital of David's last charge to Solomon and his death is followed by an account of the execution of Adonijah, Joab, and Shimei. 3, 4. Cp. Deuteronomy 17; 2 Samu...
GOD’S LESSONS FROM HISTORY 1 KINGS _PHILIP SMITH_ CHAPTER 2 DAVID’S INSTRUCTIONS TO SOLOMON Solomon was now the king. But before David died, he gave some special instructions to Solomon. David t...
I GO THE WAY OF ALL THE EARTH. — Comp. Joshua 23:14....
אָנֹכִ֣י הֹלֵ֔ךְ בְּ דֶ֖רֶךְ כָּל ־הָ אָ֑רֶץ
DAVID'S DEATH-BED 1 Kings 2:1 " _ Omnibus idem exitus est, sed et idem domicilium_." -PETRON., _ Satyr_. IN the Book of Samuel we have the last words of David in the form of a brief and vivid psalm...
NEW RESPONSIBILITIES FOR THE NEW KING 1 Kings 2:1 1 Chronicles 28:1; 1 Chronicles 29:1 should be read as coming between this and the preceding chapter. It was with a ripe knowledge of life that Davi
BREAKING THREE COMMANDMENTS 1 Kings 21:1; 1 Kings 1:1; 1 Kings 2:1; 1 Kings 3:1;...
In the last charge of David there was first a recognition of the sphere of Solomon's safety. In all probability his personal influence had been great with his son, but now he was going "the way of all...
I go the (a) way of all the earth: be thou strong therefore, and shew thyself a man; (a) I am ready to die as all men must....
_Flesh, to the tomb. Omnium idem exitus est, sed & idem domicilium. (Petronius) ---In life each follows his own course. (Calmet)_...
(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 h...
The books of First and Second Samuel show us the failure of the priesthood, and, in consequence, when a state of evident shame and dishonour overspread the face of Israel, the heart of the people desi...
THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS CHAPTER S 1 AND 2. Before David's death the iniquity and ambition of a son whom he "had not displeased at any time "led to the solemn proclamation of Solomon, to whom G...
I GO THE WAY OF ALL THE EARTH,.... A path which is the path of death o, which all pass in, kings and peasants, high and low, rich and poor, great and small, good and bad; none are exempted, all must d...
I go the way of all the earth: be thou strong therefore, and shew thyself a man; Ver. 2. _I go the way of all the earth._] Behold, I die, as Genesis 48:21 . _ Be thou strong, therefore, and show thys...
_The days of David drew nigh, that he must die_ As he himself was sensible. _And he charged Solomon his son_ After the example of Abraham, the father of the faithful, Genesis 18:19. _I go the way of a...
1 Dauid hauing giuen a charge to Solomon, 3 of religiousnesse, 5 of Ioab, 7 of Barzillai, 8 of Shimei, 10 dieth. 12 Solomon succeedeth. 13 Adoniiah, mouing Bath-sheba to sue vnto Solomon for Ab...
DAVID'S LAST WORDS TO SOLOMON (vs.1-9) As David was about to die, his words to Solomon have serious significance. Just as Paul (2 Timothy 4:1) and Peter (2 Peter 1:12) were concerned about the testim...
1-4 David's charge to Solomon is, to keep the charge of the Lord. The authority of a dying father is much, but nothing to that of a living God. God promised David that the Messiah should come from his...
OF ALL THE EARTH, i.e. of all men upon the earth. Compare JOSHUA 23:14 HEBREWS 9:27. BE THOU STRONG; for to govern his people according to the law of God, as it here follows, requires great fortitude...
1 Kings 2:2 go H1980 (H8802) way H1870 earth H776 strong H2388 (H8804) man H376 I go -...
1 Kings 2:1 I. In this passage we notice the calmness and quietude of spirit with which David looked forward to the termination of his earthly career. In order to place ourselves in the position which...
CONTENTS: David's charge to Solomon, David's death. Execution of Adonijah. Abiathar removed. Execution of Shimei. CHARACTERS: God, David, Solomon, Bath-sheba, Adonijah, Abishag, Joab, Abiatha, Benaia...
1 Kings 2:5. _Thou knowest what Joab did to me._ David does not mention Absalom, but that was the deed that touched his heart; the blood of Abner and of Amasa still cried to heaven. 1 Kings 2:9. _But...
_Be thou strong therefore, and shew thyself a man._ RELIGION NOT UNMANLY This is interesting in many ways, interesting as a picture, and as a specimen of counsel. It is an old man speaking to a young...
_Now the days of David drew nigh that he should die._ HUMAN EQUALITY We have here the dying charge of an old and experienced king to a young one. I. That all men are equal in the sight of God; beca...
1 KINGS—NOTE ON 1 KINGS 2:2 BE STRONG, AND SHOW YOURSELF A MAN. David’s parting words to Solomon echo God’s words to Joshua when he became the leader of Israel after Moses’ death ...
THE BEGINNING OF A BRILLIANT REIGN CRITICAL AND EXPLANATORY NOTES.— 1 Kings 2:3. KEEP THE CHARGE OF JEHOVAH—_i.e._, preserve the Theocracy, maintain the piety and dignity becoming the Hebrew monarch,...
EXPOSITION THE LAST WORDS AND DEATH OF DAVID.—The death of David, and of course the charge which preceded it, did not follow immediately (as the casual reader might be tempted to suppose) on the event...
So the days of David drew nigh when he was going to die; and he charged Solomon his son, saying, I go the way of all the earth: be thou strong therefore, and show thyself a man (1 Kings 2:1-2); Now he...
1 Chronicles 28:20; 1 Corinthians 16:13; 1 Kings 3:7; 1 Timothy 4:12;...
I go the way, &c. — Even the sons and heirs of heaven, must go the way of all the earth, of all who dwell thereon. But they walk with pleasure in this way, thro' the valley of the shadow of death. Pro...