I will not, &c. — The words are, The king said unto Shimei, thou shalt not die: and the king sware unto him, 2 Samuel 19:23. The oath, we see, was absolute. It was not, I will not put thee to death now. or, I will not put thee to death with the sword. But who can reconcile his charge to Solomon with this oath? Surely, considering the time of that charge, this next to the matter of Uriah, is the greatest blemish in all David's life.
Verse 1 Kings 2:8. _THOU HAST WITH THEE SHIMEI_] See on 2 Samuel 16:5, c., and the notes on 2 Samuel 19:18-10....
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...
SHIMEI. Compare 2 Samuel 16:5; 2 Samuel 19:18. I SWARE. Compare 2Sa. 19-23....
thou hast _with thee Shimei_ Shimei was not at present living in Jerusalem (see 1 Kings 2:36), but that his conduct might be more closely watched Solomon compelled him to come and dwell in the city. _...
THOU HAST—SHIMEI—HIS HOAR HEAD BRING THOU DOWN TO THE GRAVE WITH BLOOD— The reader will not forget who Shimei was; see 2 Samuel 16:5; 2 Samuel 19:16. It appears by the expression, _Behold, thou hast w...
C. SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS 2:5-11 TRANSLATION (5) And also as for you, you know that which Joab son of Zeruiah did to me, which he did to two captains of the hosts of Israel, to Abner son of Ner and to...
_AND, BEHOLD, THOU HAST WITH THEE SHIMEI THE SON OF GERA, A BENJAMITE OF BAHURIM, WHICH CURSED ME WITH A GRIEVOUS CURSE IN THE DAY WHEN I WENT TO MAHANAIM: BUT HE CAME DOWN TO MEET ME AT JORDAN, AND I...
SHIMEI] For his offence against David and David's oath to him see 2 Samuel 16:5; 2 Samuel 19:18....
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...
THOU HAST WITH THEE SHIMEI. — The most ungenerous charge is the virtual withdrawal of the pardon, freely granted to Shimei long before (2 Samuel 19:18). It is, perhaps, partly dictated by policy; for...
וְ הִנֵּ֣ה עִ֠מְּךָ שִֽׁמְעִ֨י בֶן ־גֵּרָ֥א ב
BREAKING THREE COMMANDMENTS 1 Kings 21:1; 1 Kings 1:1; 1 Kings 2:1; 1 Kings 3:1;...
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
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...
_Curse. Saying, Go out, &c., 2 Kings xvi. 5. --- Camp. Hebrew Machanayim. (Haydock) --- Sword. He would revenge his private wrongs, but reserved the punishment of a notorious offender, till a time whe...
(5) Moreover thou knowest also what Joab the son of Zeruiah did to me, and what he did to the two captains of the hosts of Israel, unto Abner the son of Ner, and unto Amasa the son of Jether, whom he...
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...
AND BEHOLD [THOU HAST] WITH THEE SHIMEI THE SON OF GERA, A BENJAMITE OF BAHURIM,.... Of whom, and of his native place, 2 Samuel 16:5; he was now at Jerusalem, and so with Solomon, or near at hand; an...
_And, behold, [thou hast] with thee Shimei the son of Gera, a Benjamite of Bahurim, which cursed me with a grievous curse in the day when I went to Mahanaim: but he came down to meet me at Jordan, and...
_Behold thou hast with thee Shimei, &c., which cursed me with a grievous curse_ “David,” says Delaney, “when he was importuned to punish Shimei, (2 Samuel 16:9; 2 Samuel 19:21,) imitated the mercy of...
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...
And, behold, thou hast with thee Shimei, the son of Gerah, a man connected with the same occasion, 2 Samuel 16:5; 2 Samuel 19:21, A BENJAMITE OF BAHURIM, WHICH CURSED ME WITH A GRIEVOUS CURSE, with a...
THE DEATH OF DAVID...
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...
GRIEVOUS: _ Heb._ strong...
5-11 These dying counsels concerning Joab and Shimei, did not come from personal anger, but for the security of Solomon's throne, which was the murders he had committed, but would readily repeat them...
WITH THEE, i.e. in thy power, as that phrase is oft used. CURSED ME WITH A GRIEVOUS CURSE; or, _reproached me with bitter reproaches_, 2 SAMUEL 16:7,8; which David could not but deeply resent from him...
1 Kings 2:8 Shimei H8096 son H1121 Gera H1617 Benjamite H1145 Bahurim H980 cursed H7043 (H8765) malicious H4834 ...
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...
_And, behold, thou hast with thee Shimei, the son of Gera._ DAVID AND SHIMEI David’s death-bed has never been without its own difficulties to thoughtful and reverential readers. For Shimei with all h...
CRITICAL AND EXPLANATORY NOTES.— 1 Kings 2:5. SHED THE BLOOD OF WAR IN PEACE; _i.e._, murderously slew the inoffensive; shed, in peace, blood which should only flow in war. PUT THE BLOOD OF WAR ON HIS...
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 Kings 2:36; 2 Samuel 16:5; 2 Samuel 19:16; Jeremiah 4:2...