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3 Kings (1 Kings) Chapter 2
Overview
Kg1 2:1, David, having given a charge to Solomon, Kg1 2:3, of religiousness; Kg1 2:5, of Joab; Kg1 2:7, of Barzillai; Kg1 2:8, of Shimei; Kg1 2:10, dies; Kg1 2:12, Solomon succeeds; Kg1 2:13, Adonijah, moving Bath-sheba to sue unto Solomon for Abishag, is put to death; Kg1 2:26, Abiathar, having his life given him, is deprived of the priesthood; Kg1 2:28, Joab fleeing to the horns of the altar, is there slain; Kg1 2:35, Benaiah is put in Joab's room, and Zadok in Abiathar's; Kg1 2:36, Shimei, confined to Jerusalem, by occasion of going thence to Gath, is put to death.
the days: Gen 47:29; Deu 31:14, Deu 33:1; Ti2 4:6; Pe2 1:13-15
charged: Num 27:19; Deu 3:28, Deu 31:23; Act 20:28-31; Ti1 1:18, Ti1 6:13; Ti2 4:1
I go: Jos 23:14; Job 16:22, Job 30:23; Psa 89:48; Heb 9:27
be thou: Deu 17:19, Deu 17:20, Deu 31:6; Jos 1:6, Jos 1:7; Ch1 28:20; Eph 6:10; Ti2 2:1
and show: Kg1 3:7; Sa2 10:12; Ecc 12:13; Co1 16:13; Ti1 4:12
And keep: Deu 29:9; Jos 1:7, Jos 22:5; Ch1 22:12, Ch1 22:13, Ch1 28:8, Ch1 28:9, Ch1 29:19
statutes: Deu 4:1, Deu 4:5, Deu 4:8, Deu 5:1, Deu 6:1, Deu 6:2
testimonies: Deu 4:45; Psa 19:7, Psa 119:2, Psa 119:111, Psa 119:138
written: Deu 17:18-20; Mal 4:4
that thou: Deu 29:9
prosper: or, do wisely, Jos 1:7, Jos 1:8 *marg. Sa1 18:5, Sa1 18:14, Sa1 18:30; Ch2 31:20, Ch2 31:21; Psa 1:2, Psa 1:3, Psa 119:98-100; Pro 3:1-4
whithersoever: Sa2 8:6, Sa2 8:14; Kg2 18:7
That the Lord: Gen 18:19; Deu 7:12; Ch1 28:9; Joh 15:9, Joh 15:10; Jde 1:20, Jde 1:21, Jde 1:24
his word: Sa2 7:11-16, Sa2 7:25; Ch1 17:11-15, Ch1 22:9-11, Ch1 28:5-7; Psa 89:29-37; Psa 132:11, Psa 132:12
walk: Kg1 3:3, Kg1 3:14, Kg1 8:23; Gen 17:1; Lev 26:3; Kg2 20:3, Kg2 23:3, Kg2 23:25; Ch2 17:3; Luk 1:6
with all their heart: Deu 6:5, Deu 10:12, Deu 11:13; Mat 22:37
fail: etc. Heb. be cut off from thee from the throne, Kg1 8:25; Sa2 7:12, Sa2 7:13, Sa2 7:16; Psa 37:9, Psa 37:22; Zac 14:2
Joab: Kg1 1:7, Kg1 1:18, Kg1 1:19; Sa2 3:39, Sa2 18:5, Sa2 18:12, Sa2 18:14, Sa2 19:5-7
Abner: Sa2 3:27
Amasa: Sa2 20:10
Jether: Sa2 17:25, Ithra
shed: Heb. put
put: Jer 2:34, Jer 6:15; Eze 24:7, Eze 24:8
let: Kg1 2:28-34; Gen 9:6; Num 35:33; Pro 28:17; Ecc 8:11; Isa 65:20
in: Gen 42:38; Kg2 22:20; Psa 37:37; Isa 48:22, Isa 57:2, Isa 57:21
Barzillai: Sa2 17:27-29, Sa2 19:31-40; Pro 27:10
eat: Sa2 9:7, Sa2 9:10, Sa2 19:28; Luk 12:37, Luk 22:28-30; Rev 3:20, Rev 3:21
when I fled: Sa2 15:13-15
Shimei: Kg1 2:36-46; Sa2 16:5-8
grievous: Heb. strong
he came: Sa2 19:16-23; Jer 4:2
hold him: Do not consider him as an innocent man; for, as thou art a wise man, and knowest how to treat such persons, treat him as he deserves; only, as I have sworn to him that I would not put him to death, "bring not his hoar head down to the grave with blood." So Solomon understood David; for, after he had commanded Joab to be slain, in obedience to his father, he sent for Shimei, and knowing he ought to be well watched, he confined him to Jerusalem for the rest of his life, and so it appears David should be understood; for the negative particle lo, in the former clause, "hold him not guiltless," should be repeated in the latter clause, though not expressed; instances of which frequently occur in the Hebrew Scriptures. (See note on Jdg 5:30. Sa1 2:3. Psa 1:5; Psa 9:18; Psa 38:1; Psa 75:5. Pro 5:16; Pro 24:12, etc). This is the view taken of the subject by Dr. Kennicott, and it seems the best and most correct mode of interpreting the text. Exo 20:7, Exo 22:28; Job 9:28
his: Kg1 2:6; Gen 42:38, Gen 44:31
with: Num 32:23
So David: Kg1 1:21; Ch1 29:28; Act 2:29, Act 13:36
the city: Kg1 3:1, Kg1 11:43; Sa2 5:7; Ch1 11:7
reigned over: Sa2 5:4; Ch1 29:26, Ch1 29:27
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sat Solomon: Kg1 1:46; Ch1 29:23-25; Ch2 1:1; Psa 132:12
his kingdom: Sa2 7:12, Sa2 7:13, Sa2 7:29; Psa 72:8-20, Psa 89:36, Psa 89:37
Adonijah: Kg1 1:5-10, Kg1 1:50-53
Comest: Sa1 16:4, Sa1 16:5; Kg2 9:18-22; Ch1 12:17, Ch1 12:18; Luk 10:5, Luk 10:6
Thou knowest: Kg1 1:5, Kg1 1:25; Sa2 15:6, Sa2 15:13, Sa2 16:18
for it was: Sa2 7:12, Sa2 12:24; Ch1 22:9, Ch1 22:10, Ch1 28:5-7; Pro 21:30; Jer 27:5-8; Dan 2:22
deny me not: Heb. turn not away my face, Psa 132:10; Pro 30:7
Abishag: Kg1 1:2-4; Sa2 3:7, Sa2 12:8
Well: Pro 14:15
rose up: Exo 20:12; Lev 19:3, Lev 19:32
she sat: Psa 45:9, Psa 110:1; Mat 25:33
I desire: Mat 20:20, Mat 20:21; Joh 2:3, Joh 2:4
Ask on: Mat 7:7-11, Mat 18:19, Mat 10:35, Mat 10:36, Mat 11:24; Luk 11:9, Luk 11:10; Joh 14:13, Joh 14:14, Joh 15:16
Let Abishag: Sa2 16:21, Sa2 16:22
why dost: Mat 20:22; Mar 10:38; Jam 4:3
the kingdom: Kg1 1:5-7, Kg1 1:11, Kg1 1:24, Kg1 1:25
God: Kg1 20:10; Rut 1:17; Sa1 14:44; Sa2 3:9, Sa2 3:35, Sa2 19:13; Kg2 6:31
if Adonijah: We have already seen, that the whole harem of an eastern monarch was a part of the regal succession (see note on Sa2 16:23); and it was treason for a subject to claim any wife or virgin who had once formed a part of it. Solomon evidently considered the request of Adonijah in this light; and was convinced that he was still aiming to seize the crown, to which he considered this as one step. But it is very doubtful, how far the plea either of policy or state necessity can justify Solomon in thus embruing his hands in his brother's blood, whatever might have been his treasonable intentions or conduct.
spoken: Psa 64:8, Psa 140:9; Pro 18:6, Pro 18:7; Ecc 10:12; Luk 19:22
as the Lord: Kg1 1:29
set me: Kg1 3:6, Kg1 3:7, Kg1 10:9; Ch1 29:23; Ch2 1:8, Ch2 1:9
made me: Exo 1:21; Sa1 25:28; Sa2 7:11-13, Sa2 7:27; Ch1 17:10, Ch1 17:17, Ch1 17:23; Psa 127:1
as he promised: Ch1 22:10
put: Kg1 1:52; Ecc 8:11-13
he fell: Kg1 2:31, Kg1 2:34, Kg1 2:46; Jdg 8:20, Jdg 8:21; Sa1 15:33; Sa2 1:15, Sa2 4:12
Abiathar: Kg1 2:35, Kg1 1:7, Kg1 1:25
Anathoth: Jos 21:18; Isa 10:30; Jer 1:1
worthy of death: Heb. a man of death, Sa1 26:16; Sa2 12:5 *marg.
barest: Sa1 22:20-23, Sa1 23:6-9; Sa2 15:24, Sa2 15:29; Ch1 15:11, Ch1 15:12
hast been: Sa2 15:24-29; Mat 10:42; Luk 22:28; Gal 3:4
So Solomon: This was for having taken part with Adonijah; but by it a remarkable prophecy was fulfilled. God had told Eli (Sa1 2:30-36) that the priesthood should depart from his house; Abiathar was the last of the priests of Ithamar, of which family was Eli the high priest. Zadok, who succeeded, was of the family of Eleazar; and by this change the priesthood reverted to its ancient channel.
that he: Sa1 2:30-36, Sa1 3:12-14; Mat 26:56; Joh 12:38, Joh 19:24, Joh 19:28, Joh 19:36, Joh 19:37
Shiloh: Jos 18:1; Psa 78:60; Jer 7:12-14
Joab had: Kg1 1:7; Deu 32:35; Sa2 18:2, Sa2 18:14, Sa2 18:15
he is by: Exo 21:14; Eze 9:6; Pe1 4:17
Go: Kg1 2:25, Kg1 2:31, Kg1 2:46
Do: Exo 21:14
that thou: Gen 9:5, Gen 9:6; Num 35:33; Deu 19:12, Deu 19:13, Deu 21:8, Deu 21:9; Kg2 9:26; Pro 28:17; Act 28:4
which: Kg1 2:5
and from: Sa2 3:28
return: Kg1 2:44; Gen 4:11; Jdg 9:24, Jdg 9:57; Psa 7:16
more righteous: Sa1 15:28; Sa2 4:11; Ch2 21:13; Est 1:19
Abner: Sa2 3:27
Amasa: Sa2 20:10
Jether: Kg1 2:5; Sa2 17:25, Ithra
return upon: Kg1 2:32; Sa2 3:29; Kg2 5:27; Psa 101:8, Psa 109:6-15; Mat 27:25
upon David: Sa2 3:28; Pro 25:5
his house: Psa 89:29, Psa 89:36, Psa 89:37, Psa 132:12; Isa 9:6, Isa 9:7, Isa 11:1-9; Luk 1:31-33, Luk 2:14
Benaiah: Kg1 2:25, Kg1 2:31, Kg1 2:46
and fell: It appears that he slew him at the very altar. The altar was so sacred among all the people, that, in general, even the vilest wretch found safety, if he once reached it. This led to many abuses, and the perversion of public justice; and God decreed (Exo 24:14) that the presumptuous murderer, who had taken refuge at his altar, should be dragged thence and put to death.
in his room: Job 34:24
Zadok: Kg1 2:27; Num 25:11-13; Sa1 2:35; Ch1 6:4-15, Ch1 6:50-53, Ch1 24:3; Psa 109:8; Act 1:20
Shimei: Kg1 2:8, Kg1 2:9; Sa2 16:5-9; Pro 20:8, Pro 20:26
Build: No doubt Solomon suspected that Shimei's influence would be dangerous upon his own estate and among his numerous dependents in different parts of the land; and therefore he proposed to him, as the condition of his indemnity for former crimes, that he should live in Jerusalem under his eye, and by no means remove thence. These terms Shimei readily agreed to, and solemnly swore to observe them; and for three years he lived unmolested and in affluence. But growing secure, in contempt of Solomon's authority and of the oath of God, upon an unnecessary business he took a journey, which according to his own engagement forfeited his life. Thus the Lord left him to be infatuated, that due punishment might be inflicted upon him; in order that every ringleader of opposition to Solomon's kingdom might be crushed, and others be intimidated by their examples. Solomon's throne by the death of this man was established in peace, and became a type of the Redeemer's kingdom of peace and righteousness. - Scott. Kg1 1:53; Sa2 14:24, Sa2 14:28
over the: Kg1 15:13; Sa2 15:23; Kg2 23:6; Ch2 29:16; Jer 31:40; Joh 18:1, Cedron
thy blood: Kg1 2:31, Kg1 2:33; Lev 20:9; Jos 2:19; Sa2 1:16; Eze 18:13
The saying: Kg1 20:4; Kg2 20:19
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Achish: Sa1 21:10, Sa1 27:2, Sa1 27:3
arose: Pro 15:27; Luk 12:15; Ti1 6:10
Did I not: Kg1 2:36-38; Psa 15:4; Luk 19:22
and thou saidst: Luk 15:22
Why: Sa2 21:2; Eze 17:18, Eze 17:19
commandment: Ch2 30:12; Ecc 8:2; Rom 13:5
Thou knowest: Sa2 16:5-13; Joh 8:9; Rom 2:15; Jo1 3:20
return: Kg1 2:32, Kg1 2:33; Psa 7:16; Pro 5:22; Eze 17:19; Hos 4:9 *marg.
the throne: Kg1 2:24, Kg1 2:33, Kg1 2:34; Pro 25:5; Isa 9:6, Isa 9:7