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Text -- 1 Kings 2:1-19 (NET)
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David’s Final Words to Solomon
2:1 When David was close to death , he told Solomon his son :
2:2 “I am about to die . Be strong and become a man !
2:3 Do the job the Lord your God has assigned you by following his instructions and obeying his rules , commandments , regulations , and laws as written in the law of Moses . Then you will succeed in all you do and seek to accomplish ,
2:4 and the Lord will fulfill his promise to me, ‘If your descendants watch their step and live faithfully in my presence with all their heart and being , then,’ he promised , ‘you will not fail to have a successor on the throne of Israel .’
2:5 “You know what Joab son of Zeruiah did to me– how he murdered two commanders of the Israelite armies , Abner son of Ner and Amasa son of Jether . During peacetime he struck them down like he would in battle ; when he shed their blood as if in battle , he stained his own belt and the sandals on his feet .
2:6 Do to him what you think is appropriate , but don’t let him live long and die a peaceful death .
2:7 “Treat fairly the sons of Barzillai of Gilead and provide for their needs , because they helped me when I had to flee from your brother Absalom .
2:8 “Note well, you still have to contend with Shimei son of Gera , the Benjaminite from Bahurim , who tried to call down upon me a horrible judgment when I went to Mahanaim . He came down and met me at the Jordan , and I solemnly promised him by the Lord , ‘I will not strike you down with the sword .’
2:9 But now don’t treat him as if he were innocent. You are a wise man and you know how to handle him; make sure he has a bloody death .”
2:10 Then David passed away and was buried in the city of David .
2:11 David reigned over Israel forty years ; he reigned in Hebron seven years , and in Jerusalem thirty-three years .
Solomon Secures the Throne
2:12 Solomon sat on his father David’s throne , and his royal authority was firmly solidified .
2:13 Haggith’s son Adonijah visited Bathsheba , Solomon’s mother . She asked , “Do you come in peace ?” He answered , “Yes .”
2:14 He added , “I have something to say to you.” She replied , “Speak .”
2:15 He said , “You know that the kingdom was mine and all Israel considered me king . But then the kingdom was given to my brother , for the Lord decided it should be his.
2:16 Now I’d like to ask you for just one thing . Please don’t refuse me.” She said , “Go ahead and ask .”
2:17 He said , “Please ask King Solomon if he would give me Abishag the Shunammite as a wife , for he won’t refuse you.”
2:18 Bathsheba replied , “That’s fine , I’ll speak to the king on your behalf.”
2:19 So Bathsheba visited King Solomon to speak to him on Adonijah’s behalf. The king got up to greet her, bowed to her, and then sat on his throne . He ordered a throne to be brought for the king’s mother , and she sat at his right hand .
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Names, People and Places, Dictionary Themes and Topics
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Names, People and Places:
Dictionary Themes and Topics:
Solomon |
David |
ISRAEL, HISTORY OF, 2 |
Micah, Book of |
Abishag |
Death |
Will |
Bath-sheba |
Adonijah |
Shunammite |
HEIR |
Intercession |
Influence |
Children |
SHIMEI |
Retaliation |
Malice |
Throne |
Barzillai |
RELATIONSHIPS, FAMILY |
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NET Notes -> 1Ki 2:1; 1Ki 2:1; 1Ki 2:2; 1Ki 2:3; 1Ki 2:3; 1Ki 2:3; 1Ki 2:3; 1Ki 2:4; 1Ki 2:4; 1Ki 2:4; 1Ki 2:4; 1Ki 2:4; 1Ki 2:4; 1Ki 2:5; 1Ki 2:5; 1Ki 2:5; 1Ki 2:6; 1Ki 2:6; 1Ki 2:7; 1Ki 2:7; 1Ki 2:7; 1Ki 2:8; 1Ki 2:8; 1Ki 2:8; 1Ki 2:8; 1Ki 2:9; 1Ki 2:9; 1Ki 2:9; 1Ki 2:10; 1Ki 2:10; 1Ki 2:11; 1Ki 2:12; 1Ki 2:13; 1Ki 2:14; 1Ki 2:15; 1Ki 2:15; 1Ki 2:15; 1Ki 2:16; 1Ki 2:16; 1Ki 2:17; 1Ki 2:18; 1Ki 2:19; 1Ki 2:19
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NET Notes: 1Ki 2:3 Heb “then you will cause to succeed all which you do and all which you turn there.”
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NET Notes: 1Ki 2:5 Heb “and he shed the blood of battle when he killed which is on his waist and on his sandal[s] which are on his feet.” That is, he covered...
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NET Notes: 1Ki 2:10 The phrase the city of David refers here to the fortress of Zion in Jerusalem, not to Bethlehem. See 2 Sam 5:7.
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NET Notes: 1Ki 2:11 For location see Map5 B1; Map6 F3; Map7 E2; Map8 F2; Map10 B3; JP1 F4; JP2 F4; JP3 F4; JP4 F4.
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NET Notes: 1Ki 2:15 Heb “and the kingdom turned about and became my brother’s, for from the Lord it became his.”
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NET Notes: 1Ki 2:17 Heb “Say to Solomon the king, for he will not turn back your face, that he might give to me Abishag the Shunammite for a wife.”
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