1 Kings 2:1-25
When <03117> [the days.]
told <06680> [charged.]
about <01980> [I go.]
strong <02388> [be thou.]
man <0376> [and shew.]
Do ................ obeying <08104> [And keep.]
[statues.]
laws <05715> [testimonies.]
written <03789> [written.]
succeed ..... do <07919 06213> [that thou.]
succeed <07919> [prosper. or, do wisely.]
accomplish <06437> [whithersoever.]
Lord <03068> [That the Lord.]
promise <01697> [his word.]
<03212> [walk.]
heart <03824> [with all their heart.]
fail <03772> [fail, etc. Heb. be cut off from thee from the throne.]
Joab <03097> [Joab.]
Abner <074> [Abner.]
Amasa <06021> [Amasa.]
Jether <03500> [Jether.]
[Ithra. shed. Heb. put. put.]
appropriate <02451> [according.]
live long <07872> [let.]
peaceful <07965> [in.]
Barzillai <01271> [Barzillai.]
needs <0398> [eat.]
flee <01272> [when I fled.]
Shimei <08096> [Shimei.]
horrible <04834> [grievous. Heb. strong. he came.]
treat <05352> [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 Jud 5:30. 1Sa 2:3. Ps 1:5; 9:18; 38:1; 75:5. Pr 5:16; 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.
wise <02450> [wise.]
death <07872> [his.]
bloody <01818> [with.]
David ........... David <01732> [So David.]
city <05892> [the city.]
reigned ... Israel ..... reigned <04427 03478> [reigned over.]
Solomon sat <08010 03427> [A.M. 2990. B.C. 1014. An. Ex. Is. 477. sat Solomon.]
<04438> [his kingdom.]
Adonijah <0138> [Adonijah.]
visited ......... come <0935> [Comest.]
know <03045> [Thou knowest.]
Lord <03068> [for it was.]
refuse ..... Go ahead <06440 07725> [deny me not. Heb. turn not away my face.]
Abishag <049> [Abishag.]
That's <02896> [Well.]
So ............... got up <06965> [rose up.]
sat .................. sat <03427> [she sat.]
ask ................. ask <07592> [I desire.]
ask ................. ask <07592> [Ask on.]
Abishag <049> [Let Abishag.]
request ................ request <07592> [why dost.]
kingdom <04410> [the kingdom.]
God <0430> [God.]
Adonijah <0138> [if Adonijah.]
We have already seen, that the whole harem of an eastern monarch was a part of the regal succession (See note on 2 Sa 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.
<01696> [spoken.]
Lord <03068> [as the Lord.]
sit ...... throne <03427 03678> [set me.]
dynasty <06213 01004> [made me.]
promised <01696> [as he promised.]
executed <04191> [put.]
killed <06293> [he fell.]
