1 Kings 2:8-9
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.]
1 Kings 2:2
about <01980> [I go.]
strong <02388> [be thou.]
man <0376> [and shew.]
1 Kings 16:5-9
rest <03499> [A.M. 3051-3074. B.C. 953-930. the rest.]
Baasha <01201> [A.M. 3074. B.C. 930. Baasha.]
Tirzah <08656> [Tirzah.]
Elah <0425> [Elah.]
predicting <03027> [the hand.]
family ............................ dynasty <01004> [and against his house.]
angered <03707> [in provoking.]
actions <04639> [with the work.]
<05221> [because he killed him.]
This the Vulgate understands of Jehu the prophet; some think Baasha is intended; others Nadab the son of Jeroboam; and others Jeroboam, whom Baasha destroyed in his posterity by cruelly murdering them all.
twenty-sixth <06242> [A.M. 3075. B.C. 929. In the twenty.]
Baasha began to reign in the third year of Asa, and reigned 24 years; yet he died and was succeeded by Elah in the 26th year of Asa; and, in like manner, Elah, who began to reign in the 26th year of Asa, and was killed in the 27th, is said to have reigned two years. Thus it is evident that a part of a year is calculated as a whole year. In the Chinese annals, the whole year in which a king dies is ascribed to his reign, the years of the succeeding king being reckoned only from the beginning of the following year.
servant <05650> [his servant.]
conspired <07194> [conspired.]
drinking <08354> [drinking.]
house ....... palace <01004> [steward of. Heb. which was over.]
Proverbs 20:8
Proverbs 20:26
wise <02450> [wise.]
turns <07725> [bringeth.]
