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John Calvin

Geneva Study Bible - 1 Kings 2:4

2:4 That the LORD may continue his word which he spake concerning me, saying, If thy children take heed to their way, to walk before me in {c} truth with all their heart and with all their soul, there shall not fail thee (said he) a man on the throne of Israel.(c) Without hypocrisy. read more

John Calvin

Geneva Study Bible - 1 Kings 2:5

2:5 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 slew, and {d} shed the blood of war in peace, and {e} put the blood of war upon his girdle that [was] about his loins, and in his shoes that [were] on his feet.(d) He shed his blood in time of peace, as if there had been war.(e) He put the bloody sword into his sheath. read more

John Calvin

Geneva Study Bible - 1 Kings 2:7

2:7 But shew kindness unto the sons of Barzillai the Gileadite, and let them be of those that eat at thy table: {f} for so they came to me when I fled because of Absalom thy brother.(f) That is, they dealt mercifully with me. read more

John Calvin

Geneva Study Bible - 1 Kings 2:9

2:9 Now therefore hold him not guiltless: for thou [art] a wise man, and knowest what thou oughtest to do unto him; but his hoar head bring thou down to the grave with {g} blood.(g) Let him be punished with death, see 1 Kings 2:46. read more

John Calvin

Geneva Study Bible - 1 Kings 2:13

2:13 And Adonijah the son of Haggith came to Bathsheba the mother of Solomon. And she said, {h} Comest thou peaceably? And he said, Peaceably.(h) For she was afraid lest he would work treason against the king. read more

John Calvin

Geneva Study Bible - 1 Kings 2:15

2:15 And he said, Thou knowest that the kingdom was mine, and [that] all Israel {i} set their faces on me, that I should reign: howbeit the kingdom is turned about, and is become my brother’s: for it was his from the LORD.(i) In sign of their favour and consent. read more

John Calvin

Geneva Study Bible - 1 Kings 2:19

2:19 Bathsheba therefore went unto king Solomon, to speak unto him for Adonijah. And the king rose up to meet her, and {k} bowed himself unto her, and sat down on his throne, and caused a seat to be set for the king’s mother; and she sat on his right hand.(k) In token of reverence, and that others by his example might have her in greater honour. read more

John Calvin

Geneva Study Bible - 1 Kings 2:22

2:22 And king Solomon answered and said unto his mother, And why dost thou ask Abishag the Shunammite for Adonijah? ask for him the {l} kingdom also; for he [is] mine elder brother; even for him, and for Abiathar the priest, and for Joab the son of Zeruiah.(l) Meaning, that if he would have granted Abishag, who was so dear to his father, he would later have aspired for the kingdom. read more

L.M. Grant

L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Kings 2:1-46

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 4:1-6) and Peter (2 Peter 1:12-15) were concerned about the testimony of the Lord after their decease, so was David, for they were not moved by selfish motives, but by concern for God's glory among His people. David therefore urged Solomon, "be strong, therefore, and prove yourself a man" (v.2). If he was to do this, he would have to keep the charge of... read more

James Gray

James Gray's Concise Bible Commentary - 1 Kings 2:1-46

THE CORONATION OF SOLOMON THE OCCASION FOR SOLOMON’S CORONATION (1 Kings 1:10 ) The incident in the first four verses is recorded not for itself, but because of what grew out of it in Adonijah’s case (1 Kings 2:13-25 ). It was a custom in the Orient, and still is, to do this for hygienic reasons on the supposition “that the inhalation of young breath will give new vigor to a worn-out frame.” The event shows that Abishag was made a concubine or secondary wife to the king (1 Kings 2:22 ).... read more

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