1 Kings 2:1
David's Charge to Solomon
21 And draw near do the days of David to die, and he chargeth Solomon his son, saying,
Young's Literal Translation is in the public domain.
21 And draw near do the days of David to die, and he chargeth Solomon his son, saying,
Matthew Henry's Commentary on 1 Kings 2:1
Commentary on 1 Kings 2:1-4
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David's charge to Solomon is, to keep the charge of the Lord. The authority of a dying father is much, but nothing to that of a living God. God promised David that the Messiah should come from his descendants, and that promise was absolute; but the promise, that there should not fail of them a man on the throne of Israel, was conditional; if he walks before God in sincerity, with zeal and resolution: in order hereunto, he must take heed to his way.