1 Kings 2:4 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ 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 truth with all their heart and with all their soul, there shall not failb thee (said he) a man on the throne of Israel. ”

1 Kings 2:4 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

That the Lord may continue his word - The original promise given to David indirectly, through Nathan 2 Samuel 7:11-17 , and apparently unconditional, afterward was made conditional upon continue...
1 Kings 2:4 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

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 sh...
1 Kings 2:4 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Death of David; Solomon Established on his Throne. The main source of this chapter is the same as that of 1, but interspersed are Deuteronomic additions ( 1 Kings 2:3 f., 1 Kings 2:10-12 ; 1 Kin...
1 Kings 2:4 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

continue . establish. children . sons. Compare 2 Samuel 7:8 ; 2 Samuel 7:11-16 . soul . Hebrew. nephesh . App-13. fail . be cut off from.
1 Kings 2:4 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

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 truth with all their heart and with all their soul, there shall...
1 Kings 2:4 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

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 truth with all their heart and with all their soul, there sh...
1 Kings 2:4 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

David's last Will and Testament The recital of David's last charge to Solomon and his death is followed by an account of the execution of Adonijah, Joab, and Shimei. 3, 4. Cp. Deuteronomy 17 ;...
1 Kings 2:4 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

New Responsibilities for the New King 1 Kings 2:1-9 1 Chronicles 28:1-21 ; 1 Chronicles 29:1-30 should be read as coming between this and the preceding chapter. It was with a ripe knowledge...
1 Kings 2:4 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

In the last charge of David there was first a recognition of the sphere of Solomon's safety. In all probability his personal influence had been great with his son, but now he was going "the way of al...
1 Kings 2:4 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

(2) I go the way of all the earth: be thou strong therefore, and show thyself a man; (3) And keep the charge of the LORD thy God, to walk in his ways, to keep his statutes, and his commandments, and...
1 Kings 2:4 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

That the Lord may continue his word which he spake concerning me ,.... his word of promise concerning the kingdom of David, and the succession of it, and confirm and establish it: saying, if thy c...
1 Kings 2:4 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

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 truth with all their heart and with all their soul, there shall...
1 Kings 2:4 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

And keep the charge of the Lord thy God Here we find David inculcating, in his last moments, the great ruling principle; the foundation-stone of the Hebrew state, and which in some measure distingu...
1 Kings 2:4 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

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 abo...
1 Kings 2:4 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

David's Dying Charge; David's Death and Burial. B. C. 1015. 1 Now the days of David drew...
1 Kings 2:4 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Confirm his word, i.e. fulfil his promise, the condition upon which it was suspended being performed. Take heed to their ways, i.e. diligently observe all their actions, to order them according t...
1 Kings 2:4 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

THE BEGINNING OF A BRILLIANT REIGN CRITICAL AND EXPLANATORY NOTES.— 1 Kings 2:3 . Keep the charge of Jehovah — i.e. , preserve the Theocracy, maintain the piety and dignity becoming the Hebrew...
1 Kings 2:4 - Sermon Bible Commentary

1 Kings 2:1-11 I. In this passage we notice the calmness and quietude of spirit with which David looked forward to the termination of his earthly career. In order to place ourselves in the positio...
1 Kings 2:4 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

1 Kings 2:5 . Thou knowest what Joab did to me. David does not mention Absalom, but that was the deed that touched his heart; the blood of Abner and of Amasa still cried to heaven. 1 Kings 2:9 ....
1 Kings 2:4 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION THE LAST WORDS AND DEATH OF DAVID .—The death of David, and of course the charge which preceded it, did not follow immediately (as the casual reader might be tempted to s...
1 Kings 2:4 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Death of David
1 Kings 2:4 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Chronicles 17:11-15 ; 1 Chronicles 22:9-11 ; 1 Chronicles 28:5-7 ; 1 Chronicles 28:9 ; 1 Kings 3:14 ; 1 Kings 3:3 ; 1 Kings 8:23 ; 1 Kings 8:25 ; 2 Chronicles 17:3 ; 2 Kings 20:3 ; 2 Kin...
1 Kings 2:4 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Confirm his word — Fulfil his promise, the condition upon which it was suspended, being performed.

1 Kings 2:4 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

1 Kings 2:4 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

1 Kings 2:4 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

1 Kings 2:4 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

1 Kings 2:4 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

1 Kings 2:4 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

1 Kings 2:4 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

1 Kings 2:4 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

1 Kings 2:4 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

1 Kings 2:4 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

1 Kings 2:4 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

1 Kings 2:4 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

1 Kings 2:4 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

1 Kings 2:4 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

1 Kings 2:4 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

1 Kings 2:4 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

1 Kings 2:4 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

1 Kings 2:4 - Sermon Bible Commentary

1 Kings 2:4 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

1 Kings 2:4 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

1 Kings 2:4 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

1 Kings 2:4 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Kings 2:4 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes