To Anathoth, a city of the priests, Joshua 21:18, to lead a private life there. Unto thine own fields; either that part of the suburbs which fell to his share, or other land which he had purchased there. See Jeremiah 32:7. At this time: he doth not fully pardon him, but only forbears him, and reserves to himself a liberty of punishing him afterwards, if he saw occasion; which he doth to keep him in awe, that he might not dare to raise or foment discontents or tumults among the people, which otherwise he might be prone to do. Because thou barest the ark of the Lord God before David my father, when he thought fit to carry it out with him; as 2 Samuel 15:24,29 1 Chronicles 15:11,12; when he as high priest was to attend upon it. Thus Solomon showeth his respect to his sacred function. Thou hast been afflicted in all wherein my father was afflicted: here he mixeth mercy with justice, and requites Abiathar's former kindness to David; hereby teaching princes that they should not write injuries in marble, and benefits in sand or water, as they have been too oft observed to do.
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1 Kings 2:26
26 And unto Abiathar the priest said the king, Get thee to Anathoth, unto thine own fields; for thou art worthyf of death: but I will not at this time put thee to death, because thou barest the ark of the Lord GOD before David my father, and because thou hast been afflicted in all wherein my father was afflicted.