1 Kings 2
KJ3 Literal Translation — Chapter 2 of 22
Chapter Summary
David gives charge to Solomon. Joab charged. David dies. Adonijah dies for boldness. Abiathar is deprived of the priesthood. Joab flees to horns of altar and is executed.
Key Hebrew Words
People & Context
David's son and heir who is enthroned and secures the kingdom by executing his rivals
Dying king who charges Solomon to keep Jehovah's ways and settle accounts with Joab and Shimei
David's army commander who backed Adonijah; flees to the altar and is executed for his bloodshed
Solomon's elder brother; asks for Abishag and is put to death for the implied claim to the throne
Solomon's mother who carries Adonijah's request for Abishag to the king
Benjamite who cursed David; confined to Jerusalem, then executed for breaking his oath
Timeline
Nearing death, David charges Solomon to keep the Law of Moses, and gives him specific instructions to execute Joab, show mercy to Barzillai's sons, and not let Shimei go unpunished.
1 Kings 2:1-9David dies after reigning over Israel for forty years and is buried in the city of David. Solomon's throne is firmly established.
1 Kings 2:10-12Adonijah approaches Bath-sheba, acknowledging the kingdom is Solomon's, but asks her to petition the king to give him Abishag the Shunammite as a wife.
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