10<\/strong>. in the city of David<\/em> ] The place is defined (2Sa 5:7<\/span>) as ‘the stronghold of Zion.’ We are told ( Aboth de-Rabbi Nathan<\/em> i. 35) that ‘no graves are made in Jerusalem, except the tombs of the house of David, and of Huldah the prophetess, which have been there from the days of the first prophets.’ Josephus ( Ant.<\/em> vii. 15. 3) gives an account of the wealth that Solomon deposited in his father’s grave, and states that the tomb was afterwards opened and some of this wealth carried away, first by Hyrcanus the high priest, when he was besieged by Antiochus, and a second time by Herod the Great. But the chambers in which the treasure was buried could be reached without disturbing the royal burying-place.<\/p>\n 1Ki 2:10-12<\/span><\/p>\n So David slept with his fathers <\/em><\/p>\n Views of life and death<\/strong><\/p>\n The view which is presented in the Scripture of the death of saints is the exact opposite of that which is popular to-day.<\/p>\n You nearly, without exception, find death painted as a reaper coming with his sickle. That is merely a human idea. What is Gods idea in the Word? Death is not the reaper; death is the sower. That is a very different thing. It is not death that comes and gathers in the harvest: it is death that sows the seed. The agriculturist goes out with his basket of bare grain, and that is cast into the earth and it is covered up and lost to sight; but it germinates because it dies. It dies to live under the soil, and by and by there comes the rich golden harvest. Death will lose half of its gloom if you view death, not as the reaper, but as the sower. It is because we limit our idea of life to the brief period we spend in this world, that we make death the terminator of life. It is not so, but the true beginning of life. Death may take the beautiful form of your loved one, and cast it in the ground; but it is all that death can do: <\/strong>Death sows the seed, but God reaps the harvest in the dawn of His coming. (R. Venting.<\/em>)<\/p>\n Verse 10<\/span>. David slept with his fathers<\/B><\/I>] His life was a life of remarkable providences, of much piety, and of great public usefulness. In general he lived well, and it is most evident that he died well; and as a king, a general, a poet, a father, and a friend, he has had few equals<\/I>, and no superior<\/I>, from his own time to the present day. But I shall reserve a more particular consideration of his character till I come to the book of Psalms, in which that character, with all its lights and shades, is exhibited by his own masterly hand. And it is from this composition alone that we can know David, and the maxims by which he was governed in public and private life.<\/P> <\/P> Was buried in the city of David.<\/B><\/I>] And Solomon, says Josephus, deposited immense treasures with him, in the grave, where they continued unmolested for thirteen hundred years<\/I>, till Hyrcanus, the high priest, being besieged by Antiochus, opened the sepulchre, and took thence three thousand<\/I> talents, part of which he gave to Antiochus, to raise the siege. It is added that, many years afterwards, Herod the Great ransacked this tomb and got considerable riches. Little credit is due to this account, though we know that was customary in ancient times to deposit with the more illustrious dead, gold, silver, and precious stones. That the tomb of David existed in the days of the apostles<\/I>, we learn from Ac 2:29<\/span>, where St. Peter, addressing the Jews, says, Men and brethren, let me speak freely to you of the patriarch<\/I> David; that he is both dead and buried, and his sepulchre is with<\/I> us unto this day<\/I>. St. Jerome speaks of it as existing in his time, and modern travellers pretend that it is still in existence. But both monks and Mohammedans have long united to impose on Christian pilgrims; and there is scarcely any dependence to be placed on any of their relations; absurdity and self-contradiction are their principal characteristics.<\/P> <\/p>\n Slept with his fathers; <\/B> <\/P> See Poole “1Ki 1:21<\/span>“, See Poole “Deu 31:16<\/span>“. <\/P> In the city of David, <\/B>i.e. in that part of Jerusalem which was called by his name, because he took it from the Jebusites. See 2Sa 5:7<\/span>; 1Ch 11:5<\/span>; 2Ch 5:2<\/span>. <\/P> <\/p>\n 10. So David slept with hisfathers<\/B>about six months after the coronation of Solomon(compare 2Sa 5:5<\/span>; 1Ch 29:27<\/span>).The interval was spent in developing his ideas and plans for thefuture glory of the kingdom and providing for the permanent worshipof God (see on 1Ch 22:1<\/span>, andfollowing). <\/P> was buried in the city ofDavid<\/B>Sepulchres were not allowed within the precincts ofcities. Jerusalem, however, formed an exception; and yet, even there,the privilege was reserved chiefly for the royal family (Ac2:29<\/span>). Tradition says that the bones of David repose on MountZion, and the minaret of a small mosque points out the spot whichtradition has fixed. His was a noble, a wondrous, and a humblinghistory. He was a good man, yet his life was deformed by variouscrimes of a very gross character. But there were many bright andnoble traits in his character; he was an earnest lover of the divinelaw; his reign was signalized by many important services thatcontributed to the glory of God and the exaltation of His kingdom;and his name, as the sweet Psalmist of Israel, will be held in honorto the latest age of the Church. <\/P> 1Ki2:12-24<\/span>. SOLOMONSUCCEEDS HIM.<\/P><\/p>\n So David slept with his fathers<\/strong>,…. Died as his ancestors before him did; for, buried with them he was not; and therefore cannot be understood of his lying with them in the grave, but in the state of the dead; he died according as the Jews say q on the day of Pentecost, and according to Bishop Usher r A. M. 2990, and before Christ 1014;<\/p>\n and was buried in the city of David<\/strong>; not at Bethlehem, in the sepulchre of Jesse, who was a private man; but being a king, in his own city, the hold of Zion he took from the Jebusite, and which afterwards was called by his name, 2Sa 5:7<\/span>; and his sepulchre remained unto the times of the apostles, upwards of a thousand years, [See comments on Ac 2:29]<\/span>.<\/p>\n q T. Hieros. Chagigah, fol. 78. 1. r Anuals, &c. p. 56.<\/p>\n CRITICAL AND EXPLANATORY NOTES.<\/strong><\/p>\n 1Ki. 2:10<\/span>. Buried in the city of David<\/strong>A tomb probably prepared by the king before he died, and afterwards marked with great veneration, even in the time of Christ. <\/p>\n HOMILETICS OF <\/em>1Ki. 2:10-12<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n THE NIGHT OF AN OLD DYNASTY, AND THE MORNING OF THE NEW<\/p>\n The reign of David began in the midst of storm and conflict. His was a long and eventful life, teeming with romance, ever menaced with danger, and ever escaping it, and yet continually advancing to a higher pitch of greatness and power. The trumpet of rebellion had roused him from his dying couch. As one accustomed to such scenes, and well knowing how to act, he crushed the incipient attempt before it had gathered strength enough to injure his throne. It was his last struggle. From that period an era of peace was inaugurated that lasted for years. At the beginning of this season of tranquillity the dynasty of the Warrior-King closes, and is followed by the rule of the Man of Peace. This change of government suggests a few reflections.<\/p>\n I. That death is no respecter of person or rank<\/strong>. So David slept with his fathers (1Ki. 2:10<\/span>). The unpitying destroyer ravages alike the cottage and the palace. Even David, who had borne a charmed life in the fiercest battles, is at length overtaken by the enemy whose power he had seemed to defy. All the resources of a kingdom are utterly incompetent to arrest the inevitable and desolating stroke of Death. No amount of wealth can bribe him to betray his ghastly mission; no skill, however subtle, can baffle his designs; no pleadings, however pathetic, can move him to pity; no rank, however exalted, can escape his fatal visit. Silently, steadily, irresistibly, unweariedly he prosecutes his work. Like the gigantic vampire bat of Java, whose perfumed wings fan its victims into a profound sleep while it sucks the life-blood, so Death often throws a stupor over the worn-out body while knawing away its vitality: the senses are numbed, the breath rifled, the pulse stilled, and all is overthe prince and the beggar are reduced to the same level. One event happeneth to all.<\/p>\n II. That the greatness of the son is often built on the wise provisions of the sire<\/strong>. Then sat Solomon on the throne of David his father (1Ki. 2:12<\/span>). The exertions of David had made the kingdom of Israel what it was. By his conquests he greatly enlarged its territory and increased its wealth. As the crowning work of his life he set his heart upon building a temple for Jehovah; but this he was not permitted to do, though he had made extensive preparations for the undertaking. When, therefore, Solomon came to the throne, he found a kingdom thickly populated, and growing in wealth, prestige, and influence. A substantial basis was thus laid down on which the empire was raised to the height of affluence, splendour, and renown it afterwards attained. Whatever reputation Solomon might have won by his wisdom, he would never have been known to posterity as a mighty prince had he not inherited the substantial fortunes of his victorious father. The son of a great man and heir to vast possessions occupies no enviable position. He accepts a solemn responsibilityhe has the prospect of a brilliant career. If he fails, his humiliation is most abject. He needs Divine help. The best guarantee of success is to possess heavenly wisdom.<\/p>\n III. That the progress of a nation advances notwithstanding the loss of its greatest men<\/strong>. And his kingdom was established greatly (1Ki. 2:12<\/span>). There is an immense power in an individual life; it impresses itself upon the nation; it moulds its policy and guides its destiny, and becomes interwoven with the texture of its character; it seems indispensable to its existence. Yet it is humbling to discover how little one is missed and how soon forgotten. Great men die; but the nations they helped to create survive and flourish. How often are we made to feel:<\/p>\n The individual is less and less, Individuals perishprinciples never: men depart, but humanity remains. The work of one generation is a preparation for the work of another; and thus, under the controlling hand of God, nations accomplish their respective destinies:<\/p>\n There is a Power<\/p>\n Unseen, that rules the illimitable world LESSONS:<\/p>\n 1. All earthly governments are subject to change<\/em>. <\/p>\n 2. It is matter for gratitude to the nation when the end of one good reign is the beginning of another<\/em>. <\/p>\n 3. Amid the rise and fall of dynasties the Divine purpose concerning the race steadily advances<\/em>.<\/p>\n GERM NOTES ON THE VERSES<\/em><\/p>\n 1Ki. 2:10-11<\/span>. The death and burial of David<\/strong>. <\/p>\n 1. His death was a rest from a long and toilsome lifeas a storm having spent its force sinks gently into a peaceful and prolonged slumber. Rest is sweet after bearing the burden and heat of the day for forty years. <\/p>\n 2. He was buried among the monuments of his energy and greatness. His own city was his tomb. Kings who build palaces should not forget their tombs; a small space must shortly contain all their greatness. Davids grave is a pledge that the memory of the just is blessed (Pro. 10:7<\/span>; Act. 2:29<\/span>).<\/p>\n And now, when David hath set all things in a desired order and forwardness, he shuts up with a zealous blessing of his son Solomon and his people, and sleeps with his fathers. O, blessed soul, how quiet a possession hast thou now taken, after so many tumults, of a better crown! Thou that hast prepared all things for the house of thy God, how happily art thou now welcomed to that house of His, not made with hands, eternal in the heavens!Hall<\/em>.<\/p>\n David, a type of Christ<\/strong>. <\/p>\n 1. Appointed by God to his high office, and consecrated to it with the holy oil. 7. Was confirmed in the kingdom by covenant (Psa. 89:3-4<\/span>; Psa. 89:28-29<\/span>).Robinson<\/em>.<\/p>\n (10) Buried in the city of David<\/strong>that is, evidently in Mount Sion. In Neh. 3:16<\/span> the sepulchres of David are noticed, and they are plainly alluded to in Eze. 43:7<\/span>; Eze. 43:9<\/span>. They became the regular tombs of the kings, with some exceptions particularly noticed. It was in token of special honour that the high priest Jehoiada, the preserver of the royal dynasty, was buried therein (See 2Ch. 24:16<\/span>).<\/p>\n 10<\/strong>. <\/strong> David slept with his fathers <\/strong> These words are properly supposed by many to teach the separate conscious existence of the soul after death. They may, indeed, denote that common sleep which all the dead are sleeping; but beyond this they seem to point to that spiritual and blissful association in Paradise which the New Testament revelation brings more clearly to light, and are equivalent to being gathered to one’s people. Compare Gen 25:8<\/span>. It cannot be urged, however, that these words at all determine the actual state of the dead. <\/p>\n Was buried in the city of <\/strong> David <\/strong> That is, in Jerusalem, “the city which he had made his own, and which could only be honoured, not polluted, by containing his grave. It was, no doubt, hewn in the rocky sides of the hill, and became the centre of the catacomb in which his descendants, the kings of Judah, were interred after him. It remained one of the landmarks of the ruined city after the return from the captivity, (Neh 3:16<\/span>,) and was pointed out down to the latest times of the Jewish people. ‘His sepulchre is with us unto this day,’ says Peter at Pentecost, (Act 2:29<\/span>\ud83d\ude09 and Josephus states that Solomon, having buried a vast treasure in the tomb, one of its chambers was broken open by Hyrcanus, and another by Herod the Great. It is said to have fallen into ruin in the time of Hadrian. The vast cavern, with its many tombs, no doubt exists under the ruins of Jerusalem, and its discovery will close many a controversy on the topography of the Holy City. But down to this time its situation is unknown.” Stanley. <\/em> Among the Orientals, in ancient as in modern times, it was not customary to bury within the gates of a city; but here, says Wordsworth, “was a glimpse of a better time, when death would no longer be regarded as an unclean thing, and when the grave would be hallowed and beautified by the burial of Christ, the Son of David, the King of the true Zion.”<\/p>\n (10) So David slept with his fathers, and was buried in the city of David.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n Here we come at last to David’s death and burial. Alas! what is the sum total of every man’s history in the world, but that he was born, and lived, and died, and was buried? But, Reader, let you and I solemnly remember that, as it is appointed unto men once to die, so after death there is a judgment. Ah! here is the thing which makes both life and death important. Where we die, or when we die, is not so interesting; but it is of eternal consequence how we die. Blessed (said the voice of heaven) blessed are the dead that die in the Lord. Heb 9:27<\/span> ; Rev 14:13<\/span> .<\/p>\n 1Ki 2:10 So David slept with his fathers, and was buried in the city of David.<\/p>\n Ver. 10. So David slept with his fathers.<\/strong> ] When he had served out his time, Act 13:25 when he had done his work, God sent him to bed. Isa 57:2 In 1Ch 29:28<\/span> , it is said that “he died in a good old age, full of days, riches, and honour.” He was regum omnium idea et exemplar,<\/em> a notable pattern for princes, and in very many things a type of Christ. <\/p>\n <\/p>\n And was buried in the city of David.<\/strong> ] Not in Bethlehem, but in Zion, 2Sa 5:7 the usual royal burying place. Josephus a<\/em> writeth that his son Solomon buried him magnificently; and that into his sepulchre were put very great riches, &c. It was to be seen till the apostles’ times. Act 2:29 <\/p>\n<\/p>\n a<\/em> Lib. vii.<\/p>\n a Foolish and Fatal Petition <\/p>\n 1Ki 2:10-25<\/p>\n So Davids troubled life came to a close, but he has never ceased to lead the praises of the saints.<\/p>\n At the very beginning of his reign Solomon was confronted by a difficult problem. There was so close a connection in public opinion between the title to the crown and the possession of a deceased monarchs harem, that it would have been impossible to grant Adonijahs request without giving strong encouragement to his pretensions. Solomon treated Bathsheba with profound respect, but his love for her did not blind him to his duty to his realm, Pro 20:26.<\/p>\n Notice that solemn declaration, As Jehovah liveth, 1Ki 2:24. It was common to the godly of those days. See 1Ki 17:1. They would not use the phrase lightly nor flippantly, but with a profound realization of standing in the presence of God. Let us recall those words of our Lord, As the living Father sent me and I live because of the Father, Joh 6:57, and let us draw daily on His life, so that we may live-yet not we, but he in us and we in Him, Gal 2:20.<\/p>\n So David: 1Ki 1:21, 1Ch 29:28, Act 2:29, Act 13:36 <\/p>\n the city: 1Ki 3:1, 1Ki 11:43, 2Sa 5:7, 1Ch 11:7 <\/p>\n Reciprocal: 1Ki 11:21 – Hadad 1Ki 14:20 – slept 1Ki 22:40 – slept 1Ki 22:50 – slept with his fathers 2Ki 8:24 – slept 2Ki 10:35 – Jehu slept 2Ki 13:13 – slept 2Ki 14:20 – he was buried 2Ki 20:21 – slept 1Ch 17:11 – go to be 2Ch 9:31 – slept 2Ch 14:1 – slept 2Ch 24:16 – in the city 2Ch 32:33 – slept Job 3:14 – kings 1Th 4:13 – which are<\/p>\n 1Ki 2:10-11. So David slept with his fathers He died with the satisfaction of seeing his own son his successor, the wisest and the hopefulest prince of the whole earth, and with the assurance of Gods peculiar favour to his posterity, from whence he had already, in the clearest light of prophetic vision, seen the Messiah, the Lord of life, to arise; of whose dominion, and the increase of his government and glory, he well knew, by the Spirit of God upon him, there would be no end. And was buried in the city of David In that part of Jerusalem which was called by his name, because he took it from the Jebusites. Seven years reigned he in Hebron More precisely, seven years and six months; (2Sa 5:5;) but smaller numbers are often omitted in Scripture computations, and only the larger noticed. <\/p>\n 4. David’s death 2:10-12<\/span><\/p>\n David and Saul each reigned for 40 years (cf. Act 13:21). The differences in their personal lives and administrations were not due to differences in the time they ruled. The course of their careers sprang from God’s response to them that their response to Yahweh’s will determined. David experienced God’s blessing as a warrior, poet, musician, military commander, administrator, and man of God. His most significant characteristic, I believe, was his heart for God.<\/p>\n David was 70 years old when he died (2Sa 5:4). Saul may have been 80 when he died. [Note: See my comments on 1 Samuel 13:1.] <\/span> However, the deaths of these two kings, as well as their lives, contrast dramatically. David died in peace, Saul in battle. David died in victory, Saul in defeat. When David began to reign, the Philistines dominated Israel. When Solomon began to reign, Israel was at peace and in control of her neighbors (1Ki 2:12).<\/p>\n This section (1Ki 1:1 to 1Ki 2:12) provides a bridge between David and Solomon’s reigns. [Note: For an extended treatment of the two halves of chapter 2, see Jeffrey S. Rogers, "Narrative Stock and Deuteronomistic Elaboration in 1 Kings 2," Catholic Biblical Quarterly 50:3 (July 1988):398-413.] <\/span> Much in it is transitional, dealing with the transfer of power. When Solomon began to reign as sole king in 971 B.C., he had a strong foundation on which to build because of the blessing God had brought to Israel for David’s commitment to God and His Law.<\/p>\n So David slept with his fathers, and was buried in the city of David. 10. in the city of David ] The place is defined (2Sa 5:7) as ‘the stronghold of Zion.’ We are told ( Aboth de-Rabbi Nathan i. 35) that ‘no graves are made in Jerusalem, except the tombs of the house of … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 1 Kings 2:10”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-8792","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-commentary"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/bible-commentary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8792","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/bible-commentary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/bible-commentary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/bible-commentary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/bible-commentary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8792"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/bible-commentary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8792\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/bible-commentary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8792"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/bible-commentary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8792"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/bible-commentary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8792"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges<\/b><\/i><\/h4>\n
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The world is more and more.<\/p>\n
That guides its motions, from the brightest star
To the least dust of this sin-tainted world;
While man, who madly deems himself the lord
Of all, is nought but weakness and dependence.Thomson<\/em>.<\/p>\n
2. Was long opposed by violent enemies.
3. Was sustained in his heaviest trials by a large measure of Divine consolation.
4. Was supreme governor of his people.
5. Ruled in righteousness.
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