1 Kings 2:3

David’s Instructions to Solomon

1 Now ^athe days of David drew near that he should die, and he¹ charged Solomon his son, saying:

2 ^a“I go the way of all the earth; ^bbe strong, therefore, and prove yourself a man.

3 And keep the charge of the Lord your God: to walk in His ways, to keep His statutes, His commandments, His judgments, and His testimonies, as it is written in the Law of Moses, that you may ^aprosper in all that you do and wherever you turn;

4 that the Lord may ^afulfill His word which He spoke concerning me, saying, ^b‘If your sons take heed to their way, to ^cwalk before Me in truth with all their heart and with all their soul,’ He said, ^d‘you shall not lack a man on the throne of Israel.’

5 “Moreover you know also what Joab the son of Zeruiah ^adid to me, and what he did to the two commanders of the armies of Israel, to ^bAbner the son of Ner and ^cAmasa the son of Jether, whom he killed. And he shed the blood of war in peacetime, and put the blood of war on his belt that was around his waist, and on his sandals that were on his feet.

6 Therefore do ^aaccording to your wisdom, and do not let his gray hair go down to the grave in peace.

Commentaries:

Adam Clarke

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1 Kings 2:3

Keep the charge of the Lord - Keep what God has given thee to keep.

1.Walk in his ways. Not in thine own, nor in the ways of a wicked, perishing world.

2.Keep his statutes. Consider all his appointments to be holy, just, and good; receive them as such, and conscientiously observe them.

3.Keep his commandments. Whatever he has bidden thee to do, perform; what he has forbidden thee to do, omit.

4.Keep his judgments. What he has determined to be right, is essentially and inherently right; what he has determined to be wrong or evil, is inherently and essentially so. A thing is not good because God has commanded it; a thing is not evil because he has forbidden it. He has commanded the good, because it is in its own nature good and useful; he has forbidden the evil, because it is in its own nature bad and hurtful. Keep therefore his judgments.

5.Keep his testimonies. Bear witness to all to which he has borne witness. His testimonies are true; there is no deceit or falsity in them. His testimonies refer also to future good things and good times; they are the significators of coming blessedness: as such, respect them.

That thou mayest prosper - If thou hast God' s approbation, thou wilt have God' s blessing. If thy ways please him, he will not withhold from thee any manner of thing that is good.

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