1 Kings 2:10 - Forerunner Commentary

1 Kings 2:10

8 “And see, you have with you ^aShimei the son of Gera, a Benjamite from Bahurim, who cursed me with a malicious curse in the day when I went to Mahanaim. But ^bhe came down to meet me at the Jordan, and ^cI swore to him by the Lord, saying, ‘I will not put you to death with the sword.’

9 Now therefore, ^ado not hold him guiltless, for you are a wise man and know what you ought to do to him; but ^bbring his gray hair down to the grave with blood.”

Death of David

10 So ^aDavid rested with his fathers, and was buried in ^bthe City of David.

11 The period that David ^areigned over Israel was forty years; seven years he reigned in Hebron, and in Jerusalem he reigned thirty-three years.

12 ^aThen Solomon sat on the throne of his father David; and his kingdom was ^bfirmly established.

Solomon Executes Adonijah

13 Now Adonijah the son of Haggith came to Bathsheba the mother of Solomon. So she said, ^a“Do you come peaceably?” And he said, “Peaceably.”

14 Moreover he said, “I have something to say to you.” And she said, “Say it.”

Verse Comparison: 1 Kings 2:10

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American Standard Version
And David slept with his fathers, and was buried in the city of David.

Amplified® Bible
So David slept with his fathers and was buried in the City of David.

Contemporary English Version
David was king of Israel forty years. He ruled seven years from Hebron and thirty-three years from Jerusalem. Then he died and was buried in Jerusalem.

Darby English Version
And David slept with his fathers, and was buried in the city of David.

Good News Bible
David died and was buried in David's City.

King James Version
So David slept with his fathers, and was buried in the city of David.

New American Standard Bible
Then David slept with his fathers and was buried in the city of David.

New International Version
Then David rested with his fathers and was buried in the City of David.

New King James Version
So David rested with his fathers, and was buried in the City of David.

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
Then David slept with his fathers and they buried him in the city of David.

Revised Standard Version
Then David slept with his fathers, and was buried in the city of David.

Young's Literal Translation
And David lieth down with his fathers, and is buried in the city of David,

New English Translation
Then David passed away¹ and was buried in the city of David.²

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