1 Reyes 2:2

2 Yo voy por el camino de toda la tierra; esfuérzate, y sé varón.

1 Reyes 2:2 Meaning and Commentary

1 Kings 2:2

I go the way of all the earth
A path which is the path of death ^F15, which all pass in, kings and peasants, high and low, rich and poor, great and small, good and bad; none are exempted, all must die, and do; it is the appointment of God, a decree which can never be reversed; all experience confirms it: this same phrase is used by Joshua, from whom David seems to have borrowed it, and shows that that book was written in his days, ( Joshua 23:14 ) ;

be thou strong therefore;
not discouraged at my death, being a common thing, and to be expected; nor at being left alone, the Lord can give thee wisdom and counsel, assistance and strength, protection, and defence; take heart therefore, and be of good courage:

and show thyself a man;
in wisdom and understanding, and in fortitude of mind, though so young a man; which were necessary for the government of so great a people, and to guard against the secret intrigues of some, and the open flatteries of others, and the fear of attempts against his person and government, and the temptations he might be liable to, to do wrong things; and especially they were necessary to enable him to keep the commands of God, as follows; which required great strength of mind and of grace, considering the corruptions of nature, the temptations of Satan, and the snares of men; see ( Joshua 1:7 ) .

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FOOTNOTES:

F15 "------ omnes una manet nox, Et calcanda semel via lethi". Horat. Carmin. l. 1. ode 28. ver. 15, 16.

1 Reyes 2:2 In-Context

1 Llegaron los días de David para morir, y mandó a Salomón su hijo, diciendo:

2 Yo voy por el camino de toda la tierra; esfuérzate, y sé varón.

3 Guarda la ordenanza del SEÑOR tu Dios, andando en sus caminos, y guardando sus estatutos y mandamientos, y sus derechos, y sus testimonios de la manera que está escrito en la ley de Moisés, para que tengas entendimiento en todo lo que hicieres, y en todo aquello que emprendieres;

4 para que confirme el SEÑOR la palabra que me habló, diciendo: Si tus hijos guardaren su camino, andando delante de mí con verdad, de todo su corazón, y de toda su alma, jamás, dice, faltará a ti varón del trono de Israel.

5 Y ya sabes tú lo que me ha hecho Joab hijo de Sarvia, lo que hizo a dos generales del ejército de Israel, a Abner hijo de Ner, y a Amasa hijo de Jeter, los cuales él mató, derramando en paz la sangre de guerra, y poniendo la sangre de guerra en su talabarte que tenía sobre sus lomos, y en sus zapatos que tenía en sus pies.