1 Reyes 2:1-4

1 Últimas instrucciones de David a Salomón
Cuando ya se acercaba el momento de morir, el rey David le dio el siguiente encargo a su hijo Salomón:

2 «Yo voy camino al lugar donde todos partirán algún día. Ten valor y sé hombre.

3 Cumple los requisitos del Señor
tu Dios y sigue todos sus caminos. Obedece los decretos, los mandatos, las ordenanzas y las leyes que están escritos en la ley de Moisés, para que tengas éxito en todo lo que hagas y dondequiera que vayas.

4 Si lo haces, el Señor
cumplirá la promesa que me hizo cuando me dijo: “Si tus descendientes viven como debe ser y me siguen fielmente, con todo el corazón y con toda el alma, siempre habrá uno de ellos en el trono de Israel.”

1 Reyes 2:1-4 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO FIRST KING 2

This chapter gives an account of the charge David gave to his son Solomon, a little before his death, to walk in the ways of the Lord, 1Ki 2:1-4; and of some instructions delivered to him concerning some particular persons he should either show favour to, or execute justice on, 1Ki 2:5-9; and the next account in it is concerning his death and burial, and the years of his reign, 1Ki 2:10,11; after which it relates an address of Bathsheba to Solomon in favour of Adonijah, which was refused, and the issue of it was his death, 1Ki 2:12-25; and the deposition of Abiathar from the priesthood, 1Ki 2:26,27; and the putting of Joab to death for his treason and murders, 1Ki 2:28-34; in whose post Benaiah was put, as Zadok was in the place of Abiathar, 1Ki 2:35; and lastly the confinement of Shimei in Jerusalem, who had cursed David, 1Ki 2:36-38; who upon transgressing the orders given him was put to death, 1Ki 2:39-46.