1 Kings 2:10
8 And, behold, thou hast with thee Shimei the son of Gera, a Benjamite of Bahurim, which cursed me with a grievous curse in the day when I went to Mahanaim: but he came down to meet me at Jordan, and I sware to him by the LORD, saying, I will not put thee to death with the sword.
9 Now therefore hold him not guiltless: for thou art a wise man, and knowest what thou oughtest to do unto him; but his hoar head bring thou down to the grave with blood.
So David slept with his fathers, and was buried in the city of David.
11 And the days that David reigned over Israel were forty years: seven years reigned he in Hebron, and thirty and three years reigned he in Jerusalem.
12 Then sat Solomon upon the throne of David his father; and his kingdom was established greatly.
Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- Then David rested with his fathers and was buried in the City of David.
- KJV
- So David slept with his fathers, and was buried in the city of David.
- WEB
- David slept with his fathers, and was buried in David’s city.
- ASV
- And David slept with his fathers, and was buried in the city of David.
- DARBY
- And David slept with his fathers, and was buried in the city of David.
- BLB
- And David rested with his fathers and was buried in the City of David.
- ÅB
- Så la David seg til hvile hos sine fedre og ble begravet i Davids stad.
- OTB
- Så gikk David bort og ble lagt til hvile hos sine forfedre, og ble begravet i Davids by.
- B1930
- Så la David sig til hvile hos sine fedre og blev begravet i Davids stad.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Acts 2:29
Men and brethren, let me freely speak unto you of the patriarch David, that he is both dead and buried, and his sepulchre is with us unto this day.
Read in contextActs 13:36
For David, after he had served his own generation by the will of God, fell on sleep, and was laid unto his fathers, and saw corruption:
Read in context1 Kings 11:43
And Solomon slept with his fathers, and was buried in the city of David his father: and Rehoboam his son reigned in his stead.
Read in context1 Kings 1:21
Otherwise it shall come to pass, when my lord the king shall sleep with his fathers, that I and my son Solomon shall be counted offenders.
Read in context1 Chronicles 29:28
And he died in a good old age, full of days, riches, and honour: and Solomon his son reigned in his stead.
Read in context1 Kings 3:1
And Solomon made affinity with Pharaoh king of Egypt, and took Pharaoh’s daughter, and brought her into the city of David, until he had made an end of building his own house, and the house of the LORD, and the wall of Jerusalem round about.
Read in context2 Samuel 5:7
Nevertheless David took the strong hold of Zion: the same is the city of David.
Read in context1 Chronicles 11:7
And David dwelt in the castle; therefore they called it the city of David.
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