Saturday, April 14, 2012

The final words and death of David

2 Samuel 23:1-7, 1 kings 2:10-12, and 1 chronicles 29:26-30 cover the final words and death of David.

1 kings
David wants Solomon to do something about Joab. David is mad that Joab killed Abner and Amassa in peacetime as if it were in battle. David does not mention Absalom's death, which was during a battle, but we think David would have mentioned it here if he knew. It is interesting that David never did anything about with the exception of replacing him by Amassa (which prompted Joab to kill Amassa).

David also gives several other people that Solomon should be nice to or be wary of.

2 Samuel
The last words are recorded as a praise to God. It fits the particular chapter better because the next segment of the chapter discusses David's warriors.

1 Chronicles
This account briefly summarizes David's reign and defers the reader to other books - the acts of Samuel the seer (which I think is 1-2 Samuel in our Bible) and two books that are not in our bible - the acts of Nathan the prophet and the acts of Gad the seer.

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