Berean Standard Bible
1 Kings 2:4-5
4and so thatH4616 the LORDH3068 may fulfillH6965 His promiseH1697 to meH5921H559: ‘IfH518 your descendantsH1121 take heedH8104 to walkH1980 faithfullyH571 before MeH6440 with allH3605 their heartH3824H3605 and soulH5315H559, you will neverH3808 failH3772 to have a manH376 onH5921 the throneH3678 of IsraelH3478.’
5MoreoverH1571, youH859 knowH3045 whatH834 JoabH3097 sonH1121 of ZeruiahH6870 didH6213 to me—whatH834 he didH6213 to AbnerH74 sonH1121 of NerH5369 and AmasaH6021 sonH1121 of JetherH3500,1 the twoH8147 commandersH8269 of the armiesH6635 of IsraelH3478. He killed themH2026 in peacetimeH7965 to avengeH7760 the bloodH1818 of warH4421. He stainedH5414 with the bloodH1818 of warH4421 the beltH2290 around his waistH4975 and the sandalsH5275 on his feetH7272.2
Notes
- 1. 1 Kings 2:5 Jether is a variant of Ithra; also in verse 32; see 2 Samuel 17:25. ↩
- 2. 1 Kings 2:5 Hebrew; LXX He stained with innocent blood the belt around my waist and the sandals on my feet. ↩
Commentaries on 1 Kings 2
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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