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1 Kings 1

1 R. 1:1 KJV (With Strong’s)

Now king David was old and βstricken in years; and they covered him with clothes, but he gat no heat.

entered into days.

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Ministry on This Verse

The First Book of the KINGS, commonly called The Third Book of the KINGS.

1-4: Abishag cherishes David in his extreme age.

5-10: Adonijah, David's darling, usurps the kingdom.

11-14: By the council of Nathan,

15-21: Bath-sheba moves the king,

22-27: and Nathan seconds her.

28-31: David renews his oath to Bath-sheba.

32-40: Solomon, by David's appointment, being anointed king by Zadok and Nathan, the people triumph.

41-49: Jonathan bringing the news, Adonijah's guests fly.

50-53: Adonijah, flying to the horns of the altar, upon his good behaviour, is dismissed by Solomon.old.David was probably now about sixty-nine years of age.

He was thirty years old when he began to reign, reigned forty, and died in his seventieth year; and the transactions mentioned here are supposed to have taken place about a year before his death.

Sixty-nine was not an advanced age; but he had been exhausted with various fatigues, and especially family afflictions, so that he was much older in constitution than in years.

2 S. 5:4• ⁴Era David de treinta años cuando comenzó á reinar, y reinó cuarenta años. (2 S. 5:4)

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1 Cr. 23:1• ¹Siendo pues David ya viejo y harto de días, hizo á Salomón su hijo rey sobre Israel. (1 Cr. 23:1)

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1 Cr. 29:27‑28• ²⁷Y el tiempo que reinó sobre Israel fué cuarenta años. Siete años reinó en Hebrón, y treinta y tres reinó en Jerusalem.
²⁸Y murió en buena vejez, lleno de días, de riquezas, y de gloria: y reinó en su lugar Salomón su hijo. (1 Cr. 29:27‑28)

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Sal. 90:10• ¹⁰Los días de nuestra edad son setenta años; Que si en los más robustos son ochenta años, Con todo su fortaleza es molestia y trabajo; Porque es cortado presto, y volamos. (Sal. 90:10)

and stricken in years.

Heb. and entered into days.

Gn. 18:11• ¹¹Y Abraham y Sara eran viejos, entrados en días: á Sara había cesado ya la costumbre de las mujeres. (Gn. 18:11)

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Gn. 24:1• ¹Y Abraham era viejo, y bien entrado en días; y Jehová había bendecido á Abraham en todo. (Gn. 24:1)

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Jos. 23:1‑2• ¹Y aconteció, pasados muchos días después que Jehová dió reposo á Israel de todos sus enemigos al contorno, que Josué, siendo viejo, y entrado en días,
²Llamó á todo Israel, á sus ancianos, á sus príncipes, á sus jueces y á sus oficiales, y díjoles: Yo soy ya viejo y entrado en días: (Jos. 23:1‑2)

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Lc. 1:7• ⁷Y no tenían hijo, porque Elisabet era estéril, y ambos eran avanzados en días. (Lc. 1:7)

• The king established by God is a responsible man. This responsibility, which will rest upon Christ with all its glorious and blessed consequences, leads necessarily to the ruin of weak, sinful men when placed in their hands. The two Books of Kings therefore present the ruin of royalty in the hands of man and its definitive judgment. (“Meditations on 1 Kings-Introduction: Introduction” by H.L. Rossier)

• The two Books of Chronicles show us the royalty in another aspect. They narrate the history of the house of David from the point of view of grace. (“Meditations on 1 Kings-Introduction: Introduction” by H.L. Rossier)

• In contrast, the two Books of Kings retrace the history of the kings of Israel, introducing those of Judah only as landmarks in the account, or to bring out the mutual relationships of the two dynasties. (“Meditations on 1 Kings-Introduction: Introduction” by H.L. Rossier)

• Samuel inaugurated the series of prophets whom we see laboring in the books before us (Acts 3:24). In these dark days the prophet became, in place of the king, the link between the people and God. He was the messenger of the Word; to him were confided the thoughts of God. (“Meditations on 1 Kings-Introduction: Introduction” by H.L. Rossier)

• Second Samuel presents the establishment of the kingdom of Israel by David; the opening of First Kings shows us this kingdom definitely established by Solomon. It should be noted that the rule of Solomon forms one continuous whole with that of David. The death of the aged king did not cause even a momentary interruption, Solomon having sat upon the throne of his father during David’s lifetime. (“Meditations on 1 Kings-Introduction: Introduction” by H.L. Rossier)

• Apart from the period of David’s afflictions these counsels have not yet been fully realized, but they shall be during the Millennium when the Lord shall be established upon His throne as King of Israel and of the nations. (“Meditations on 1 Kings-Introduction: Introduction” by H.L. Rossier)

• At the time our account begins, King David was about seventy years old. He was far from having reached extreme old age, but a life of sufferings, conflict, and grief wears at the strength of even the most robust of men, so that the king “was old and advanced in age.” (“Solomon: Adonijah?s Rebellion: 1 Kings 1” by H.L. Rossier)

J. N. Darby Translation

And king David was old and advanced in agea; and they covered him with clothes, but he obtained no warmth.

JND Translation Notes

Lit. "days."