Wesley's Explanatory Notes - 1 Kings 2:26
And unto Abiathar the priest said the king, Get thee to Anathoth, unto thine own fields; for thou art worthy of death: but I will not at this time put thee to death, because thou barest the ark of the Lord GOD before David my father, and because thou hast been afflicted in all wherein my father was afflicted.Because, … — Thus Solomon shews respect to his sacred function. He mixes mercy with justice, and requites Abiathar's former kindness to David; hereby teaching princes, that they should not... read more
Treasury of Scripture Knowledge - 1 Kings 2:26
Abiathar: 1 Kings 2:35, 1 Kings 1:7, 1 Kings 1:25 Anathoth: Joshua 21:18, Isaiah 10:30, Jeremiah 1:1 worthy of death: Heb. a man of death, 1 Samuel 26:16, 2 Samuel 12:5, *marg. barest: 1 Samuel 22:20-Isaiah :, 1 Samuel 23:6-:, 2 Samuel 15:24, 2 Samuel 15:29, 1 Chronicles 15:11, 1 Chronicles 15:12 hast been: 2 Samuel 15:24-Joel :, Matthew 10:42, Luke 22:28, Galatians 3:4 Reciprocal: 1 Samuel 2:31 - I will cut 1 Samuel 2:33 - to consume 1 Samuel 22:23 - he that seeketh 1 Samuel 30:7 -... read more