John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Genesis 50:7
And Joseph went up to bury his father ,.... According to his request; having obtained leave of Pharaoh, and being desirous of paying his last respects, and doing his last office to so dear a parent, with all the honour and decency this service could be done with: and with him went up all the servants of Pharaoh ; a great number of them, some must be left to wait upon him; who these were the next words explain: the elders of his house : his senators and counsellors, his courtiers and... read more
Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Genesis 50:7-14
We have here an account of Jacob's funeral. Of the funerals of the kings of Judah, usually, no more is said than this, They were buried with their fathers in the city of David: but the funeral of the patriarch Jacob is more largely and fully described, to show how much better God was to him than he expected (he had spoken more than once of dying for grief, and going to the grave bereaved of his children, but, behold, he dies in honour, and is followed to the grave by all his children), and... read more