What charge did David give to Solomon as he drew near to the end of his days?
What other instructions do we elsewhere find that he gave him on this occasion? 1 Chron. 28.
How did he address the congregation of Israel before his death, and what effect had his exhortation upon them? 1 Chron. 29.
What is supposed to have been Solomon's age. at this time? Ans. Not far from twenty.
What directions did he give him as to the manner in which ho should deal with Joab —the sons of Barzillai—and Shimei, the Benjamite?
Were these orders prompted by personal resentment, or by a sacred regard to justice?
Where was David buried, what was the period of his reign, and how is his end characterized in 1 Chron. 29. 28?
Who succeeded him; and with what prospects?
Relate the circumstances that led to the death of Adonijah. v. 13—22.
How did Solomon reply, and what was Adonijah's fate?
Has Solomon been wrongly charged with undue severity and cruelty in this matter? N.B. From Adonijah's false assertion, that the kingdom was originally his, and that the eyes of Israel were upon him for David's successor, it is evident that he had not yet given up his pretensions, but was secretly plotting to get possession of the throne. This Solomon saw, and dealt with him accordingly, as his former pardon had been conditional.
What was Abiathar's sentence, and why was he commanded to go to Anathoth ? Josh .21.18. Jer. 1. 1.
What prediction was fulfilled in this event? 1 Sam. 2. 30, 36.
Who was chosen to the priest's office in his stead? V. 35. N. B. It appears from ch. 4. 4. that although Abiathar was deposed from the high-priesthood, yet he still held the nominal rank of an inferior priest under Zadok, without being allowed to officiate at the sanctuary. Some think, however, that this latter passage refers to the state of things at the very commencement of Solomon's reign, before Abiathar's disgrace occurred. What is related of the fate of Joab, and what are we taught by this righteous judgment? Eccl. 8. 12, 13.
On what conditions did Solomon consent to spare Shimei?
How did the affair terminate with him?
Did Solomon in all this, order his house or kingdom after the pattern proposed by David in the 101st Psalm? N. B. As the reign of Solomon was undoubtedly intended as a type of the millennium, it was introduced with judgments, as we are told that shall be.
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