1 Kings 2:10 Meaning and Explanation
“So David slept with his fathers, and was buried in the city of David.”
King James Version (KJV)
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Read Full Chapter →David dies and is buried in Jerusalem, the city that bears his name.
What Does 1 Kings 2:10 Mean?
With quiet dignity the narrative records David's death. He 'slept with his fathers' -- a gentle phrase for death that speaks of rest and reunion with those who went before -- and was buried in the city he had won and made his own. The shepherd, the singer, the king, lies down at last.
The tender language softens the finality of death without denying it. For all his greatness and all his failings, David passes from the stage, leaving the throne to another. Yet the promise made to him does not die with him; it waits for the Son of David in whom death itself would be overcome.
1 Kings 2:10 in the Original Language
shakav (שָׁכַב), 'slept' -- to lie down; here a gentle idiom for death, suggesting rest rather than mere ending.
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What does 1 Kings 2:10 mean?
David dies and is buried in Jerusalem, the city that bears his name.