1 Kings 2

Treated in 3 passages across the library.

The verses these writers stop at

  • 2:20 Then she said, I ask one small petition of thee; deny me not. And the king said unto her, Ask on, my mother; for I will not deny thee. 1
  • 2:28 And the tidings came to Joab; for Joab had turned after Adonijah, though he turned not after Absalom. And Joab fled unto the Tent of Jehovah, and caught hold on the horns of the altar. 1
  • 2:38 And Shimei said unto the king, The saying is good: as my lord the king hath said, so will thy servant do. And Shimei dwelt in Jerusalem many days. 1

American Standard Version

Where it is preached

  1. Grace Abounding to the Chief of Sinners · John Bunyan

    Grace Abounding to the Chief of Sinners; Or, a Brief Relation of the Exceeding Mercy of God in Christ, to His Poor Servant John Bunyan cites 1 Kings 2.28

    …that he may die; even as Joab was by King Solomon, when he thought to find shelter there (1 Kings 2.28, etc.). These places did pinch me very sore; yet, my case being desperate, I thought with…

  2. The Ten Commandments · Thomas Watson

    2.5 The Fifth Commandment cites 1 Kings 2: 20

    … must speak respectfully. ‘Ask on, my mother,’ said king Solomon to his mother Bathsheba. 1 Kings 2: 20. In speaking of parents, children must speak honourably. They ought to speak well of them…

  3. Thoughts for the Quiet Hour · Dwight L. Moody

    October cites 1 Kings ii. 38

    … ever.—Thos. Champness. October 23 As my lord the king hath said, so will thy servant do. 1 Kings ii. 38. There is something infinitely better than doing a great thing for God, and the infinitel…