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1 Kings 2:37

King James Version (KJV)

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1 Kings 2:37

Verse 37 of 46

Scripture focus

For it shall be, [that] on the day thou goest out, and passest over the brook Kidron, thou shalt know for certain that thou shalt surely die: thy blood shall be upon thine own head.

1 Kings 2:37 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on 1 Kings 2:37

Theological / Devotional

Kidron. The valley running north and south, just outside the east wall of Jerusalem. Beyond it lay what later became known as the Mt. of Olives. At the present time no brook flows in this valley except during the rainy season.

The reference to crossing the Kidron shows that it was for the purpose of preventing him from returning to his native domain, Bahurim (2 Sam. 16:5), where he would have the greatest influence and the best opportunity of stirring up trouble. Bahurim was in the vicinity of the Mt. of Olives on the way from Jerusalem to the Jordan.

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