1 Kings 2:26 KJV

And unto Abiathar the priest said the king, Get thee to Anathoth, unto thine own fields; for thou art worthy of death: but I will not at this time put thee to death, because thou barest the ark of the Lord GOD before David my father, and because thou hast been afflicted in all wherein my father was afflicted.

Matthew Henry

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Thompson Chains

  • AbiatharSee the chain from 2 Samuel 8:17 · 3 links
  • AnathothLink 2 of 8 · next 1 Chronicles 6:60
  • Mercy (2)See the chain from Proverbs 3:3 · 8 links
  • Ark (3)See the chain from Exodus 25:10 · 36 links
  • Affliction (3)See the chain from Deuteronomy 8:5 · 6 links

Parallel Passages

  • 1 Samuel 22:20 And one of the sons of Ahimelech the son of Ahitub, named Abiathar, escaped, and fled after David.

From Thompson’s Chain-Reference Bible (1908).

Cross References

  • Joshua 21:18 Anathoth with her suburbs, and Almon with her suburbs; four cities.
  • 1 Samuel 22:20–23 And one of the sons of Ahimelech the son of Ahitub, named Abiathar, escaped, and fled after David. …
  • 1 Samuel 26:16 This thing is not good that thou hast done. As the LORD liveth, ye are worthy to die, because ye have not kept your master, the LORD'S anointed. And now see where the king's spear is, and the cruse of water that was at his bolster.
  • 2 Samuel 15:24–29 And lo Zadok also, and all the Levites were with him, bearing the ark of the covenant of God: and they set down the ark of God; and Abiathar went up, until all the people had done passing out of the city. …
  • Jeremiah 1:1 The words of Jeremiah the son of Hilkiah, of the priests that were in Anathoth in the land of Benjamin:

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Topics

  • Abiathar Helps David by sending his son from Jerusalem to David with secret information concerning the counsel of Ahithophel
  • Anathoth Abiathar confined in
  • Church and state Solomon, in thrusting Abiathar out of the high priest’s office
  • Homicide Solomon
  • Levites Owned lands

Kings of Israel & Judah

  • SolomonKing of Israel · 1015–975 BC

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Bible Dictionary

  • AbiatharFather of abundance, or my father excels, the son of Ahimelech the high priest. He was the tenth high priest, and the fourth in descent...
  • AnathothThe name of one of the cities of refuge, in the tribe of Benjamin (Josh 21:18). The Jews, as a rule, did not change the names of the...
  • LordThere are various Hebrew and Greek words so rendered.
  • God(A.S. and Dutch God; Dan. Gud; Ger. Gott), the name of the Divine Being. It is the rendering (1) of the Hebrew ’El, from a word meaning...
  • DavidBeloved, the eighth and youngest son of Jesse, a citizen of Bethlehem. His father seems to have been a man in humble life. His mother’s...

Strong’s Numbers

  • And unto Abiathar אֶבְיָתָר ʼEbyâthâr
  • the priest כֹּהֵן kôhên
  • said אָמַר ʼâmar
  • the king מֶלֶךְ melek
  • Get יָלַךְ yâlak
  • thee to Anathoth עֲנָתוֹת ʻĂnâthôwth
  • unto thine own fields שָׂדֶה sâdeh
  • for thou art worthy אִישׁ ʼîysh
  • of death מָוֶת mâveth
  • but I will not at this time יוֹם yôwm
  • put thee to death מוּת mûwth
  • because thou barest נָשָׂא nâsâʼ
  • the ark אָרוֹן ʼârôwn
  • of the Lord אֲדֹנָי ʼĂdônây
  • GOD יְהֹוִה Yᵉhôvih
  • before פָּנִים pânîym
  • David דָּוִד Dâvid
  • my father אָב ʼâb
  • and because thou hast been afflicted עָנָה ʻânâh
  • in all wherein my father אָב ʼâb
  • was afflicted עָנָה ʻânâh

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