10. So David slept with his fathers —about six months after the coronation of Solomon (compare 2 Samuel 5:5 ; 1 Chronicles 29:27 ). The interval was spent in developing his ideas and plans for the future glory of the kingdom and providing for the permanent worship of God (see on 1 Chronicles 29:27- : , and following). was buried in the city of David —Sepulchres were not allowed within the precincts of cities. Jerusalem, however, formed an exception; and yet, even there, the privilege was reserved chiefly for the royal family ( 1 Chronicles 29:27- : ). Tradition says that the bones of David repose on Mount Zion, and the minaret of a small mosque points out the spot which tradition has fixed. His was a noble, a wondrous, and a humbling history. He was a good man, yet his life was deformed by various crimes of a very gross character. But there were many bright and noble traits in his character; he was an earnest lover of the divine law; his reign was signalized by many important services that contributed to the glory of God and the exaltation of His kingdom; and his name, as the sweet Psalmist of Israel, will be held in honor to the latest age of the Church. 1 Chronicles 29:27- : . SOLOMON SUCCEEDS HIM. return to ' Top of Page ' <a name="verse-12" class="com-number"
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