Buried in the city of David —that is, evidently in Mount Zion. In Nehemiah 3:16 the “sepulchres of David” are mentioned, and they …

So David slept with his fathers
Died as his ancestors before him did; for, buried with them he was not; and therefor…

These dying counsels concerning Joab and Shimei did not stem from personal anger, but were for the security of Solomon's throne. Joab had committed…