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Death as a Peaceful Sleep
Commentators note that the phrase "sleep with his fathers" is a common euphemism for death in the Old Testament, particularly for kings. While not containing the full New Testament understanding of death as a "sleep in Jesus," scholars suggest it points to a rudimentary belief in death as a state of rest rather than complete annihilation.
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Albert Barnes
On 1 Kings 1:21
18th Century
Theologian
Shall sleep - This euphemism for death, rare in the early Scriptures—being found only once in the Pentateuch (as noted in a margin reference…
Charles Ellicott
On 1 Kings 1:21
19th Century
Bishop
Shall sleep with his fathers. — Here this phrase, so constantly used in the record of the death of the kings, occurs in t…
John Gill
On 1 Kings 1:21
17th Century
Pastor
Otherwise it shall come to pass, when my lord the king shall
sleep with his fathers
T…
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Matthew Henry
On 1 Kings 1:11–31
17th Century
Minister
Observe Nathan's address to Bathsheba: Let me give you counsel how to save your own life, and the life of your son. Such is the counsel Ch…