- How many years did King David reign?
- Rashi offers us an interesting understanding of the reasons for the “cold” that David felt. He quotes a Rabbinic interpretation that David’s “chill” was a result of his fear of death. “As David saw the angel of death standing in Jerusalem and his sword in his hand, his blood became cold from fear of him. He was therefore unable to become warm.”
- If David had 18 wives why did he need Avishag?
- Compare the description of Avishag’s beauty in I Kings 1:4 to the description of Sarah’s beauty in Genesis 12:14.
- What is the meaning and the relevance of the sentence, “And his father had not angered him all his days”? (I Kings 1:6)
- What might have been a reason why Yoav sided with Adoniyahu rather than Solomon?
- In I Kings 1:21, how does the Tanach refer to David’s ultimate death? Is this Hebrew expression found in other places in the Bible?
