Passage

1 Kings 2

• Glossary Term

  Adversary

  1 Kings 11:14, 23's 'satan' (adversary) raised against Solomon is a human political opponent, not yet the fully developed figure of Satan found later in Scripture -- keep the lower-case, generic sense clear.

  1KI.2.1-4

• Glossary Term

  Anoint

  Established term (1 Kings 1:39, Solomon's anointing).

  1KI.2.1-4

• Doctrine

  Davidic Covenant Continuity

  God's promise to establish David's line is unconditional in its ultimate fulfillment but conditioned, in this narrative, on each king's covenant faithfulness for continued blessing -- both halves must be preserved.

  1KI.2.4

• Glossary Term

  Dynasty

  Standard term for the promised continuation of David's royal line.

  1KI.2.4

• Glossary Term

  King

  Standard term.

  1KI.2.1-4

• Doctrine

  Theocratic Kingship

  Israel's king rules under God's law and is accountable to it, not an autonomous sovereign with divine-right absolutism; this distinction must be actively taught, not assumed to be obvious from the word 'rey.'

  1KI.2.1-4

• Glossary Term

  Throne

  Standard term, low ambiguity.

  1KI.2.1-4