“And the time that he reigned over Israel was forty years; seven years reigned he in Hebron, and thirty and three years reigned he in Jerusalem.”
King James Version (KJV)
29:26 Thus, &c. - This sacred writer having mentioned the anointingof Solomon and upon that occasion proceeded to give a farther accountof Solomon's actual settlement in his kingdom, returns to his mainbusiness, to give an account of the close of David's reign and life.He here brings him to the end of his day, leaves him asleep, and drawsthe curtains about him.
29:28 Riches and honour - That is, he had enough of this world, and ofthe riches of and honour of it; and he knew when he had enough. He wassatisfied with it, and very willing to go to a better place.
29:29 The book - In the chronicles of the kingdom, which were writtenby Nathan and Gad, who were not only prophets, but historiographersout of which either they or some other prophets took by the direction ofGod's spirit such passages, as were most important and useful for thechurch in succeeding ages.