Bible verse
As the time drew near for David to die, he charged his son Solomon,
1 Kings 2:1 · BSB
The verses around it, from 1 Kings 2.
1 As the time drew near for David to die, he charged his son Solomon,
2 “I am about to go the way of all the earth. So be strong and prove yourself a man.
3 And keep the charge of the LORD your God to walk in His ways and to keep His statutes, commandments, ordinances, and decrees, as is written in the Law of Moses, so that you may prosper in all you do and wherever you turn,
4 and so that the LORD may fulfill His promise to me: ‘If your descendants take heed to walk faithfully before Me with all their heart and soul, you will never fail to have a man on the throne of Israel.’
5 Moreover, you know what Joab son of Zeruiah did to me—what he did to Abner son of Ner and Amasa son of Jether, the two commanders of the armies of Israel. He killed them in peacetime to avenge the blood of war. He stained with the blood of war the belt around his waist and the sandals on his feet.
KJV
Now the days of David drew nigh that he should die; and he charged Solomon his son, saying,
ASV
Now the days of David drew nigh that he should die; and he charged Solomon his son, saying,
ERV
Now the days of David drew nigh that he should die; and he charged Solomon his son, saying,
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