1 Kings 2:1-5

Christian Standard Bible

David’s Dying Instructions to Solomon

2 As the time approached for David to die,^(A) he ordered his son Solomon, ² “As for me, I am going the way of all of the earth.^(B) Be strong and be a man,^{(C) 3} and keep your obligation to the Lord your God to walk in his ways and to keep his statutes, commands, ordinances, and decrees. This is written in the law of Moses, so that you will have success in everything you do^(D) and wherever you turn, ⁴ and so that the Lord will fulfill his promise that he made to me: ‘If your sons take care to walk faithfully before me with all their heart and all their soul,^(E) you will never fail to have a man on the throne of Israel.’^(F)

⁵ “You also know what Joab son of Zeruiah did to me^(G) and what he did to the two commanders of Israel’s army, Abner son of Ner^(H) and Amasa son of Jether.^(I) He murdered them in a time of peace to avenge blood shed in war. He spilled that blood on his own waistband and on the sandals of his feet.^[a]