1 Kings 2:1-4

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David's Instructions to Solomon

2 ^(A)When David's time to die drew near, he commanded Solomon his son, saying, ²^(B)“I am about to go the way of all the earth. ^(C)Be strong, and show yourself a man, ³and keep the charge of the Lord your God, walking in his ways and keeping his statutes, his commandments, his rules, and his testimonies, as it is written in the Law of Moses, ^(D)that you may prosper in all that you do and wherever you turn, ⁴that the Lord may ^(E)establish his word that he spoke concerning me, saying, ^(F)‘If your sons pay close attention to their way, ^(G)to walk before me in faithfulness with all their heart and with all their soul, ^(H)you shall not lack^[a] a man on the throne of Israel.’

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1 Kings 2:4 Hebrew there shall not be cut off for you

1 Kings 2:10-12

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The Death of David

¹⁰^(A)Then David slept with his fathers and was buried in ^(B)the city of David. ¹¹And the time that David reigned over Israel was ^(C)forty years. He reigned seven years in Hebron and thirty-three years in Jerusalem. ¹²^(D)So Solomon sat on the throne of David his father, and his kingdom was firmly established.