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1 Kings 2:1-12 — David's Charge to Solomon; David's Death

1Kgs.2.1-12

¹When the days of David drew near for him to die, he charged his son Solomon, saying, ²"I am going the way of all the earth . Be strong, therefore, and prove yourself a man. ³Keep the charge of the LORD your God, to walk in his ways, to keep his statutes, his commandments, his ordinances, and his testimonies, as it is written in the Law of Moses, so that you may prosper in all that you do and wherever you turn. ⁴Then the LORD may fulfill his word that he spoke concerning me, saying, 'If your sons guard their way, to walk before me in truth with all their heart and with all their soul, you shall not lack a man on the throne of Israel.' ⁵"Moreover, you yourself know what Joab the son of Zeruiah did to me, and what he did to the two commanders of the armies of Israel, to Abner the son of Ner and to Amasa the son of Jether, whom he killed, shedding the blood of war in peacetime, and putting the blood of war on his belt that was around his waist and on his sandals that were on his feet. ⁶Act therefore according to your wisdom, and do not let his gray head go down to Sheol in peace. ⁷But show kindness to the sons of Barzillai the Gileadite, and let them be among those who eat at your table, because they came to my aid when I fled from your brother Absalom. ⁸"And behold, there is with you Shimei the son of Gera, the Benjaminite from Bahurim. He cursed me with a grievous curse on the day I went to Mahanaim. But he came down to meet me at the Jordan, and I swore to him by the LORD, saying, 'I will not put you to death with the sword.' ⁹Now therefore, do not hold him guiltless, for you are a wise man. You will know what you ought to do to him, and you shall bring his gray head down to Sheol in blood." ¹⁰Then David slept with his fathers and was buried in the City of David. ¹¹The days that David reigned over Israel were forty years: he reigned seven years in Hebron, and he reigned thirty-three years in Jerusalem. ¹²And Solomon sat on the throne of David his father, and his kingdom was firmly established.

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4/11/2026

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