New American Standard Bible 2020

1 Kings 2:1-4

1As David’sדָוִ֖דda.VidH1732timeיְמֵֽי־ye.mei-H3117to dieלָמ֑וּתla.MutH4191drewH7126nearH7126,he commandedוַיְצַ֛וvay.TzavH6680his sonבְנ֖וֹve.NoH1121Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֥הshe.lo.MohH8010,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

2“I am goingהֹלֵ֔ךְho.LekhH1980the wayבְּדֶ֖רֶךְbe.De.rekhH1870of allכָּל־kol-H3605the earthהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776. Sobe strongוְחָזַקְתָּ֖ve.cha.zak.TaH2388, andproveוְהָיִ֥יתָֽve.ha.Yi.taH1961yourself a manלְאִֽישׁ׃le.'IshH376.

3Doוְשָׁמַרְתָּ֞ve.sha.mar.TaH8104your dutyמִשְׁמֶ֣רֶת׀mish.Me.retH4931to the Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֶ֗יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430,to walkלָלֶ֤כֶתla.Le.khetH1980in His waysבִּדְרָכָיו֙bid.ra.KhavH1870, tokeepלִשְׁמֹ֨רlish.MorH8104His statutesחֻקֹּתָ֤יוchu.ko.TavH2708,His commandmentsמִצְוֹתָיו֙mitz.vo.TavH4687,His ordinancesוּמִשְׁפָּטָ֣יוu.mish.pa.TavH4941,and His testimoniesוְעֵדְוֹתָ֔יוve.'e.de.vo.TavH5715,according to what is writtenכַּכָּת֖וּבka.ka.TuvH3789in the Lawבְּתוֹרַ֣תbe.to.RatH8451of Mosesמֹשֶׁ֑הmo.ShehH4872,soלְמַ֣עַןle.Ma.'anH4616thatH4616you may succeedתַּשְׂכִּ֗ילtas.KilH7919in allכָּל־kol-H3605that you doתַּֽעֲשֶׂ֔הta.'a.SehH6213and whereverכָּל־ שָֽׁם׃kol- ShamH3605 H834 H8033you turnתִּפְנֶ֖הtif.NehH6437,

4soלְמַעַן֩le.ma.'AnH4616thatH4616the Lordיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068may fulfillיָקִ֨יםya.KimH6965Hispromiseדְּבָר֗וֹde.va.RoH1697whichאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834He spokeדִּבֶּ֣רdi.BerH1696regardingעָלַי֮'a.LaiH5921me, sayingH559, ‘Ifאִם־'im-H518your sonsבָנֶ֜יךָva.Nei.khaH1121areH8104carefulH8104about their wayדַּרְכָּ֗םdar.KamH1870,to walkלָלֶ֤כֶתla.Le.khetH1980beforeלְפָנַי֙le.fa.NaiH6440Me intruthבֶּאֱמֶ֔תbe.'e.MetH571with allבְּכָל־be.kholH3605their heartלְבָבָ֖םle.va.VamH3824and allוּבְכָל־u.ve.Khol-H3605their soulנַפְשָׁ֑םnaf.ShamH5315,you shall not be deprivedיִכָּרֵ֤תyi.ka.RetH3772of a manאִ֔ישׁ'IshH376to occupyמֵעַ֖לme.'AlH5921the throneכִּסֵּ֥אki.Se'H3678of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.’

Read all of 1 Kings 2

Commentaries on 1 Kings 2