1 Kings 2:1-11

1As David’sH1732 12timeH3117 to dieH4191 drewH7126 nearH7126, he commandedH6680 his sonH1121 SolomonH8010, sayingH559, 2“3I am goingH1980 the wayH1870 of allH3605 the earthH776. So 4be strongH2388, and 5proveH1961 yourself a manH376. 3DoH8104 your dutyH4931 to the LordH3068 your GodH430, to walkH1980 in His waysH1870, to 6keepH8104 His statutesH2708, His commandmentsH4687, His ordinancesH4941, and His testimoniesH5715, 7according to what is writtenH3789 in the LawH8451 of MosesH4872, soH4616 thatH4616 8you may succeedH7919 in allH3605 that you doH6213 and whereverH3605H834H8033 you turnH6437, 4soH4616 thatH4616 9the LordH3068 may fulfillH6965 His 10promiseH1697 whichH834 He spokeH1696 regardingH5921 me, sayingH559, ‘11IfH518 your sonsH1121 areH8104 carefulH8104 about their wayH1870, 12to walkH1980 beforeH6440 Me in 13truthH571 with allH3605 their heartH3824 and allH3605 their soulH5315, 1415you shall not be deprivedH3772 of a manH376 to occupyH5921 the throneH3678 of IsraelH3478.’

5“Now you yourselfH859 alsoH1571 knowH3045 whatH834 JoabH3097 the 16sonH1121 of ZeruiahH6870 didH6213 to me, whatH834 he didH6213 to the twoH8147 commandersH8269 of the armiesH6635 of IsraelH3478, to 17AbnerH74 the sonH1121 of NerH5369 and to 18AmasaH6021 the sonH1121 of JetherH3500, whom he killedH2026; he also 19shedH7760 the bloodH1818 of warH4421 in peaceH7965. And he putH5414 the bloodH1818 of warH4421 on his beltH2290 that was on his waistH4975, and on his sandalsH5275 that were on his feetH7272. 620So actH6213 as your wisdomH2451 dictates, and do not let his grayH7872 hairH7872 goH3381 downH3381 to 21SheolH7585 in peaceH7965. 7However, 22showH6213 kindnessH2617 to the sonsH1121 of BarzillaiH1271 the GileaditeH1569, and 23let them be among those who eatH398 at your tableH7979; 24for 25they assistedH7126 me when I fledH1272 from AbsalomH53 your brotherH251. 8And beholdH2009, you have with you 26ShimeiH8096 the sonH1121 of GeraH1617 the BenjaminiteH1145, of BahurimH980; now it was he who cursedH7043 me with a painfulH4834 curseH7045 on the dayH3117 I wentH1980 to MahanaimH4266. But when 27he cameH3381 downH3381 to meetH7122 me at the JordanH3383, I sworeH7650 to him by the LordH3068, sayingH559, ‘I will not putH4191 you toH4191 deathH4191 with the swordH2719.’ 9But nowH6258 do not leaveH5352 him unpunishedH5352, 28for you are a wiseH2450 manH376; and you will knowH3045 whatH834 to doH6213 to him, and you will bringH3381 his grayH7872 hairH7872 downH3381 to 29SheolH7585 with bloodH1818.”

10Then 30DavidH1732 31layH7901 downH7901 with his fathersH1, and he was buriedH6912 in 32the cityH5892 of DavidH1732. 11Now 33the daysH3117 that DavidH1732 reignedH4427 overH5921 IsraelH3478 were fortyH705 yearsH8141: in HebronH2275 he reignedH4427 for 34sevenH7651 yearsH8141, and in JerusalemH3389 he reignedH4427 for thirty-threeH7970H7969 yearsH8141.