I Kings 2

David’s Instructions to Solomon

1 Now *Gen. 47:29; Deut. 31:14the days of David drew near that he should die, and he charged Solomon his son, saying: 2 *Josh. 23:14"I go the way of all the earth; *Deut. 31:7, 23; 1 Chr. 22:13be strong, therefore, and prove yourself a man. 3 And keep the charge of the Lord your God: to walk in His ways, to keep His statutes, His commandments, His judgments, and His testimonies, as it is written in the Law of Moses, that you may *(Deut. 29:9; Josh. 1:7); 1 Chr. 22:12, 13prosper in all that you do and wherever you turn; 4 that the Lord may *2 Sam. 7:25fulfill His word which He spoke concerning me, saying, *(Ps. 132:12)‘If your sons take heed to their way, to *2 Kin. 20:3walk before Me in truth with all their heart and with all their soul,’ He said, *2 Sam. 7:12, 13; 1 Kin. 8:25‘you shall not lack a man on the throne of Israel.’