1 David was about to die. He called his son Solomon and gave him his last instructions:2 »It is my time to die. I go the way of all people of the earth. Be strong and be a man.3 »Do what Jehovah your God orders you to do. Obey all his laws and commands, as written in the Law of Moses. That way wherever you go you may prosper in everything you do.4 »If you obey Jehovah he will keep the promise he made when he told me, Your descendants will rule Israel as long as they are careful to obey my commands faithfully with all their heart and being.