1Now the days of David drew near that he should die; and he charged Solomon his son, saying,


In Context

1 Now the days of David drew near that he should die; and he charged Solomon his son, saying,

2 I go the way of all the earth: be you strong therefore, and show yourself a man;

3 And keep the charge of the LORD your God, to walk in his ways, to keep his statutes, and his commandments, and his judgments, and his testimonies, as it is written in the law of Moses, that you may prosper in all that you do, and wherever you turn yourself:

1 Kings 2:1 in Other Translations

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

2:1When the time drew near for David to die, he gave a charge to Solomon his son.

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

2:1Now the days of David drew nigh that he should die; and he charged Solomon his son, saying,

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

2:1And the days of David drew nigh that he should die, and he charged his son Solomon, saying:

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

2:1Now the days of David drew nigh that he should die; and he charged Solomon his son, saying,

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

2:1And the days of David were at hand that he should die; and he enjoined Solomon his son saying,

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

2:1Now the days of David drew nigh that he should die; and he charged Solomon his son, saying,

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

2:1Now the days of David drew nigh that he should die; and he charged Solomon his son, saying,

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

2:1Now the days of David drew near that he should die; and he commanded Solomon his son, saying,

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

2:1And draw near do the days of David to die, and he chargeth Solomon his son, saying,