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


In Context

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

2 I am going the way of all the earth: be thou strong therefore, and show thyself a man;

3 and keep the charge of Jehovah thy God, to walk in his ways, to keep his statutes, and his commandments, and his ordinances, and his testimonies, according to that which is written in the law of Moses, that thou mayest prosper in all that thou doest, and whithersoever thou turnest thyself.

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 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,

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

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