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

1 Kings 2:1 · KJV

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

— 1 Kings 2:1

I go the way of all the earth: be thou strong therefore, and shew thyself a man;

1 Kings 2 — Context

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

I go the way of all the earth: be thou strong therefore, and shew thyself a man;

And keep the charge of the LORD thy 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 thou mayest prosper in all that thou doest, and whithersoever thou turnest thyself: {prosper: or, do wisely}

Cross References

Genesis 47:29

And the time drew nigh that Israel must die: and he called his son Joseph, and said unto him, If now I have found grace in thy sight, put, I pray thee, thy hand under my thigh, and deal kindly and truly with me; bury me not, I pray thee, in Egypt:

Deuteronomy 31:14

And the LORD said unto Moses, Behold, thy days approach that thou must die: call Joshua, and present yourselves in the tabernacle of the congregation, that I may give him a charge. And Moses and Joshua went, and presented themselves in the tabernacle of the congregation.

Deuteronomy 31:23

And he gave Joshua the son of Nun a charge, and said, Be strong and of a good courage: for thou shalt bring the children of Israel into the land which I sware unto them: and I will be with thee.

2 Peter 1:13-15

Yea, I think it meet, as long as I am in this tabernacle, to stir you up by putting {you} in remembrance;

1 Timothy 6:13

I give thee charge in the sight of God, who quickeneth all things, and {before} Christ Jesus, who before Pontius Pilate witnessed a good confession; {confession: or, profession}

2 Timothy 4:6

For I am now ready to be offered, and the time of my departure is at hand.

Numbers 27:19

And set him before Eleazar the priest, and before all the congregation; and give him a charge in their sight.

Acts 20:28-31

Take heed therefore unto yourselves, and to all the flock, over the which the Holy Ghost hath made you overseers, to feed the church of God, which he hath purchased with his own blood.

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