2:1 When David was close to death, 9 he told 10 Solomon his son: 2:2 “I am about to die. 11 Be strong and become a man! 2:3 Do the job the Lord your God has assigned you 12 by following his instructions 13 and obeying 14 his rules, commandments, regulations, and laws as written in the law of Moses. Then you will succeed in all you do and seek to accomplish, 15 2:4 and the Lord will fulfill his promise to me, 16 ‘If your descendants watch their step 17 and live faithfully in my presence 18 with all their heart and being, 19 then,’ he promised, 20 ‘you will not fail to have a successor on the throne of Israel.’ 21
23:5 “I, the Lord, promise 22 that a new time will certainly come 23
when I will raise up for them a righteous branch, 24 a descendant of David.
He will rule over them with wisdom and understanding 25
and will do what is just and right in the land. 26
23:6 Under his rule 27 Judah will enjoy safety 28
and Israel will live in security. 29
This is the name he will go by:
‘The Lord has provided us with justice.’ 30