1 Raja-raja 2:1-2

David’s Final Words to Solomon

2:1 When David was close to death, ¹  he told ²  Solomon his son: 2:2 “I am about to die. ³  Be strong and become a man!

[2:1]  ¹ tn Heb “and the days of David approached to die.”

[2:1]  ² tn Or “commanded.”

[2:2]  ³ tn Heb “going the way of all the earth.”