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1 Kings 2

1 Kings 2:1 KJV (With Strong’s)

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Nowc the days
yowm (Hebrew #3117)
a day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an associated term), (often used adverb)
KJV usage: age, + always, + chronicals, continually(-ance), daily, ((birth-), each, to) day, (now a, two) days (agone), + elder, X end, + evening, + (for) ever(-lasting, -more), X full, life, as (so) long as (... live), (even) now, + old, + outlived, + perpetually, presently, + remaineth, X required, season, X since, space, then, (process of) time, + as at other times, + in trouble, weather, (as) when, (a, the, within a) while (that), X whole (+ age), (full) year(-ly), + younger.
Pronounce: yome
Origin: from an unused root meaning to be hot
of David
David (Hebrew #1732)
Daviyd {daw-veed'}; from the same as 1730; loving; David, the youngest son of Jesse
KJV usage: David.
Pronounce: daw-veed'
Origin: rarely (fully)
drew nigh
qarab (Hebrew #7126)
to approach (causatively, bring near) for whatever purpose
KJV usage: (cause to) approach, (cause to) bring (forth, near), (cause to) come (near, nigh), (cause to) draw near (nigh), go (near), be at hand, join, be near, offer, present, produce, make ready, stand, take.
Pronounce: kaw-rab'
Origin: a primitive root
that he should die
muwth (Hebrew #4191)
causatively, to kill
KJV usage: X at all, X crying, (be) dead (body, man, one), (put to, worthy of) death, destroy(-er), (cause to, be like to, must) die, kill, necro(-mancer), X must needs, slay, X surely, X very suddenly, X in (no) wise.
Pronounce: mooth
Origin: a primitive root: to die (literally or figuratively)
; and he charged
tsavah (Hebrew #6680)
(intensively) to constitute, enjoin
KJV usage: appoint, (for-)bid, (give a) charge, (give a, give in, send with) command(-er, -ment), send a messenger, put, (set) in order.
Pronounce: tsaw-vaw'
Origin: a primitive root
Solomon
Shlomoh (Hebrew #8010)
peaceful; Shelomah, David's successor
KJV usage: Solomon.
Pronounce: shel-o-mo'
Origin: from 7965
his son
ben (Hebrew #1121)
a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc., (like 1, 251, etc.))
KJV usage: + afflicted, age, (Ahoh-) (Ammon-) (Hachmon-) (Lev-)ite, (anoint-)ed one, appointed to, (+) arrow, (Assyr-) (Babylon-) (Egypt-) (Grec-)ian, one born, bough, branch, breed, + (young) bullock, + (young) calf, X came up in, child, colt, X common, X corn, daughter, X of first, + firstborn, foal, + very fruitful, + postage, X in, + kid, + lamb, (+) man, meet, + mighty, + nephew, old, (+) people, + rebel, + robber, X servant born, X soldier, son, + spark, + steward, + stranger, X surely, them of, + tumultuous one, + valiant(-est), whelp, worthy, young (one), youth.
Pronounce: bane
Origin: from {SI 11129}1129{/SI}
, saying
'amar (Hebrew #559)
to say (used with great latitude)
KJV usage: answer, appoint, avouch, bid, boast self, call, certify, challenge, charge, + (at the, give) command(-ment), commune, consider, declare, demand, X desire, determine, X expressly, X indeed, X intend, name, X plainly, promise, publish, report, require, say, speak (against, of), X still, X suppose, talk, tell, term, X that is, X think, use (speech), utter, X verily, X yet.
Pronounce: aw-mar'
Origin: a primitive root
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Gen. 47:29• 29And the days of Israel approached that he should die. And he called his son Joseph, and said to him, If now I have found favour in thine eyes, put, I pray thee, thy hand under my thigh, and deal kindly and truly with me: bury me not, I pray thee, in Egypt; (Gen. 47:29)
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Deut. 31:14• 14And Jehovah said to Moses, Lo, the days are near for thee to die; call Joshua, and present yourselves at the tent of meeting, that I may give him a charge. And Moses and Joshua went and presented themselves at the tent of meeting. (Deut. 31:14)
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Job 7:1• 1Hath not man a life of labour upon earth? and are not his days like the days of a hireling? (Job 7:1)

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Ministry on This Verse

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1-2:  David, having given a charge to Solomon,
3-4:  of religiousness;
5-6:  of Joab;
7:  of Barzillai;
8-9:  of Shimei;
10-11:  dies.
12:  Solomon succeeds.
13-25:  Adonijah, moving Bath-sheba to sue unto Solomon for Abishag, is put to death.
26-27:  Abiathar, having his life given him, is deprived of the priesthood.
28-34:  Joab fleeing to the horns of the altar, is there slain.
35:  Benaiah is put in Joab's room, and Zadok in Abiathar's.
36-46:  Shimei, confined to Jerusalem, by occasion of going thence to Gath, is put to death.
the days.
Gen. 47:29• 29And the days of Israel approached that he should die. And he called his son Joseph, and said to him, If now I have found favour in thine eyes, put, I pray thee, thy hand under my thigh, and deal kindly and truly with me: bury me not, I pray thee, in Egypt; (Gen. 47:29)
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Deut. 31:14• 14And Jehovah said to Moses, Lo, the days are near for thee to die; call Joshua, and present yourselves at the tent of meeting, that I may give him a charge. And Moses and Joshua went and presented themselves at the tent of meeting. (Deut. 31:14)
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Deut. 33:1• 1And this is the blessing, wherewith Moses the man of God blessed the children of Israel before his death. (Deut. 33:1)
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2 Tim. 4:6• 6For *I* am already being poured out, and the time of my release is come. (2 Tim. 4:6)
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2 Peter 1:13‑15• 13But I account it right, as long as I am in this tabernacle, to stir you up by putting you in remembrance,
 14knowing that the putting off of my tabernacle is speedily to take place, as also our Lord Jesus Christ has manifested to me;
 15but I will use diligence, that after my departure ye should have also, at any time, in your power to call to mind these things. (2 Peter 1:13‑15)
charged.
Num. 27:19• 19and thou shalt set him before Eleazar the priest, and before the whole assembly; and give him commandment before their eyes. (Num. 27:19)
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Deut. 3:28• 28But charge Joshua, and encourage him and strengthen him; for he shall go over before this people, and he shall put them in possession of the land which thou shalt see. (Deut. 3:28)
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Deut. 31:23• 23And Jehovah commanded Joshua the son of Nun, and said, Be strong and courageous; for thou shalt bring the children of Israel into the land which I have sworn unto them; and I will be with thee. (Deut. 31:23)
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Acts 20:28‑31• 28Take heed therefore to yourselves, and to all the flock, wherein the Holy Spirit has set you as overseers, to shepherd the assembly of God, which he has purchased with the blood of his own.
 29For *I* know this, that there will come in amongst you after my departure grievous wolves, not sparing the flock;
 30and from among your own selves shall rise up men speaking perverted things to draw away the disciples after them.
 31Wherefore watch, remembering that for three years, night and day, I ceased not admonishing each one of you with tears. (Acts 20:28‑31)
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1 Tim. 1:18• 18This charge, my child Timotheus, I commit to thee, according to the prophecies as to thee preceding, in order that thou mightest war by them the good warfare, (1 Tim. 1:18)
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1 Tim. 6:13• 13I enjoin thee before God who preserves all things in life, and Christ Jesus who witnessed before Pontius Pilate the good confession, (1 Tim. 6:13)
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2 Tim. 4:1• 1I testify before God and Christ Jesus, who is about to judge living and dead, and by his appearing and his kingdom, (2 Tim. 4:1)
• Here we do not find “the last words of David” as 2 Samuel 23 gives them to us. The discourse contained in our passage historically precedes these “last words” which could be inserted between verses 9 and 10. (“David?s Last Recommendation: 1 Kings 2:1-12” by H.L. Rossier)

J. N. Darby Translation

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