1 Kings 2:1 · Darby Translation
1 Kings 2:1 in the Original Hebrew
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1 Kings 2:1 in Other Translations
| KJV | Now the days of David drew nigh that he should die; and he charged Solomon his son, saying, |
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| WEB | Now the days of David drew near that he should die; and he commanded Solomon his son, saying, |
| ASV | Now the days of David drew nigh that he should die; and he charged Solomon his son, saying, |
| YLT | And draw near do the days of David to die, and he chargeth Solomon his son, saying, |
| WBT | Now the days of David drew nigh that he should die; and he charged Solomon his son, saying, |
| DBY | And the days of David were at hand that he should die; and he enjoined Solomon his son saying, |
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What does 1 Kings 2:1 say?
1 Kings 2:1 in the Darby Translation reads: “And the days of David were at hand that he should die; and he enjoined Solomon his son saying,” Read it in the full context of 1 Kings 2, alongside the classic commentary on this page.
Where is 1 Kings 2:1 found in the Bible?
1 Kings 2:1 is in the book of 1 Kings, chapter 2, verse 1, in the Old Testament.
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Now the days of David drew nigh that he should die,.... The number of his days fixed and determined by the Lord, Job 14:5; and which might be perceived as drawing nigh, both by himself and others, through the growing infirmities of old age, decline of nature, and various symptoms of an approaching dissolution which were upon him; see Gen 47:29. Abarbinel observes, that he is called only David, not King David; because Solomon his son was now anointed king, and reigned in his stead; so in Kg1 1:10; but there is another reason given by some Jews (n), that no man, even a king, has power in the day of death; he is no king then, he has no rule over that, but that rules over him:
and he charged Solomon his son; gave him his last and dying charge:
saying; as follows.
(n) Bereshit Rabba, sect. 96. fol. 83. 3.