1Kings:2:1-12
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Now the time of David '
s death came near ;
and he gave orders to Solomon his son ,
saying ,
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I am going the way of all the earth :
so be strong and be a man ;
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And keep the orders of the Lord your God ,
walking in his ways ,
keeping his laws and his orders and his rules and his words ,
as they are recorded in the law of Moses ;
so that you may do well in all you do and wherever you go ,
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So that the Lord may give effect to what he said of me ,
If your children give attention to their ways ,
living uprightly before me with all their heart and their soul ,
you will never be without a man to be king in Israel .
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Now you have knowledge of what Joab ,
the son of Zeruiah ,
did to me ,
and to the two captains of the army of Israel ,
Abner ,
the son of Ner ,
and Amasa ,
the son of Jether ,
whom he put to death ,
taking payment for the blood of war in time of peace ,
and making the band of my clothing and the shoes on my feet red with the blood of one put to death without cause .
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So be guided by your wisdom ,
and let not his white head go down to the underworld in peace .
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But be good to the sons of Barzillai the Gileadite ,
and let them be guests at your table ;
for so they came to me when I went in flight from Absalom your brother .
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Now you have with you Shimei ,
the son of Gera the Benjamite of Bahurim ,
who put a bitter curse on me on the day when I went to Mahanaim ;
but he came down to see me at Jordan ,
and I gave him my oath by the Lord ,
saying ,
I will not put you to death by the sword .
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But do not let him be free from punishment ,
for you are a wise man ;
and it will be clear to you what you have to do with him ;
see that his white head goes down to the underworld in blood .
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Then David went to rest with his fathers ,
and his body was put into the earth in the town of David .
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David was king over Israel for forty years :
for seven years he was king in Hebron and for thirty-three years in Jerusalem .
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And Solomon took his place on the seat of David his father ,
and his kingdom was made safe and strong .
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