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And the days of David drew nigh that he should die ,
and he charged his son Solomon ,
saying :
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I am going the way of all flesh :
take thou courage ,
and shew thyself a man .
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And keep the charge of the Lord thy God ,
to walk in his ways ,
and observe his ceremonies ,
and his precepts ,
and judgments ,
and testimonies ,
as it is written in the law of Moses :
that thou mayest understand all thou dost ,
and whithersoever thou shalt turn thyself :
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That the Lord may confirm his words ,
which he hath spoken of me ,
saying :
If thy children shall take heed to their ways ,
and shall walk before me in truth ,
with all their heart ,
and with all their soul ,
there shall not be taken away from thee a man on the throne of Israel .
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Thou knowest also what Joab the son of Sarvia hath done to me ,
what he did to the two captains of the army of Israel ,
to Abner the son of Ner ,
and to Amasa the son of Jether :
whom he slew ,
and shed the blood of war in peace ,
and put the blood of war on his girdle that was about his loins ,
and in his shoes that were on his feet .
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Do therefore according to thy wisdom ,
and let not his hoary head go down to hell in peace .
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But shew kindness to the sons of Berzellai the Galaadite ,
and let them eat at thy table :
t for they met me when I fled from the face of Absalom thy brother .
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Thou hast also with thee Semei the son of Gera the son of Jemini of Bahurim ,
who cursed me with a grievous curse ,
when I went to the camp :
but because he came down to meet me when I passed over the Jordan ,
and I swore to him by the Lord ,
saying :
I will not kill thee with a sword :
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Do not thou hold him guiltless .
But thou art a wise man ,
and knowest what to do with him ,
and thou shalt bring down his grey hairs with blood to hell .
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So David slept with his fathers ,
and was buried in the city of David .
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And the days that David reigned in Israel ,
were forty gears :
in Hebron he reigned seven years ,
in Jerusalem thirty-three .
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And Solomon sat upon the throne of his father David ,
and his kingdom was strengthened exceedingly .