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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• 29{i}And 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;{/i} (Gen. 47:29)
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Deut. 31:14• 14{i}And 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.{/i} (Deut. 31:14)
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Job 7:1• 1Hath not man a warfare on earth,{HR}And are not his days as 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• 29{i}And 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;{/i} (Gen. 47:29)
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Deut. 31:14• 14{i}And 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.{/i} (Deut. 31:14)
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Deut. 33:1• 1{i}And this is the blessing, wherewith Moses the man of God blessed the children of Israel before his death.{/i} (Deut. 33:1)
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2 Tim. 4:6• 6For I am already being poured out, and the time of my departure is all but come. (2 Tim. 4:6)
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2 Peter 1:13‑15• 13And I deem [it] right, as long as I am in this tabernacle, to stir you up by putting [you] in mind,
 14knowing that the putting off of my tabernacle is speedy, according as our Lord Jesus Christ manifested to me,
 15and I will be diligent also that at every time ye may have [it] after my departure to call to mind these things. (2 Peter 1:13‑15)
charged.
Num. 27:19• 19{i}and thou shalt set him before Eleazar the priest, and before the whole assembly; and give him commandment before their eyes.{/i} (Num. 27:19)
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Deut. 3:28• 28{i}But 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.{/i} (Deut. 3:28)
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Deut. 31:23• 23{i}And 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.{/i} (Deut. 31:23)
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Acts 20:28‑31• 28Take heed to yourselves and to all the flock in which the Holy Spirit set you overseers to tend the assembly of God, which he purchased with his own blood.
 29I know that after my departure grievous wolves shall enter in among you, not sparing the flock;
 30and from among your own selves shall men arise speaking things perverted to draw the disciples after them.
 31Wherefore watch, remembering that by the space of three years I ceased not admonishing each one night and day with tears. (Acts 20:28‑31)
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1 Tim. 1:18• 18This charge I commit to thee, child Timothy, according to the prophecies on thee going before, that by them thou mightest war the good warfare, (1 Tim. 1:18)
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1 Tim. 6:13• 13I charge [thee] in the sight of God that keepeth all things alive, and Christ Jesus that witnessed before Pontius Pilate the good confession, (1 Tim. 6:13)
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2 Tim. 4:1• 1I testify earnestly before God and Christ Jesus that 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,

W. Kelly Translation

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

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(Note: Words in italics have been inserted from the J. N. Darby translation where the W. Kelly translation doesn’t exist.)