1 Kings 2:1

Bible in Basic English (1941)

Now the time of David's death came near; and he gave orders to Solomon his son, saying,

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  • Gen 47:29 : 29 And the time of his death came near, and he sent for his son Joseph and said to him, If now I am dear to you, put your hand under my leg and take an oath that you will not put me to rest in Egypt;
  • Deut 31:14 : 14 At that time the Lord said to Moses, The day of your death is near: send for Joshua, and come to the Tent of meeting so that I may give him his orders. So Moses and Joshua went to the Tent of meeting.
  • Deut 31:23 : 23 Then he gave orders to Joshua, the son of Nun, saying to him, Be strong and take heart: for you are to go at the head of the children of Israel into the land which I made an oath to give them; and I will be with you.
  • Deut 33:1 : 1 Now this is the blessing which Moses, the man of God, gave to the children of Israel before his death.
  • Acts 20:28-31 : 28 Give attention to yourselves, and to all the flock which the Holy Spirit has given into your care, to give food to the church of God, for which he gave his blood. 29 I am conscious that after I am gone, evil wolves will come in among you, doing damage to the flock; 30 And from among yourselves will come men who will give wrong teaching, turning away the disciples after them. 31 So keep watch, having in mind that for three years without resting I was teaching every one of you, day and night, with weeping.
  • 1 Tim 1:18 : 18 This order I give to you, Timothy my son, in harmony with the words of the prophets about you, so that by them you may be strong, fighting the good fight,
  • 1 Tim 6:13 : 13 I give you orders before God, the giver of life, and Christ Jesus, who before Pontius Pilate gave witness to the faith,
  • 2 Tim 4:1 : 1 I give you orders, before God and Christ Jesus, who will be the judge of the living and the dead, and by his revelation and his kingdom;
  • 2 Tim 4:6 : 6 For I am even now being offered, and my end is near.
  • 2 Pet 1:13-15 : 13 And it seems right to me, as long as I am in this tent of flesh, to keep your minds awake by working on your memory; 14 For I am conscious that in a short time I will have to put off this tent of flesh, as our Lord Jesus Christ has made clear to me. 15 And I will take every care so that you may have a clear memory of these things after my death.
  • Num 27:19 : 19 And take him before Eleazar the priest and all the meeting of the people, and give him his orders before their eyes.
  • Deut 3:28 : 28 But give my orders to Joshua, comforting him and making him strong; for he is to go over Jordan at the head of this people, and he will give them this land which you will see for their heritage.

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  • 1 Kgs 2:2
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    2 I am going the way of all the earth: so be strong and be a man;

  • 1 Chr 23:1
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    1 Now David was old and full of days; and he made his son Solomon king over Israel.

  • 1 Chr 22:17
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    17 Then David gave orders to all the chiefs of Israel to give their help to Solomon his son, saying,

  • 1 Chr 29:28
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    28 And he came to his end after a long life, full of days and great wealth and honour; and Solomon his son became king in his place.

  • 1 Chr 22:5-7
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    5 And David said, Solomon my son is young and untested, and the house which is to be put up for the Lord is to be very great, a thing of wonder and glory through all countries; so I will make ready what is needed for it. So David got ready a great store of material before his death.

    6 Then he sent for his son Solomon, and gave him orders for the building of a house for the Lord, the God of Israel.

    7 And David said to Solomon, My son, it was my desire to put up a house for the name of the Lord my God.

  • 1 Kgs 1:11-13
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    11 Then Nathan said to Bath-sheba, the mother of Solomon, Has it not come to your ears that Adonijah, the son of Haggith, has made himself king without the knowledge of David our lord?

    12 So now, let me make a suggestion, so that you may keep your life safe and the life of your son Solomon.

    13 Come now, go to King David and say to him, Did you not, O my lord, take an oath to me, your servant, saying, Truly Solomon your son will be king after me, seated on the seat of my kingdom? why then is Adonijah acting as king?

  • 1 Chr 28:20
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    20 And David said to his son Solomon, Be strong and of a good heart and do your work; have no fear and do not be troubled, for the Lord God, my God, is with you; he will not give you up, and his face will not be turned away from you, till all the work necessary for the house of the Lord is complete.

  • 2 Chr 1:1-2
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    1 And Solomon, the son of David, made himself strong in his kingdom, and the Lord his God was with him, and made him very great.

    2 And Solomon sent word to all Israel, to the captains of thousands and of hundreds and to the judges and to every chief in all Israel, heads of their families.

  • 1 Chr 29:1
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    1 And David the king said to all the people, Solomon my son, the only one who has been marked out by God, is still young and untested, and the work is great, for this great house is not for man, but for the Lord God.

  • 1 Kgs 1:20-21
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    20 And now, my lord the king, the eyes of all Israel are on you, waiting for you to say who is to take the place of my lord the king after him.

    21 For as things are, it will come about, when my lord the king is sleeping with his fathers, that I and Solomon my son will be made outlaws.

  • 1 Kgs 1:30
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    30 As I took an oath to you by the Lord, the God of Israel, saying, Certainly Solomon your son will become king after me, seated on my seat in my place; so will I do this day.

  • 1 Kgs 1:32-33
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    32 And King David said, Send for Zadok the priest, and Nathan the prophet, and Benaiah, the son of Jehoiada. And they came before the king.

    33 And the king said to them, Take with you the servants of your lord, and put Solomon my son on my beast, yes, mine, and take him down to Gihon;

  • 2 Chr 1:8
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    8 And Solomon said to God, Great was your mercy to David my father, and you have made me king in his place.

  • 2 Chr 9:31
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    31 And Solomon went to rest with his fathers, and was put into the earth in the town of David his father; and Rehoboam his son became king in his place.

  • 1 Kgs 2:23-25
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    23 Then King Solomon took an oath by the Lord, saying, May God's punishment be on me if Adonijah does not give payment for these words with his life.

    24 Now by the living Lord, who has given me my place on the seat of David my father, and made me one of a line of kings, as he gave me his word, truly Adonijah will be put to death this day.

    25 And King Solomon sent Benaiah, the son of Jehoiada, and he made an attack on him and put him to death.

  • 1 Kgs 1:35
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    35 Then come up after him and he will come in and take his place on the seat of my kingdom; for he is to be king in my place, and I have given orders that he is to be ruler over Israel and over Judah.

  • 1 Kgs 5:2
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    2 And Solomon sent back word to Hiram, saying,

  • 2 Sam 23:1
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    1 Now these are the last words of David. David, the son of Jesse, says, the man who was lifted up on high, the man on whom the God of Jacob put the holy oil, the loved one of Israel's songs, says:

  • 1 Kgs 11:43
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    43 And Solomon went to rest with his fathers, and was put into the earth in the town of David his father: and Solomon went to rest with his fathers and Rehoboam his son became king in his place.

  • 1 Kgs 2:10
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    10 Then David went to rest with his fathers, and his body was put into the earth in the town of David.

  • 1 Kgs 2:45-46
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    45 But a blessing will be on King Solomon, and the kingdom of David will keep its place before the Lord for ever.

    46 So the king gave orders to Benaiah, the son of Jehoiada; and he went out and, falling on him, put him to death. And Solomon's authority over the kingdom was complete.

  • 1 Kgs 6:11
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    11 (And the word of the Lord came to Solomon, saying,

  • 1 Kgs 2:12
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    12 And Solomon took his place on the seat of David his father, and his kingdom was made safe and strong.

  • Prov 1:1
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    1 The wise sayings of Solomon, the son of David, king of Israel.

  • 1 Kgs 3:14
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    14 And if you go on in my ways, keeping my laws and my orders as your father David did, I will give you a long life.

  • 1 Chr 29:19
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    19 And give to Solomon my son a true heart, to keep your orders, your rules, and your laws, and to do all these things, and to put up this great house for which I have made ready.

  • 2 Chr 2:1
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    1 Now it was Solomon's purpose to put up a house for the name of the Lord and a house for himself as king.

  • 1 Chr 29:24
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    24 And all the chiefs and the men of war and all the sons of King David put themselves under the authority of Solomon the king.

  • 1 Kgs 1:17
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    17 And she said to him, My lord, you took an oath by the Lord your God and gave your word to your servant, saying, Truly, Solomon your son will be king after me, seated on the seat of my kingdom.

  • 1 Kgs 2:42
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    42 Then the king sent for Shimei, and said to him, Did I not make you take an oath by the Lord, protesting to you and saying, Be certain that on the day when you go out from here, wherever you go, death will overtake you? and you said to me, Very well!

  • 1 Chr 28:5
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    5 And of all my sons (for the Lord has given me a great number of sons) he has made selection of Solomon to take his place on the seat of the kingdom of the Lord over Israel.

  • 1 Chr 22:11
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    11 Now, my son, may the Lord be with you; and may you do well, and put up the house of the Lord your God, as he has said of you.

  • 1 Kgs 1:37
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    37 As the Lord has been with my lord the king, even so may he be with Solomon and make the seat of his authority greater than that of my lord King David.

  • Gen 27:8
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    8 Now, my son, do what I say.

  • 1 Chr 29:30
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    30 Together with all his rule and his power, and the events which took place in his time, in Israel and in all the kingdoms of other lands.

  • 1 Kgs 2:14
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    14 Then he said, I have something to say to you. And she said, Say on.

  • 1 Chr 17:11
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    11 And when the time comes for you to go to your fathers, I will put in your place your seed after you, one of your sons, and I will make his kingdom strong.

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    27 Has this thing been done by my lord the king, without giving word to your servants who was to be placed on my lord the king's seat after him?

  • 1 Kgs 1:46
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    46 And now Solomon is seated on the seat of the kingdom.

  • 2 Sam 1:15
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    15 And David sent for one of his young men and said, Go near and put an end to him. And he put him to death.