1 Kings 2:1

Webster's Bible (1833)

Now the days of David drew near that he should die; and he charged Solomon his son, saying,

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  • Gen 47:29 : 29 The time drew near that Israel must die, and he called his son Joseph, and said to him, "If now I have found favor in your sight, please put your hand under my thigh, and deal kindly and truly with me. Please don't bury me in Egypt,
  • Deut 31:14 : 14 Yahweh said to Moses, Behold, your days approach that you must die: call Joshua, and present yourselves in the tent of meeting, that I may give him a charge. Moses and Joshua went, and presented themselves in the tent of meeting.
  • Deut 31:23 : 23 He gave Joshua the son of Nun a charge, and said, Be strong and of good courage; for you shall bring the children of Israel into the land which I swore to them: and I will be with you.
  • Deut 33:1 : 1 This is the blessing, with which Moses the man of God blessed the children of Israel before his death.
  • Acts 20:28-31 : 28 Take heed, therefore, to yourselves, and to all the flock, in which the Holy Spirit has made you overseers, to shepherd the assembly of the Lord and{TR, NU omit "the Lord and"} God which he purchased with his own blood. 29 For I know that after my departure, vicious wolves will enter in among you, not sparing the flock. 30 Men will arise from among your own selves, speaking perverse things, to draw away the disciples after them. 31 Therefore watch, remembering that for a period of three years I didn't cease to admonish everyone night and day with tears.
  • 1 Tim 1:18 : 18 This charge I commit to you, my child Timothy, according to the prophecies which led the way to you, that by them you may wage the good warfare;
  • 1 Tim 6:13 : 13 I charge you before God, who gives life to all things, and before Christ Jesus, who before Pontius Pilate testified the good confession,
  • 2 Tim 4:1 : 1 I charge you therefore before God and the Lord Jesus Christ, who will judge the living and the dead at his appearing and his Kingdom:
  • 2 Tim 4:6 : 6 For I am already being offered, and the time of my departure has come.
  • 2 Pet 1:13-15 : 13 I think it right, as long as I am in this tent, to stir you up by reminding you; 14 knowing that the putting off of my tent comes swiftly, even as our Lord Jesus Christ made clear to me. 15 Yes, I will make every effort that you may always be able to remember these things even after my departure.
  • Num 27:19 : 19 and set him before Eleazar the priest, and before all the congregation; and give him a charge in their sight.
  • Deut 3:28 : 28 But charge Joshua, and encourage him, and strengthen him; for he shall go over before this people, and he shall cause them to inherit the land which you shall see.

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  • 1 Kgs 2:2
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    2I am going the way of all the earth: be you strong therefore, and show yourself a man;

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

  • 1 Chr 22:17
    79%

    17David also commanded all the princes of Israel to help Solomon his son, [saying],

  • 1 Chr 29:28
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    28He died in a good old age, full of days, riches, and honor: and Solomon his son reigned in his place.

  • 1 Chr 22:5-7
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    5David said, Solomon my son is young and tender, and the house that is to be built for Yahweh must be exceedingly magnificent, of fame and of glory throughout all countries: I will therefore make preparation for it. So David prepared abundantly before his death.

    6Then he called for Solomon his son, and charged him to build a house for Yahweh, the God of Israel.

    7David said to Solomon his son, As for me, it was in my heart to build a house to the name of Yahweh my God.

  • 1 Kgs 1:11-13
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    11Then Nathan spoke to Bathsheba the mother of Solomon, saying, Haven't you heard that Adonijah the son of Haggith reigns, and David our lord doesn't know it?

    12Now therefore come, please let me give you counsel, that you may save your own life, and the life of your son Solomon.

    13Go and get you in to king David, and tell him, Didn't you, my lord, king, swear to your handmaid, saying, Assuredly Solomon your son shall reign after me, and he shall sit on my throne? why then does Adonijah reign?

  • 1 Chr 28:20
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    20David said to Solomon his son, Be strong and of good courage, and do it: don't be afraid, nor be dismayed; for Yahweh God, even my God, is with you; he will not fail you, nor forsake you, until all the work for the service of the house of Yahweh is finished.

  • 2 Chr 1:1-2
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    1Solomon the son of David was strengthened in his kingdom, and Yahweh his God was with him, and magnified him exceedingly.

    2Solomon spoke to all Israel, to the captains of thousands and of hundreds, and to the judges, and to every prince in all Israel, the heads of the fathers' [houses].

  • 1 Chr 29:1
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    1David the king said to all the assembly, Solomon my son, whom alone God has chosen, is yet young and tender, and the work is great; for the palace is not for man, but for Yahweh God.

  • 1 Kgs 1:20-21
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    20You, my lord the king, the eyes of all Israel are on you, that you should tell them who shall sit on the throne of my lord the king after him.

    21Otherwise it will happen, when my lord the king shall sleep with his fathers, that I and my son Solomon shall be counted offenders.

  • 1 Kgs 1:30
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    30most assuredly as I swore to you by Yahweh, the God of Israel, saying, Assuredly Solomon your son shall reign after me, and he shall sit on my throne in my place; most assuredly so will I do this day.

  • 1 Kgs 1:32-33
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    32King David said, Call to me Zadok the priest, and Nathan the prophet, and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada. They came before the king.

    33The king said to them, Take with you the servants of your lord, and cause Solomon my son to ride on my own mule, and bring him down to Gihon:

  • 2 Chr 1:8
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    8Solomon said to God, You have shown great loving kindness to David my father, and have made me king in his place.

  • 2 Chr 9:31
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    31Solomon slept with his fathers, and he was buried in the city of David his father: and Rehoboam his son reigned in his place.

  • 1 Kgs 2:23-25
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    23Then king Solomon swore by Yahweh, saying, God do so to me, and more also, if Adonijah has not spoken this word against his own life.

    24Now therefore as Yahweh lives, who has established me, and set me on the throne of David my father, and who has made me a house, as he promised, surely Adonijah shall be put to death this day.

    25King Solomon sent by Benaiah the son of Jehoiada; and he fell on him, so that he died.

  • 1 Kgs 1:35
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    35Then you shall come up after him, and he shall come and sit on my throne; for he shall be king in my place; and I have appointed him to be prince over Israel and over Judah.

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

  • 2 Sam 23:1
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    1Now these are the last words of David. David the son of Jesse says, The man who was raised on high says, The anointed of the God of Jacob, The sweet psalmist of Israel:

  • 1 Kgs 11:43
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    43Solomon slept with his fathers, and was buried in the city of David his father: and Rehoboam his son reigned in his place.

  • 1 Kgs 2:10
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    10David slept with his fathers, and was buried in the city of David.

  • 1 Kgs 2:45-46
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    45But king Solomon shall be blessed, and the throne of David shall be established before Yahweh forever.

    46So the king commanded Benaiah the son of Jehoiada; and he went out, and fell on him, so that he died. The kingdom was established in the hand of Solomon.

  • 1 Kgs 6:11
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    11The word of Yahweh came to Solomon, saying,

  • 1 Kgs 2:12
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    12Solomon sat on the throne of David his father; and his kingdom was established greatly.

  • Prov 1:1
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    1The proverbs of Solomon, the son of David, king of Israel:

  • 1 Kgs 3:14
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    14If you will walk in my ways, to keep my statutes and my commandments, as your father David did walk, then I will lengthen your days.

  • 1 Chr 29:19
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    19and give to Solomon my son a perfect heart, to keep your commandments, your testimonies, and your statutes, and to do all these things, and to build the palace, for which I have made provision.

  • 2 Chr 2:1
    70%

    1Now Solomon purposed to build a house for the name of Yahweh, and a house for his kingdom.

  • 1 Chr 29:24
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    24All the princes, the mighty men, and also all of the sons of king David submitted themselves to Solomon the king.

  • 1 Kgs 1:17
    70%

    17She said to him, My lord, you swore by Yahweh your God to your handmaid, [saying], Assuredly Solomon your son shall reign after me, and he shall sit on my throne.

  • 1 Kgs 2:42
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    42The king sent and called for Shimei, and said to him, Didn't I adjure you by Yahweh, and protest to you, saying, Know for certain, that on the day you go out, and walk abroad any where, you shall surely die? and you said to me, The saying that I have heard is good.

  • 1 Chr 28:5
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    5Of all my sons (for Yahweh has given me many sons), he has chosen Solomon my son to sit on the throne of the kingdom of Yahweh over Israel.

  • 1 Chr 22:11
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    11Now, my son, Yahweh be with you; and prosper you, and build the house of Yahweh your God, as he has spoken concerning you.

  • 1 Kgs 1:37
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    37As Yahweh has been with my lord the king, even so be he with Solomon, and make his throne greater than the throne of my lord king David.

  • Gen 27:8
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    8Now therefore, my son, obey my voice according to that which I command you.

  • 1 Chr 29:30
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    30with all his reign and his might, and the times that went over him, and over Israel, and over all the kingdoms of the countries.

  • 1 Kgs 2:14
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    14He said moreover, I have somewhat to tell you. She said, Say on.

  • 1 Chr 17:11
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    11It shall happen, when your days are fulfilled that you must go to be with your fathers, that I will set up your seed after you, who shall be of your sons; and I will establish his kingdom.

  • 1 Kgs 1:27
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    27Is this thing done by my lord the king, and you haven't shown to your servants who should sit on the throne of my lord the king after him?

  • 1 Kgs 1:46
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    46Also Solomon sits on the throne of the kingdom.

  • 2 Sam 1:15
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    15David called one of the young men, and said, Go near, and fall on him. He struck him, so that he died.