1 Kings 2:2

Old Testament · SCRIPTURE

1 Kings 2:2

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BSB

Berean Standard Bible

“I am about to go the way of all the earth. So be strong and prove yourself a man.

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KJV

King James Version

I go the way of all the earth: be thou strong therefore, and shew thyself a man;

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WEB

World English Bible

“I am going the way of all the earth. You be strong therefore, and show yourself a man;

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ASV

American Standard Version

I am going the way of all the earth: be thou strong therefore, and show thyself a man;

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1 Kings 2

¹ As the time drew near for David to die, he charged his son Solomon,

² “I am about to go the way of all the earth. So be strong and prove yourself a man.

³ And keep the charge of the LORD your God to walk in His ways and to keep His statutes, commandments, ordinances, and decrees, as written in the Law of Moses, so that you may prosper in all you do and wherever you turn,

⁴ and so that the LORD may fulfill His promise to me: ‘If your descendants take heed to walk faithfully before Me with all their heart and soul, you will never fail to have a man on the throne of Israel.’

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