1 Kings 2:1

David’s Final Words to Solomon

2:1 When David was close to death, ¹  he told ²  Solomon his son:

1 Kings 2:43

2:43 Why then have you broken the oath you made before the Lord and disobeyed the order I gave you?” ³ 

1 Kings 20:18

20:18 He ordered, “Whether they come in peace or to do battle, take them alive.” ⁴ 

1 Kings 21:9

21:9 This is what she wrote: ⁵  “Observe a time of fasting and seat Naboth in front of the people.

[2:1]  ¹ tn Heb “and the days of David approached to die.”

[2:1]  ² tn Or “commanded.”

[2:43]  ³ tn Heb “Why have you not kept the oath [to] the Lord and the commandment I commanded you?”

[20:18]  ⁵ tn Heb “if they come in peace, take them alive; if they come for battle, take them alive.”

[21:9]  ⁷ tn Heb “she wrote on the scrolls, saying.”