1 Kings 2:1 — Bible Verse (KJV)

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

1 Kings 2:1 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

1 Kings 2:1 in 6 Bible Translations

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1 Kings 2:1 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“Now the days of David came near that he should die; and he commanded Solomon his son, saying,”

1 Kings 2:1 — World English Bible

1 Kings 2:1 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

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

1 Kings 2:1 — American Standard Version

1 Kings 2:1 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“And draw near do the days of David to die, and he chargeth Solomon his son, saying,”

1 Kings 2:1 — Young's Literal Translation

1 Kings 2:1 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

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

1 Kings 2:1 — Darby Translation

1 Kings 2:1 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“Then the dayes of Dauid drewe neere that he should die, and hee charged Salomon his sonne, saying,”

1 Kings 2:1 — Geneva Bible

1 Kings 2:1 in Context — 1 Kings 2

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

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

3 And keep the charge of the Lord thy God, to walk in his ways, to keep his statutes, and his commandments, and his judgments, and his testimonies, as it is written in the law of Moses, that thou mayest prosper in all that thou doest, and whithersoever thou turnest thyself:

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What Does 1 Kings 2:1 Mean?

1 Kings 2:1 is a verse from the Book of 1 Kings, part of the Old Testament. It appears in 1 Kings chapter 2. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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