1 Kings 2:1-3

New International Reader's Version

David Gives Orders to Solomon

2 The time came near for David to die. So he gave orders to his son Solomon.

² He said, “I’m about to die, just as everyone else on earth does. So be strong. Show how brave you are. ³ Do everything the Lord your God requires. Live the way he wants you to. Obey his orders and commands. Keep his laws and rules. Do everything written in the Law of Moses. Then you will have success in everything you do. You will succeed everywhere you go.