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1 Kings 2:2-4
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1 Kings 2:2-4
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2 David said, “·My time to die is near [L I am going the way of all the earth]. Be ·a good and strong leader [L strong and show yourself a man]. 3 ·Obey [Observe the injunctions/requirements of] the Lord your God. ·Follow him [Walk in his ways] by obeying his demands, his ·commands [statutes; ordinances; requirements], his laws, and his ·rules [regulations] that are written in the ·teachings [Law; L Torah] of Moses. If you do these things, you will ·be successful [prosper] in all you do and wherever you ·go [turn]. 4 And if you obey the Lord, he will ·keep the promise he made to [fulfill the word he spoke concerning] me. He said: ‘If your descendants ·live as I tell them [L are careful of their way] and ·have complete faith in me [L walk in truth/faith before me], ·a man from your family will always be king over the people [L they will never fail to have a man on the throne] of Israel.’
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1 Kings 2:2-4
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1 Kings 2:2-4
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2 “I am about to go the way of all the earth,”(A) he said. “So be strong,(B) act like a man, 3 and observe(C) what the Lord your God requires: Walk in obedience to him, and keep his decrees and commands, his laws and regulations, as written in the Law of Moses. Do this so that you may prosper(D) in all you do and wherever you go 4 and that the Lord may keep his promise(E) to me: ‘If your descendants watch how they live, and if they walk faithfully(F) before me with all their heart and soul, you will never fail to have a successor on the throne of Israel.’
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