1 Now the days of David drew near that he should die; and he charged Solomon his son, saying,
2 I go the way of all the earth: be strong therefore, and show yourself a man;
3 And keep the charge of the LORD your 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 you may prosper in all that you do, and wherever you turn yourself:
4 That the LORD may continue his word which he spoke concerning me, saying,