CHAPTER EXPLORER
1 Kings 2
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46 verses in KJV · 397 outgoing cross-reference links
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Opening verses of 1 Kings 2 (KJV)
2:1 Now the days of David drew nigh that he should die; and he charged Solomon his son, saying,
2:2 I go the way of all the earth: be thou strong therefore, and shew thyself a man;
2:3 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:
Historical / attribution context
Traditional writer attribution: Jeremiah
Approximate study chronology: c. 1014 BC to c. 1011 BC
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H4428me.lekhking · 24 occurrencesH3068ye.ho.vahLORD · 17 occurrencesH1121benson: child · 17 occurrencesH8010she.lo.mohSolomon · 14 occurrencesH9033ohim · 13 occurrencesH4191mutto die · 12 occurrencesH8096shim.iShimei · 11 occurrencesH3808lonot · 11 occurrencesH1732da.vidDavid · 11 occurrencesH1696da.varto speak: speak · 11 occurrencesH3045ya.dato know · 10 occurrencesH1980ha.lakhto go: went · 10 occurrencesH7725shuvto return: return · 9 occurrencesH6440pa.nehface: before · 9 occurrences
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