1. Not long before David died, he told Solomon:
2. My son, I will soon die, as everyone must. But I want you to be strong and brave.
3. Do what the Lord your God commands and follow his teachings. Obey everything written in the Law of Moses. Then you will be a success, no matter what you do or where you go.
10-11. David was king of Israel forty years. He ruled seven years from Hebron and thirty-three years from Jerusalem. Then he died and was buried in Jerusalem.