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David Instructs Solomon
1 AND the days of David approached that he should die, and he commanded his son Salomon, saying:
2 I enter into the way of all flesh: take courage, and play the man.
3 And observe the watches of our Lord thy God, that thou walk in his ways, and keep his ceremonies, and his precepts & judgments, and testimonies as is written in the law of Moyses: that thou mayst understand all things which thou doest, and whithersoever thou shalt turn thy self:
4 that our Lord may confirm his words, which he hath spoken of me, saying: If thy children shall keep their ways, and shall walk before me in truth, in all their heart, and in all their soul, there shall not altogether be taken from thee a man out of the throne of Israel.
5 Thou knowest also what Joab the son of Sarvia hath done to me, what he did to the two Princes of the army of Israel, to Abner the son of Ner, & Amasa the son of Jether: whom he slew, & shed the blood of war in peace, and put the blood of battle in his belt, which was about his loins, and in his shoe, which was on his feet.
6 Thou shalt do therefore according to thy wisdom, and shalt not bring his hoar head peaceably unto hell.
7 But to the sons also of Berzellai the Galaadite thou shalt render kindness, and they shall eat on thy table: for they met me when I fled from the face of Absalom thy brother.
8 Thou shalt also with thee Semei the son of Gera the son of Jemini of Bahurim, who cursed me with a wicked curse, when I went to the Camp; but because he came down to meet me when I passed Jordan, and I sware to him by our Lord, saying: I will not kill thee with the sword;
9 do not thou suffer him to be guiltless. But thou art a wise man, so that thou knowest what thou shalt do to him, and thou shalt bring his hoar hair with blood unto hell.
David's Reign and Death
10 David therefore slept with his fathers, & was buried in the city of David.
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