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Introduction to 1 Kings 2:1 1 Kings 2:1 introduces David’s final instructions to Solomon, marking an important transition of leadership in Israel’s monarchy. The verse follows a narrative formula commonly used in Biblical Hebrew to indicate the approach of death and the transmission of a final command or blessing. The passage consists of: A temporal clause indicating the approach of death (וַיִּקְרְב֥וּ יְמֵֽי־דָוִ֖ד לָמ֑וּת, “And the days of David drew near to die”). A verb introducing a formal charge or command (וַיְצַ֛ו, “And he commanded”).… Learn Hebrew