David's Charge to Solomon by Rembrandt
David's Charge to Solomon by Rembrandt van Rijn
1 Kings 2:1-3
When David’s life was drawing to a close, he instructed his son Solomon as follows: "I am going the way of all the earth; be strong and show yourself a man. Keep the charge of the L-RD your G-d... as recorded in the Teaching of Moses...”
David's Charge to Solomon drawing by Rembrandt
Devonshire Collections, Chatsworth
Rembrandt van Rijn
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In the Bible
When David’s life was drawing to a close, he instructed his son Solomon as follows: "I am going the way of all the earth; be strong and show yourself a man. Keep the charge of the L-RD your G-d... as recorded in the Teaching of Moses...”
בַּעֲרֹב יָמָיו, הוֹרָה דָּוִד לִשְׁלֹמֹה: "אָנֹכִ֣י הֹלֵ֔ךְ בְּדֶ֖רֶךְ כָּל-הָאָ֑רֶץ וְחָזַקְתָּ֖ וְהָיִ֥יתָֽ לְאִֽישׁ: וְשָׁמַרְתָּ֞ אֶת-מִשְׁמֶ֣רֶת | ה' אֱלֹקיךָ... כַּכָּת֖וּב בְּתוֹרַ֣ת מֹשֶׁ֑ה..."
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