Lux Domini
I go the way of all the earth: be thou strong therefore, and shew thyself a man;

What does 1 Kings 2:2 mean?

David's charge to Solomon is, to keep the charge of the Lord. The authority of a dying father is much, but nothing to that of a living God.

Key themes

WisdomJustice and mercyTempleIdolatry

Read with

Keep this verse inside 1 Kings 2:1-5 and alongside a few nearby related passages.