2:1 When David was close to death, 2 he told 3 Solomon his son:
3:4 These six were born to David 4 in Hebron, where he ruled for seven years and six months.
He ruled thirty-three years in Jerusalem. 5
1 map For location see Map5 B1; Map6 F3; Map7 E2; Map8 F2; Map10 B3; JP1 F4; JP2 F4; JP3 F4; JP4 F4.
2 tn Heb “and the days of David approached to die.”
3 tn Or “commanded.”
4 tn Heb “him”; the referent (David) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
5 map For location see Map5 B1; Map6 F3; Map7 E2; Map8 F2; Map10 B3; JP1 F4; JP2 F4; JP3 F4; JP4 F4.