As the time of King’s David’s death approached, he gave this charge to his son, Solomon.
“I am going where everyone must someday go. Take courage and be a man. Observe the requirements of the Lord your God, and follow all His ways. Keep the decrees, commands, regulations, and laws written in the Law of Moses so that you will be successful in all you do and wherever you do. If you do this, then the Lord will keep the promise He made to me. He told me, ‘If your descendants live as they should and follow me faithfully with all their heart and soul, one of them will always sit on the throne of Israel.'” (vv. 1-4, NLT)
Then David died and was buried with his ancestors in the City of David. David had reigned for forty years, seven of them in Hebron and thirty-three in Jerusalem. Solomon became king, and sat on the throne of David his father, and his kingdom was firmly established. (vv. 10-12, NLT)