1 Kings 2:1

When David was close to death, ¹  he told ²  Solomon his son:

When the time drew near for David to die, he gave a charge to Solomon his son.

As David’s time to die drew near, he charged Solomon his son, saying,

As the time of King David’s death approached, he gave this charge to his son Solomon:

When David's time to die approached, he charged his son Solomon, saying,

Now the time of David’s death came near; and he gave orders to Solomon his son, saying,

When David’s time to die drew near, he charged his son Solomon, saying:

Now the days of David drew near that he should die, and he charged Solomon his son, saying:

When David was close to death, ¹  he told ²  Solomon his son:

¹ tn Heb “and the days of David approached to die.”

² tn Or “commanded.”