David's Final Instructions to Solomon

Did you know that when King David was on his deathbed, he didn’t just bless Solomon—

he handed him a secret hit list? We all know King David, the giant-slayer,

the poet, the great king of Israel. to his son, Solomon,

were less about poetry and more about settling old scores. It’s a raw,

dramatic moment straight out of 1 Kings, Chapter 2. is on his deathbed,

his long and turbulent reign is ending. He calls Solomon to his side. He starts with some

fatherly advice: "Be strong, show yourself a man, and keep the charge

of the Lord your God." Standard stuff, right? But then,