1 Kings 2:10
“By Abel we understand the Christian who cleaves to God, as David says: "It is good for me to adhere to my God," that is, to attach oneself to heavenly things and to shun the earthly. Elsewhere he says, "My soul has fainted in your word," thus indicating his rule of life was directed toward reflections on the Word and…”
Source: Septuagint
10And David slept with his fathers, and was buried in the city of David.
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8And, behold, there is with thee Shimei the son of Gera, a Benjaminite of Bahurim: and he cursed me with a grievous curse in the day when I went into the camp; and he came down to Jordan to meet me, and I swore to him by the Lord, saying, I will not put thee to death with the sword.
9But thou shalt by no means hold him guiltless, for thou art a wise man, and wilt know what thou shalt do to him, and shalt bring down his gray hairs with blood to the grave.
— 1 Kings 2:10 —
11And the days which David reigned over Israel were forty years; he reigned seven years in Hebron, and thirty-three years in Jerusalem.
12And Solomon sat on the throne of his father David, and his kingdom was established greatly.