Then David slept with his fathers and was buried in the city of David.
“Brothers, I may say to you with confidence about the patriarch David that he both died and was buried, and his tomb is with us to this day.
For David, after he had served the purpose of God in his own generation, fell asleep and was laid with his fathers and saw corruption,
Then he died at a good age, full of days, riches, and honor. And Solomon his son reigned in his place.
And Solomon slept with his fathers and was buried in the city of David his father. And Rehoboam his son reigned in his place.
Otherwise it will come to pass, when my lord the king sleeps with his fathers, that I and my son Solomon will be counted offenders.”
Solomon made a marriage alliance with Pharaoh king of Egypt. He took Pharaoh's daughter and brought her into the city of David until he had finished building his own house and the house of the Lord and the wall around Jerusalem.
Nevertheless, David took the stronghold of Zion, that is, the city of David.
And David lived in the stronghold; therefore it was called the city of David.
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