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OET (OET-LV) and_drew_near the_days of_Dāvid to_die and_he/it_commanded DOM Shəlomoh son_his to_say.
OET (OET-RV) When David knew that his death was close, he instructed his son Shelomoh,
Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom
וַיִּקְרְב֥וּ יְמֵֽי־דָוִ֖ד לָמ֑וּת
and,drew_near days_of Dāvid to,die
Here the author indicates that David was going to die very soon, and he implies that David knew it. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use a comparable phrase, or you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “And the time of David’s death was near” or “And David knew that he was about to die”
Note 2 topic: writing-quotations
לֵאמֹֽר
to=say
Consider natural ways of introducing direct quotations in your language. Alternate translation: “and this is what he said:”
2:1-12 David gave his final charge to Solomon in two sections: personal advice for spiritual living (2:2-4) and instructions about people David had dealt with (2:5-9).
OET (OET-LV) and_drew_near the_days of_Dāvid to_die and_he/it_commanded DOM Shəlomoh son_his to_say.
OET (OET-RV) When David knew that his death was close, he instructed his son Shelomoh,
Note: The OET-RV is still only a first draft, and so far only a few words have been (mostly automatically) matched to the Hebrew or Greek words that they’re translated from.