 But one of Davids boss soldiers came to save him from that big man. He attacked the big man and killed him dead. That brave man was Abishai, the son of Davids sister called Zeruiah. After that, Davids men made a promise to him. They said, We will never let you come with us again to fight. They might kill you dead. You are like the lamp in Gods ceremony house. Nobody puts out its fire. You see, your life is like that. We dont want anybody to kill you and finish up Israels lamp. We have not yet translated 21:1824:25. It is about some of the other things that David did before he died. The last bit of this story is from another book called the 1st book of the Big Bosses. We call that book 1 Kings, and these verses are from 1 Kings 2:10-12. David died when he was an old man. They buried him in the city called Jerusalem, in that part of the city they call the city of David. David was the big boss of Israel for 40 years. First he was the boss in the town called Hebron for 7 years, then he was the boss in Jerusalem for 33 years. Then Davids son Solomon became the big boss. He took over from his father and controlled the whole country. 