1 Kings 3:14
12 Behold, I have done according to thy words: lo, I have given thee a wise and an understanding heart; so that there was none like thee before thee, neither after thee shall any arise like unto thee.
13 And I have also given thee that which thou hast not asked, both riches, and honour: so that there shall not be any among the kings like unto thee all thy days.
And if thou wilt walk in my ways, to keep my statutes and my commandments, as thy father David did walk, then I will lengthen thy days.
15 And Solomon awoke; and, behold, it was a dream. And he came to Jerusalem, and stood before the ark of the covenant of the LORD, and offered up burnt offerings, and offered peace offerings, and made a feast to all his servants.
16 Then came there two women, that were harlots, unto the king, and stood before him.
This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
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- BSB
- So if you walk in My ways and keep My statutes and commandments, just as your father David did, I will prolong your days.”
- KJV
- And if thou wilt walk in my ways, to keep my statutes and my commandments, as thy father David did walk, then I will lengthen thy days.
- WEB
- If you will walk in my ways, to keep my statutes and my commandments, as your father David walked, then I will lengthen your days.”
- ASV
- And if thou wilt walk in my ways, to keep my statutes and my commandments, as thy father David did walk, then I will lengthen thy days.
- DARBY
- And if thou wilt walk in my ways, to keep my statutes and my commandments, as thy father David did walk, then I will prolong thy days.
- BLB
- And if you walk in My ways to keep My statutes and My commandments, as David your father walked, I will prolong your days.”
- ÅB
- Og dersom du vil vandre på mine veier, så du holder mine lover og mine bud, som din far David gjorde, så vil jeg gi deg et langt liv.
- OTB
- Og hvis du vandrer på mine veier, holder mine forskrifter og bud, slik som din far David vandret, da vil jeg forlenge dine dager."
- B1930
- Og dersom du vil vandre på mine veier, så du holder mine lover og mine bud, som din far David gjorde, så vil jeg gi dig et langt liv.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Proverbs 3:2
For length of days, and long life, and peace, shall they add to thee.
Read in contextPsalms 91:16
With long life will I satisfy him, and shew him my salvation.
Read in context1 Kings 15:5
Because David did that which was right in the eyes of the LORD, and turned not aside from any thing that he commanded him all the days of his life, save only in the matter of Uriah the Hittite.
Read in contextZechariah 3:7
Thus saith the LORD of hosts; If thou wilt walk in my ways, and if thou wilt keep my charge, then thou shalt also judge my house, and shalt also keep my courts, and I will give thee places to walk among these that stand by.
Read in context2 Chronicles 34:2
And he did that which was right in the sight of the LORD, and walked in the ways of David his father, and declined neither to the right hand, nor to the left.
Read in context1 Kings 2:3–4
And keep the charge of the LORD thy God, to walk in his ways, to keep his statutes, and his commandments, and his judgments, and his testimonies, as it is written in the law of Moses, that thou mayest prosper in all that thou doest, and whithersoever thou turnest thyself:
Read in contextProverbs 3:16
Length of days is in her right hand; and in her left hand riches and honour.
Read in context1 Kings 3:6
And Solomon said, Thou hast shewed unto thy servant David my father great mercy, according as he walked before thee in truth, and in righteousness, and in uprightness of heart with thee; and thou hast kept for him this great kindness, that thou hast given him a son to sit on his throne, as it is this day.
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