1 Kings 6:12

Obedience God's will and calling Covenant and promises

¹⁰ He built chambers all along the temple, each five cubits high and attached to the temple with beams of cedar.

¹¹ Then the word of the LORD came to Solomon, saying:

“As for this temple you are building, if you walk in My statutes, carry out My ordinances, and keep all My commandments by walking in them, I will fulfill through you the promise I made to your father David.

¹³ And I will dwell among the Israelites and will not abandon My people Israel.”

¹⁴ So Solomon built the temple and finished it.

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: “As for this temple you are building, if you walk in My statutes, carry out My ordinances, and keep all My commandments by walking in them, I will fulfill through you the promise I made to your father David.
KJV: Concerning this house which thou art in building, if thou wilt walk in my statutes, and execute my judgments, and keep all my commandments to walk in them; then will I perform my word with thee, which I spake unto David thy father:
WEB: “Concerning this house which you are building, if you will walk in my statutes, and execute my ordinances, and keep all my commandments to walk in them, then I will establish my word with you, which I spoke to David your father.
ASV: Concerning this house which thou art building, if thou wilt walk in my statutes, and execute mine ordinances, and keep all my commandments to walk in them; then will I establish my word with thee, which I spake unto David thy father.
DARBY: As to this house which thou art building, if thou wilt walk in my statutes, and practise mine ordinances, and keep all my commandments to walk in them, then will I perform my word as to thee which I spoke unto David thy father;
BLB: “This house that you are building, if you walk in My statutes, and My ordinances you do, and keep all My commandments and walk in them, then I will cause to stand My word with you, which I spoke to David your father.

ÅB: Nå bygger du dette hus - hvis du da vandrer etter mine forskrifter og holder mine lover og tar vare på alle mine bud, så du følger dem, da vil jeg oppfylle på deg det ord jeg talte til din far David,
OTB: "Når det gjelder dette huset som du bygger, hvis du vandrer etter Mine forskrifter, holder Mine lover, og holder alle Mine bud ved å vandre i dem, da vil Jeg oppfylle Mitt ord med deg, som Jeg talte til din far David.
B1930: Nu bygger du dette hus - hvis du da vandrer efter mine forskrifter og holder mine lover og tar vare på alle mine bud, så du følger dem, da vil jeg opfylle på dig det ord jeg talte til din far David,

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

1 Chronicles 22:10
He is the one who will build a house for My Name. He will be My son, and I will be his Father. And I will establish the throne of his kingdom over Israel forever.’
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Colossians 1:23
if indeed you continue in your faith, established and firm, not moved from the hope of the gospel you heard, which has been proclaimed to every creature under heaven, and of which I, Paul, have become a servant.
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1 Kings 3:14
So if you walk in My ways and keep My statutes and commandments, just as your father David did, I will prolong your days.”
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1 Kings 9:3–6
And the LORD said to him: “I have heard your prayer and petition before Me. I have consecrated this temple you have built by putting My Name there forever; My eyes and My heart will be there for all time.
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Psalms 132:12
If your sons keep My covenant and the testimony I will teach them, then their sons will also sit on your throne forever and ever.”
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2 Samuel 7:12–16
And when your days are fulfilled and you rest with your fathers, I will raise up your descendant after you, who will come from your own body, and I will establish his kingdom.
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2 Chronicles 7:17–18
And as for you, if you walk before Me as your father David walked, doing all I have commanded you, and if you keep My statutes and ordinances,
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Zechariah 3:7
“This is what the LORD of Hosts says: ‘If you walk in My ways and keep My instructions, then you will govern My house and will also have charge of My courts; and I will give you a place among these who are standing here.
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