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1 Kings 9:4

David
IntegrityObedienceFaithfulness and loyalty

2 the LORD appeared to him a second time, as He had appeared to him at Gibeon.

3 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.

And as for you, if you walk before Me as your father David walked, with a heart of integrity and uprightness, doing all I have commanded you, and if you keep My statutes and ordinances,

5 then I will establish your royal throne over Israel forever, as I promised your father David when I said, ‘You will never fail to have a man on the throne of Israel.’

6 But if indeed you or your sons turn away from following Me and do not keep the commandments and statutes I have set before you, and if you go off to serve and worship other gods,

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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
And as for you, if you walk before Me as your father David walked, with a heart of integrity and uprightness, doing all I have commanded you, and if you keep My statutes and ordinances,
KJV
And if thou wilt walk before me, as David thy father walked, in integrity of heart, and in uprightness, to do according to all that I have commanded thee, and wilt keep my statutes and my judgments:
WEB
As for you, if you will walk before me as David your father walked, in integrity of heart and in uprightness, to do according to all that I have commanded you, and will keep my statutes and my ordinances,
ASV
And as for thee, if thou wilt walk before me, as David thy father walked, in integrity of heart, and in uprightness, to do according to all that I have commanded thee, and wilt keep my statutes and mine ordinances;
DARBY
And [as for] thee, if thou wilt walk before me, as David thy father walked, in integrity of heart, and in uprightness, to do according to all that I have commanded thee, [and] wilt keep my statutes and mine ordinances;
BLB
And if you walk before Me as David your father walked in integrity of heart and with uprightness, to do according to all that I have commanded you—if you keep My statutes and My ordinances—
ÅB
Hvis du nå vandrer for mitt åsyn, som din far David gjorde, i hjertets renhet og i oppriktighet, så du gjør alt det jeg har befalt deg, og holder mine bud og mine lover,
OTB
Når det gjelder deg, hvis du vil vandre for Meg slik din far David vandret, i hjertets integritet og rettskaffenhet, for å gjøre i samsvar med alt det Jeg har befalt deg, og vil holde Mine lover og Mine forskrifter,
B1930
Hvis du nu vandrer for mitt åsyn, som din far David gjorde, i hjertets renhet og i opriktighet, så du gjør alt det jeg har befalt dig, og holder mine bud og mine lover,

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Cross references

  • 1 Kings 15:5

    For David had done what was right in the eyes of the LORD and had not turned aside from anything the LORD commanded all the days of his life, except in the matter of Uriah the Hittite.

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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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  • Genesis 17:1

    When Abram was ninety-nine years old, the LORD appeared to him and said, “I am God Almighty. Walk before Me and be blameless.

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  • 1 Kings 11:4

    For when Solomon grew old, his wives turned his heart after other gods, and he was not wholeheartedly devoted to the LORD his God, as his father David had been.

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  • 1 Kings 11:6

    So Solomon did evil in the sight of the LORD; unlike his father David, he did not follow the LORD completely.

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  • Psalms 26:11

    But I will walk with integrity; redeem me and be merciful to me.

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  • Proverbs 28:18

    He who walks with integrity will be kept safe, but whoever is perverse in his ways will suddenly fall.

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  • 1 Kings 11:38

    If you listen to all that I command you, walk in My ways, and do what is right in My sight in order to keep My statutes and commandments as My servant David did, then I will be with you. I will build you a lasting dynasty just as I built for David, and I will give Israel to you.

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