1 Kings 9:4 - Forerunner Commentary

1 Kings 9:4

2 that the Lord appeared to Solomon the second time, ^aas He had appeared to him at Gibeon.

3 And the Lord said to him: ^a“I have heard your prayer and your supplication that you have made before Me; I have consecrated this house which you have built ^bto put My name there forever, and ^cMy eyes and My heart will be there perpetually.

4 Now if you ^awalk before Me ^bas your father David walked, in integrity of heart and in uprightness, to do according to all that I have commanded you, and if you ^ckeep My statutes and My judgments,

5 then I will establish the throne of your kingdom over Israel forever, ^aas I promised David your father, saying, ‘You shall not fail to have a man on the throne of Israel.’

6 ^aBut if you or your sons at all¹ turn from following Me, and do not keep My commandments and My statutes which I have set before you, but go and serve other gods and worship them,

7 ^athen I will cut off Israel from the land which I have given them; and this house which I have consecrated ^bfor My name I will cast out of My sight. ^cIsrael will be a proverb and a byword among all peoples.

8 And as for ^athis house, which is exalted, everyone who passes by it will be astonished and will hiss, and say, ^b‘Why has the Lord done thus to this land and to this house?’

9 Then they will answer, ‘Because they forsook the Lord their God, who brought their fathers out of the land of Egypt, and have embraced other gods, and worshiped them and served them; therefore the Lord has brought all this ^acalamity on them.’ ”

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10 Now ^ait happened at the end of twenty years, when Solomon had built the two houses, the house of the Lord and the king’s house

11 ^a(Hiram the king of Tyre had supplied Solomon with cedar and cypress and gold, as much as he desired), that King Solomon then gave Hiram twenty cities in the land of Galilee.

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American Standard Version
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;

Amplified® Bible
And if you will walk before Me, as David your father walked, in integrity of heart and uprightness, doing according to all that I have commanded you, keeping My statutes and My precepts,

Contemporary English Version
You must obey me, as your father David did, and be honest and fair. Obey my laws and teachings,

Darby English Version
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;

Good News Bible
If you will serve me in honesty and integrity, as your father David did, and if you obey my laws and do everything I have commanded you,

King James Version
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:

New American Standard Bible
"As for you, if you will walk before Me as your father David walked, in integrity of heart and uprightness, doing according to all that I have commanded you {and} will keep My statutes and My ordinances,

New International Version
"As for you, if you walk before me in integrity of heart and uprightness, as David your father did, and do all I command and observe my decrees and laws,

New King James Version
Now if you walk before Me as your father David walked, in integrity of heart and in uprightness, to do according to all that I have commanded you, and if you keep My statutes and My judgments,

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
"As for you, if you will walk before Me as your father David walked, in integrity of heart and uprightness, doing according to all that I have commanded you and will keep My statutes and My ordinances,

Revised Standard Version
And as for you, if you will walk before me, as David your father walked, with integrity of heart and uprightness, doing according to all that I have commanded you, and keeping my statutes and my ordinances,

Young's Literal Translation
`And thou -- if thou dost walk before Me as David thy father walked, in simplicity of heart, and in uprightness, to do according to all that I have commanded thee -- My statutes and My judgments thou dost keep --

New English Translation
You must serve me with integrity and sincerity, just as your father David did. Do everything I commanded and obey my rules and regulations.¹

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