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1 Kings 2:4

and so that the LORD may fulfill His promise to me: ‘If your descendants take heed to walk faithfully before Me with all their heart and soul, you will never fail to have a man on the throne of Israel.’

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ASV

that Jehovah may establish his word which he spake concerning me, saying, If thy children take heed to their way, to walk before me in truth with all their heart and with all their soul, there shall not fail thee (said he) a man on the throne of Israel.

KJV

That the Lord may continue his word which he spake concerning me, saying, If thy children take heed to their way, to walk before me in truth with all their heart and with all their soul, there shall not fail thee (said he) a man on the throne of Israel.

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OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
לְמַעַן֩le.ma.'Anso thatH4616 →
יָקִ֨יםya.Kimhe may establishH6965 →
יְהוָ֜הYah.wehYahwehH3068 →
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דְּבָר֗וֹde.va.Roword hisH1697 →
אֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherwhichH834 →
דִּבֶּ֣רdi.Berhe spokeH1696 →
עָלַי֮'a.Laion meH5921 →
לֵאמֹר֒le.Mor<to> sayingH559 →
אִם־'im-ifH518 →
יִשְׁמְר֨וּyish.me.Ruthey will guardH8104 →
בָנֶ֜יךָva.Nei.khadescendants yourH1121 →
אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853 →
דַּרְכָּ֗םdar.Kamway theirH1870 →
לָלֶ֤כֶתla.Le.khetto walkH1980 →
לְפָנַי֙le.fa.Nai<to> before meH6440 →
בֶּאֱמֶ֔תbe.'e.Metin faithfulnessH571 →
בְּכָל־be.kholwith allH3605 →
לְבָבָ֖םle.va.Vamheart theirH3824 →
וּבְכָל־u.ve.Khol-and with allH3605 →
נַפְשָׁ֑םnaf.Shambeing theirH5315 →
לֵאמֹ֕רle.Mor<to> sayingH559 →
לֹֽא־lo'-notH3808 →
יִכָּרֵ֤תyi.ka.Retit will be cut offH3772 →
לְךָ֙le.Khato you
אִ֔ישׁ'Isha manH376 →
מֵעַ֖לme.'Alfrom onH5921 →
כִּסֵּ֥אki.Se'[the] throne ofH3678 →
יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElIsraelH3478 →

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Jeremiah 29:13You will seek Me and find Me when you search for Me with all your heart.Psalms 39:1I said, “I will watch my ways so that I will not sin with my tongue; I will guard my mouth with a muzzle as long as the wicked are present.”2 Kings 20:3“Please, O LORD, remember how I have walked before You faithfully and with wholehearted devotion; I have done what was good in Your sight.” And Hezekiah wept bitterly.3 John 1:4I have no greater joy than to hear that my children are walking in the truth.2 Chronicles 6:16Therefore now, O LORD, God of Israel, keep for Your servant, my father David, what You promised when You said: ‘You will never fail to have a man to sit before Me on the throne of Israel, if only your descendants guard their way to walk in My law as you have walked before Me.’2 Samuel 7:25And now, O LORD God, confirm forever the word You have spoken concerning Your servant and his house. Do as You have promised,Jeremiah 33:17For this is what the LORD says: David will never lack a man to sit on the throne of the house of Israel,1 Timothy 3:15in case I am delayed, so that you will know how each one must conduct himself in God’s household, which is the church of the living God, the pillar and foundation of the truth.1 Kings 8:25Therefore now, O LORD, God of Israel, keep for Your servant, my father David, what You promised when You said: ‘You will never fail to have a man to sit before Me on the throne of Israel, if only your descendants guard their way to walk before Me as you have done.’1 Kings 3:6Solomon replied, “You have shown much loving devotion to Your servant, my father David, because he walked before You in faithfulness, righteousness, and uprightness of heart. And You have maintained this loving devotion by giving him a son to sit on his throne this very day.Psalms 132:11–12The LORD swore an oath to David, a promise He will not revoke: “One of your descendants I will place on your throne.Matthew 22:37Jesus declared, “‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.’John 15:9–10As the Father has loved Me, so have I loved you. Remain in My love.Psalms 89:29–37I will establish his line forever, his throne as long as the heavens endure.2 Chronicles 23:3the whole assembly made a covenant with the king in the house of God. “Behold, the king’s son!” said Jehoiada. “He must reign, just as the LORD promised concerning the descendants of David.Psalms 116:9I will walk before the LORD in the land of the living.2 Chronicles 31:21He was diligent in every work that he began in the service of the house of God, and in the law and the commandments, in order to seek his God. And so he prospered.1 Chronicles 17:11–15And when your days are fulfilled and you go to be with your fathers, I will raise up your descendant after you, one of your own sons, and I will establish his kingdom.

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The Judgment of Solomon — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
The Judgment of Solomon — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
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