1 Kings 9:4

Authorized King James Version (1611)

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:

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  • Gen 17:1 : 1 ¶ And when Abram was ninety years old and nine, the LORD appeared to Abram, and said unto him, I [am] the Almighty God; walk before me, and be thou perfect.
  • 1 Kgs 11:4 : 4 For it came to pass, when Solomon was old, [that] his wives turned away his heart after other gods: and his heart was not perfect with the LORD his God, as [was] the heart of David his father.
  • 1 Kgs 11:6 : 6 And Solomon did evil in the sight of the LORD, and went not fully after the LORD, as [did] David his father.
  • 1 Kgs 15:5 : 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.
  • 1 Kgs 11:38 : 38 And it shall be, if thou wilt hearken unto all that I command thee, and wilt walk in my ways, and do [that is] right in my sight, to keep my statutes and my commandments, as David my servant did; that I will be with thee, and build thee a sure house, as I built for David, and will give Israel unto thee.
  • 1 Kgs 14:8 : 8 And rent the kingdom away from the house of David, and gave it thee: and [yet] thou hast not been as my servant David, who kept my commandments, and who followed me with all his heart, to do [that] only [which was] right in mine eyes;
  • 1 Kgs 3:14 : 14 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.
  • 1 Kgs 8:25 : 25 Therefore now, LORD God of Israel, keep with thy servant David my father that thou promisedst him, saying, There shall not fail thee a man in my sight to sit on the throne of Israel; so that thy children take heed to their way, that they walk before me as thou hast walked before me.
  • Deut 28:1 : 1 ¶ And it shall come to pass, if thou shalt hearken diligently unto the voice of the LORD thy God, to observe [and] to do all his commandments which I command thee this day, that the LORD thy God will set thee on high above all nations of the earth:
  • 2 Chr 7:17-18 : 17 And as for thee, if thou wilt walk before me, as David thy father walked, and do according to all that I have commanded thee, and shalt observe my statutes and my judgments; 18 Then will I stablish the throne of thy kingdom, according as I have covenanted with David thy father, saying, There shall not fail thee a man [to be] ruler in Israel.
  • Job 23:11-12 : 11 My foot hath held his steps, his way have I kept, and not declined. 12 Neither have I gone back from the commandment of his lips; I have esteemed the words of his mouth more than my necessary [food].
  • Ps 15:2 : 2 He that walketh uprightly, and worketh righteousness, and speaketh the truth in his heart.
  • Ps 26:1 : 1 ¶ [A Psalm] of David. Judge me, O LORD; for I have walked in mine integrity: I have trusted also in the LORD; [therefore] I shall not slide.
  • Ps 26:11 : 11 But as for me, I will walk in mine integrity: redeem me, and be merciful unto me.
  • Prov 10:9 : 9 ¶ He that walketh uprightly walketh surely: but he that perverteth his ways shall be known.
  • Prov 20:7 : 7 ¶ The just [man] walketh in his integrity: his children [are] blessed after him.
  • Prov 28:18 : 18 ¶ Whoso walketh uprightly shall be saved: but [he that is] perverse [in his] ways shall fall at once.
  • Zech 3:7 : 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.
  • Luke 1:6 : 6 And they were both righteous before God, walking in all the commandments and ordinances of the Lord blameless.
  • 1 Thess 4:1-2 : 1 ¶ Furthermore then we beseech you, brethren, and exhort [you] by the Lord Jesus, that as ye have received of us how ye ought to walk and to please God, [so] ye would abound more and more. 2 For ye know what commandments we gave you by the Lord Jesus.

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    17And as for thee, if thou wilt walk before me, as David thy father walked, and do according to all that I have commanded thee, and shalt observe my statutes and my judgments;

    18Then will I stablish the throne of thy kingdom, according as I have covenanted with David thy father, saying, There shall not fail thee a man [to be] ruler in Israel.

    19But if ye turn away, and forsake my statutes and my commandments, which I have set before you, and shall go and serve other gods, and worship them;

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    37And I will take thee, and thou shalt reign according to all that thy soul desireth, and shalt be king over Israel.

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    24Who hast kept with thy servant David my father that thou promisedst him: thou spakest also with thy mouth, and hast fulfilled [it] with thine hand, as [it is] this day.

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    26And now, O God of Israel, let thy word, I pray thee, be verified, which thou spakest unto thy servant David my father.

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    15Thou which hast kept with thy servant David my father that which thou hast promised him; and spakest with thy mouth, and hast fulfilled [it] with thine hand, as [it is] this day.

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