1 Kings 8:24

NET Bible® (New English Translation)

You have kept your word to your servant, my father David; this very day you have fulfilled what you promised.

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Referenced Verses

  • 1 Kgs 8:15 : 15 He said,“The LORD God of Israel is worthy of praise because he has fulfilled what he promised my father David.
  • 2 Chr 6:14-15 : 14 and prayed:“O LORD God of Israel, there is no god like you in heaven or on earth! You maintain covenantal loyalty to your servants who obey you with sincerity. 15 You have kept your word to your servant, my father David; this very day you have fulfilled what you promised.
  • 2 Sam 7:12 : 12 When the time comes for you to die, I will raise up your descendant, one of your own sons, to succeed you, and I will establish his kingdom.
  • 2 Sam 7:16 : 16 Your house and your kingdom will stand before me permanently; your dynasty will be permanent.’”

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • 2 Chr 6:14-17
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    93%

    14and prayed:“O LORD God of Israel, there is no god like you in heaven or on earth! You maintain covenantal loyalty to your servants who obey you with sincerity.

    15You have kept your word to your servant, my father David; this very day you have fulfilled what you promised.

    16Now, O LORD God of Israel, keep the promise you made to your servant, my father David, when you said,‘You will never fail to have a successor ruling before me on the throne of Israel, provided that your descendants watch their step and obey my law as you have done.’

    17Now, O LORD God of Israel, may the promise you made to your servant David be realized.

  • 1 Kgs 8:25-26
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    85%

    25Now, O LORD, God of Israel, keep the promise you made to your servant, my father David, when you said,‘You will never fail to have a successor ruling before me on the throne of Israel, provided that your descendants watch their step and serve me as you have done.’

    26Now, O God of Israel, may the promise you made to your servant, my father David, be realized.

  • 1 Kgs 8:15
    81%

    15He said,“The LORD God of Israel is worthy of praise because he has fulfilled what he promised my father David.

  • 2 Sam 7:25-28
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    25So now, O LORD God, make this promise you have made about your servant and his family a permanent reality. Do as you promised,

    26so you may gain lasting fame, as people say,‘The LORD of Heaven’s Armies is God over Israel!’ The dynasty of your servant David will be established before you,

    27for you, O LORD of Heaven’s Armies, the God of Israel, have told your servant,‘I will build you a dynastic house.’ That is why your servant has had the courage to pray this prayer to you.

    28Now, O Sovereign LORD, you are the true God! May your words prove to be true! You have made this good promise to your servant!

  • 2 Chr 6:4
    80%

    4He said,“The LORD God of Israel is worthy of praise because he has fulfilled what he promised my father David.

  • 1 Chr 17:23-26
    4 verses
    79%

    23So now, O LORD, may the promise you made about your servant and his family become a permanent reality! Do as you promised,

    24so it may become a reality and you may gain lasting fame, as people say,‘The LORD of Heaven’s Armies is the God of Israel.’ The dynasty of your servant David will be established before you,

    25for you, my God, have revealed to your servant that you will build a dynasty for him. That is why your servant has had the courage to pray to you.

    26Now, O LORD, you are the true God; you have made this good promise to your servant.

  • 1 Kgs 8:23
    78%

    23He prayed:“O LORD, God of Israel, there is no god like you in heaven above or on earth below! You maintain covenantal loyalty to your servants who obey you with sincerity.

  • 2 Sam 7:19-21
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    19And you didn’t stop there, O LORD God! You have also spoken about the future of your servant’s family. Is this your usual way of dealing with men, O Sovereign LORD?

    20What more can David say to you? You have given your servant special recognition, O Sovereign LORD!

    21For the sake of your promise and according to your purpose you have done this great thing in order to reveal it to your servant.

  • 1 Kgs 2:4
    77%

    4and the LORD will fulfill his promise to me,‘If your descendants watch their step and live faithfully in my presence with all their heart and being, then,’ he promised,‘you will not fail to have a successor on the throne of Israel.’

  • 1 Kgs 3:6
    76%

    6Solomon replied,“You demonstrated great loyalty to your servant, my father David, as he served you faithfully, properly, and sincerely. You have maintained this great loyalty to this day by allowing his son to sit on his throne.

  • 1 Chr 17:17-19
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    76%

    17And you did not stop there, O God! You have also spoken about the future of your servant’s family. You have revealed to me what men long to know, O LORD God.

    18What more can David say to you? You have honored your servant; you have given your servant special recognition.

    19O LORD, for the sake of your servant and according to your will, you have done this great thing in order to reveal your greatness.

  • Ps 132:11
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    11The LORD made a reliable promise to David; he will not go back on his word. He said,“I will place one of your descendants on your throne.

  • 1 Chr 17:8
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    8I was with you wherever you went and I defeated all your enemies before you. Now I will make you as famous as the great men of the earth.

  • 1 Kgs 11:38
    76%

    38You must obey all I command you to do, follow my instructions, do what I approve, and keep my rules and commandments, like my servant David did. Then I will be with you and establish for you a lasting dynasty, as I did for David; I will give you Israel.

  • 1 Kgs 8:20-21
    2 verses
    75%

    20The LORD has kept the promise he made. I have taken my father David’s place and have occupied the throne of Israel, as the LORD promised. I have built this temple for the honor of the LORD God of Israel

    21and set up in it a place for the ark containing the covenant the LORD made with our ancestors when he brought them out of the land of Egypt.”

  • 1 Kgs 9:4-5
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    4You must serve me with integrity and sincerity, just as your father David did. Do everything I commanded and obey my rules and regulations.

    5Then I will allow your dynasty to rule over Israel permanently, just as I promised your father David,‘You will not fail to have a successor on the throne of Israel.’

  • 2 Chr 1:8-9
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    8Solomon replied to God,“You demonstrated great loyalty to my father David and have made me king in his place.

    9Now, LORD God, may your promise to my father David be realized, for you have made me king over a great nation as numerous as the dust of the earth.

  • 2 Chr 7:17-18
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    75%

    17You must serve me as your father David did. Do everything I commanded and obey my rules and regulations.

    18Then I will establish your dynasty, just as I promised your father David,‘You will not fail to have a successor ruling over Israel.’

  • 1 Kgs 14:8
    75%

    8I tore the kingdom away from the Davidic dynasty and gave it to you. But you are not like my servant David, who kept my commandments and followed me wholeheartedly by doing only what I approve.

  • 1 Kgs 1:30
    75%

    30I will keep today the oath I swore to you by the LORD God of Israel:‘Surely Solomon your son will be king after me; he will sit in my place on my throne.’”

  • 1 Sam 24:18
    75%

    18You have explained today how you have treated me well. The LORD delivered me into your hand, but you did not kill me.

  • 1 Kgs 8:28
    75%

    28But respond favorably to your servant’s prayer and his request for help, O LORD my God. Answer the desperate prayer your servant is presenting to you today.

  • 2 Sam 7:9
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    9I was with you wherever you went, and I defeated all your enemies before you. Now I will make you as famous as the great men of the earth.

  • 1 Kgs 8:18
    74%

    18The LORD told my father David,‘It is right for you to have a strong desire to build a temple to honor me.

  • 1 Chr 28:7
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    7I will establish his kingdom permanently, if he remains committed to obeying my commands and regulations, as you are doing this day.’

  • 1 Kgs 6:12
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    12“As for this temple you are building, if you follow my rules, observe my regulations, and obey all my commandments, I will fulfill through you the promise I made to your father David.

  • 1 Kgs 1:27
    73%

    27Has my master the king authorized this without informing your servants who should succeed my master the king on his throne?”

  • Deut 3:24
    73%

    24“O, Sovereign LORD, you have begun to show me your greatness and strength.(What god in heaven or earth can rival your works and mighty deeds?)

  • Neh 9:8
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    8When you perceived that his heart was faithful toward you, you established a covenant with him to give his descendants the land of the Canaanites, the Hittites, the Amorites, the Perizzites, the Jebusites, and the Girgashites. You have fulfilled your promise, for you are righteous.

  • Ps 89:3
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    3The LORD said,“I have made a covenant with my chosen one; I have made a promise on oath to David, my servant:

  • 2 Sam 3:18
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    18Act now! For the LORD has said to David,‘By the hand of my servant David I will save my people Israel from the Philistines and from all their enemies.’”

  • 1 Kgs 2:43
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    43Why then have you broken the oath you made before the LORD and disobeyed the order I gave you?”