Jeremiah 22:4

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If you are careful to obey these commands, then the kings who follow in David’s succession and ride in chariots or on horses will continue to come through the gates of this palace, as will their officials and their subjects.

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  • Jer 17:25 : 25 If you do this, then the kings and princes who follow in David’s succession and ride in chariots or on horses will continue to enter through these gates, as well as their officials and the people of Judah and the citizens of Jerusalem. This city will always be filled with people.

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  • Jer 17:24-25
    2 verses
    83%

    24The LORD says,‘You must make sure to obey me. You must not bring any loads through the gates of this city on the Sabbath day. You must set the Sabbath day apart to me. You must not do any work on that day.

    25If you do this, then the kings and princes who follow in David’s succession and ride in chariots or on horses will continue to enter through these gates, as well as their officials and the people of Judah and the citizens of Jerusalem. This city will always be filled with people.

  • Jer 22:1-3
    3 verses
    81%

    1The LORD told me,“Go down to the palace of the king of Judah. Give him a message from me there.

    2Say:‘Listen, O king of Judah who follows in David’s succession. You, your officials, and your subjects who pass through the gates of this palace must listen to the LORD’s message.

    3The LORD says,“Do what is just and right. Deliver those who have been robbed from those who oppress them. Do not exploit or mistreat resident foreigners who live in your land, children who have no fathers, or widows. Do not kill innocent people in this land.

  • Jer 22:5
    76%

    5But, if you do not obey these commands, I solemnly swear that this palace will become a pile of rubble. I, the LORD, affirm it!”

  • Jer 17:19-20
    2 verses
    76%

    19Observance of the Sabbath Day Is a Key to the Future The LORD told me,“Go and stand in the People’s Gate through which the kings of Judah enter and leave the city. Then go and stand in all the other gates of the city of Jerusalem.

    20And then announce to them,‘Listen to the LORD’s message, you kings of Judah, and everyone from Judah, and all you citizens of Jerusalem, those who pass through these gates.

  • Ps 122:5
    75%

    5Indeed, the leaders sit there on thrones and make legal decisions, on the thrones of the house of David.

  • 1 Kgs 11:38
    75%

    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 2:4
    74%

    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.’

  • Isa 22:7
    73%

    7Your very best valleys were full of chariots; horsemen confidently took their positions at the gate.

  • 1 Kgs 9:4-5
    2 verses
    73%

    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.’

  • Jer 21:11-12
    2 verses
    73%

    11Warnings to the Royal Court The LORD told me to say to the royal court of Judah,“Listen to the LORD’s message,

    12O royal family descended from David. The LORD says:‘See to it that people each day are judged fairly. Deliver those who have been robbed from those who oppress them. Otherwise, my wrath will blaze out against you. It will burn like a fire that cannot be put out because of the evil that you have done.

  • Jer 33:4
    73%

    4For I, the LORD God of Israel, have something more to say about the houses in this city and the royal buildings of Judah which have been torn down for defenses against the siege ramps and military incursions of the Babylonians:

  • 2 Chr 6:16
    73%

    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.’

  • Jer 29:16
    73%

    16But just listen to what the LORD has to say about the king who occupies David’s throne and all your fellow countrymen who are still living in this city of Jerusalem and were not carried off into exile with you.

  • Jer 7:5-6
    2 verses
    72%

    5You must change the way you have been living and do what is right. You must treat one another fairly.

    6Stop oppressing resident foreigners who live in your land, children who have lost their fathers, and women who have lost their husbands. Stop killing innocent people in this land. Stop paying allegiance to other gods. That will only bring about your ruin.

  • 2 Chr 7:17-18
    2 verses
    72%

    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 6:12
    72%

    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 8:25
    72%

    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.’

  • Ps 132:11-12
    2 verses
    72%

    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.

    12If your sons keep my covenant and the rules I teach them, their sons will also sit on your throne forever.”

  • Isa 22:21
    72%

    21I will put your robe on him, tie your belt around him, and transfer your authority to him. He will become a protector of the residents of Jerusalem and of the people of Judah.

  • Lam 4:12
    72%

    12ל(Lamed) Neither the kings of the earth nor the people of the lands ever thought that enemy or foe would enter the gates of Jerusalem.

  • Jer 23:5
    72%

    5“I, the LORD, promise that a new time will certainly come when I will raise up for them a righteous branch, a descendant of David. He will rule over them with wisdom and understanding and will do what is just and right in the land.

  • 2 Chr 23:3-4
    2 verses
    72%

    3and the whole assembly made a covenant with the king in the temple of God. Jehoiada said to them,“The king’s son will rule, just as the LORD promised David’s descendants.

    4This is what you must do. One third of you priests and Levites who are on duty during the Sabbath will guard the doors.

  • 1 Sam 12:14
    72%

    14If you fear the LORD, serving him and obeying him and not rebelling against what he says, and if both you and the king who rules over you follow the LORD your God, all will be well.

  • Hag 2:22
    71%

    22I will overthrow royal thrones and shatter the might of earthly kingdoms. I will overthrow chariots and those who ride them, and horses and their riders will fall as people kill one another.

  • 1 Sam 12:25
    71%

    25But if you continue to do evil, both you and your king will be swept away.”

  • Jer 1:15
    71%

    15For I will soon summon all the peoples of the kingdoms of the north,” says the LORD.“They will come and their kings will set up their thrones near the entrances of the gates of Jerusalem. They will attack all the walls surrounding it, and all the towns in Judah.

  • Jer 22:30
    71%

    30The LORD says,“Enroll this man in the register as though he were childless. Enroll him as a man who will not enjoy success during his lifetime. For none of his sons will succeed in occupying the throne of David or ever succeed in ruling over Judah.”

  • 2 Sam 7:25
    71%

    25So now, O LORD God, make this promise you have made about your servant and his family a permanent reality. Do as you promised,

  • 1 Chr 28:7
    71%

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

  • 2 Chr 23:20
    71%

    20He summoned the officers of the units of hundreds, the nobles, the rulers of the people, and all the people of the land, and he then led the king down from the LORD’s temple. They entered the royal palace through the Upper Gate and seated the king on the royal throne.

  • Isa 32:1
    71%

    1Justice and Wisdom Will Prevail Look, a king will promote fairness; officials will promote justice.

  • 2 Kgs 22:18
    71%

    18Say this to the king of Judah, who sent you to seek an oracle from the LORD:“This is what the LORD God of Israel has said concerning the words you have heard:

  • Jer 33:17
    71%

    17For I, the LORD, promise:“David will never lack a successor to occupy the throne over the nation of Israel.

  • 2 Kgs 11:8
    71%

    8You must surround the king. Each of you must hold his weapon in his hand. Whoever approaches your ranks must be killed. You must accompany the king wherever he goes.”

  • Ezek 26:10
    70%

    10He will cover you with the dust kicked up by his many horses. Your walls will shake from the noise of the horsemen, wheels, and chariots when he enters your gates like those who invade through a city’s broken walls.

  • Jer 7:3
    70%

    3The LORD of Heaven’s Armies, the God of Israel says: Change the way you have been living and do what is right. If you do, I will allow you to continue to live in this land.

  • 1 Kgs 1:27
    70%

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

  • Isa 16:5
    70%

    5Then a trustworthy king will be established; he will rule in a reliable manner, this one from David’s family. He will be sure to make just decisions and will be experienced in executing justice.

  • 1 Kgs 15:4
    70%

    4Nevertheless for David’s sake the LORD his God maintained his dynasty in Jerusalem by giving him a son to succeed him and by protecting Jerusalem.

  • 1 Sam 8:11
    70%

    11He said,“Here are the policies of the king who will rule over you: He will conscript your sons and put them in his chariot forces and in his cavalry; they will run in front of his chariot.