1 Kings 2:4
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.
KJV
ut confirmet Dominus sermones suos quos locutus est de me, dicens : Si custodierint filii tui vias suas, et ambulaverint coram me in veritate, in omni corde suo et in omni anima sua, non auferetur tibi vir de solio Israël.
Vulgate
ἵνα στήσῃ Κύριος τὸν λόγον αὐτοῦ ὃν ἐλάλησεν λέγων Ἐὰν φυλάξωσιν οἱ υἱοί σου τὴν ὁδὸν αὐτῶν πορεύεσθαι ἐνώπιον ἐμοῦ ἐν ἀληθείᾳ ἐν ὅλῃ καρδίᾳ αὐτῶν, λέγων Οὐκ ἐξολοθρευθήσεταί σοι ἀνὴρ ἐπάνωθεν θρόνου Ἰσραήλ.
LXX
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.
ASV
לְמַעַן֩ יָקִ֨ים יְהוָ֜ה אֶת דְּבָר֗/וֹ אֲשֶׁ֨ר דִּבֶּ֣ר עָלַ/י֮ לֵ/אמֹר֒ אִם יִשְׁמְר֨וּ בָנֶ֜י/ךָ אֶת דַּרְכָּ֗/ם לָ/לֶ֤כֶת לְ/פָנַ/י֙ בֶּ/אֱמֶ֔ת בְּ/כָל לְבָבָ֖/ם וּ/בְ/כָל נַפְשָׁ֑/ם לֵ/אמֹ֕ר לֹֽא יִכָּרֵ֤ת לְ/ךָ֙ אִ֔ישׁ מֵ/עַ֖ל כִּסֵּ֥א יִשְׂרָאֵֽל
Hebrew
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In the original Hebrew
24 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.
Historic Christian voices
3 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.
Cross-references
- 1Kgs 3:6 — And Solomon said, Thou hast shewed unto thy servant David my father great mercy, according as he walked before thee in truth, and in righteousness, and in uprightness of heart with thee; and thou hast
- 1Kgs 8:25 — 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 child
- 1Kgs 8:25 — 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 child
- 1Kgs 9:5 — Then I will establish the throne of thy kingdom upon Israel for ever, as I promised to David thy father, saying, There shall not fail thee a man upon the throne of Israel.
- 1Tim 3:15 — But if I tarry long, that thou mayest know how thou oughtest to behave thyself in the house of God, which is the church of the living God, the pillar and ground of the truth.
- 2Chr 6:16 — Now therefore, O LORD God of Israel, keep with thy servant David my father that which thou hast promised him, saying, There shall not fail thee a man in my sight to sit upon the throne of Israel; yet
- 2Chr 23:3 — And all the congregation made a covenant with the king in the house of God. And he said unto them, Behold, the king’s son shall reign, as the LORD hath said of the sons of David.
- 2Chr 31:21 — And in every work that he began in the service of the house of God, and in the law, and in the commandments, to seek his God, he did it with all his heart, and prospered.
- 2Kgs 20:3 — I beseech thee, O LORD, remember now how I have walked before thee in truth and with a perfect heart, and have done that which is good in thy sight. And Hezekiah wept sore.
- 2Sam 7:25 — And now, O LORD God, the word that thou hast spoken concerning thy servant, and concerning his house, establish it for ever, and do as thou hast said.
- 3John 1:4 — I have no greater joy than to hear that my children walk in truth.
- Gen 17:1 — 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.
- Jer 29:13 — And ye shall seek me, and find me, when ye shall search for me with all your heart.
- Jer 33:17 — For thus saith the LORD; David shall never want a man to sit upon the throne of the house of Israel;
- John 15:9 — As the Father hath loved me, so have I loved you: continue ye in my love.
- Matt 22:37 — Jesus said unto him, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind.
- Ps 39:1 — I said, I will take heed to my ways, that I sin not with my tongue: I will keep my mouth with a bridle, while the wicked is before me.
- Ps 89:29 — His seed also will I make to endure for ever, and his throne as the days of heaven.
- Ps 116:9 — I will walk before the LORD in the land of the living.
- Ps 132:11 — The LORD hath sworn in truth unto David; he will not turn from it; Of the fruit of thy body will I set upon thy throne.