Moreover I will establish his kingdom for ever, if he be constant to do my commandments and my judgments, as at this day.
Parallel translations
- WEB I will establish his kingdom forever if he continues to do my commandments and my ordinances, as it is today.’
- BSB I will establish his kingdom forever, if he resolutely carries out My commandments and ordinances, as is being done this day.’
- NKJV Moreover I will establish his kingdom forever, if he is steadfast to observe My commandments and My judgments, as it is this day.’
- NASB I will establish his kingdom forever if he resolutely performs My commandments and My ordinances, as is done now.’
- NLT And if he continues to obey my commands and regulations as he does now, I will make his kingdom last forever.’
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Quick answer
God promised to establish Solomon's kingdom forever if he kept the Lord's commandments. It sets a condition of obedience on the enjoyment of the promise.
Overview
The Lord pledged an enduring kingdom for Solomon, conditioned on continued faithfulness to his commands. This conditional note explains how Israel's kingship faltered when later kings disobeyed. Yet the unconditional promise to David's line is finally secured in Christ, the one perfectly obedient Son, who fulfills the condition on behalf of his people.
Cross-references & the web
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- 1 Chr 22:13Then shalt thou prosper, if thou takest heed to fulfil the statutes and judgments which the LORD charged Moses with concerning Israel: be strong, and of good courage; dread not, nor be dismayed.
- 1 Kgs 8:61Let your heart therefore be perfect with the LORD our God, to walk in his statutes, and to keep his commandments, as at this day.
- 1 Kgs 6:12–13Concerning this house which thou art in building, if thou wilt walk in my statutes, and execute my judgments, and keep all my commandments to walk in them; then will I perform my word with thee, which I spake unto David thy father:
- Dan 2:44And in the days of these kings shall the God of heaven set up a kingdom, which shall never be destroyed: and the kingdom shall not be left to other people, but it shall break in pieces and consume all these kingdoms, and it shall stand for ever.
- 1 Kgs 2:2–4I go the way of all the earth: be thou strong therefore, and shew thyself a man;
- 1 Chr 28:10Take heed now; for the LORD hath chosen thee to build an house for the sanctuary: be strong, and do it.
- 1 Kgs 9:4–5And 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:
- Ps 89:28–37My mercy will I keep for him for evermore, and my covenant shall stand fast with him.
- 1 Kgs 11:4For 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.
- Ps 132:12If thy children will keep my covenant and my testimony that I shall teach them, their children shall also sit upon thy throne for evermore.
- Josh 1:6–7Be strong and of a good courage: for unto this people shalt thou divide for an inheritance the land, which I sware unto their fathers to give them.
- 1 Kgs 11:9–13And the LORD was angry with Solomon, because his heart was turned from the LORD God of Israel, which had appeared unto him twice,
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