1 Kings 3:14

1 Kings 3:14 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)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.
• New International Version (NIV)And if you walk in obedience to me and keep my decrees and commands as David your father did, I will give you a long life.”
• English Standard Version (ESV)And if you will walk in my ways, keeping my statutes and my commandments, as your father David walked, then I will lengthen your days."
• New King James Version (NKJV)So if you walk in My ways, to keep My statutes and My commandments, as your father David walked, then I will lengthen your days.”

Context of 1 Kings 3:14

13I will give you even more than this. I will make you rich and famous, even though you did not ask for that. As long as you live, there will be no other king who is greater than you. And if you serve me faithfully, I will also give you a long life. But you must obey my rules and my commands, as your father David did.’ 15Then Solomon woke up. He realized that it was a dream. He returned to Jerusalem and he stood in front of the Lord's Covenant Box. He offered burnt offerings and peace offerings to God there. Then he gave a feast for all his officers. 16Two women who were prostitutes came to meet with the king. They stood in front of him to tell him their problem.

1 Kings 3:14 word by word

וְאִ֣ם׀ תֵּלֵ֣ךְ בִּדְרָכַ֗י לִשְׁמֹ֤ר חֻקַּי֙ וּמִצְוֹתַ֔י כַּאֲשֶׁ֥ר הָלַ֖ךְ דָּוִ֣יד אָבִ֑יךָ וְהַאַרַכְתִּ֖י אֶת־יָמֶֽיךָ׃ סRead the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And if thou wilt walkיָלַךְyâlak · to walkH3212
• in my waysדֶּ֫רֶךְderek · way: conductH1870
• to keepשָׁמַרshâmar · to keep: obeyH8104
• my statutesחֹקchôq · statute: decreeH2706
• and my commandmentsמִצְוָהmitsvâh · commandmentH4687
• as thy fatherאָב'âb · fatherH1
• Davidדָּוִדdâvid dâvîyd · DavidH1732
• did walkהָלַךְhâlak · to go: wentH1980
• then I will lengthenאָרַךְ'ârak · to prolongH748
• thy daysיוֹםyôm · dayH3117

Cross-references for 1 Kings 3:14

• 1 Kings 2:3Do what the Lord your God tells you to do. Live in a way that pleases him. Obey his rules, commands and laws that Moses has written down in his books of God's Law. Then everything that you do will go well, wherever you go.
• 1 Chronicles 22:12I also pray that the Lord will make you wise so that you understand things properly. I pray that you will obey the Law of the Lord your God as you rule over Israel.
• 1 Chronicles 28:9As for you, Solomon, my son, keep near to your father's God. Be happy to serve him faithfully in every way. The Lord knows what you are thinking. He understands all your thoughts. If you turn to him, you will find him. But if you turn away from him, he will leave you alone for ever.
• 2 Chronicles 7:17But you must all continue to serve me well, as your father David did. Do everything that I have commanded you to do. Obey my rules and my laws.
• Psalms 132:12If your sons obey my covenant and my rules, their descendants will rule for ever.’
• Zechariah 3:7‘These are the words of the Lord Almighty. Listen to them and obey them. “You will rule in my house. You will rule inside the walls of my house. I will give you a place among the angels that are standing here.
• 1 Kings 3:3Solomon loved the Lord and he obeyed the rules of his father David. But he offered sacrifices and he burned incense at altars in country places.
• 1 Kings 9:4You must continue to serve me honestly and obey me, as your father David did. Do everything that I have commanded you to do. Obey my rules and my laws.
• 1 Kings 15:5David had always done things that pleased the Lord. David had obeyed the Lord's commands in his whole life, except what he did to Uriah, the Hittite man.
• 2 Chronicles 17:3Jehoshaphat obeyed the Lord as his ancestor David had done when he first ruled as king. So the Lord was with him to help him. Jehoshaphat did not worship the idols of Baal.
• 2 Chronicles 29:2Hezekiah did things that the Lord said were good, as his ancestor King David had done.
• 2 Chronicles 34:2Josiah did things that the Lord said were right. He lived in the good ways of his ancestor, King David. He did not turn away from the Lord's teaching in any way.
• Acts 13:22Then God removed Saul as king. He caused David to be their king instead. God said this about David: “I have watched David, the son of Jesse. He does things that make me happy. I know that he will do everything that I want.”
• Deuteronomy 5:16Always respect your father and your mother, as the Lord your God has commanded you. Then you will live for many years in the land that the Lord your God will give to you. And you will be happy.
• Deuteronomy 25:15You must keep true and honest weights. You must have bowls that measure things correctly. If you do that you will live for a long time in the land that the Lord your God is giving to you.
• Psalms 21:4He asked you to keep his life safe, and you gave to him a long life. His descendants will continue for ever.

Commentaries on 1 Kings 3:14

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 14I will lengthen thy days - The promise here was only conditional. As the condition was not observed 1 Kings 11:1-8, the right to the promise was forfeited, and it was not fulfilled. Solomon can scarcely have been more than fifty-nine or sixty at his death.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 5-15Verses 5-15 Solomon's dream was not a common one. While his bodily powers were locked up in sleep, the powers of his soul were strengthened; he was enabled to receive the Divine vision, and to make a suitable choice. God, in like manner, puts us in the ready way to be happy, by assuring us we shall have what we need, and pray for. Solomon's making such a choice when asleep, and the powers of reason least active, showed it came from the grace of God…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 4-15The story of God giving wisdom to Solomon is told as a chiasm (a mirrored structure where A and B reflect B' and A'). It highlights Solomon's interaction with the Lord: A: While Solomon was sacrificing at Gibeon, the Lord appeared to him in a dream (1 Kings 3:4–5). B: Solomon asked for wisdom to govern his people fairly and effectively (1 Kings 3:6–9). B’: The Lord agreed to his request and gave him extra blessings (1 Kings 3:10–14). A’: Solomon woke up…Read the comment

Topics related to 1 Kings 3:14

• Blessing
• Communion
• Contingencies
• David
• Dream
• Longevity
• Obedience
• Prayer
• Probation
• Solomon

In the dictionaries

• David
• Affinity
• Divide
• Gibeon
• Solomon
• Yearn
• Abishag
• Day
• Divination
• Dream; Dreamer

Commentaries on 1 Kings 3

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings